NAUFRP Undergraduate Education S trategy

1. NAUFRP Undergraduate Education Strategy Preparing Forestry and Natural Resource Leaders in an Era of Change Survey Results

2. Participants Dean 10 Department Chair 34 Other 8

3. Regions Northeast 6 North Central 7 Southern 23 Western 8

4. Goals 1) Understand supply and demand for forestry and related natural resource professionals that allows us to more efficiently utilize our resources. 2) Enhance the educational process in a way that recognizes needed attributes our students and faculty resources so that we produce the best student possible.

5. Goals 3) Develop and strengthen educational partnerships in undergraduate education with stakeholders in a way that leverages mutual interests. Promote research related to undergraduate education in FRNR programs. 4) Promote research related to undergraduate education in FRNR programs.

6. Priority Rankings Goal 2 was highest priority Goals 1 and 3 tied for second Goal 4 ranked lowest

7. Goal 1 Objectives 1) Develop a national system for determining interest among high school students who plan to pursue degrees and careers in forestry and related natural resources. 2) Develop a national system to collect and analyze data on university student enrollments. 3) Develop a national system to collect and analyze information on demand for forest and related natural resources professionals.

8. Goal 1 Objectives 4) Develop effective methods to recruit the numbers, quality, and diversity of students needed in forestry and related natural resources. 5) Develop effective methods to retain students in forest and related natural resources majors.

9. Goal 1 Objectives results

10. Goal 2 Objectives 1) Design curricula that provide opportunities for students to acquire knowledge, skills/abilities, and behaviors that reflect employer, societal, and environmental needs. 2) Improve instructional practices, methods, and strategies that enhance learning (Pedagogy). 3) Develop means of assessing outcomes related to teaching for continued improvement of degree programs and student learning.

11. Goal 2 Results for Ojectives

12. Goal 3 Objectives 1) Create a national Blue Ribbon Panel from partner organizations to develop a common agenda and leverage support for recommendations common to strategies being developed by partners. 2) Effectively engage agencies and other partners in the NAUFRP teaching mission.

13. Goal 3 Objectives 3) Develop a clearinghouse/portal for sharing the advancement of FRNR educational excellence. 4) Become active in organizations fostering FRNR education at the global level.

14. Goal 3 Objective Results

15. Goal 4 Objectives 1) Obtain increased funding for educational research in FRNR to provide for continual improvement. 2) Ensure that faculty receive appropriate recognition for the scholarship of teaching and learning. 3) Enhance faculty interaction on research relating to undergraduate education.

16. Goal 4 Objective Ranks

17. Regional Ranks

18. Regional Differences on Goal 1 Objectives

19. Regional Differences on Goal 2 Objectives

20. Regional Differences on Goal 3Objectives

21. Regional Differences on Goal 4 Objectives

22. Goal Priority 1) Enhance the educational process in a way that recognizes needed attributes our students and faculty resources so that we produce the best student possible. 2) Understand supply and demand for forestry and related natural resource professionals that allows us to more efficiently utilize our resources. 2) Develop and strengthen educational partnerships in undergraduate education with stakeholders in a way that leverages mutual interests. 3) Promote research related to undergraduate education in FRNR programs.