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Welcome to Advising!!

https://www.flsouthern.edu/bio-mid- semester-group-advising.aspx

For the Spring 2020 Semester!

October 2nd , 2019

FSC BIOL IOLOGY OGY

Two upcoming events

Health & STEM Career & Internship Showcase Wednesday October 30 10:30 AM-12 PM Honeyman Pavilion Biology Poster Competition Tuesday December 3 8:30 AM- 3:30 PM Honeyman Pavilion

Graduating Seniors

Cap and Gown Photo event with the Faculty

• Friday December 13
• 10:30 AM
• Outside Annie Pfeiffer chapel

Junior Journeys

• Information session:
• October 10th from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
• Fannin Center

Junior Journey Alaska

• Spring Break 2020
• With Dr. Malcolm

Manners

• View the northern lights
• Hear from an

astrophysicist at UA about the nature of auroras

• Visit the UA Large Animal

Research Center (musk

• x and reindeer)
• Hike Denali National Park
• State of Alaska Fish

Hatchery

Junior Journey South Africa

• May 2020
• With Dr. Malcolm

Manners

• Kruger National Park
• Cape Town
• Cape point (penguins

and baboons)

• Table Mountain
• Kirstenbosch

Botanical Garden

• Robben Island tour

Classes of interest: MAT 3132 Statistical Topics

• Pre-requisite is MAT

2022 or 2032 (Elementary Stats or Biostats)

• See Dr. Serrano in

the Math Department with questions

Classes of interest: REL 4474 Religion and Medical Ethics

• Good course for pre-

professional students

• Pre-requisite is a

previous religion course

• See Dr. Fedler in the

Religion Department

• Flyers at Dr. Morvillo’s

table

Announcements from Advisors in the Student Solutions Center

Taylor Shook Allison Manning

Announcements from the Faculty

• Dr. Wolovich
• BIO 1600
• Animal Behavior
• Biological Geography and

GIS

• Dr. Morvillo
• Biochemistry:

Molecular Biology

• Research:

Molecular Biology

• Dr. Macrander
• Biology of the Fishes
• Genetics

Professor Timothy Moore

Can crustaceans talk?? Find out in BIO 1600 at 8 am! How DOES your body work?? Find out in BIO 2216 Human A&P 2!

• Dr. M. Langford
• Oceanography
• Marine Microbiology

• Dr. G. Langford
• Field Ecology
• Parasitology
• Intro Ecology Research

• Dr. Kjellmark
• BIO 1600
• Medical Botany
• Research: Ecology

• Dr. Gasper
• Applied Micro (non-

majors)

• Microbial Soil

Diversity of Hawaii

• Immunology

Professor Daugherty

• BIO 1600
• Environmental

Issues

• Dr. Brandon
• Genetics

(all day long)

Professor Bowers-Macrander

• BIO 1600
• Human A&P II
• Conservation

Biology

Professor Bellanceau

• Human A&P I

• Dr. Banks
• Intro to Neuroscience
• Techniques In Tissue Culture

and Cell Signaling

• Developmental Biology
• Research: Molecular Biology

Neuroscience Minor

2019 - 2020

Arjeet Tipirneni Shayna Burg Lennart Vossgaetter Shaye Pustolka Serena Manzi Mackenzie Wills McKayla Petrie Jared Thompson Kimberly Sharp Melissa Washburn Grace Perry Catherine Fox Akiem Gough

Brendan Kling Kiersten Bowser Christopher Jeffers Amber Winton Alliana Hack Morgan Windsor Sarah Haslinger Caitlin Bolger Amber Oppliger Andrea Cerase Samantha Prosser Theodore Peristeridis Fallon Guild Sierra Dye Tess Chamberlin Amy Clark Sydney McWaters

2020 - 2021

Biology Department 2020-2021 Calendar Competition

• pens TODAY!

