{"id":5,"date":"2016-07-18T13:45:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T13:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/bio\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2020-06-24T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T15:58:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-112\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:768px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-112\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-119 soliloquy-image-slide\" 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class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-id-113 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-113\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Bernadette-Kwisera-BURS-2019-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bernadette presenting her research about digenetic trematode\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-4 soliloquy-id-114 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-114\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Blank-Mosquito-Research-Team-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Blank and Aubrey Mosquito Research\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-id-116 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-116\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Experimental-Zoology-Fletcher-Springs-Cave-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Experimental Zoology Class at Fletcher Springs Cave\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-6 soliloquy-id-120 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-120\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-6 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Rosen-Research-Team-2019-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Rosen&#039;s Research Team 2019\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-7 soliloquy-id-115 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-115\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-7 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Division-I-Faculty-Cumberland-Falls-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Division I Faculty at Cumberland Falls\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-8 soliloquy-id-121 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-121\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-8 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Sharon-Lee-BURS-2019-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon presenting her research at the Berea undergraduate research symposium 2019\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-9 soliloquy-id-227 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-227\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-9 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/IMG_5809-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Zoology class at Anglin Falls\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-10 soliloquy-id-122 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-122\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-10 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Yahng-Outreach-Center-Dr.-Andre-Churchwell-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Andre Churchwell at Yahng Outreach Center\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-11 soliloquy-id-80 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-80\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-11 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/08\/MACBuilding-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-12 soliloquy-id-126 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-126\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-12 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Bio-Dinner-2.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Bio Graduates Dinner\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-13 soliloquy-id-127 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-127\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-13 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/IMG_7527-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Graduation pictures with Dr. Anderson and Dr. Hoffman\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-14 soliloquy-id-187 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-187\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-14 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_20200609_092153-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"primate skull museum\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-15 soliloquy-id-128 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-128\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-15 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Vanderbilt-Alums-F19-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Berea Students in front of Vanderbilt School of Medicine Building\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/North-Elkhorn-Creek-Rosen-Research-Team-3-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Rosen&#039;s research team at North Elkhorn Creek\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Experimental-Zoology-Project-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Experimental Zoology students setting their experiment\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Bernadette-Kwisera-BURS-2019-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bernadette presenting her research about digenetic trematode\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Blank-Mosquito-Research-Team-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Blank and Aubrey Mosquito Research\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Experimental-Zoology-Fletcher-Springs-Cave-2-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Experimental Zoology Class at Fletcher Springs Cave\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Rosen-Research-Team-2019-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Rosen&#039;s Research Team 2019\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Division-I-Faculty-Cumberland-Falls-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Division I Faculty at Cumberland Falls\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Sharon-Lee-BURS-2019-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon presenting her research at the Berea undergraduate research symposium 2019\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/IMG_5809-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Zoology class at Anglin Falls\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Yahng-Outreach-Center-Dr.-Andre-Churchwell-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Andre Churchwell at Yahng Outreach Center\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/08\/MACBuilding-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Bio-Dinner-2.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Bio Graduates Dinner\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/IMG_7527-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Graduation pictures with Dr. Anderson and Dr. Hoffman\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/thumbnail_IMG_20200609_092153-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"primate skull museum\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2020\/05\/Vanderbilt-Alums-F19-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Berea Students in front of Vanderbilt School of Medicine Building\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There is grandeur in this view of life &#8230;. from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Charles Darwin, Origin of Species<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>At Berea College, we offer a rigorous foundation in Biology, coupled with a strong liberal arts curriculum.<\/h3>\n<h3>As a Biology major, you can expect:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A commitment to academic excellence;<\/li>\n<li>Small class sizes, individual attention, and the opportunity to work closely with your professors;<\/li>\n<li>Specialty offerings in neurobiology, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and more;<\/li>\n<li>Strong partnerships between students and faculty advisors;<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities for biological research both in class and on- and off-campus;<\/li>\n<li>A solid background in a wide range of biological sub-disciplines that will prepare you for graduate school, professional school, or for employment in academics, research, industry, etc.;<\/li>\n<li>The chance to gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for life on Earth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Resources in our Program include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fully-equipped teaching and research laboratories\n<ul>\n<li>Botany\/Ecology<\/li>\n<li>Zoology\/Parasitology<\/li>\n<li>Microbiology\/Genetics<\/li>\n<li>Cell &amp; Molecular Biology<\/li>\n<li>Histology &amp; Histotechnique<\/li>\n<li>Developmental Biology<\/li>\n<li>Neurobiology<\/li>\n<li>Mammalogy\/Ornithology<\/li>\n<li>Anatomy &amp; Physiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Greenhouse<\/li>\n<li>Animal cell tissue culture facility<\/li>\n<li>Research-grade microscopes<\/li>\n<li>Human physiology PowerLab systems<\/li>\n<li>Small animal facility<\/li>\n<li>Herpetarium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;129&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Biology Program truly equipped me to think critically, ask insightful questions and solve problems creatively. I use these skills on a daily basis and feel that my Biology education will make me a more thoughtful scientist, physician, and citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Kaitlyn Reasoner, \u201816<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message icon_fontawesome=&#8221;far fa-hand-point-right&#8221;]Qualified students may serve as departmental laboratory and teaching assistants.\u00a0Also, students\u00a0may engage in faculty-directed research and independent study opportunities.[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Meet our Berea Alumni<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;133&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;144&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;237&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;136&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/bio\/alumni-profiles\/\">more alumni here!<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] &#8220;There is grandeur in this view of life &#8230;. from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.&#8221; Charles Darwin, Origin of Species [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] At Berea College, we offer a rigorous foundation in Biology, coupled with a strong liberal arts curriculum. 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