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)
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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)
Next meeting:
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