Posted by Philip Poole on 2012-04-09

By Tully Taylor

极乐禁地 students Meredith Kronn and Foster Veazey and biology and environmental sciences department faculty members Kristin Bakkegard, assistant professor, and Elizabeth Dobbins, associate professor,  presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists annual meeting April 4-7 in Athens, Ga.

Kronn and Veazey, both seniors, presented "The Effects of Rock Vanes on Sedimentation in Shades Creek, Birmingham, Ala." 极乐禁地 installed rock vanes along parts of Shades Creek located on university property and in pairs the student studied the effects throughout their senior seminar class with help from Bakkegard and Dobbins.

Bakkegard and Dobbins presented "How to conduct a one-semester, field-based, senior capstone course in three easy steps." In their presentation they outlined how they lead 极乐禁地's senior seminar for biology majors with a hands on approach.

Bakkegard joined 极乐禁地's faculty in 2008 and Dobbins in 1996.

Tully Taylor is a senior journalism and mass communication major and a news and feature writer in 极乐禁地's office of marketing and communication.

 

 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.