| There are many components that contribute to the academic and professional experience. Ashland University's Biology/Toxicology Department offers a number of student resources to help improve professional development, gain experience, sharpen skills and learn the true meaning of your desired career. Below you will find a collection of the resources that are made available to help define your career path. |
Helpful Websites
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Library Research Resources:
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Departmental News
| You can keep up with news about our students, alumni and faculty at our Ashland Science News Blog. This is also a great place to find announcements of summer internship, research opportunities and job openings. |
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Scholarships
Choose Ohio First Scholarships
In addition to a number of University-wide scholarships, the science departments at Ashland University are able to offer Choose Ohio First (COF) Scholarships to academically exceptional students that major in Biology, Biotechnology, Environmental Science or Toxicology. Please visit our COF scholarship page to learn about requirements and how to apply. We will be taking applications for the Fall 2011 entering class in December of 2010.
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Research Opportunities & Internships
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We strongly encourage our majors too pursue research and internship opportunities to gain real-world experience in science and science related careers. The following tips will help you to identify and successfully apply to these opportunities:
- Talk with your Biology faculty advisor early about your interest in research and internships so that they can help you. You will be assigned an advisor as soon as you get to campus in your freshman year and can always request a different advisor by filling out a single form in the University registrars office.
- Attend our regularly scheduled research talks by Ashland students and faculty to find out what kind of research opportunities there are in the Department. You can also hear students give presentations on research and internships they performed at other universities, companies or at parks and zoos.
- Set up a time to talk with a faculty member in the Department about their research and ask if they are interested in working with you in their laboratory. Your faculty advisor can help you identify other faculty that may be taking on new research students.
- Read the Ashland Science News Blog to find out about summer internship and research opportunities.
- Make an appointment to talk to someone in the Career Development Center to discuss possible internship opportunities.
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Career Information
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A primary mission of the Department of Biology/Toxicology is to prepare you for a great diversity of careers in science, while also giving you the transferrable skills that will make you successful in any career. The following resources are available to you:
- Advice from your faculty advisor, who you will meet as soon as you arrive on campus your freshman year.
- All of our majors take a Professional Preparation class taught by one of our faculty members that will help you to identify potential careers and discover how to start them, whether it is admission to professional or graduate school or applications to jobs straight out of college.
- The professional help of councilors in the University's Career Development Center.
- Our wiki page with science job searching resources.
- A LinkedIn networking group for Ashland University science students, alumni, faculty and friends. This group was started in June of 2010 and will provide a valuable platform for networking with graduates who have already gone on to develop careers in the sciences.
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Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society
| This honor society for Biology majors is a great way to connect with other students in service and social activities and to help improve the understanding of Biology. |
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