BIOST 580C – Student Seminar
Fall Quarter 2007 

Faculty Co-Chairs: 						Student Co-Chairs: 
Elizabeth Brown 						Julian Wolfson
Sebastien Haneuse						Joe Koopmeiners
      
HOURS:   Wed: 3:30-5:00pm, F-Wing Conference Room  

PREREQUISITES:  None. 

WEBSITE:  http://depts.washington.edu/informal

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:  
All students are invited to attend to the informal seminars. We do note that any student can register for a one credit course in BIOST580C. To receive full credit, students enrolled for credit are expected to attend at least 7 of the sessions. If special unforeseen situations arise that would not allow you to participate in an seminar (for example: a job talk, a conference, an illness), please communicate with the faculty co-chairs in advance. 

POLICIES: 
We encourage all students, regardless of registration in BIOST580C, to actively participate in the informal seminar and to commit to showing respect to each other during seminars by avoiding behaviors that might be offensive or distracting to others in the room or to the speaker. With that in mind:   
• Plan on arriving on time (before the seminar begins).
• Plan on attending the seminar until the end of the talk. 
    If you need to leave during the seminar, please notify in advance the speaker that you will need to leave before the end of the seminar, sit next to the door and minimize any disruption when you leave.  
• Avoid conversations when the speaker is presenting his/her work. 
• Listen respectfully to other students’ comments during discussions and avoid interrupting them: wait for your time to ask your questions or to comment. 
• If you disagree with another student’s opinion, please do so respectfully and constructively.  
• Turn off all cell phones or set them to vibrate before seminar begins. 

DISABILITY:   
If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disability Resources for Students, 448 Schmitz, 543-8924 (V/TDD).  If you have a letter from Disability Resources for Students indicating you have a disability that requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to the faculty co-chairs so we can discuss the accommodations you might need for class.