Dear friends, Attached and pasted below is a list of summer offerings at the Highlands Biological Station (www.highlandsbiological.org) in Highlands, North Carolina for the upcoming summer 2013. Please take a look and feel free to forward it on to your departments, students, colleagues, or anyone else you think may be interested. The courses are affordable and exciting opportunities in the natural sciences for a wide range of students, professionals, and interested citizens. Not to mention Highlands is beautiful and there are loads of opportunities nearby for hiking in the southern Appalachians! Thanks in advance for helping us get the word out.
Sincere regards, Michelle Ruigrok Program Assistant, Highlands Biological Station The Highlands Biological Station, an inter-institutional research center of the University of North Carolina, is offering its 2013 series of summer courses and workshops that can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit toward your academic program. The following list of field-based courses and workshops are focused on the diversity of organisms in the region with special emphasis on identification and collection techniques as well as principles of evolution, ecology, and conservation. Scholarships, Grants-in-Aid of Research for graduate students, and summer internships are also available. Highlands, North Carolina, is located in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, at an average elevation of 3,800 feet, and situated near the Nantahala National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Appalachian Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more information (detailed descriptions, pre-requisites, etc.) and to apply, visit www.highlandsbiological.org/summercourses/, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected], or call (828) 526-2602. 2013 SUMMER COURSES & WORKSHOPS AT THE HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION 2-WEEK COURSES Vascular Plants of the Southern Appalachians May 13-25; Paul Manos, Duke University Biology of Southern Appalachian Fishes May 20-June 1; Mollie Cashner, Austin Peay State University Southern Appalachian Mayflies, Stoneflies, & Caddisflies May 27-June 8; John Morse, Clemson University Conservation Biology of Amphibians June 3-15; Ray Semlitsch, University of Missouri Southern Appalachian Mayflies, Stoneflies, & Caddisflies June 10-22; John Morse, Clemson University Principles of Conservation Biology June 17-29; Peter White, UNC-Chapel Hill Forest Ecosystems of the Southern Appalachians July 1-13; Alan Weakly, Julie Tuttle, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Stephanie Jeffries, NC State University Field Methods in Medical Entomology July 9-20; Brian Byrd, Western Carolina University Terrestrial Arthropods and Their Role in Southern Appalachian Ecosystems July 15-27; Kefyn Catley, Western Carolina University Conservation Genetics of Salamanders July 29-Aug. 10; Joseph Apodaca, Warren-Wilson College Statistical Analysis of Ecological Data July 29-Aug. 10; Thomas Martin, Western Carolina University 1-WEEK WORKSHOPS Observing and Exploring Nature Through Art and Science Nancy Lowe, Discover Life May 6-10 – Journaling Nature a Day at a Time July 1-5 – Sharing the Stories of Science (for science educators) Aug. 12-16 – Small World: Drawing insects and other small organisms (advanced drawing and watercolor) Bryophyte Identification May 13-18; Paul Davison, University of North Alabama Mountain Biodiversity (for science educators) June 24-28; Karen Kandl, Highlands Biological Station Literary Journeys Through the Western North Carolina Landscape July 1-5; Brent Martin, Wilderness Society Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the Southern Appalachians August 12-17; Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay State University COST AND CREDIT INFORMATION Course fee: $700 per two-week course ($600 for students from HBS member institutions in good standing – www.highlandsbiological.org/member-institutions/) Workshop fee: $350 per workshop ($300 for students from HBS member institutions in good standing) Course credit fee: summer courses can be taken for 3 semester hours credit and workshops can be taken for one hour credit. Courses are offered for 3 semester hours of credit through UNC-Chapel Hill (undergraduate credit) or Western Carolina University (undergraduate for current WCU students only; or graduate credit for all students). Workshops may be taken for one semester hour of credit through Western Carolina University. The fee is $55 per workshop plus a $50 application fee for non-WCU students. Undergraduate credit: UNC-Chapel Hill (non-UNC students may receive transfer credit): $55 Western Carolina University (WCU): $55 (for current WCU students only) Graduate credit: WCU: $85 per course plus an additional $50 application fee that applies to non-WCU students (for a total of $135) Housing fee: $75-125 per week, depending on accommodations (optional) Financial Aid: The Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc. offers limited financial aid, typically a subsidy for a portion of the course fee, available to qualified students. Contact the Station at 828-526-2602 for further information. -- Michelle Ruigrok Program Assistant | Highlands Biological Station 265 N. 6th St. | Highlands, NC 28741 Tel: (828) 526-2602 | Fax: (828) 526-2797 www.highlandsbiological.org Mission: To foster research and education focused on the rich natural heritage of the Highlands Plateau.
