The Biology and Environmental Science club (Explore) is committed to promote interest in and give recognition to the fields of Life Sciences, Biology, and Environmental Science.
This is our award-winning float from Homecoming 2000!
Do you want to work with faculty members, the community, and other students to find out about
JOB OPPORTUNITIES?
Do you want to learn more about applying to
GRADUATE SCHOOL?
Develop friendships
; get to know students with similar interests.
Or, do you simply want to belong to a club that does
FUN ACTIVITIES such as: hiking, camping, canoeing, birding, going to museums, getting involved in the community, and other selected activities?
You can get all of these things in EXPLORE!
BESC meets on alternate Wednesday evenings, usually in Hobbs 226 at 6:00 pm.
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email Dr. Benson for additional information)
Our activities to date:
- Trip to Washington D.C. to visit the Smithsonian Institute
- BESC participates in all of the SCIENCE GANG lectures. For the sixth lecture, we even arranged the speaker, Dr. David Seaborn from Old Dominion University spoke about Pfiesteria piscicida.
- Camp at the Claytor Nature Study Center: This trip included watching calling frogs, collecting spiders by headlight, hiking, a pasta dinner, copious quantities of hot chocolate, and a number of wet feet from exploring the river.
- Annual picnic on Parent's Weekend for students and their parents at the Claytor Nature Study Center.
- Go for a hike and lunch at St. Mary's trail system near Buena Vista.
- Visit the National Zoo
- End of semester gathering at Dr. Benson's house.
- We sponsor an annual dinner, open to all interested students, of local speakers with jobs in biology or environmental science. Speakers discussed job opportunities, requirements for different types of positions, and helped some students network with potential future employers.
- Camping at Cave Mountain Lake. This trip included a terrific cookout followed by lots of time around the campfire eating s'mores. The following day, we enjoyed hot chocolate and other delicacies for breakfast, then hiked up to the Devil's Marbleyard and enjoyed a picnic lunch before returning to LC.
- Whale Watch!!
- Annual College Lake and Blackwater Creek Cleanup
Future Plans:
Canoe Trip on the James or Maury River
Visit Roanoke Science Museum
Hike near Otter Creek
Visit nearby graduate schools to meet professors and graduate students
Invite additional biology or environmental science professionals to speak about job opportunities in their areas.
Plus many other fabulous ideas!
QUESTIONS?
Email Dr. Kari Benson, or phone her at (804) 544-8364,
or contact any of the club officers: Cheryl Swackhamer (President), Diana Dominguez (Vice President), Kristi Clark (Treasurer), Meaghann Terrien (Secretary), or Kimberly Brown (Public Relations)