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UG/Grad course enrollment stable, even during pandemic

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UG/Grad course enrollment stable, even during pandemic

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Loss of majors may be mitigated by upcoming consolidation

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Loss of majors may be mitigated by upcoming consolidation

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Biometry: hire postdoc/lecturer to revamp with faculty oversight, then teach until we hire for that position?

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Biometry: hire postdoc/lecturer to revamp with faculty oversight, then teach until we hire for that position?

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New Certificate Programs, New official collaborations outside SFSU-

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New Certificate Programs, New official collaborations outside SFSU-

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Certificate program in applied ecology wildlife, nat. resource ecology, environment. consulting.

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Certificate program in applied ecology wildlife, nat. resource ecology, environment. consulting.

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Certificate program in museum/curation?  Collaboration with Museum studies (Ed Luby)

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Certificate program in museum/curation?  Collaboration with Museum studies (Ed Luby)

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CAS curators are interested!! Lots of student interest in this as well. Strong interest at CAS in reaching our diverse students and bringing them into the Cal Academy

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Data science program: Certificate with Environmental Data focus?

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Data science program: Certificate with Environmental Data focus?

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GGNRA/SFSU collaboration -- Institute for Civic/Community Engagement (Nina Roberts).

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GGNRA/SFSU collaboration -- Institute for Civic/Community Engagement (Nina Roberts).

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EECB (we) should organize a freshman seminar (Area E) required by the university to introduce and recruit students to the major

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EECB (we) should organize a freshman seminar (Area E) required by the university to introduce and recruit students to the major

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Collaboration with Ethical and Sustainable Business center in the college of business?

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Collaboration with Ethical and Sustainable Business center in the college of business?

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Encourage our faculty to pursue including their own courses in the climate change certificate program.

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Encourage our faculty to pursue including their own courses in the climate change certificate program.

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Data science program: Undergraduate with R focus to complement Python focus of PINC?

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Data science program: Undergraduate with R focus to complement Python focus of PINC?

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Data Science Program: Graduate to Build on GOLD?

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Data Science Program: Graduate to Build on GOLD?

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Concern: if Biology not included, will weaken program and enrollment in EECB classes

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Concern: if Biology not included, will weaken program and enrollment in EECB classes

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Seat at the table or change name to focus on physical/non-life sciences

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Seat at the table or change name to focus on physical/non-life sciences

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Position descriptions: policies for rewriting (and extent thereof) to not dilute away from initial intent.

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Position descriptions: policies for rewriting (and extent thereof) to not dilute away from initial intent.

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General ideas for how to change process for decisions on positions (formation of strategic hiring plan committee across department starting this winter (Andy = new HRTP chair)

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General ideas for how to change process for decisions on positions (formation of strategic hiring plan committee across department starting this winter (Andy = new HRTP chair)

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Quantitative Ecologist proposed for 7 years. Change to "Ecologist" with quantitative skills

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Quantitative Ecologist proposed for 7 years. Change to "Ecologist" with quantitative skills

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What positions is there substantial support for across IB as a whole?

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What positions is there substantial support for across IB as a whole?

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What skills are necessary for our student training needs?

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What skills are necessary for our student training needs?

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What positions would accelerate research in the department and help support/connect current groups?

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What positions would accelerate research in the department and help support/connect current groups?

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Historical strengths: shared vision and collegiality

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Historical strengths: shared vision and collegiality

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Historical weaknesses: lack of shared vision, some colleagues feel excluded from 'EECB' (SR)

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Historical weaknesses: lack of shared vision, some colleagues feel excluded from 'EECB' (SR)

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Interdisciplinary hires.  Two for price of one?  Easier to justify from teaching needs?  Greater connectivity of department? (SR)

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Interdisciplinary hires.  Two for price of one?  Easier to justify from teaching needs?  Greater connectivity of department? (SR)

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EECB is the name of a major, but sometimes 'EECB' is used in ways that does not include all people in EECB.

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EECB is the name of a major, but sometimes 'EECB' is used in ways that does not include all people in EECB.

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There is some confusion about EECB in terms of academic programs.  No longer exists (grad program is now IB and undergrad majors currently ecology, botany, and zoology).  Is there a plan to merge these three undergrad majors?

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There is some confusion about EECB in terms of academic programs.  No longer exists (grad program is now IB and undergrad majors currently ecology, botany, and zoology).  Is there a plan to merge these three undergrad majors?

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Importance of being clear about whom one is speaking for in larger groups.   Ecologists?  Ecologists/Conservation biologists?  Molecular Evolutionists?  All of IB?  Limit "EECB" moniker to discussions of UG major? (SR)

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Importance of being clear about whom one is speaking for in larger groups.   Ecologists?  Ecologists/Conservation biologists?  Molecular Evolutionists?  All of IB?  Limit "EECB" moniker to discussions of UG major? (SR)

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Tradeoff between breadth and connection: clearly both shared and non-shared priorities/challenges/opportunities between all of us.

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Tradeoff between breadth and connection: clearly both shared and non-shared priorities/challenges/opportunities between all of us.

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Integrative Biology is nice, but massive -- loss of focus?

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Integrative Biology is nice, but massive -- loss of focus?

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What strategies will be most effective for building support for EECB/IB needs among the other disciplinary groups? How do we best make our needs clear so the whole department can support us in hiring/resources/student support, etc.

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What strategies will be most effective for building support for EECB/IB needs among the other disciplinary groups? How do we best make our needs clear so the whole department can support us in hiring/resources/student support, etc.

