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Nathan Means

Faculty
Life, Ocean, & General Sciences

Phone: (206) 592-3052

Office: 29-246

Mailstop: 29-2

Email: nmeans@highline.edu

I have a genuine interest in science and participate in research, attend meetings and presentations and reviewing papers. This allows me to bring the latest developments into the classroom. Teaching, for me, is a continuous evolution of integrating new teaching methods and materials into courses and using student feedback as a guide to help me improve my courses. Helping students learn and achieve their goals is rewarding. Teaching is an investment in the future.

I attended Missouri State University for my undergraduate degree and upon graduation joined the Peace Corps. I was a Peace Corps volunteer for just over 2 years in Guatemala where I lived in a rural village and worked with sustainable agriculture. Upon my return to the U.S. I realized the opportunities available and started graduate school at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Upon earning my PhD I started teaching full time at Columbia College where I taught a diversity of science courses for 16 years. I completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Uruguay related to sustainable agriculture in 2017. I started teaching at Highline College in 2021.

I enjoy spending time outside with my family, gardening, cooking, eating, reading, listening to a variety of music and riding my bike.

Fall 2023

8:00 am

Office Hours

Meets Tuesday from 8 ‐ 8:50 am
29-246

9:00 am

BIOL& 260 1A-P (27517) , BIOL& 260 2B-P (27519)

Meets Monday & Wednesday from 9 ‐ 10:20 am
Bldg 13 Room 104-Classroom

BIOL& 260 1A-P (27517) , BIOL& 260 2B-P (27519)

Meets Monday & Wednesday from 9 ‐ 10:20 am
Bldg 13 Room 104-Classroom

BIOL& 260 2BL-LAB (27521)

Microbiology

Meets Tuesday & Thursday from 9 ‐ 10:50 am
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab

BIOL& 260 2BL-LAB (27521)

Microbiology

Meets Tuesday & Thursday from 9 ‐ 10:50 am
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab

11:00 am

BIOL& 260 1AL-LAB (27518)

Microbiology

Meets Monday & Wednesday from 11:00 am ‐ 12:50 pm
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab

BIOL& 260 1AL-LAB (27518)

Microbiology

Meets Monday & Wednesday from 11:00 am ‐ 12:50 pm
Bldg 26 Room 337-Lab

12:00 pm

ENVS& 101 1ACF-HY (28174)

Intro to Environmental Science

Meets Tuesday from 12:15 ‐ 2:05 pm
Bldg 13 Room 104-Classroom

ENVS& 101 1ACL-LAB (28177)

Intro to Environmental Science

Meets Thursday from 12:15 ‐ 2:05 pm
Bldg 26 Room 334-Lab

1:00 pm

Office Hours

Meets Monday from 1 ‐ 3:10 pm
29-246

Office Hours

Meets Wednesday from 1 ‐ 2:00 pm
29-246

2:00 pm

Office Hours

Meets Tuesday from 2:10 ‐ 3:10 pm
29-246