Alma Biology Club and Beta Beta Beta

The Alma College Biology Club (ABC) and the Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society

From the National website:   

“Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) is a society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. Since its founding in 1922, more than 200,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 520 chapters have been established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.”

Alma College has had a continuously running chapter of BBB since the 1950s, and welcomes both national members (application process and national induction dues) and local members who do not yet meet the national qualifications or are more interested in an informal membership (as ABC members).

The twin organization (ABC/BBB) maintains a bulletin board in DOW Lobby, where the latest news and meeting times are posted. Please contact an officer or Mr. Mike Bishop (bishop@alma.edu, 7061) or stop by his office in DOW 213A for more information.

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term 2012, students observed lizards in Bermuda, studied modern economic development in India, performed dance in Taiwan, examined renewable energy in Europe and investigated medicinal plants in the Amazon rainforest.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Mark Oemke

Dr. Mark Oemke
Departments: Biology

Mark Oemke grew up catching frogs and crayfish, sparking an interest in the water systems of Michigan.

“I find the uniqueness of aquatic plants and animals very interesting as their adaptations to life in the water are often quite extraordinary,” the assistant professor of biology says. “I am always finding something new to investigate and the questions are never answered.”

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