College of Biological Sciences The Ohio State University

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College of Biological SciencesThe Ohio State
University

• Council of Deans
• January 15, 2008

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Our Structure

• One of the five Arts Sciences Colleges
• Six Departments (TIUs)
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Molecular Genetics
• Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Evolution, Ecology Organismal Biology
• Entomology (shared with FAES)

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Our Personnel

• 102 faculty (101 tenure track) on Columbus campus
• 12 faculty on regional campuses
• 9 Entomology faculty at OARDC in Wooster
• 216 staff members
• 133 GTAs, 89 GRAs, 16 Graduate Fellows
• 3100 undergraduate majors

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Our Faculty

• 86.62 FTE
• 102 headcount (101 tenure track)
• 4 Ohio Eminent Scholars
• 8 University Distinguished Scholars
• 1 Distinguished University Professor, also a
  member of NAS
• 15 Fellows of the AAAS

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Our Staff

• 45 Administrative
• 40 Instructional
• 4 Information technology
• 56 Postdocs
• 101 Research

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The Research Climate

• Our fundamental metric of productivity is the
  refereed journal paper
• Graduate training cannot be separated from
  research productivity - the apprentice model
• Hallmarks of status invitations to prestigious
  conferences, participation in review panels,
  election to national societies

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Funded Research (OSURF, FY07)

• 551 funded research projects
• Expenditures of 18.5M
• 78.8 of our faculty are funded
• 6.4 grants / faculty FTE
• External funding/FTE - 213,576
• OSURF expenditures comprise 44 of the College
  budget

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Diversified Research Portfolio
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Hallmarks of Interdisciplinarity

• 32.7 of our faculty have salary shared across
  department and/or college lines
• We train students from 5 Interdisciplinary
  Graduate Programs
• Partners in 3 TIE programs
• Faculty involved in University Centers and
  Institutes
• Interdisciplinary curricula

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Graduate Education in CBS

• 238 doctoral students from 9 programs
• 46 MS students from 6 programs
• MS in Biotechnology
• Proposed joint PhD with University of Sao Paulo
• Individual faculty train students from 3-4
  different graduate programs

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Undergraduate Programs

• We offer 8 majors and 7 minors in the College
• Vigorous recruitment program involves faculty,
  staff, students, and alumni
• Incoming students outperform the university
  average by any measure - ACT scores, diversity,
  percentage in Honors
• Students graduate in 4.2 years, on average

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Undergraduate Options

• Honors Program (serves 34 of our majors)
• Biological Sciences Scholars (serves 100 new
  students per year)
• 7 student clubs
• Faculty-led Study Abroad

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Undergraduate Research

• 350 students per year engage in research, many
  mentored by faculty in other units
• REU site program faculty research grants
  development funds 50 undergraduate summer
  research fellowships every year
• Deans minigrants
• College Colloquium, now 20 years old, prepares
  our students for the Denman

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Undergraduate Enrollments
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Degrees Awarded
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The Biology Major

• Largest major at Ohio State
• Attracts very able students who seek flexibility
• A cross-college, non-departmental program
• New curriculum being introduced this year

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center for Life Sciences Education

• Oversight of Biology major and associated courses
• Honors and Scholars
• Introductory Biology Program
• GTA training
• Student advising
• Student learning support
• Science education research
• Student recruitment

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Outreach and Engagement

• DNA fingerprinting workshops as service-learning
  course
• Museum of Biological Diversity
• CBS Greenhouses and Insectary
• Metro School
• Biological Sciences Alumni Society

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CBS Strategic Planning

• Focus on doctoral education
• Assessment of our administrative structures
• Use of resources