2022-23 Unit Plan
Biological Sciences

Mission Statement

The Department of Biological Sciences offers general education, transfer and allied health courses that develop lifelong learning skills for comprehending the natural world and thinking critically regarding scientific information.

Program Description

The Biology Department provides various offerings to meet the needs of a diverse student population. (a) General Education courses satisfy Butte College Associate degree requirements and/or GE criteria at transfer universities. Options include Introduction to Biology (BIOL 1), Introduction to Human Biology (BIOL 2), Ecology and Field Biology (BIOL 5), Survey of Human Systems (BIOL 10), Sustaining Life on Earth (BIOL 7), Current Issues in Biology (BIOL 9), and Honors Current Issues in Biology (BIOL 9H). (b) Biology Transfer Major courses; BIOL 41, 42, and 43, which parallel lower division core courses required for biology students at four-year institutions. They provide a foundation prior to specialization in upper division university work leading to a Bachelor's degree in biology or a related field. They also serve students who plan for advanced degrees in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or research biology. (c) Allied Health courses in Human Anatomy (BIOL 20), Human Physiology (BIOL 21), Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL 15), and Anatomical Preparations (BIOL 30) prepare students for vocational programs and careers in nursing, respiratory therapy, paramedic, kinesiology, physical therapy, dental technician, chiropractic and others. The emphasis is on applied biological knowledge as it relates to fields of human health.

During the 2020-21 academic year, the Biology Department had maximum enrollments in the majority of course sections at Census, with fill rates near 100% in many courses. Demand for biology classes is still high, even with increased offerings in the online modality. Two of the allied health offerings, Human Anatomy and Microbiology, continue to have large waitlists. Additionally, students are still being placed on the BIOL 15 master wait list each year because they were not able to add the course. Even with relatively low section caps dictated by lab room constraints (24-26), department efficiency is very good with an FTES/FTEF ratio over 28 for 2020-21. In 2020-21 our department contributed over 7% of the district FTES. Also, despite the academic rigor required in Biology Major and Allied Health coursework, student retention and success rates hover around 88% and 74%, respectively.

The Biology Department occupies a major portion of the Life Science building, utilizing a large lecture hall, one small classroom and four laboratory rooms (3 exclusively, 1 shared with Agriculture). We also operate a bustling central stockroom and lab preparation area as well as a very small study-computer-tutor room equipped with models and other resource materials.

During the 2020-21 academic year the Department staff consisted of 12 full-time instructors, 5 associate faculty and two senior lab technicians. Most full-time faculty have extended workloads as they teach several online sections and design, manage and coordinate lab activities and materials in one or more courses.

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

Faculty from the Anatomy (BIOL 20) course examined the Think Critically ILO in an online modality and discussed the importance of utilizing multiple software programs to emphasize human anatomy and how structure relates to function, we have leveraged those resources to maximize effectiveness of both formative and summative assessments. The consensus among the instructors is that a higher than normal percentage of students actively participating by week 12 are finding success during the fall 2020 term.
GE Biology (BIOL 01) instructors reflected on GELO of utilizing scientific methodology, especially in an online environment and designing their own experiments at home with feedback from instructors and fellow students. We plan to revise several of the labs to increase active learning as well as introduce new topics into the curriculum.

See SLO Reports for details.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)

	College 2019-20 Performance	College Standard	College 2021-2022 Goal	Program 2020-21 Performance	Program Standard	Program 5-year Goal
Overall	74%	70%	75%
Transfer/GE	74%	70%	75%	73.22	68	70
Degrees	1162	1000	1240	13	8	20

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Sections	93	99	98	86	104
Enrollment	2386	2457	2366	2098	2620
Capacity	25.9	25.7	25.1	24.6	26
Fill Rate	99.2	96.6	96.3	99.1	96.9
Success	70	69	75	81	73
Retention	88	85	89	91	88
FTES	446	470	461	411	523
% College FTES	4.4	4.8	5.0	4.7	7.3
FTES/FTEF	33.8	32.2	31.5	32.6	28.2

