Department of Biological Sciences
2018 Biology Day Attendees
Annual Biology Day For High School Students
WIU is happy to announce that the Department of Biological Sciences is bringing back Biology Day!
About the Event
Date: Friday November 11, 2022
Time: Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., events begin at 8:15 a.m., events close at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Waggoner Hall, Western Illinois University
Registration Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2022
This event is intended to provide high school students the opportunity to explore various aspects of the field of Biology as well as to participate in one of two academic competitions. Students will have the opportunity to attend many different seminars. The seminars will be directed toward advanced biology and Biology II students and will include a wide variety of topics given by both WIU faculty and students. Many of the topics will include discussions of recent research while others will focus on career issues. Students will also have the opportunity to sit in on a freshman level biology lecture. In addition to the various seminars, students will have the opportunity to participate in the Biology Bowl Competition. Finally, all students will have the opportunity to participate in the hall competition. In that competition, students move through the halls of Waggoner Hall examining the various display cases, and answering questions about those displays.
The Biology Bowl Competition is designed to allow teams of four students from different schools to compete with one another regarding their biological content knowledge. We anticipate the first contest to begin at 9am, however, this may change based upon the number of schools who request to compete. Each contest will last for 15 minutes with a 5 minute intermission between contests. Due to time and space restrictions, only 12 teams will be allowed to compete. Therefore, teams will be accepted for competition based on a first-come first-served basis. Those first 12 schools will be notified via e-mail and specific contest rules will be sent at that time.
Awards
Prizes are awarded to the top three schools in the Biology Bowl Competition and to the top school in the Hall Competition. Seminars are presented by our faculty and graduate students about our current research and a wide variety of topics. Students may be able to sit in on a freshman level biology lecture. Rocky will attend the final Biology Bowl Competition.
Awards will be given for first, second, and third place teams for the Biology Bowl Competition as follows:
- First place: individual student trophies, a school trophy, and a lab kit valued at $175.00
- Second place: individual student trophies, a school trophy, and a lab kit valued at $125.00
- Third place: individual student trophies, a school trophy, and lab kit valued at $100.00
Awards will also be given for the first prize winner in the Hall Competition for those students who work independently.
Registration
Please download the 2022 Biology Day Information and Registration Packet (pdf) for details.
Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2022
Return to:
Mari Aanenson
Department of Biological Sciences
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
Contact
For questions, please contact Mari Aanenson
Phone:
(309) 298-2740
Email:
MH-Aanenson@wiu.edu
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