Posted by Philip Poole on 2012-04-09

By Tully Taylor

色虎视频 students Meredith Kronn and Foster Veazey and biology and environmental sciences department faculty members Kristin Bakkegard, assistant professor, and Elizabeth Dobbins, associate professor,  presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists annual meeting April 4-7 in Athens, Ga.

Kronn and Veazey, both seniors, presented "The Effects of Rock Vanes on Sedimentation in Shades Creek, Birmingham, Ala." 色虎视频 installed rock vanes along parts of Shades Creek located on university property and in pairs the student studied the effects throughout their senior seminar class with help from Bakkegard and Dobbins.

Bakkegard and Dobbins presented "How to conduct a one-semester, field-based, senior capstone course in three easy steps." In their presentation they outlined how they lead 色虎视频's senior seminar for biology majors with a hands on approach.

Bakkegard joined 色虎视频's faculty in 2008 and Dobbins in 1996.

Tully Taylor is a senior journalism and mass communication major and a news and feature writer in 色虎视频's office of marketing and communication.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.