Biology Undergraduate Affairs Office

Under the direction of Associate Dean of Biological Sciences, Marjorie Thompson,
this office operates as a central resource for students of Biology. Present and potential
life sciences concentrators are welcome to make use of its services and publications,
summarized below, individualized counseling is available by appointment, by email
and in open office hours.

Resources available through the Biology Undergraduate Affairs Office:

Concentration Programs and Advising	Information to help you decide between AB or ScB Advice on when and how to declare your program A peer counseling program that provides additional guidance and tutoring
Course Information/Choices	Designing your academic experience Fitting in a semester abroad What classes to take and when
Student Life	Annual special events include: Freshman Academic Expo, Sophomore Concentration Forum, Career Seminars, Summer Forums, the Independent Study Workshop and Concentrator's Open House and Faculty "Getting to Know You" Lecture Series.
Research Opportunities	Independent Research for academic credit or for volunteering Who, What, When, Where and How Guide to Independent Study in Biology to help orient students seeking projects. Online at: http://bms.brown.edu/bug/forms.html The Research Projects Collection lists projects available campus or hospital-based faculty supervisors is in the office as well as on our site: http://bms.brown.edu/bug/research.html BioMed Benchmark is an e-newsletter that highlights undergraduate Honors research projects, and can be found at: http://bms.brown.edu/bug/honors.html http://bms.brown.edu/bug/Benchmark03.html The Long List is a sampler of recent student undertakings in the lab or field: http://bms.brown.edu/bug/research.html
Extracurricular Volunteer Activities	One day job shadowing opportunities available through the Day in the Life program's url: http://bms.brown.edu/bug/ditlp.html Volunteer opportunities (hospital, environmental, zoo, etc.) listed in the Trial Runs collection (paper copies in office). Campus and Hospital-based research opportunities (clinical or laboratory) are listed in the Research Projects Collection: http//bms.brown.edu/bug/research.html
Biology Internship Opportunities	Over 900 listings - across the U.S. and abroad, summer and academic year, are found in an extensive indexed collection: http://bms.brown.edu/bug/internship-opps.htm
Summer Jobs in BioMed at Brown	Paid and Volunteer: A collection of positions with Brown faculty, campus and hospital-based, is compiled each spring semester, and may be accessed Rm 124 Arnold.
Time Away from Brown (Academic semester or year)	Dean Thompson counsels on: U.S. versus abroad scheduling and planning; all transfer course approvals.
Year-Off or Post-Graduate: What to do?	Help on how to find jobs, internships, courses, and activities Consultation on resume preparation and job strategies
Graduate School in the Biological Sciences	A current collection of announcements and bulletins, cross-referenced by specialty and university. A publication, How to go to Graduate School in Biology, is available in our office.
Career Paths	Pre-Med, or Pre-Switch? You can plan for your best with the help of The Step-by-Step, Do-it-yourself Job Search Workbook. It features sample job search scenarios, resume preparation, cover letter models, and an extensive bibliography of employer directories. What you can do with your Biology degree: See the Life Sciences Career Information Collection and Index (an ever-expanding library of current information about many fields).

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