Currently the department is in compliance with our program standards, in regard to success. The Biology department is currently above the program and college standards for success. We have set a 5-year goal to increase course success in the Biological Sciences to 70%, which is the current college standard, and we are above this goal. To maintain performance, a strategy to increase course success has been a concerted effort to decrease our course fill rates (which currently hover well over 100%). We hope that lowering student/faculty ratio will allow more faculty time per student, increasing retention, persistence and student success. Through the hiring of more full-time faculty, we will have an increased presence at our satellite centers, as well as evenings, which we hope will further increase success of our students. As a department we will continue to advocate for the enforcement of prerequisites as well as continue dialogue with regards to making recommended prep for our courses more meaningful. The department is below our goal for degrees/certificates, and we strive to increase this by working towards offering all of major's courses twice a year, instead of the past practice of once-a-year offerings. The efficiency ratio has reduced from the previous year, but this is an artifact of increased online section offerings and higher overload for most faculty in the department. We expect the efficiency numbers to increase again when we return to in-person classes.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Strategic Direction

The following are examples of how the Biology Department supports Strategic Direction and Priorities of Butte College.

1. Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Academic Achievement:

The Biology department faculty make it a priority to advise our students in both transfer pathways and potential careers. We advise students on prerequisites, help plan the order of classes to take, along with providing advice on developmental coursework. As a connection to the K-12 community, we have local and regional high schools visit our department for Human Anatomy tours, AAUW, as well as providing judges for the Chico Science Fair. We are also involved with OER, and FLP (collaboration with Chico State). We support college connection students, routinely having these students in our classes. We monitor student progress through course and program level SLO's. Prerequisites for courses are periodically reviewed to align them with similar courses in the state; this was last completed in Fall 2015. To maximize student contact with the Biology Department, we added more online courses to our schedule (BIOL 2, BIOL 9, BIOL 9H), as well as increased the number of sections offered at the Glenn Center and during the summer on main campus. As support for Facilities, Department members are currently providing feedback on the new Science Building.

2. Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success:

The Biology Department, whenever possible in a COVID environment, continues to engage students through student clubs (e.g., Friends of the Refuge, Symbiotic Solutions, Pre-Health Club), faculty/student projects (eg. BWELL, BBAT), as well as department activities (e.g., hikes and picnics). We encourage students to participate in tutoring, supplemental instruction, and working in our Biology Stockroom. Supporting Faculty success comes in the form of sharing professional development opportunities (e.g., ISW, On Course, Associate Faculty Conference), discussion of course and program level SLO's, and development of Department specific workshops. Supporting collaboration comes in the form of college committee participation (e.g., Land Use, Curriculum, Diversity, ATC, Facilities Master Planning, Equivalency, Distance Ed), participation and facilitation of professional development workshops (Great Teachers, ISW, On Course), along with a focus on compliance with accreditation standards through department- and course-specific meetings.

3. Using Data Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement:

The Biology Department uses information from Course and Program Level SLO assessments to inform a culture of continuous improvement in our courses.

4. Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning:

Through the addition of online courses, as well as the addition of course sections at our satellite campuses, along with offering night classes, the Biology Department is increasing access to our courses, therefore increasing support for student learning. Tutoring, Supplement Instruction, student clubs, and department activities further support student learning. When in person, we also hold classes on Fridays, which most of the campus does not, to further increase student success.

5. Modeling Sustainability:

Educationally the Biology Department supports sustainability through our course offering of BIOL 7, which is part of the Sustainability Certificate. Outside of the classroom the participation in the BWELL and BBAT projects exemplifies our commitment to sustainability. In the Life Science building we now have water bottle filling stations to model sustainability. Multiple faculty members bike to work periodically to reduce our carbon footprint, demonstrating the culture of sustainability in the Biology department. Majority of the faculty members have a substantial online component on Blackboard to encourage student-to-student interactions, facilitate learning outside the classroom all while minimizing the use of paper.

6. Enhancing a Culture of Inclusiveness:

The Biology Department has a diverse group of faculty and staff. We routinely have department gatherings to foster a collaborative department environment. We also hold department meetings where both full-time and part-time faculty are encouraged to attend.

