Dr. William Bromer

Contact Info

Phone: (815) 740-3467

FAX: (815) 740-4285

E-mail: wbromer

Office: N113 Tower Hall

You can also check my web page at: http://www.stfrancis.edu/ns/bromer

Mail:

Dr. William Bromer

Department of Natural Sciences

University of St. Francis

500 N. Wilcox

Joliet, IL 60435

I prefer that my students call me Dr. Bromer or Bill. I teach Principles of Biology, Ecology, Botany, Conservation Biology (Senior Seminar), Plants and Civilization, Environment and Humanity, Earth Science, Enivronmental Issues, Senior Inquiry, and Senior Thesis at USF. I also teach Plant/Animal Interactions at the Morton Arboretum during the summer. The courses are all centered around student participation in the scientific process. We work on a number of open-ended investigations, conduct research as groups, teach each other, make scientific presentations, and read all types of scientific information.

My hobbies include:

flyfishing for small mouth bass and carp in the Kanakakee river
flyfishing for snook, trout and redfish on the flats in Florida
tying flies that might fool the fish but usually don’t
experimenting with digital photography and hemispherical photos
correcting my wicked slice. I just started playing golf in the summer of 2000

I also enjoy volunteering with the Forest Preserve District of Will County and at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. I have helped remove exotic and invasive species, collect seeds, plant prairie plants, lead tours, search of endangered and threatened plant species, and taught classes on prairie ecosystems.

Education:

B.S. Biology from Xavier University in 1976
M.S. Biology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1981
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Purdue University in 1988

My personal mission statement can be summarized as:

make a difference

have fun

be ready