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Forest Engineering The Forest Engineering Department (http://www.cof. orst.edu/cof/fe/programs.htm) is recognized for excellence in student education, creative problem-solving research, and innovative extended education. Faculty engineers, hydrologists, and forest scientists apply engineering and forestry principles to solve complex forestry problems and support sustainable forests. Faculty and graduates provide knowledge, methods, and skills to design and carry out safe, economically viable, environmentally responsible, and socially acceptable forest resource operations.The mission of the Forest Engineering Department is to develop scientific, engineering, and technical solutions that promote sustainable management of forest, land, and water resources to meet society’s economic, environmental, and social needs. goals: n For undergraduates: provide (1) engineering and operations management education programs with a forestry context, (2) a broad education that supports professional growth, (3) the practical skills to add immediate value to employers, and (4) a pathway to professional licensing as engineers and land surveyors n For graduate students: provide education concentrations in forest engineering, forest operations, forest soils, and forest hydrology to educate future generations of scholars, scientists, and professionals. Graduate students serve as a foundation for the department’s research program. n Promote a research program that is mission-oriented and seeks to help solve land management problems by discovering new scientific knowledge, applying scientific principles to solve problems, and developing innovative decision support tools n Provide outreach activities that serve society through Extension and continuing education programs n Serve diverse clientele and provide lifelong learning opportunities for professionals, landowners, the public, and policy makers accomplishments: n The Forest Engineering and Forest Engineering/Civil Engineering curricula were revised for better alignment with other engineering programs and to improve preparation for the workplace. n The department received a pledge for more than $3.5 million from Richard Strachan to establish a new endowed chair in Forest Operations Management. n Undergraduate enrollment increased to 82 students in AY 2006. Seven graduates completed undergraduate degrees in June 2006 and found abundant job opportunities. The department met its goal of 5% enrollment for underrepresented students. n Graduate enrollment increased by almost 30% in AY 2006, to 30. Six graduate students completed programs. Students who sought jobs were employed by consulting firms, state and federal agencies, and, for Ph.D.’s, in academia. 24
College of Forestry Annual Report 2005-2006 n Led by Marv Pyles, a collective effort by the FE faculty maintained the publication of the International Journal of Forest Engineering. The Forest Products Society recently agreed to add the IJFE to their portfolio of journals. n The county-based FE Extension faculty supported stakeholders by preparing a variety of publications and educational aids and by delivering a host of diverse educational programs. On-campus faculty also supported the OR-OSHA safety committee, the Associated Oregon Loggers, and OFRI, and they provided service to professional organizations such as SAF and IU- FRO. Faculty led and participated in more than 28 workshops, conferences and short courses, as well as a host of field tours and presentations. n Jeff McDonnell developed innovative techniques for distance delivery of his hillslope hydrology course, including virtual labs. n Kevin Boston developed a new FE-focused statistics recitation course to complement STAT 314 and improve student learning. n In fall 2005, Forest Engineering Department awarded $148,971 in departmental donorsupported fellowships to nine graduate students, as well as $56,032 in CoF Richardson endowment fellowships to three more graduate students, for a total of $205,003 in donor-funded graduate fellowships. This was the largest amount of private departmental fellowships awarded in the university. These are in addition to the College of Forestry fellowships. n Funding from the Stewart Foundation and the Konnie family was used to award departmental scholarships to recruit and retain 29 undergraduate FE students in AY2006. These are in addition to the scholarships awarded by the College. n The department allocated $6,000 from donor funds to support graduate student travel to participate in professional meetings. n The department provided staff support for the OSU Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. John Sessions serves as chair of the membership and awards committees. n Results from the 2006 CoF advising survey and FE senior exit interviews documented that FE students are very pleased with the advising they are receiving. n John Garland and Jeff Wimer led programs and developed training materials, some translated into Spanish, which assisted in the implementation of the new forest activities safety code recently released last year by OR-OSHA. n Gift funds were allocated to host a second FE Department “building community” field trip in May 2006 for faculty, staff, and undergraduate and graduate students to central Oregon. In addition to learning about forest engineering, the goal was to promote community, strengthen linkages between graduate students and undergraduate students, and improve retention. n The department continued its traditions of hosting a booth and alumni breakfast at the Oregon Logging Conference in Eugene and distributed an annual issue of The Cable, the FE Department newsletter. Steve Tesch Department Head 25
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