Los Angeles Mission College

Department of Life Sciences

Agenda

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 @ 2:30 00 PM (CMS 104)

Old Business

1.  Update –Status of CNA/HHO/HO courses, Certificates in Life Sciences. (Mike)

2.  Update - Life Science program review. (Mike)

3.  Status - Env Sci course. (Mike)

4.  Update - Biotech Sylmar HS collaboration (Angela)

5.  Update - Reading Apprenticeship. (Par)

6.  Update - SLO assessments. (Par)

7.  Update - Department policy on storing student course materials. (Steve, Par)

8.  Update - Items to procure: platform for floor shaker. (Steve)

9.  Update - Moving of models in anatomy lab. (Par)

10.  Update -Donation of equipment to West LA College. (Steve)

11.  Progress - Microbiology cultures – alternatives to buying new cultures each semester. (Steve)

12.  Update - Budget required for copies. (Mike)

13.  Department budget review (Mike)

14.  Update - Student workers for Pong, Nadine in the fall. (Mike)

15.  Progress - Offering Biology 40 vs Biology 110 to allow students to complete core biology courses. (Steve)

16.  Progress - Bio 3 curriculum: examine COR in light of what is actually being taught, new Bio 5 course. (Steve)

17.  Update- Nadine to check how many digital BP equipment are needed and present the cost (Angela)

18.  Progress - Bio 3 lab manual revisions. (Steve)

19.  Update - Rearranging Bio 6 and Bio 7 curricula; Bio 6 as a prerequisite for Bio 7. (Steve, Diane)

20.  Update – BIO3 course outline review (Steve)

21.  Update on “Build PODER” collaboration with CSUN. (Par, Steve)

22.  Update – NSF S-STEM grant application (Par)

23.  PLO revision - General Studies and Liberal Arts in Natural Sciences (All)

24.  Update - Vacant office in CMS 221 will be occupied by a computer science faculty (Mike)

25.  Update - Review of the AS program requirements in Biology and Health Sciences (in lieu of new UC transfer requirements); some required/elective courses archived (Mike)

26.  Examine the possibility of moving the Nutrition courses to Life Sciences (Mike)

New Business

1. BIO3 Faculty Inquiry Group - FIG (Diane)

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