Current Events and Notices
February 9. BSGSA Seminar by Dr. Brooks Burr rescheduled to February 18.
February 15-18. Darwin Day Events on Eastern's Campus.
February 18. BSGSA Seminar by Dr. Brooks Burr in LFSB 2080 at 5:30 PM
Diversity, Natural History, and Cryptic Species in the Peruvian Amazon.
February 26. Deadline for Spring 2010 Academic Awards Competition application submissions.
The College of Sciences at Eastern Illinois University invites applications for Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, a twelve-month position beginning July 1, 2010. For additional information, visit http://www.eiu.edu/~colsci/special_position_biology.php
The Department of Biological Sciences at Eastern Illinois University is seeking an Animal/Cell Physiologist (tenure track) to begin August, 2010. For more information click here.
Welcome
from the Department Chair
Visit the Biology Department's Facebook Page. This group is for all students and faculty, past and present.
Things to see on campus:
Are you interested in a career in Natural Resource Management or Conservation Biology?
If so, check out our Environmental Biology Program!
- EIU Women in Science and Math (WiSM)
- Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association (BSGSA)
- EIU College of Sciences
- Illinois State Academy of Science
Mission Statement:
The primary mission of
the Department of Biological Sciences is to provide an exceptional
educational experience to both undergraduate and graduate students.
This mission is achieved by maintaining small class sizes staffed by
full-time faculty and offering courses that have a laboratory
component that facilitates participatory learning. The core
curriculum in the biological sciences provides students with a broad
range of subject courses and individual attention that strengthens
communication. quantitative and analytical skills. In addition.
curricular concentrations offer the option of specialization leading
to employment upon graduation or preparation for postgraduate
education.
The department encourages its faculty to engage in scholarly
activity and advocates research publication and the acquisition of
extramural funding. Scholarship enhances the stature of the
department and the university, adds current information to lecture
material, and helps to secure technologically advanced laboratory
equipment for the classroom. In addition, research-active faculty
provide opportunities for students to Participate in new and ongoing
research projects under the guidance of a scientist-mentor.
The Department of Biological Sciences also serves the University by
maintaining the high quality of pre-professional programs and
supporting course work in general education as well as other
disciplines, principally Family and Consumer Sciences, Health
Studies, Physical Education, Recreation Administration and
Chemistry. The department works closely with the College of
Education and Professional Studies in training biology teachers for
secondary schools and is strengthening ties with other departments
in the environmental sciences. Finally, faculty serve on university
committees and function as consultants to city government. nonprofit
organizations, public schools and industry.
