Important Precourse Requirements, Forms and Deadlines, 2007
An introduction to this "Marine Ecology Web Page" Starting Point (Quicktime
Hello,
I just thought I'd drop you a note and say hi. One of my goals is to have a nice mixture of
graduate and undergraduate students in the course--I'm looking forward to a wonderful experience! Places are filled on a first-come, first-saved basis.
I wanted to let you know about intial course deadlines for payment, discussion
topics, and other related business.
CONTACT People
You can always contact me by (1)phone (513-529-1338); (2) e-mail: haysc@muohio.edu ; (3) mail: Dr. Hays Cummins, Interdisciplinary Studies, Miami Univeristy, Oxford, Ohio 45056; (4) or just come by my office at 209/222 Boyd Hall at Miami University.
My administrative assistant is indispensible! Her name is Jeanne Johnston. She handles all of the course paperwork. Jeanne can be reached by (1)phone: 513-529-8183; (2) e-mail: johnstj@muohio.edu ; (3) in her office, dept of geology, 114 Shideler Hall, Miami University ;(4) or by mail: Jeanne Johnson, Geology Dept., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056
Important Deadline Dates--Course Forms, Room and Board, Registration + Flights
--Room and Board-Due by Feb 28, 2007
--Registration Fees Paid by March 31, 2007
--All Other Course Forms-Due by February 28, 2007
Room and Board Fees
The balance of the $675 room, board, and travel fee is
due by February 28, 2007 or sooner. Checks should be made payable to Miami University and either hand-delivered or mailed to Dr. Hays Cummins, Interdisciplinary Studies, Oxford, Ohio 45056 or given to Jeanne Johnson, Dept of Geology, Miami University. For those on campus, my office is located in
222 Boyd Hall. Jeanne's office is in Shideler Hall, dept of Geology.The room and board check needs to be separate from the
tuition check!
Registration Form
You can pick up a registration form (or have one mailed to you). Non-Ohio resident students need to mail the completed registration
form to me (or Jeanne) with the total tuition costs (room and board costs are separate).
You can pick up a registration form (or have one mailed to you). Non-Ohio resident students need to mail the completed registration form to me (or Jeanne) with the total tuition costs (room and board costs are separate). Course registration fees (as of 12/06/05) for Ohio residents are -$1874.30. - GLG 413; $2003.65 - GLG 513. Non-Ohio resident Fees are -$3121.65. - GLG 413; $3204.90 - GLG 513. You must be registered by March 31, 2006. Once we have the form, we will register for you. No exceptions!
Passport
All students must have (1) a valid PASSPORT to participate in the course. Forms for passports can be found
at the Post Office. Download a PASSPORT INFO document Here. Contact your local passport office for instructions or
the phone number of the Butler County (Ohio) passport office is
513-887-3090. Cost is $67 and it takes from 6-8 weeks. If someone needs to expedite a passport, cost is about $127.
HTH Travel Insurance
All students must have HTH travel insurance (http://www.hthstudents.com/index.cfm) to participate in the course . For further HTH insurance info, visit this WWW site: http://www.hthstudents.com/index.cfm Check with Jeanne Johnson (529-8183) for further info.
Important Course Related Forms
There are numerous forms to turn in. You will receive a "course packet" that icludes a bewildering array of forms! The packet will include: health forms, waivers,
Certificate of Medical Insurance Coverage, emergency medical contact,
Student Travel Release, and others. The best way to get these forms is to (1) pick up the course form packet from Jeanne Johnson or myself or (2) have them mailed to you!
ALL COURSE FORMS NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BY February 28, 2007 to Jeanne Johnson, Dept of Geology, Miami UNiversity, Oxford, Ohio 45056. Jeanne's office is 114 Shideler Hall.
The Don't Leave Home Without it List:
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/html/2tropecolsyl.html#anchor420497
Pre-Course Topic Outline and Web Posting Paper:
Outline
We'll talk about this early in the spring semester
DOWNLOAD the Paper Posting HTML Formating HELP SHEET!
We also have a GUIDE for depositing articles, images, data, etc in
your research folders.
As part of our course expectations, each student will present a fifteen (15)
minute talk on a tropical ecology topic of your choice during the course.
These presentations will be in the evenings or at lunch. First come, first
served! We expect you to research a topic of interest to you and share what
you know with the class. Visit the marine Ecology
Syllabus to post your topic and get feedback. The syllabus address is:
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/html/tropecolsyl.html; the WWW Class
Discussion Topic Outlines can be found at
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/FieldCourses04/outlinemarineecologyMenu.html. The pre-course presentation papers can be found at http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/FieldCourses04/papersmarineecologyMenu.html. If
you have questions, feel free to telephone me (phone first: 513-529-1338) or
Teresa (513-529-8183). Or, you can come by my office , room 222 Boyd Hall on
the Western campus.
Previous Years Discussion Topics can be found at: Browse previous years
topics. You are welcome to build on a tangent from these.
Field Course Discussions/Presentations-2005, '04, '03, 2002, 2001, '99 and '98
