PREPARING FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCE LEADERS IN AN ERA OF

CHANGE

SURVEY RESULTS

NAUFRP Undergraduate Education Strategy

Participants

Dean 10Department Chair 34Other 8

Regions

Northeast 6North Central 7Southern 23Western 8

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.

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.

Priority Rankings

Goal 2 was highest priorityGoals 1 and 3 tied for second Goal 4 ranked lowest

Goal # 1 2 3 4 Rank1 31%

(15)37% (18)

22% (11)

10% (5)

2

2 71% (35)

22% (11)

2% (1) 4% (2) 1

3 8% (4) 29% (14)

41% (20)

22% (11) 2

4 2% (1) 27% (13)

24% (12)

47% (23) 3

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.

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.

Goal 1 Objectives results

OBJ 1 2 3 4 5 Rank1 15% (7) 15% (7) 30% (14) 17% (8) 22% (10) 32 7% (3) 20% (9) 15% (7) 28% (13) 30% (14) 33 26% (12) 24% (11) 28% (13) 13% (6) 9% (4) 24 57% (27) 28% (13) 9% (4) 6% (3) 0% (0) 15 13% (6) 34% (16) 28% (13) 11% (5) 15% (7) 2

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.

Goal 2 Results for Ojectives

OBJ 1 2 3 Rank1 55% (26) 28% (13) 17% (8) 12 23% (11) 38% (18) 38% (18) 23 36% (17) 36% (17) 28% (13) 1

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.

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.

Goal 3 Objective Results

OBJ 1 2 3 4 Rank1 15% (7) 35% (16) 39% (18) 11% (5) 22 50% (23) 30% (14) 9% (4) 11% (5) 13 22% (10) 33% (15) 26% (12) 20% (9) 24 4% (2) 20% (9) 37% (17) 39% (18) 3

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.

Goal 4 Objective Ranks

OBJ 1 2 3 Rank1 51% (23) 29% (13) 20% (9) 12 40% (18) 33% (15) 27% (12) 13 19% (8) 44% (19) 37% (16) 2

Regional Ranks

Region Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4NE 6 2 1 3 3NC 7 3 1 2 3S 23 2 1 2 3W 16 1 1 2 2

Regional Differences on Goal 1 Objectives

Region 1 2 3 4 5NE 3 3 2 1 3NC 3 4 2 1 2S 2 3 2 1 3W 3 3 2 1 2

Regional Differences on Goal 2 Objectives

Region 1 2 3NE 2 2 1NC 1 2 2S 1 2 1W 1 2 1

Regional Differences on Goal 3 Objectives

Region 1 2 3 4NE 2 3 1 3NC 2 1 2 3S 2 1 2 3W 2 1 2 2

Regional Differences on Goal 4 Objectives

Region 1 2 3NE 2 1 2NC 1 2 2S 1 2 2W 1 1 2

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.