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Lydia Garas

Faculty
Life, Ocean, & General Sciences

Phone: (206) 592-4524

Office: 29-350

Mailstop: 29-3

Email: lgaras@highline.edu

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Lydia Garas is a Biology instructor who has been teaching at Highline since 2017. She completed a Ph.D. in Animal Biology at UC Davis, a M.S. in Biotechnology and M.A. in Teaching at UC Irvine, and has been an educator since 2009, with a passion for science education. Areas of specialization include comparative anatomy, microbiology, immunology, and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract including infection and inflammatory bowel disease. Previous research includes genetic engineering (GE), milk from GE goats, and swine medical models of human disease.

My Advising Philosophy:
My guiding principle as an advisor is to help students achieve their goals – to get from where they are now to where they want to be. I’m passionate about student advising because as an undergraduate student, my own academic advisor was one of the most important people in my success! Each student will have a different path and different work/life demands outside of school. It’s ok if you are still figuring out what your goals are! Together, we can explore which pathway meets your career and academic goals. As a faculty advisor, I’m here for more than just course planning. If you need help and aren’t sure who to turn to, I am here to advocate for you – we can discuss ways to improve learning or pay for college, and I can help you find the campus or community resources that will help support you if you need help with non-academic concerns like food or housing needs, emergency funds, personal counseling, and many other things. Let’s work together to achieve your goals, whether it’s making a career change, planning for a transfer to a university to earn a bachelor’s degree, planning for admission to a nursing program, completing a certificate or professional/technical program, or continuing your education as a life-long learner.

If you have questions, please stop by my posted Student Assistance Hours (aka "Office Hours"). If you are unable to make those times, email me and we'll find a time that works!

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12:15-2:05 pm

BIOL& 160 3C-P (34189)
Bldg 13 Room 105-Classroom

BIOL& 160 4D-P (34191)
Bldg 13 Room 105-Classroom

BIOL& 160 3CL-P (34190)
Bldg 26 Room 335-Lab

BIOL& 160 3C-P (34189)
Bldg 13 Room 105-Classroom

BIOL& 160 4D-P (34191)
Bldg 13 Room 105-Classroom

BIOL& 160 4DL-P (34192)
Bldg 26 Room 335-Lab

12:30-1:30 pm

Zoom Office hours
https://highline.zoom.us/my/lydia.garas?pwd=c3l3YlVqdWxJeE9hMm1jcTJkby9IUT09

2:15-3:15 pm

Student Assistance (Office) Hours
26-337

Student Assistance (Office) Hours
26-337

Student Assistance (Office) Hours
26-337

Student Assistance (Office) Hours
26-337

4:30-5:50 pm

BIOL& 260 2J-P (34265)
Bldg 29 Room 216-Classroom

BIOL& 260 3K-P (34268)
Bldg 29 Room 216-Classroom

BIOL& 260 2J-P (34265)
Bldg 29 Room 216-Classroom

BIOL& 260 3K-P (34268)
Bldg 29 Room 216-Classroom

4:30-6:20 pm

BIOL& 260 2JL-P (34267)
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab

BIOL& 260 2JL-P (34267)
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab

6-7:50 pm

BIOL& 260 3KL-P (34269)
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab

BIOL& 260 3KL-P (34269)
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab