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Biological
Sciences Graduate Student Association
The
Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association (BSGSA) was established in 1996 to
organize all biological science graduate students into a single group in order
to discuss issues relevant to graduate students and make recommendations to the
graduate coordinator and other faculty members. The BSGSA provides the
following benefits:
- Discuss
the purpose and the evaluate duties of graduate assistants.
- Provides
an opportunity for all graduate students to socialize.
- Evaluate
library resources and suggest improvements.
- Take
part in biological conferences and meetings.
- Become
a resource liaison for other students and faculty.
The
Eastern Illinois University Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association become a
Recognized Student Organization by the University in November, 1996. It
had a membership of 25 students and 2 faculty advisors at that time. It is
an open forum for all biology graduate students and faculty.
The
BSGSA has played a large part in maintaining academic and social atmospheres
within the Biological Sciences Department. The BSGSA was the foundation for the
first Graduate Student Expo, where approximately 30 students from different
disciplines presented posters and seminars on current research in their
respective fields.
The
BSGSA also had several participants in the 1997 Midwest Ecology and Evolution
Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, leading to the selection of Eastern Illinois
University as the host site for the 1998 conference.
For
more information, please contact Dr. Charles
Pederson or Dr. Jeff Laursen, the Biological
Sciences Graduate Program web site or the
BSGSA web site.
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