Shoefactory Road Prairie, a gravel hill prairie in Cook Co., IL. Photo by Ken Robertson, Illinois Natural History Survey. |
Mission of the Systematics and Biodiversity Group (SBG) To promote the discipline of biological systematics. We draw on faculty and staff from across campus, including the Illinois Natural History Survey, and are involved in championing excellence in research, teaching, and outreach in this broad and diverse field. We advocate the development and maintenance of natural history collections and databases. Graduate training is provided through several campus departments, the Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (PEEB), and the Biology Masters Program. Participation in our weekly seminar, Discussions in Systematic Biology (IB 414), is encouraged. Memorandum of Organization Membership in SBG is open to all
individuals (students, staff, and faculty) interested in systematics and
biodiversity, and is initiated by contacting any member of the steering
committee. Our group is steered by
a committee of three individuals who serve staggered three-year terms.
This committee acts as liaison with other campus units on matters
pertaining to research and teaching in systematics, namely the School
of Integrative Biology (SIB) and PEEB. Members of the SBG steering committee are appointed or nominated
from the systematic community at large. The
committee consists of two members from within SIB, one member from the
Natural History Survey, and one graduate student representative.
At least two members must be current members of PEEB and, ideally,
at least one member should serve, or have served recently, on either of
PEEB’s Steering or Graduate Committees. The
group meets at least once per academic year to discuss issues pertinent to
systematics, the functioning of the group, and to elect new members of the
steering committee. Meetings are called by the committee or by a majority of the
participants. Current
Steering Committee
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Updated 03/15/02