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A great way to learn about organismal diversity is to work with a collection. The �鶹��Ƶ Biology Department has several opportunities to work with plant and animal collections! In order to share our insect, plant and vertebrate collections with a larger community we are in the process of organizing and displaying information, including images, about the specimens in our collections on a newly-designed website. This site will serve as a resource for classes at �鶹��Ƶ, the St. Peter community and scientists.

Collections are a vital component of scientific study and education with uses including: 
* cataloguing diversity within a taxon,
* recording species found within a particular geographic range, and
* understanding evolutionary change within and between populations.

This award is an opportunity for you to contribute to the department’s educational objectives & learn about a particular taxon. 

== To Apply ==
* Contact and meet with one of the faculty members listed below
** Plants: Pamela Kittelson ([mailto:pkittels@gustavus.edu pkittels@gustavus.edu])
** Vertebrates: Jon Grinnell ([mailto:grinnell@gustavus.edu grinnell@gustavus.edu]) or Eric Elias ([mailto:eelias@gustavus.edu eelias@gustavus.edu])
** Insects: Margaret Bloch Qazi ([mailto:mqazi@gustavus.edu mqazi@gustavus.edu])
* With your faculty collaborator, develop a short proposal in which you:
*# Clearly state what informational content and how much of the collection will be posted online by the end of the award period (December 12, 2008)
*# Describe what archival work needs to be done to support #1 (above) and what you intend to accomplish in one semester.
*# Submit an itemized budget of no more than $160 to support your work. Money can be used to: travel to see collections at other institutions, purchase supplies to present or archive specimens, and acquire texts related to the collection subject.
* Three copies of the proposal are due to Dr. Bloch Qazi (NHS 329) by ''' 5pm September 19'''.
Students successfully completing the proposed work will be recognized at Honors Day.