COURSES I SOMETIMES TEACH

BIO 100, Introduction to Biology (for nonmajors)
BIO 121, Principles of Biology
BIO 317, Non-majors' environmental science 
BIO 335, Plant Systematics
BIO 536/736, Dendrology

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR POTENTIAL GRADUATE STUDENTS

I am no longer accepting graduate advisees.  However, I am still available to serve as a committee member on thesis research committees.  Please contact Dr. Ron Jones or Dr. Neil Pederson if you are interested in our botany graduate program.

If you're interested in botany, we—the botanists in this department—have a special interest in you! The interests of the faculty encompass botany from the ecosystem to the molecular level. We train more field botanists than any other school in Kentucky, more than most schools in this part of the United States. We view field work as fundamental to botanical training, but we also realize that well-trained botanists need to understand how to employ a full range of analytical and investigative techniques.

There's plenty to do here in botany. Kentucky contains interesting ecosystems and a fascinating flora, but we lag behind all other states east of the Mississippi in the documentation of our flora. Botanists here at EKU and the other regional universities are working hard to change that. Student work has contributed substantially and can continue to contribute to this effort. We welcome your interest and participation.

In addition to your becoming involved in research projects, other opportunities include botanical seminars given by undergraduate and graduate students, the GEMS (Genetics, Evolution and Molecular Sciences) discussion group, and occasional invited speakers.  If you think you might be eligible for a work-study job in the EKU Herbarium (our plant museum) or the Department's greenhouse , Tim Weckman is the man to see.