Botany and Plant Ecology Newsletter
November 2021

We extend a special welcome to our newest majors:

Adam Astel
Angelisa Eubanks
Candi Forbes
Gloria Taylor

We are glad to have you in the
Botany and Plant Ecology Department!

News From the Herbarium

We recently received some new specimens from Utah State University, and we're working to mount, database, and add these new specimens to our collection. It's always exciting to have an influx of new plants! If people have plant specimens that they would like to add to our herbarium collection, just let us know. We'd be delighted to include them.

Botany Club News

Joining Ashton Capps,
President of the Botany Club for 2021-2022, are
Kevin Wilson as Vice President and
Samuel Leake as Secretary.

Thank you for your service!

To join us via Zoom, click here:

Topic: CRE presentation
Time: Dec 13, 2021 02:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 966 9734 6989
Passcode: 611252

MICR 3810 Bioinformatics

Do you need another upper division course to round out your Spring 2022 schedule? Micro 3810 Bioinformatics will count as an elective for the Botany major.

WE.B.SCI

This fall, the College of Science reconnected. Together we, like all of you, have gone through a lot to get through these past 18+ months. Andrea Easter-Pilcher, dean of the college, and the College of Science leadership team hosted an event where we could share our gratitude for each other.

What transpired besides fun, food, and laughs, was the delivery of many "High-Fives." Every member of our team is essential, and we want to share their excellence with our community.

Please take a moment and be inspired by our high-fives on this month's blog.

Botany and Plant Ecology Advising

Botany and Plant Ecology advisors are assigned by the first letter of the student’s last name. Here are the Spring 2022 advising assignments:

Fall 2021 advisors:

A-D: Dr. Cohen

E-K: Dr. Root

L-R: Dr. Hilbig

S-Z: Dr. Schramm

Field Botany Certificate: Dr. Wachocki

Minor, BIS, Departmental Honors, and initial advising of Botany majors: Dr. Harley

2022-2023 FAFSA is Now Open

All students are encouraged to apply at fafsa.ed.gov. Assistance completing the application can be found at the Money Management Center.
Click below for more information.

Photos! Photos! Photos!

Fall Colors in the Abajo Mountains
Photo Credit: Derek Olson

Indian paintbrush - Lake Tahoe, CA
Photo Credit: Dr. Katharina Schramm

Photo Credit: Dr. Jim Cohen

Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) -
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Photo Credit: Dr. Sue Harley

Send us your photos!
Have you taken any awesome Botany related photos? We'd love to see them and publish them in the newsletter. Send them to botany@weber.edu. We’ll include as many as we can.

Please include who is in the photo, where it was taken and who took it. People appearing in the photos will need to sign or have signed a photo release form.

WSU Quick Reference Information 2021

WSU Mask Requirements

WSU continues to welcome face coverings. We encourage you to review the new CDC guidelines and make informed personal decisions on when and where to
wear face coverings.
To read more about mask on campus, click below.

COVID-19 Vaccines

A COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all students, except for concurrent enrollment students and students who qualify for an exemption, for the 2022 spring semester. Click below for details.

COVID-19 Testing

WSU is offering free COVID-19 testing for symptomatic members of our community.
For more details, click on the button below.

Contact the Department of Botany and Plant Ecology

Weber State University
Department of Botany and Plant Ecology
1415 Edvalson St., Dept. 2504
Ogden, UT 84408-2504

botany@weber.edu
801-626-6174

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