School of Forest Resources
Faculty Meeting Minutes
March 8, 2011, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Anderson Hall Room 22
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Tom Hinckley, Interim Director. The faculty voted approve
the Minutes of the February 8, 2011 Faculty Meeting by a vote of 35 Approve, 0 Oppose, 4 Abstain.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Update on budget cuts. The revenue forecast from Olympia remains grim. The Provost is calling for
proposals for another 10% budget cut. The ABB budget model is being revised, and the UW is seeking
tuition-setting authority from the State Legislature.
• Sarah Reichard has been appointed as interim director of UWBG.
• Capstone Award will begin Spring Quarter 2011 (web form being developed). The purpose of the award is to
help defray the costs of projects. Each year $3500 total will be awarded. Allocations are as followed, a total
of $500 will be awarded Autumn Quarter; a total of $100 will be awarded Winter Quarter; and a total of
$2000 will be awarded Spring Quarter. The awards will begin in Spring 2011. The students must be
registered for a capstone course (ESRM 494, 495, or 496). No awards will be made for the Restoration
Ecology Capstone because costs of the projects are covered with course fees and other means. The awards
will be made as stipends through payroll or into the student’s UW account.
• Update on open positions, Atmospheric Sciences/Biosphere position has one more candidate to come to
campus. SFR faculty will be asked to vote on the acceptability of the candidates. The candidate can hold a
joint appointment in either Forest Resources or Biology. The College of the Environment is seeking an
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The Director’s Search Committee is soliciting names of potential
candidates for the SFR Director’s position. The position description, search committee membership list, and
charge to the search committee are posted on the SFR Director’s Office website.
• Proposed Faculty Senate Members
The following faculty have been nominated for Faculty Senate membership
Kristiina Vogt
Kevin Hodgson
Faculty Senate seats are administered through the College of the Environment. The vote was solicited
electronically by the College of the Environment. Kristiina Vogt was elected to serve on the Faculty Senate
from 2011-2013.
• Faculty were reminded to submit videos for the SFR Video Contest
• March 8, 2011 College of the Environment Open House, Ocean Sciences Building Rm 200
o RSVP: http://engage.washington.edu/site/MessageViewer?em_id=53288.0&dlv_id=58422
• Event dates for forward planning:
o week of May 2, 2011 Distinguished Alumni Seminar Series
o May 10, 2011 Denman Forestry Issues Series Lecture
o May 18, 2011 Recognition event, Scholarship Silent Auction
o June 10, 2011 Graduation
o September 22-23, 2011 Graduate Student Orientation
o September 27, 2011 Strategic Planning Retreat
o October 5, 2011 Salmon BBQ
o December 7, 2011 Holiday Party
FACULTY ACTIONS
No actions were brought forward.
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School of Forest Resources Faculty Meeting
March 8, 2011
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PRESENTATIONS
No presentations were planned.
DISCUSSIONS
• School of Forest Resources By-Laws. Discussion in November 2010 ended at Article III Section 3.
Today’s discussion will begin there. Marked up copy of By-Laws is attached. Eric Turnblom led the
discussion which will be continued at the next faculty meeting.
• The SFR Curriculum Committee requested that a survey about the ESRM Options be undertaken. As of
WINTER 2011 there are 282 total undergraduate majors) and there are 221 Majors in ESRM Overall. On
the other hand, enrollment in the options is:
3 in Landscape Ecology & Conservation
6 in Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture
8 in Sustainable Forest Management
19 in Wildlife Conservation
Assessment of the options may be needed to determine if the options are doing what the faculty intended.
• Michelle Trudeau presented a proposal from SFR Curriculum Committee to drop the Streamside Studies
minor. The approval of this curriculum change will take place at the next faculty meeting.
UPCOMING EVENTS
• The next Faculty Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Anderson Hall
Room 22.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:33 a.m.
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