Advising and Career Mentoring
Advising in Biology, Geology and Environmental Science
In BGE, you are assigned a General Advisor and a Career Mentor. First-time freshmen are assigned a General Advisor from the Center for Academic Support and Advisement. Transfer students and students beyond their first year are assigned a General Advisor from the College of Arts and Sciences Success HUB.
- CASA Advisor: Your CASA advisor will meet with you twice each semester of your first year to help you select courses and navigate college. CASA advisors are listed on your MyMocsDegree.
- HUB Advisor: The general advisor will meet with you every semester and help you select courses to reach graduation. The HUB advisors are listed on your MyMocsDegree.
- Career Mentor: You should also meet with a career mentor once a semester. These are faculty who have specific expertise in your area of interest.
- Biology and Environmental Science Majors: Follow the tables below to find the appropriate career mentor. In each topic area , there are several faculty listed. You may select from any faculty in that area.
- Geology Majors: You will be pre-assigned a geology career mentor based on the Geology concentration.
CASA General Advising for First-Year Students
| Degree | CASA Advisor |
| BS Biology | Jordan Harris |
| BS Geology | Jordan Harris |
| BS Environmental Science | Jordan Harris |
HUB General Advising for students beyond the first year and transfer students
| Degree | HUB Advisor |
| BS Biology | Erica Holmes Trujillo and Bryan Bulmer |
| BS Geology | Bonnie Callaway |
| BS Environmental Science | Bonnie Callaway |
Career Mentors: BS Biology: General Biology
| Topic Area | Assigned Faculty (pick any faculty in the topic area) |
| Ecology and Evolution | David Aborn, DeAnna Beasley, Elise Chapman, Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Ryan Fritts, Loren Hayes, Hope Klug, Francesca Leasi, Monica Miles, Joey Shaw, Rich Walker, Thomas Wilson |
| Systematics and Biodiversity | Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Hill Craddock, Tim Gaudin, Francesca Leasi, Rich Walker, Thomas Wilson |
| General Biology | David Aborn, Callie Adams, Nominanda Barbosa, DeAnna Beasley, Elise Chapman, Loren Hayes, Monica Miles, Joanne Romagni, Joey Shaw, Rich Walker, Thomas Wilson |
| Biomedical Sciences | Jannatul Ferdoush, Ryan Fritts |
| Conservation | David Aborn, Joey Shaw, Rich Walker, Thomas Wilson |
Career Mentors: BS Biology: Pre-Professional
| Topic Area | Assigned Faculty (pick any faculty in the topic area) |
| Pre-Med | Jose Barbosa, Jodi Caskey, Jannatul Ferdoush, Ryan Fritts, Tim Gaudin, David Giles, Kate Kinnear, Joanne Romagni |
| Pre-Dent | Ryan Fritts, Tim Gaudin, David Giles, Kate Kinnear |
| Pre-Vet | Nominanda Barbosa, Jodi Caskey, Ryan Fritts, Tim Gaudin, David Giles, Kate Kinnear, Thomas Wilson |
| Pre-Pharmacy | Nominanda Barbosa, Jeremy Bramblett, Jodi Caskey, Kate Kinnear |
| Pre-Physician Assistant | Jose Barbosa, Nominanda Barbosa, Jeremy Bramblett, Jodi Caskey, David Giles, Kate Kinnear, Joanne Romagni |
| Molecular Biology | Jose Barbosa, Nominanda Barbosa, Ryan Fritts, David Giles, Kate Kinnear |
Career Mentors: BS Biology: STEM Education
| Topic Area | Assigned Faculty (pick any faculty in the topic area) |
| STEM Education | DeAnna Beasley, Jeremy Bramblett, Elise Chapman |
Career Mentors: BS Environmental Science
| Degree/Topic Area | Assigned Faculty (pick any faculty in the topic area) |
| Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources | David Aborn, Callie Adams, Sarah Farnsley, Monica Miles, Brad Reynolds, Joey Shaw, Rich Walker, Thomas Wilson |
| Environmental Compliance | Sean Richards |
| Environmental Policy and Planning | Callie Adams, Sarah Farnsley, John Tucker, Thomas Wilson |
| Geographic and Cartographic Sciences | Azad Hossain, Thomas Wilson |
| Pre-Law | John Tucker |
| Wildlife, Natural Resources Administration, and Enforcement | Rich Walker, Thomas Wilson, Brad Reynolds |