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Appreciation Fall 2022 Semester (August
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This web page initially began as the
result to revamp the Microbiology (BIOL 3702L) Laboratory component of this
course. It has since moved beyond that
to encompass the lecture portion of this course as well. In short, this successful transformation
cannot have resulted without the generous and dedicated support of others. First, I thank former YSU Provost, Dr.
Martin Abraham, for granting me a Faculty Improvement Leave to complete this
effort. Without this award, the
accompanying web page and the revised curriculum it encompasses may still
have come to pass. However, Dr. Abraham’s
confidence in me and this project brought it to fruition in an expeditious
manner that shall enhance the educational experience of YSU’s students – and
perhaps others outside YSU. In
addition, his investment in this project shall provide YSU’s students
significant cost savings in not having to purchase a published laboratory manual. I am grateful for Dr. Abraham’s
whole-hearted support and I should hope our students
are as well. I also thank my friend, colleague, and
former Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Gary Walker, for
enthusiastically providing not just his help in this endeavor, but for seeing
to it that the necessary fiscal resources were provided. His willingness to invest in this project
shall make the microbiology laboratory experience for our students nor only a
resounding success, but also a touchstone by which all other courses may be
measured. I am deeply appreciative of
all he has done for this effort in addition to what he does each day for our
Department and University. In addition, the fine-tuning of the
exercises contained within this laboratory course could not have occurred
without the assistance of others who taught them to our students. I am thankful for the efforts of Ms. Liu
Sui, Mr. Zack Andrew, Mr. Brett Lomman, Ms. Jameaka Cross, Ms. Steficah Maosa, and Ms. Kelsey Ford. I especially wish to thank Brett Lomman for his excellent assistance in preparing cultures
and reagents as well as performing a number of tasks
that enhanced different laboratory exercises. Furthermore, I thank Mr. Ed Budde for helping facilitate the acquisition of numerous
essential materials, often going beyond my requests for help to ensure that
the most appropriate items were obtained quickly and economically. I also thank Mr. Joe Bielicki
for seeing to it that the teaching laboratory was in order and stocked
despite that chaos associated with performing new and revised procedures. The “guinea” pigs in this project
deserve extreme kudos as well – those being the students enrolled in BIOL
3702L over the past academic year. They
beta-tested various aspects of revised and new exercises, mostly without
complaint and sometimes in fascination.
I have appreciated their input, their diligence, and their patience in
this effort. I truly hope they and
their future peers find the enhanced laboratory to be a positive and gainful
experience. This web page initially began as the result to revamp the
Microbiology (BIOL 3702L) Laboratory component of this course. It has since moved beyond that to encompass
the lecture portion of this course as well.
In short, this successful transformation cannot have resulted without
the generous and dedicated support of others. Finally, to my wife, Karen – why you
put up with me and my eccentric idiosyncrasies is beyond comprehension. For that and more reasons that I can
possibly point to, I am forever humbled by your undying love and unremitting
support. You’re the best!!! FAAD! Chet Cooper Youngstown, Ohio Report any broken links/errors to Dr. Cooper (crcooper01@ysu.edu) |
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Youngstown State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age, religion or veteran/military status in its programs or activities. Please visit the EIT Home Page for contact information for persons designated to handle questions about this policy. It is possible that portions of this web page are not wholly in accord with the American with Disabilities Act. If this is the case, a student currently enrolled in this course should contact Dr. Cooper (crcooper01@ysu.edu; 330.941.1361) and compliant material shall be provided as soon as practical. © 2022 Chester R. Cooper, Jr. |
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