Table of Contents

• Mission, Goals and Contact Information
• Faculty Scholarship Diagram
• Acknowledgments
• CELS Steering Committee 1997-1998
• CELS Executive Committee, 1991-1996
• Special CELS Committees, 1991-1998
• Introduction to the CELS Monograph (Susan R. Singer)
• Invitation to Participate in CELS (Louise W. Liao)
• The Origins of CELS (Amy L. Chang)
• Professional Biological Societies as 
  Communities of and for Faculty Scholars: 
  Opportunities and Challenges (John R. Jungck) 

Showcases and Spotlights

Toward a Coordinated Approach in 
Undergraduate Education by Professional 
Societies (Robert A. Bloodgood)

Showcases

1. Educational Sessions at Annual Meetings
2. Peer Review of Teaching
3. Curricular and Instructional Materials
4. Mentoring Faculty and Future Faculty
5. Advising Undergraduate Students
6. Distinguished Teaching Awards
7. Student Research and Student Awards

Spotlights

1. American Society for Cell Biology
2. American Society for Microbiology
3. American Society of Plant Physiologists
4. Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE)
5. Ecological Society of America

• Lessons learned at the interdisciplinary interface: A profile of Paul H. Williams
• Bridging science and science education: One scholar's journey
• Issues-Based Framework for Bio 101: Background
• Issues-Based Framework for Bio 101
• Recommendations for Action
• Literature cited

Appendices

1. Professional Societies Represented at the 1991 National Life Science Education Summit
2. 1995 CELS Member Societies and Organizations
3. 1998 CELS Member Societies
4. Professional Societies in the Life Sciences
5. Professional Societies in Higher Education and Science Education
6. Undergraduate Biology Education Initiatives and National Programs
7. Pre-college Science Curriculum Frameworks