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This award is an opportunity for you to contribute to the department’s educational objectives and learn about a particular taxon. | This award is an opportunity for you to contribute to the department’s educational objectives and learn about a particular taxon. | ||
| − | + | '''To apply:''' | |
| − | To apply | + | 1. Contact and meet with one of the following faculty members: <br/> |
'''Plants''': Pamela Kittelson ([mailto:pkittels@gustavus.edu pkittles@gustavus.edu]) or Cindy Johnson ([mailto:cindy@gustavus.edu cindy@gustavus.edu])<br/> | '''Plants''': Pamela Kittelson ([mailto:pkittels@gustavus.edu pkittles@gustavus.edu]) or Cindy Johnson ([mailto:cindy@gustavus.edu cindy@gustavus.edu])<br/> | ||
'''Vertebrates''': Jon Grinnell ([mailto:grinnell@gustavus.edu grinnell@gustavus.edu]), Joel Carlin ([mailto:jcarlin@gustavus.edu jcarlin@gustavus.edu]), or Eric Elias ([mailto:eelias@gustavus.edu eelias@gustavus.edu])<br/> | '''Vertebrates''': Jon Grinnell ([mailto:grinnell@gustavus.edu grinnell@gustavus.edu]), Joel Carlin ([mailto:jcarlin@gustavus.edu jcarlin@gustavus.edu]), or Eric Elias ([mailto:eelias@gustavus.edu eelias@gustavus.edu])<br/> | ||
'''Invertebrates''': Shawn Dash (insects) ([mailto:sdash@gustavus.edu]). | '''Invertebrates''': Shawn Dash (insects) ([mailto:sdash@gustavus.edu]). | ||
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| + | 2. With your faculty collaborator, develop a short proposal in which you: | ||
| + | a. clearly state what informational content and how much of the collection will be posted online by the end of the award period | ||
| + | b. describe what archival work needs to be done to support #1 (above) and what you intend to accomplish in one semester | ||
| + | c. Submit an itemized budget for 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 | ||
| + | 3. Three copies of the proposal are due to Eric Elias (NHS 221B) by 5:00 PM September 23. Successful applicants will be notified the following week. | ||
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| + | '''''Students will be expected to present their project at an appropriate venue determined by their faculty sponsor. Students successfully completing the proposed work will be recognized at Honors Day.''''' | ||
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The Biology Department at 鶹Ƶ curates diverse collections of organisms including plants, vertebrate animals and invertebrate animals.
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The Rubert Anderson Award in Systematics
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
• understanding evolutionary change with and between populations
This award is an opportunity for you to contribute to the department’s educational objectives and learn about a particular taxon.
To apply:
1. Contact and meet with one of the following faculty members:
Plants: Pamela Kittelson (pkittles@gustavus.edu) or Cindy Johnson (cindy@gustavus.edu)
Vertebrates: Jon Grinnell (grinnell@gustavus.edu), Joel Carlin (jcarlin@gustavus.edu), or Eric Elias (eelias@gustavus.edu)
Invertebrates: Shawn Dash (insects) ([1]).
2. With your faculty collaborator, develop a short proposal in which you: a. clearly state what informational content and how much of the collection will be posted online by the end of the award period b. describe what archival work needs to be done to support #1 (above) and what you intend to accomplish in one semester c. Submit an itemized budget for 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 3. Three copies of the proposal are due to Eric Elias (NHS 221B) by 5:00 PM September 23. Successful applicants will be notified the following week.
Students will be expected to present their project at an appropriate venue determined by their faculty sponsor. Students successfully completing the proposed work will be recognized at Honors Day.