Submit your photos by Feb. 29, 2020: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GM5FYFT

• Landscapes and bodies of water
• Terrestrial animals and insects
• Marine and aquatic organisms
• Plants
• Microscopic organisms and

molecular biology techniques

• Student Travel

The Medical Laboratory Sciences Major

• Ms. Emilia Marrero
• Learn about clinical

diagnostic laboratory testing

• Introductory courses

at FSC; courses at Lakeland Regional Health during your junior year; full time at LRH for your senior year

MLS Students

Danielle Horvath Nicholas Lancaster Morgan Thornton Rachel Wolford

Lauren Albaum

• Director of Career

Development

• Health Professions &

STEM Career Development Center

• Make appointments

through Handshake

• Career Peers!

www.flsouthern.edu/STEM www.flsouthern.edu/pre- health

Event Calendar Information/Resources Report Experiences

What to talk about with your advisor:

• 1. Classes for the

spring

– Major requirements – General Education requirements – Electives/minors – Other important classes that will help you achieve your goals – Make a long term plan

• 2. Career choices

–What’s your plan B? –It’s ok to change your mind!

• 3. Experiences

–Start thinking about the summer (It is not too early!)

• 4. Opportunities at FSC
• LECOM agreements
• Duke Environmental

3+2 program

• P3 (Pre-Professional

Program)

Health Care Administration Master of Arts In Teaching Citrus and Hort Science Medical Laboratory Sciences STEM 4+1 Masters of Business Administration FSC Doctor of Physical Therapy

• 5. Life after FSC
• If you are graduating

this year….

• Applications for grad

programs are usually due in early spring

• Now is the time to

seriously start looking at post-grad plans.

REGISTRATION TIPS

Important Dates

Registration opens for

• Seniors (93+ earned

hours) Nov. 4 at 8 pm

• Juniors (60+ earned

hours) Nov. 7 at 8 pm

• Sophomores (30+ earned

hours) Nov. 11 at 8 pm

• Freshmen (2-29 earned

hours) Nov. 13 at 7 am

• Freshmen (0-1 earned

hours) Nov. 14 at 7 am Other important dates

• The last day to drop

a class is November 1st at 5 pm.

• B term classes start

October 11.

Before you meet with your Advisor: Prepare

Spring course schedule is available TODAY on the Portal

Useful Paperwork!

• On the Website:

https://www.flsouthern.edu/bio- mid-semester-group-advising.aspx

• Check sheets for all Bio majors
• Check sheets for Gen Ed and

Honors

• Four year plans
• Blank template for scheduling
• TENTATIVE Biology 5 Year

Course Projections

Register early!

–Lower level classes fill up fast! –Have backup plans –Look at prerequisites –Caps of 0 mean you must talk with the instructor

HOLDS ON YOUR ACCOUNT….

• …mean you cannot register
• Remove all holds before

you attempt to register

– Financial holds – ADVISING HOLDS-WE WILL NOT REMOVE YOUR HOLD UNTIL AFTER YOU MEET WITH US

REQUIRED materials to bring to your advising appointment

• 1. Check sheet- filled in
• 2. Schedule for the spring
• 3. Updated résumé

If you don’t have these three things you don’t meet with us.

Student Information Sheet

• Fill this out today
• Leave with your advisor today as you

sign up for an individual advising session

Tough as a Tardigrade Day

• Monday October 7th, 7-9 PM, Mr. George’s

Green

• Passport event
• Hosted by

– Alpha Epsilon Delta – Alpha Gamma Rho – Beta Beta Beta – Nature Enthusiasts – Rho Rho Rho

Relieve some stress with

• Bouncy house
• Country-Western

Line dancing

• Arts and Crafts
• Cotton candy
• Tardigrade T-shirts

and calendars for sale

• And….

…A dunk tank

• Participants:

– Dr. G. Langford – Dr. Macrander

• If you buy a Biology calendar ($15) from Dr.

Banks between now and Oct. 7 you will get a voucher for 3 balls (if you stand on line you will

• nly get one ball at a time)
• If we sell 50 calendars by Oct. 7: Dr. Banks will

participate

• If we sell 100 calendars by Oct. 7: Dr. Morvillo will

participate

See your academic advisor

today to:

• 1. Sign up for an individual advising

appointment !

• 2. Get other paperwork needed for

registration/ verify your major

• 3. Remember bring your preliminary

schedule, resume and filled in checksheet to your advising appointment

• 4. We will all be in Honeyman…right now!