Who is this Catherine Kleier?
Should I worry?
All about me
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Hometown: Louisville, KY
Undergraduate: CU-Boulder, EEB
M.S.: Oregon State University, Botany
Ph.D.: UCLA, EEB
Adams State College, 3 years
CU-Boulder, 1 year
Regis University, 4 years, Tenured
What Else I Teach
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Writing Analytically – Climate Controversy
Conservation Biology
Environmental Impact Assessment
Introduction to Environmental Science
Plant Diversity and Ecology
Plant Physiological Ecology
Principles of Ecology
My research
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Boulder County, CO
Breckenridge, CO
Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
White Mountains , CA
Bodega Bay, CA
When I’m not working…
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Hiking
Biking
Skiing
Backpacking
Surfing
Yoga
Being a wife and mom
Writing Analytically
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Writing intensive
Three papers and one article summary
Grammar lessons
Primary literature
Analytical / critical reading and writing
Regis WA Philosophy
• WA is required of all students
• Taught by many faculty in many
disciplines
• Four-day seminar after spring semester to
help faculty teach writing
• Large handbook
• Integral to the Regis College Core
What else is WA?
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Bonding
Advising (for the first year)
Introduction to college life
Information
Troubleshooting
What I don’t do
• Professional Counseling
• Check that your student attends all their
classes
• Make your student perform all their
homework
• Inform you of their grades or academic
progress
• Your student must learn responsibility