Los Angeles Mission College
Department of Life Sciences
Agenda
Friday, April 22, 2016 @ 12:30pm (CMS 104)
Old Business
1. Progress: hiring, summer schedule, funding for CNA/HHA/HOC (Par)
2. Update: PLO revisions – General Studies & Liberal Arts in Natural Sciences -by end of April
(Steve)
3. Progress: Library online research/APA format video posted to Life Sciences website (Par & Steve)
4. To be removed: Response to parking situation at CMS (Mike & Par)
5. Update: Certificates in Life Sciences (Steve & Par)
6. Update: Nadine’s garden club LAMC Green Warriors; Nadine to contact Leslie Milke (Nadine)
7. Progress: Offering Biology 40 vs Biology 110 – development of BIO110 COR and AP equivalency
(Steve & Mike)
8. Update: Life Science program review underway, Environmental Science additions to be
postponed to Fall 2017; need for part-time lab tech (All)
9. Completed: Platform has been received by Pong & installed by Steve. (Steve & Pong)
10. Update: Associate of Science - Transfer degree in Biology paperwork (Steve)
11. Update: Department SLOs update, meetings on Fall Flex Day? (Steve)
12. Update: BIO3 lab practical exam modifications after department meeting (Diane)
13. Progress: Working hours have been posted; hours devoted to garden (Nadine)
14. Update: Invited speakers series (Steve)
15. Completed: Life Sciences presented new courses/programs/certificates to counseling services
(Par & Diane)
16. Progress: BIO3 station supplies lists for lab manual, supplies list cards for Micro lab (Nadine &
Pong)
17. Progress: Tour plans for Open House for 5th Graders at Harvard Elementary (Angela)
18. Unresolved issue: Floors in the Bio 3 lab and hallway repairs (Nadine)
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New Business:
1. Department budget management (All)
2. Department needs a part-time lab technician (All)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On hold:
1. Postponed: Organization of the College website (Steve) – deadline by Sept 1, 2016
2. Postponed: Rearranging Bio 6 and Bio 7 curricula; Bio 6 as a prerequisite for Bio 7. (Steve, Diane)
– to work on during the summer
3. Postponed: Plan to start the new contract for Steris Autoclaves (Steve & Pong) – before the end
of Fall semester
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