Program Review

The Validation Team recommends the district find solutions for the existing facility. The current Life Sciences Building is too small to support current student demand for Biology courses and is no longer providing a safe environment for students, faculty and staff. Increased space is needed for at least two additional lab rooms, a larger stockroom, increased storage space and office space for associate faculty. In addition, the already impacted stockroom and lack of storage space are creating hazards due to the excessive clutter and crowding. The current facility poses unsafe conditions due to age and outdated design. Ventilation is inadequate in several rooms. There are ADA issues, fire and safety issues and the inadequate number of hoods which can lead to increased contamination risks. Should the Board of Trustees support a bond and the community pass it, the Validation Team recommends the campus community prioritizes the new science facility. Should we not secure this alternative funding source, the district will need to address the limitations of the Life Sciences building.

*A new science building has been funded via a bond

The Validation Team recommends the Biology Department continue their excellent collaborations. The significant work that the Biology Department has done with the Agriculture and Natural Resources Departments to plan for the most efficient use of building space and management of the reserve has improved communication and built relationships which positively impact students and faculty. It is vital to the success of each of the departments that the collaboration continues to be a priority.

*Collaboration with these departments, as well as facilities is ongoing

The Validation Team recommends the department supports the redesign and maintenance of a department specific website in which students are able to successfully navigate and locate critical information including course sequences, pre-requisites, expectations, degrees and career options, as well as pertinent study aids.

* Dr. Matiasek has updated our department website

The Validation Team recommends the college revisit the practice of closing student services on Friday afternoons during the regular academic year to save money and evaluate the impact this closure has on providing needed support to science students. It was stated by numerous students and department faculty that closing services on Friday at noon is detrimental. Students (and faculty) in Friday afternoon classes have no access to food services, the bookstore or offices in SAS. In addition, the Child Development Center’s closure at 12:30 pm has prevented some students from being able to register for course sections they need.

*The college does not support a 5-day work week. Biology on the other hand has a 5-day work week, even though student services are drastically reduced throughout the campus.

The Validation Team recommends the Biology Department continue to explore aligning major courses with university curriculum and to mandate a sequence based on prerequisites. Course offerings and scheduling should be designed to ensure efficient progress of students toward degree and transfer. In a rapidly advancing technological field such as Biology, functioning and up-to date equipment are a necessity. Funds for replacement equipment and new technologies are needed every year. For instance, the cell and molecular biology courses do not have equipment or space to support tissue culture experiments, a student component in many cell and molecular biology courses. The Validation Team recommends further funding sources for equipment be identified and prioritized by the campus.

*Our new majors course sequence was implemented in Fall of 2019

The Validation Team recommends the Biology Department consider developing learning opportunities to support student understanding and application of experimental design. This need was identified through the assessment of SLOs for the biology majors. More experimental learning related to experimental design may improve student knowledge as well as students’ ability to apply their knowledge in educational or employment settings.

*This is being explored by faculty

The Validation Team recommends pursuing the lab/lecture pay disparity conversation with BCEA in concert with Physical Sciences and other affected disciplines.

*This is constantly an item at union meetings

To assure consistent course offerings, the Validation Team recommends creative avenues be explored to develop a robust Associate Faculty Pool.

*We are struggling in this area because of the paucity of qualified applicants in the area, but district support for more full-time faculty is greatly appreciated and will make up for the lack of qualified associate faculty in the geographic region

The Validation Team recommends that the Biology Department identify faculty leaders to engage in the Guided Pathways work and to include science students and their input. As part of the Guided Pathways discussion, the following issues should be considered: addition of science specific counselors so that students have access to counselors who are well versed in the complexities related to biology courses and degrees; and an expansion of biology offerings by adding courses with contextualized emphases (i.e. Biology of Diseases). The Validation Team understands that offering additional courses will only be possible with new, expanded facilities and the implementation of Guided Pathways.

*The department is in support with guided pathways.

*The district/counseling does not support discipline specific counselors

Department Goals


Increase hybrid and fully online offerings in biology.
Explore developing a small subset of BIOL 1 (Introduction to Biology) sections each year in the fully online modality.
Adoption, creation, and curation of OER options for our students.
Approved changing the units/hours for Microbiology and how this may allow for increased offerings.
Continue to provide feedback regarding biology needs in the Bond approved Science Building.

