Dear Fisheries Enthusiast,
I want to welcome you to Mansfield University. I am sure that this is a very exciting time in your life, and I can honestly say
that I have been in the exact same situation that you are in right now. Choosing the next step in your educational career is a
huge decision. In the end, I chose Mansfield University because of the small-classroom setting, rural surroundings (great
fishing and hunting) and caring faculty and staff. My years at Mansfield were some of the greatest in my life! I completed my
bachelor’s degree in Fisheries in December 2000, quickly matriculated into graduate school in Alabama and went on to great
heights in the world of fisheries and seafood production.
I share my personal story to assist you in your decision on whether to attend Mansfield University. I have worked around the
world and with many higher education institutions, and I can confidently attest that Mansfield University has the most
comprehensive and interactive undergraduate fisheries program in the world. I am a proud alumnus of the Fisheries Science
program, and I am privileged now to take charge of this rewarding and exciting curriculum to impart on you the knowledge
and skills to be a transformative leader in the field.
As with the choice that you need to make in you educational career, the world itself needs to make a choice on how we
manage our fisheries resources. For the first time in our history, we see a very real decline in the world’s wild fish
populations. According the United Nations, approximately 85% of the world’s fish stocks are fully exploited, overexploited,
depleted or recovering. Locally, industry and pollution continue to negatively affect our favorite recreational fishing waters.
Whether you enjoy the pristine Class A trout waters of Pennsylvania, riverine smallmouth bass fishing, or largemouth bass
fishing in lakes and ponds, we need to work to better manage our resources. The means with which we conserve and protect
these environments is knowledge. A generational shift and the development of a critical mass of highly versatile, highly
educated critical thinkers is key to realizing this transformation of our natural resource management.
When you choose Mansfield University’s Fisheries program, you choose a path of betterment, fulfillment and enjoyment. We
will push you to the limits of your intellect, and then we will go beyond to allow you to operate above the norm. The intent is
to teach you how to think rather than what to think. We will accelerate your learning at every stage of your coursework and
research at Mansfield University, and you will emerge a confident, proud and marketable individual destined for great
heights in the discipline.
On behalf of the Fisheries Program at Mansfield University, I welcome you and your family for a memorable day of intrigue
and insight into this unique and prestigious program.
Please do not hesitate to call on me with any questions or further inquiries. I am here to support you, and I hope that you will
see a clear path for your education, career and life with Mansfield University.
Sincerely,
Aaron A. McNevin, Ph.D.
Fisheries Program
Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA 16933
Voice: 1.570.662.4535
Email: amcnevin@mansfield.edu
Fishing for Answers
September 20, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
Registration
South Hall, G-12
10:00 a.m.
Welcome/Information Session
South Hall, G-12
10:30 a.m.
Mansfield University Campus Tour
MU Campus
11:30 a.m.
Fisheries class (sit-in)
12:30 p.m.
Fisheries Assessment Primer
 Prospective students will go on a Fisheries expedition in the scenic
Tioga Reservoir.
 We will sample fish by boat-powered electro-fishing.
 Prospective students will collect fisheries data and learn how
students at Mansfield and Fisheries Professionals, use this data to
make management decisions.
 Students will be provided with a bagged lunch provided by
Mansfield University.
 Parents, explore Mansfield and enjoy lunch in one of our eateries.
Lambs Creek Boat Launch
2:30 p.m.
Fishing for Answers
 At this point, prospective students and family members will be
asked to take their own vehicles to Mill Cove (approximately 5
miles from campus). You will be following Dr. McNevin. Don’t
forget your fishing gear!
 Prospective students will pair up with current Fisheries students,
grab a canoe, and hit the water.
 Dr. McNevin will remain on-site to answer any questions you may
have.
Mill Cove Environmental
Area
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn and Depart
Grant Science Center
Grant Science Center
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY
BIOLOGY FACULTY AND TEACHING INTERESTS
FACULTY MEMBER
Leslie D. Clifford, Ph.D.
Room 171 GSC; 407 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4527
Email - lcliffor@mansfield.edu
Steven H. Hensley, Ph.D
Room 119 GSC; 403 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4533
Email-shensley@mansfield.edu
Jeanne M. Kagle Ph.D.
Room 169 GSC; 405 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4549
Email- jkagle@mansfield.edu
John M. Kirby, Ph.D.
Room 154 GSC; 406 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4538
Email- jkirby@mansfield.edu
Robert C. Maris, Ph.D.
Room 139 GSC; 409 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4537
Email – rmaris@mansfield.edu
Department Chair
Aaron A. McNevin, Ph.D.
Room G-9 GSC; 402 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4535
Email-amcnevin@mansfield.edu
Sarah Beth Redmond, Ph.D.
Room 166 GSC; 404 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4532
Email- sredmond@mansfield.edu
Steven J. Stein, Ph.D.
Room G18 GSC; 400 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4536
Email – sstein@mansfield.edu
Jenny Zeafla
Grant Science Secretary
Room 129 GSC; 411 Pinecrest
Phone 570-662-4531
Email – jzeafla@mansfield.edu
RESEARCH AREAS/ ADVISING
Ornithology, Animal Behavior
BS.BI
BS.EBI
Neurophysiology
TEACHING AREAS
General Biology
Ornithology
Animal Behavior
Anatomy & Physiology
Physiology
BS.MET
Environmental Microbiology
BS.BI
BS.CMT
Aquatic Ecology
Paleobiology
BS.EBI
BS.FI
Zooplankton Ecology
Crustacean Biology
Dispersal- Recruitment
Bioremediation
Deer Ecto-parasite Ecology
BS.BI, BS.EBI
Fisheries Population dynamics
Sm. Impoundment Mngmt.
Water Quality
BS.FI
Salamander Gene Expression
Avian Genetics and Immunology
BS. CMT
Plant-Animal Interactions
Tropical Ecology
BS.EBI
BS.BI
Feel free to contact with any
questions.
Microbiology
General Biology
Evolution
Ichthyology
Paleobiology
Vertebrate Anatomy
Invertebrate Zoology
Marine Biology
Parasitology
Zoology
Human Biology
Fisheries
Biostatistics
General Biology
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Developmental Biology
General and Human Biology
Botany, Ecology
Plant/Animal Interactions
Plants & People
Local Flora
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