College of Forest Resources—Meeting with UW Provost and Staff
Curricula
Undergraduate (n= 227)
 Environmental Science and Resource Management and Paper Science and Engineering
degrees approved and underway. Faculty creating advising pathways for upper division
specializations. Work to be done meshing the new core courses with old and new courses
at the 300 and 400 levels
 Currently developing an honors program
 Service teaching for the UW at all-time high
 Conducted multiple meetings with community colleges to ease student transfer problems
Graduate (n=185)
 Peace Corps Master’s International program approved and first students admitted to the
program in fall 2004
 M.S. & Ph.D. degree programs consolidated under one program (from 13)
 Master of Forestry degree being designed with intention of SAF accreditation by fall
2006. CFR students could complete a B.S. and M.F. in 5 years. Would be a 1 or 2-year
degree depending upon student preparation
 International IGERT joins the Urban Ecology IGERT to enhance graduate offerings
Future Directions
 Committee brainstorming and consulting within and outside the College on future
directions for research
 Research program to guide new faculty hires
Research
 G&C awards in FY03 -- $8.7M
 Emerging research programs: bioenergy, bioremediation, geospatial sciences
 Participating in proposal development for National Ecological Observatory Network
(NEON)
Current Faculty Searches
 CUH/WPA director search entering final stages
 CINTRAFOR director search committee to invite candidates in late May-June
 ATI Precision Forestry director search to invite candidates in late May-June
 Search committee being formed for director of the Center for Sustainable Forestry at
Pack Forest
CFR Centers
 Pack Forest: establishment of the Center for Sustainable Forestry; planning underway for
construction of a new conference lodge; green certification of Pack Forest operations
under SFI Standard
Creating Futures Since 1907
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ONRC: created partnership between ONRC and DNR for research and management of
the OESF lands. Negotiations underway to hire a research staff member stationed at
ONRC on funds shared between CFR and DNR
Movement within the COE to hire a new director for the CWWS
Development Campaign Overview
 Campaign goal
 Progress to goal
 Total Dollar raised
 Total Private Dollars YTD
 Alumni Participation
 Total Donors since 2000
 Total Donors YTD
$17.7mm
45.6%
$8,071,013
$1,678,809
15.3%
2608
1004
(’03 YTD $1,111,705)
03/04 FY Highlights
 $200,000 Bethel Endowed Fellowship
 $185,000 Ridgeway CGA for Endowed Faculty Support
 $250,000 Denman Professorship in Sustainable Resource Science
 $120,000 Lundberg Endowed Scholarship in PSE
 $60,000 Founder’s Match (one of the first on campus)
 $31,000 Scott Professorship gifts & pledges
 CUH construction of Merrill Hall continuing with occupation set for fall 2004
 Additional working together agreement for the WPA about to be signed between College,
City and Arboretum Foundation
Endowment Values:
 April ’04 Report:
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$8,856,937
$15,032,277
Endowed Funds
Cost
Market Value
Outreach
 Rural Technology Initiative (RTI): developing streaming video for distance learning;
provided video for DNR’s distance learning effort on road construction for small forest
landowners; provided training in the Landscape Management System and technology
transfer to tribal land managers
 Planning underway for establishment of the Northwest Environmental Forum
 Establishing summer program for teacher education in mathematics at the Olympic
Natural Resources Center. UW Arbor Day for grade school students.
 CFR winter lecture series and the Denman lecture series on UWTV
Facilities
 Require upgrades to laboratory space in Winkenwerder and Bloedel Halls, particularly
for initiatives in bioremediation and PSE. New Sustainable Resources Sciences Building.
 Require upgrades for classrooms, particularly audiovisual equipment and web access
 Will be submitting a request this fall for retention and renovation of the space that housed
the Forest Resources library
Creating Futures Since 1907