Future Development Strategies

Strategy 1 - Maximize Resources to Support Student Learning

To support student learning the Biology Department needs to obtain new equipment as well as upgrade older equipment.

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness

Supporting Rationale

Obtaining and/or upgrading new or older resources will help instructors provide a safer and better learning environment, which will help students succeed in our classrooms. Hands-on learning is particularly integral to our labs, and having enough equipment/tools for students to access during lab makes for a richer learning experience. Our students should also have access to modern equipment so that they are familiar with what is being used in other Biology courses and research laboratories at major institutions as well as relevant equipment used in the field of Biology. This will undoubtedly help improve the academic success of our students.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 2 - Use Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement

The Biology Department will continue assessing and analyzing learning success rates using Program Level and Course Level Student Learning Objectives. Input on the science building design will allow the department to effectively plan for future growth, and maintenance of our courses and programs. The department will review curriculum in all of our courses and reflect on potential changes to increase student success and retention.

Initiatives

Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness

Supporting Rationale

Closing the loop on course level and program level assessments are needed for maximum student success. Reviewing and updating curriculum will be an opportunity to be mindfull in regards to equity and inclusiveness in our classrooms.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 3 - Supporting Student, Faculty, and Staff Success

The Biology Department will focus on supporting student, faculty, and staff success. Maintaining life-cycle computer replacement for faculty, as well as updated computers and associated software, appropriate number of lab computers, structurally sound and safe classrooms and labs, and teaching aides are required.

As we have increased the number of labor intensive labs (BIOL 15), created new labs (BIOL 10, BIOL 1, BIOL 41, BIOL 42, BIOL 43), and redesigned our Majors Sequence, the demand on Lab Technicians is immense, therefore an additional lab tech is needed to maintain the level of support and success our stockroom has provided in the past.

Initiatives

Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness

Supporting Rationale

The Biology Department strives to focus on academic achievement in our courses. Having adequate equipment, as well as a comfortable learning environment, is imperative to achieve student success. Most importantly, a new science building complete with sufficient classroom and laboratory space as well as space for student research projects is absolutely critical for the future health of this department, and ultimately maximizing academic achievements for our students.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Requested Non-Financial Resources

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Current Financial Resources

1. General Apportionment: $40,025 (includes supplies, travel, repairs)

Over the past 10+ years, the Biology Department budget has not seen any increases in its general budget. Over this same period, we have had several significant changes to our financial needs as shown in the following list.

Cuts have been made to the federal work study program, which means nearly all our student assistant labor has had to come out of our general budget. This is approximately $12,000 dollars, or 30% of our $40,025 apportionment.
The minimum wage for our student assistants has increased in the last decade from 8 dollars per hour in 2010 to the current level of 14 dollars per hour in 2021 and will increase to 15 dollars per hour in 2022. This represents an 88% percent increase.
The cost of our materials and supplies for our labs have seen ever-rising costs.
We have offered several more sections of Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL 15), our most expensive course offering.
We have created 3 new courses with labs that each required varying degrees of new one-off and ongoing materials costs; Organismal Biology (BIOL 42), Ecology and Evolution (BIOL 43), and Survey of Human Systems (BIOL 10).
In 2020-21, our department offered 18 more sections than the previous year and over the same period our FTES increased from 5% of the total college to well over 7%.
Lastly, all our courses have seen regular upgrades over the past 10 years to modernize and maintain currency.

