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DO BIOLOGY MAJORS SERVE SOCIETY?
As a group, Beloit’s Biology majors are service oriented. Many did volunteer work as undergraduates, served the College or the Department in many important ways, or worked in outreach and tutoring programs. When the graduate from Beloit, our majors continue to serve society. Here are some recent examples of their service.

Throughout the year, many Biology majors are involved in community projects, from monitoring local water sources to working with 6th grade girls in the annual Girls and Women in Science program and tutoring local middle school and high school students.

 
Graduate Erica Garcia – ‘02 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavioral Biology: AmeriCorps
I work with the AmeriCorps Program for Safe Families. I teach 14 different classes, including youth programs, community disaster education, water safety, HIV/AIDS prevention, CPR and First Aid throughout the Chicago-land area. Part of my training involves certification. I have become certified to teach all of the youth programs and the HIV/AIDS classes, and I am certified in CPR and First Aid.
Ryan Luster – ‘94 Environmental Biology: Peace Corps
I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Argo-forestry Program in Senegal, West Africa. I have continued my interest in this area by working in prairie restoration in California
Kelly McCoy – ‘01 Molecular and Cellular Biology: American Red Cross
I am a Donor Recruitment Representative for the Donor Resources Development Department of the American Red Cross Badger-Hawkeye Blood Services Region. My territory includes all of the high schools in Madison, Wisconsin, the businesses in Dane County east of the Capitol, all of the high schools in Jefferson County, and prospects in surrounding counties. I am really excited about working in the high schools, because I know that I will get to do a lot of recruitment and public speaking. I really enjoy my job.
Judy Logback – ‘95 Environmental Biology: AmeriCorps, Fundación Jatun Sacha
After graduating from Beloit with a degree in Environmental Biology and Spanish, I worked as an AmeriCorps Voluntter in the River Restoration Program in Topeka, Kansas. I have since combined my interests in environmental biology and Spanish by working to develop sustainable, non-destructive, and economically viable ways for the Quichua People of Ecuador to use their tropical rainforest resources
   
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Last updated 2/26/03