Division of the Natural Sciences and Public Health

Description
The Division of the Natural Sciences and Public Health, in the tradition of liberal arts education, strives to offer a broad spectrum of courses and experiences to students. The Division's programs are designed with careful attention to the needs of the students, the professional preparation of the faculty, and the resources and purposes of the college. The division seeks to satisfy the needs of four groups of students:
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• Students who plan to concentrate in the sciences
• Students who seek to satisfy basic science requirements for entering medical, dental and other health professional schools
• Students who seek to satisfy basic science requirements for entering clinical nursing
• Non-science students who need natural science courses to support majors in other disciplines

Majors Offered:

Curriculum in Biology
The Bachelor of Science program in Biology offers a combination of required courses and electives that provide a broad background with sufficient flexibility to satisfy a wide variety of individual interests and career objectives. The Curriculum in Biology prepares students for employment in industry, government and academic laboratories, as well as for graduate study or entry into health profession schools, such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary, osteopathy, podiatry, and pharmacy.

Curriculum in Chemistry
The four-year curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science enables the graduate to enter professional Practice as a chemist in the areas of research, development, production, sales consulting. and management or to enter Graduate or professional programs leading to advanced degrees in the following broad fields of specialization: analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry or physical chemistry. The judicious use of elective enables those interested in health profession schools to meet admission requirements at these schools.

Curriculum in Computer Science
The Computer Science curriculum is designed to prepare majors to enter a job market competitively, offer appropriate courses to majors to meet requirements for graduate education, and provide courses to increase knowledge of non-majors with regard to the use of the computer as a modern-day tool. The program offers two options: Management Track and Science and Technology. The program prepares students for employment in computer-related careers as well as for successful completion of graduate study.

Curriculum in Mathematics
The Mathematics curriculum is designed to prepare students for a variety of positions in private industry or government, as well as for graduate study in mathematics or an allied field. The curriculum provides comprehensive coverage of mathematics, while including other natural sciences such as computer science, physics, chemistry, and biology. Because it includes various open elective courses, the curriculum is sufficiently flexible to accommodate the wide variety of interests of students, yet, by its scientific breadth, prepares them for the diversity of employment opportunities that exist for mathematicians. Students are strongly recommended to use these elective courses to complete a second major or a minor in a related area to gain expertise in another field. The most popular choices for such second majors are physics, computer science, pre-engineering and education. A Mathematics Learning Center is available to assist students in most courses throughout the curriculum.

Curriculum in Physics
The Physics curriculum offers the traditional preparation of students for opportunities in graduate study or research. Furthermore, an education in physics may provide an advantageous professional foundation in a variety of technological disciplines and employment or serve as a basis for fundamental research in interdisciplinary areas such as chemical physics, medical physics, and engineering. Dillard University Physics graduates have done well in prestigious graduate programs in such schools as Columbia University, University of Michigan, Howard University, and Georgia Tech. The department also administers a well-structured mentoring program, an Undergraduate Research Experience funded by the U.S. Air Force, and summer internship opportunities through several national laboratories. The department understands students' financial needs and strives to provide additional sources of scholarships to gifted students admitted to the physics or pre-engineering program.

Curriculum in Public Health
The Public Health Curriculum is designed to integrate broad, scientific, professional and administrative experience in the health field. This program focuses on providing the student with a broad background in the following areas: health services administration, environmental control, epidemiology and communicable disease control, community health education, public health law and current health issues. The program includes Health Systems Management, Community Health Education, Pre-Physical Therapy; Pre-Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy 3-3 program with. Howard University, and 3-2 programs with Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Students desiring to enter the public health program must complete an application before being considered for admission.

Faculty

Full-Time Tenured Full Professors Associate Assistant Instructors Instructional Assistant Adjunct Professor Endowed Chair

39 2 3 5 20 5 3 3 1

Faculty/Personnel

Names and Titles

Dr. Ruquia Ahmed-Schofield Dr. Hadi Y. Alkahby Mrs. Allison Augustus-Wallace Mr. James Beard Dr. Ruby L. Broadway Dr. S. Ray Bullock Dr. Bobby Burkes Dr. Allan R Burkett Ms. Janice Burrell Dr. Hong Dai Dr. Abdalla Darwish Mr. Emmett Dennis Mrs. Portia H. Estiveme Dr. Mack Felton Dr. Peter Frempong-Mireku Ms. Karen B. Green Mrs. Nelywn G. Harrell Dr. Fouad Jalbout Dr. Glenda S. Johnson Dr. Hasan Krad Dr. Gloria C. Love Dr. Carlen McLin Ms. Pamela Mitchell Dr. John Clifford Obih Mr. Azubike D. Okpalaeze Ms. Sarah D. Richardson Dr. Martina K. Rountree Ms. Marva E. Smith Dr. Reginald O. Stanton Dr. Andrew Talmadge Ms. Kesia C. Walker Dr. Sherman A. Ward Mr. Lawrence R Williams Dr. John E. Wilson

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Assistant Professor of Mathematics Instructional Assistant in Biology Assistant Professor Mathematics Associate Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Physics Associate Professor of Chemistry Professor of Chemistry Adjunct Professor in Computer Science Associate Professor of Mathematics/Business Associate Professor of Physics Instructor of Mathematics Assistant Professor of Biology Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Mathematics Instructional Assistant in Biology Instructional Assistant in Biology Assistant Professor of Physics Assistant Professor of Nutrition Assoc./Endowed Professor of Computer Science Assistant Professor of Math/Computer Science Associate Professor of Public Health Laboratory Assistant/Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry Assistant Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Computer Science Assistant Professor of Mathematics Assistant Professor of Chemistry Assistant Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Chemistry Assistant Professor of Mathematics Instructor of Public Health Assistant Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Biology Professor of Biology and Dean

Notable Programs and New Initiatives:

• Dillard University-Tulane University Joint Program in Public Health (B.S./M.S.P.H. Program)
• Dillard University-Meharry Medical College Dual Degree Program in Medicine (B.S./M.D. Program)
• Southwest Educational Development Laboratory and Eisenhower National Clearinghouse and Dillard University Access Center in Science and Mathematics
• Howard University Minority Graduate Education Partnership Program in Science, Mathematics and Engineering (Ph.D. Program)
• University of San Francisco Partnership Program in School of Dentistry (B.S./D.D.S Program)
• Boston University School of Medicine-Dillard University Dual Degree Program in Medicine (B.S./M.D. Program)

Notable Student Accomplishment:

• Medical School Admissions (3)
• Dental School Admissions (4)
• Graduate School Admissions:
• Doctoral Programs (5)
• Masters Programs (7)

Gates Millennium Scholars (2)

Special Initiatives:

• Begin planning for implementing an environmental biology track for the 2001 Academic year
• Begin the accreditation process for the public health program
• Begin preliminary plans for implementing an interdisciplinary program in actuary Science
• Begin preliminary discussions for a joint program in graduate education with University of Nebraska