Considering all the above areas of growth and increased financial burdens, the department budget has seen no increases. In order to fund our program, we have been relying on "one time" budget augmentations to bring us out of the red each spring the last 5 years. The timing of each augmentation (spring) does not allow for effective planning and use of funds. Also, the lack of a guaranteed augmentation puts a lot of stress on the faculty and staff during the fall semester due to the uncertain nature of being able to fund our curriculum as scheduled. This past semester, in order to work with the district allotted budget, we had to cut activities and curriculum mid-term during the fall semester and cut additional activities and curriculum to the spring schedule. Specifically, we are having to turn hands-on laboratory activities into demonstrations and having students work in larger groups with less hands-on experience. The last-minute nature of these budget cuts has put additional burdens on the faculty, bookstore and print shop who had to make last minute changes to lab manuals for the spring semester. This has had a negative effect on the quality of the student learning experience and the morale of faculty and staff in our department. The department needs a budget increase that can sustain our current and forecasted needs. To support our current course offerings for 2022-2023, we needed a $16,000 budget increase on top of our general apportionment of $40,025 for a grand total of $56,025; by 2023-2024 we will need a $19,000 budget increase over our current budget bringing the total to $59,025 at that point in the very near future.

Augmentation Requests

Original Priority	Program, Unit, Area	Resource Type	Account Number	Object Code	One Time Augment	Ongoing Augment
Description	Supporting Rationale		Potential Alternative Funding Sources		Prioritization Criteria
1	Biological Sciences	Personnel	11.000.620.1040100		$0.00	$58,360.00
FT Faculty to teach Biology at Glenn	Biology plans to increase its course offerings at the Glenn Center and would like to have a full-time faculty member dedicated to teaching at Glenn				Implementing Guided Pathways: a. Strategic Scheduling; b. Hobsons Starfish Closing Equity Gaps Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Addressing shortfalls in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Implementing the college's Strategic Direction Priorities
2	Biological Sciences	Personnel	11.000.620.1040100		$0.00	$22,500.00
Lab Tech I - 50% for Glenn Center	Necessary to support lab sections (BIOL0 1 and BIOL 20) at the new Glenn Center building. Tech will be shared with other departments using the lab (Chemistry, Agriculture, Physics)		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues Implementing the college's Strategic Direction Priorities Meeting enrollment targets Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Closing Equity Gaps
3	Biological Sciences	Personnel	11.000.620.1040100		$0.00	$22,500.00
Lab Tech I - 50% - Main Campus	Necessary to support increased labs and to continue support of current labs. If we are to maintain this level and have any possibility of maintaining the current number of labs with a decreased amount of Student Assistant help, another lab tech is needed. This will help eliminate the challenges of turnover, training, and ever- increasing minimum wage				Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues Implementing Guided Pathways: a. Strategic Scheduling; b. Hobsons Starfish Meeting enrollment targets Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
4	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$7,000.00	$0.00
Faculty Computer Replacement	Replace aging faculty office computer for Andrea White, Suzanne Wakim and Kelly Wood. Note: IT says funds must come from the department as they have no funds to replace/cycle faculty computers				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues
5	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$2,500.00	$0.00
Computer for future Full Time Faculty Hire	New Glenn Faculty to be hired in Fall 2022 will need a new computer in their office.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues
6	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$15,000.00	$0.00
Set of Office Furniture for New Faculty	1 Set of Office Furniture for future Glenn Faculty Fall 2022				Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
7	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$50,000.00	$0.00
Lab laptops (28) and charging cart	Necessary so simultaneous labs can utilize data collection software/hardware. Note: IT will not allow mixing old laptops with new laptops. If we order only 14 to augment the current 14, they will remove the old laptops		Instructional Equipment		Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
8	Biological Sciences		11.000.620.1.040100		$19,000.00	$0.00
-20 Freezer	Our current -20 Freezer has broken and we have replaced it with a temporary smaller commercial freezer. A scientific -20 is needed to maintain reagents and chemicals used for Cell/Micro as well as animal collections				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
9	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.40100		$4,000.00	$0.00
100x Replacement Objective Lens for Microbiology Microscopes	We need replacement 100x oil immersion objective lens (6) for Microbiology.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
10	Biological Sciences	Personnel	11.000.620.1.40100		$0.00	$6,000.00
