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Brigham Young University. College of Life Sciences

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 2007-

Administrative History

The College of Life Sciences (2007- ) is a college within Brigham Young University that focuses on fields of study surrounding biology.

The College of Life Sciences was formerly known as the College of Biology and Agriculture until May 2007 when it was renamed. The College of Life Sciences serves as the administration for the following departments: Biology; Microbiology and Molecular Biology; Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science; Physiology and Developmental Biology; and Plant and Wildlife Sciences.

The College of Life Sciences served as the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University. The College has an operating Advisement Center staffed with secretaries and counselors to assist students with associated classes, majors, and minors. It was administered by a dean, under direction from the university president. At that time, the Dean was Rodney J. Brown with two Associate Deans: John D. Bell and Alan R. Harker as well as two Assistant Deans: John D. Lee and Steven L. Taylor.

Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project, Via WWW, viewed April 10, 2013 (Brigham Young University College of Life Sciences, 2007, formerly known as the College of Biology and Agriculture until May 2007, administration for the departments of Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Science, Physiology, Developmental Biology, Plant and Wildlife Sciences, operating Advisement Center staffed with secretaries and counselors to assist students with associated classes, majors and minors, it was administered by a dean, under direction from the university president, at that time the Dean was Rodney J. Brown with two Associate Deans: John D. Bell and Alan R. Harker as well as two Assistant Deans: John D. Lee and Steven L. Taylor.)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

College of Life Sciences dean records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1337
Scope and Contents

Contains information tied to the College of Life Sciences. Included are curriculum papers and department correspondence concerning curriculum requests and changes. Also included are self-study documents, meeting minutes, and general correspondence. Also contained are administrative materials which contain Professional Developmental Committee and National Advisory Board files, annual reports, and academic statistics from various departments. Dates range from 1971 to 2007.

Dates: 1971-2007

University Communications files on the College of Life Sciences, 1960-1998

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning the various departments within the college of Life Sciences from 1960 to 1998. Materials also concern the Ellsworth Meat and Livestock center, Spanish Fork farm, and microbiology clinical lab sciences, agricultural economics, the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, agricultural economics, Biological and Agricultural Sciences lecture series and the Cancer Research Center, the vertebrate paleontological lab, the science...
Dates: 1960-1998