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Redesigning biometry could be combined with a certificate program / NSF grant. (PP)

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Redesigning biometry could be combined with a certificate program / NSF grant. (PP)

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Connecting people to courses that need to be taught -- are there people that could be teaching in EECB courses that are not?

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Connecting people to courses that need to be taught -- are there people that could be teaching in EECB courses that are not?

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Student funding: strategies that do/don't work for SEO funding of students.

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Student funding: strategies that do/don't work for SEO funding of students.

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Biology 240:  A third botanist or mycologist who could rotate in with Jason or Kevin when needed

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Biology 240:  A third botanist or mycologist who could rotate in with Jason or Kevin when needed

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Future of our "ology" courses.  In particular Entomology and MYCOLOGY.  Also we have not offered Mammalogy for years but it would be in high demand based on student interest

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Future of our "ology" courses.  In particular Entomology and MYCOLOGY.  Also we have not offered Mammalogy for years but it would be in high demand based on student interest

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How can we leverage and benefit from this new school (e.g. recruit even more students to our ecology classes, labs, and programs)?

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How can we leverage and benefit from this new school (e.g. recruit even more students to our ecology classes, labs, and programs)?

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Among the IB/EECB faculty, our representation in both ecology and botany appear to be lacking relative to evolution, zoology, microbiology.

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Among the IB/EECB faculty, our representation in both ecology and botany appear to be lacking relative to evolution, zoology, microbiology.

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advanced biometry course. Not currently being offered. This is a critical class for our graduate students. How can we make this class thrive? (Andrea)

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advanced biometry course. Not currently being offered. This is a critical class for our graduate students. How can we make this class thrive? (Andrea)

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Graduate course offerings. Very few graduate seminar courses. Only 1 in EECB next semester. But two marine courses. Seems unbalanced.

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Graduate course offerings. Very few graduate seminar courses. Only 1 in EECB next semester. But two marine courses. Seems unbalanced.

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What are our criteria for deciding the positions to hire?  Based on student interest?  Need to fill in teaching positions?  Vision of IB/EECB in 10 years? These decisions feel difficult when they're approached by individuals advocating for the need they see, rather than a systematic data-based assessment of what needs are.  

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What are our criteria for deciding the positions to hire?  Based on student interest?  Need to fill in teaching positions?  Vision of IB/EECB in 10 years? These decisions feel difficult when they're approached by individuals advocating for the need they see, rather than a systematic data-based assessment of what needs are.  

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Given interest in new data science programs/certificates, who would teach any  new classes?  Who would contribute to classes for those hypothetical programs that already exist?

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Given interest in new data science programs/certificates, who would teach any  new classes?  Who would contribute to classes for those hypothetical programs that already exist?

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In order to get more hires, IB/EECB needs to show interest and success in hiring faculty with specific social identities shared with students (ie: working class Chicanx) 

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In order to get more hires, IB/EECB needs to show interest and success in hiring faculty with specific social identities shared with students (ie: working class Chicanx) 

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At least one additional plant  biologist is to co-teach Biol 230 (a long and important tradition!). The presence of a plant biologist in Biol 230 can make a huge difference in providing students the much needed  exposure of plant science as they are starting their majors. 

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At least one additional plant  biologist is to co-teach Biol 230 (a long and important tradition!). The presence of a plant biologist in Biol 230 can make a huge difference in providing students the much needed  exposure of plant science as they are starting their majors. 

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To what extent is field-based biology an emphasis?

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To what extent is field-based biology an emphasis?

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Students are hungry for field and lab experiences, and highly appreciative. It is a low cost niche we can fill, doing field trips, that takes advantage of our location....few Univ anywhere have the diversity of field locations and diverse habitats that we do. And, other bay area institutions have bailed on field classes, have less well positioned campuses, and have less diverse student bodies to bring into environmental biology. It seems like a great niche for us to be the Univ that teaches field methods, uses local habitats, and brings diverse students into this arena

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quantitative biology is important; our students (upper div and grad) need MUCH more structured help with thinking quantitatively, understanding data and statistical analyses.  

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quantitative biology is important; our students (upper div and grad) need MUCH more structured help with thinking quantitatively, understanding data and statistical analyses.  

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The President and Provost have made a clear statement about hiring: new faculty positions are first and foremost to address demonstrated curricular needs for the largest numbers of students.

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The President and Provost have made a clear statement about hiring: new faculty positions are first and foremost to address demonstrated curricular needs for the largest numbers of students.

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Can EECB better leverage field-based research experience opportunities?

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Can EECB better leverage field-based research experience opportunities?

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Need to clarify the students/faculty myth for different majors. Many EECB faculty members cover courses for other majors. 

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Need to clarify the students/faculty myth for different majors. Many EECB faculty members cover courses for other majors. 

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looking for more training grants that can support students?

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looking for more training grants that can support students?

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Marine Biology is still an undergraduate major as well

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Marine Biology is still an undergraduate major as well

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I don't believe that Biometry (a course name I intensely dislike) is the only venue for our students to learn quantitative biology skills. We have multiple courses that teach this.

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We need to update and adopt guidelines for how decisions are made. There needs to be time to think and consult after topics are introduced, and all voting needs to be anonymous

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We need to update and adopt guidelines for how decisions are made. There needs to be time to think and consult after topics are introduced, and all voting needs to be anonymous

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I would like to see more faculty involvement in BIOL 240 lab structure and oversight

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I would like to see more faculty involvement in BIOL 240 lab structure and oversight