Student Lab Assistant funds increase	In order to maintain the ability to prepare materials/media for labs, funding for student assistants to help stockroom staff is needed. To maintain FTES and student success in our lab courses, we need funding to support our lab preparations. Due to reductions in Federal Work Study as well as minimum wage increases, we are vastly underfunded.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
11	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.40100		$1,500.00	$0.00
Microscope service & repair	Multiple microscopes need to be repaired and maintained for use in our Microbiology labs.				Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals
12	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$6,500.00	$0.00
Dissecting Scopes (5)	A complete set of dissecting scopes will allow all students in BIOL 42 and BIOL 43 to use a scope during lab.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
13	Biological Sciences		11.000.620.1.040100		$0.00	$8,000.00
Travel Money for Conferences	Travel funds for faculty to attend conferences and workshops are needed to promote faculty professional development				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Strengthening Professional Development
14	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$1,400.00	$0.00
Flow Cytometry Cassettes	This purchase will help us to train students on current state-of-the-art cell counting techniques. These will be used for multiple BIOL 15 lab sections.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
15	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$60,000.00	$0.00
Physiology Kits for Online Section	This purchase will help allow us to create a modern set of Physiology labs that students can perform at home. It will allow for offering an online Physiology section each semester. Set of 30.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
16	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$69,000.00	$0.00
CO2 Plant Growth Chamber	A CO2 plant growth chamber will allow students to examine the impact of CO2 and other variables on seed germination and plant growth. This equipment will be useful for BIOL 41, 42, 43, 5 and BIOL 1.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
17	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$60,000.00	$0.00
CO2 Incubator	This piece of equipment can be utilized in both Microbiology and Cell and Molecular biology. With this, students will be able to get hands on experience and knowledge of microorganisms which prosper in a CO2 rich environment.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
18	Biological Sciences	Operating Expenses	11.000.620.1.040100		$44,000.00	$0.00
Equipment needed to outfit additional Microbiology Lab in New Science Building	These materials are needed to outfit another Microbiology teaching lab. agar plate racks Anaerobic jars biohazard waste bins BOD bottles (case 24) Bunsen burner Candle jars Commercial slides of specimens depression slides (12 pack) electrophoresis power supply gel electrophoresis box glass pipettes (1 mL pack of 50) glass pipette canisters glass pipette soaking container hemocytometers hot plates inoculation loop/needle microcentrifuge tube racks (5 pack) micropipettes (1000, 200, 20, 2 uL) mini centrifuge PCR tube rack (12 pack) pipette racks rotating stages spreaders Stage micrometers dropper (Stain) bottles (case 48) amber dropper bottles (12 pack) stain trays and racks Test tube racks Test tubes (72 pack) UV light Vernier DO probe Vernier Labquest Vortex 500 mL wash bottles (pack of 6) water bath incubators (20L)				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
19	Biological Sciences	Operating Expenses	11.000.620.1.040100		$1,500.00	$0.00
Organismal models, specimens, and prepared slides for BIOL 1 labs	The Introduction to Biology course (BIOL 1) has a new set of updated labs. These materials are needed to support multiple labs.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
20	Biological Sciences	Equipment	11.000.620.1.040100		$8,000.00	$0.00
iWorx exercise physiology teaching add on set	This equipment is needed to offer up to date, relevant lab activities which will address learning objectives targeting critical thinking and scientific method.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
21	Biological Sciences	Operating Expenses	11.000.620.1.040100		$900.00	$0.00
Agar Racks	Agar racks are needed to support multiple Microbiology labs				Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
22	Biological Sciences	Personnel	11.000.620.1.040100		$0.00	$10,200.00
Paid position to support the maintenance on the wildlife refuge year-round	Currently the college does not have year-round paid support for the wildlife refuge for maintaining trails, fire prevention and improving accessibility for our students.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues
23	Biological Sciences	Facilities	11.000.620.1.040100		$450.00	$0.00
Waxing faculty office floors in Life Science Building	Waxing offices on an annual basis is needed for a safe and clean workspace.				Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues Fostering a Culture of Inclusiveness
24	Biological Sciences	Operating Expenses	11.000.620.1.040100		$150.00	$0.00
Zipgrade Software licenses	Zipgrade is a full featured scantron grading software that works with a smart phone. We need this software to better assess student learning and more efficiently provide feedback on exams. This is much cheaper and yet provides many more features to students and faculty than managing the existing scantron system. Annual license for our department would cost $112 per year.				Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Improving Processes: a. Data and Reporting; b. Internal Communications