Partnership Program
The Biology Department strives to promote current education in Biosciences through a dynamic and broad curriculum. To further advance students, the Biology department has established and developed a network of partnerships with local institutions. Through a wide array of collaborative interactions, faculty and students engage in curricular and extracurricular activities designed to render a learning experience as comprehensive as possible.
Our community activities can be grouped into three main categories:
• Curriculum Development and Curriculum Delivery. Working in collaboration with local high schools such as Phoenix Union (PU) Bioscience High School, we plan on delivering the course "Introduction to Biotechnology" (BIO 107) to both community college and high school students. The course is intended to introduce basic concepts in Biotechnology to students considering a career in Biosciences. BIO 107 credits are transferable to several college programs.
• Curriculum Delivery for Teacher Training. Teachers in need of training or re-training will have the option of gaining credit college by taking BIO 107 "Introduction to Biotechnology."
• General Student Internship Program. Students participate in internship programs over the summer or for an entire semester. Participating institutions range from local (TGen, Barrow Institute) to out-of-town organizations (University of Arizona College of Medicine at Tucson through the Arizona Biology Network (ABN) Program).