1. PREPARING FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCE LEADERS IN AN ERA OF CHANGE SURVEY RESULTS NAUFRP Undergraduate Education Strategy

2. Participants Dean10 Department Chair34 Other8

3. Regions Northeast6 North Central7 Southern23 Western8

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 Goal #1234Rank 131% (15)37% (18)22% (11)10% (5)2 271% (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

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 OBJ12345Rank 115% (7) 30% (14)17% (8)22% (10) 3 27% (3)20% (9)15% (7)28% (13)30% (14) 3 326% (12)24% (11)28% (13)13% (6)9% (4) 2 457% (27)28% (13)9% (4)6% (3)0% (0) 1 513% (6)34% (16)28% (13)11% (5)15% (7) 2

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 OBJ123Rank 1 55% (26)28% (13)17% (8) 1 2 23% (11)38% (18) 2 3 36% (17) 28% (13) 1

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 OBJ1234Rank 1 15% (7)35% (16)39% (18)11% (5) 2 2 50% (23)30% (14)9% (4)11% (5) 1 3 22% (10)33% (15)26% (12)20% (9) 2 4 4% (2)20% (9)37% (17)39% (18) 3

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 OBJ123Rank 1 51% (23)29% (13)20% (9) 1 2 40% (18)33% (15)27% (12) 1 3 19% (8)44% (19)37% (16) 2

17. Regional Ranks RegionGoal 1Goal 2Goal 3Goal 4 NE 62133 NC 73123 S 232123 W 161122

18. Regional Differences on Goal 1 Objectives Region12345 NE33213 NC34212 S23213 W33212

19. Regional Differences on Goal 2 Objectives Region123 NE221 NC122 S121 W121

20. Regional Differences on Goal 3 Objectives Region1234 NE2313 NC2123 S2123 W2122

21. Regional Differences on Goal 4 Objectives Region123 NE212 NC122 S122 W112

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.