Saturday, October 10, 2009

Fall Break/ACUBE 2009


Rockhurst is officially on Fall Break, yet most members of the Biology Department have dedicated much of their break this week to preparing for the annual ACUBE (Association of College and University Biology Educators) meeting. We hosted the meeting here on campus this year and were excited for our colleagues from around the country to spend time with us at Rockhurst. Many people commented about how nice the campus, and particularly our science facilities, are. Attendees were also thrilled to be in Kansas City and took advantage of some of the great things it has to offer. Most members of the Department presented talks or posters, including Dr. Chad Scholes and I, who presented information concerning our Biology Field Trip to Nicaragua. As a bonus, a friend of mine from grad school at Texas A&M (Dr. Andrew Greene) came into town for the meeting from Ashland University in Ashland, OH. It's always fun to catch up with Andrew, as well as all of the other members of this close-knit organization. The preparation was a lot of work (especially for Dr. Salem, who coordinated the meeting), but it certainly paid off.

1 comment:

Don Kehrberg said...

HI, I'm not sure where is the best place to contact you. We live just north of Newton, KS on Sand Creek. For the first time since we moved here 15 years ago we're seeing baby snakes--dark background with a diamond light colored shape and the tails seem to rattle. Could these baby snakes be rattle snakes? If so how should we treat them.

Thanks for your help.

Don Kehrberg, dkbert@pixius.net