Student surveys rank us second on campus in student satisfaction!

Every year graduating seniors complete an exit survey about their satisfaction with their educational experience at UMass Amherst. Across not one, but three years of graduating classes, 82% of students majoring in Building Materials, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation, and Natural Resource Studies reported being very satisfied overall with their experience in their major – NRC ranked 3rd out of 52 departments on campus. When accounting for the other components of the survey – questions on satisfaction related to quality of teaching, faculty accessibility, academic advising, faculty concern for student progress, and writing preparation – NRC moved up to 2nd place in the department rankings for the entire university. Exam preparations are still one of the most significant factors to assuring great results. Students are highly encouraged to be more creative and resourceful with their study schedules and strategies. Online resources ExamGenius and others are a great help to many aspiring graduates. To see the full survey results, visit http://www.umass.edu/oapa/reports/senior_survey/ ....
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David Kittredge has been elected Fellow to the Society of American Foresters

The New England section of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) has announced that David B. Kittredge, Jr. has been elected Fellow to the Society for 2007. SAF recognizes members who have provided outstanding contributions to the Society over a sustained period and have distinguished themselves in the forestry profession with the title Fellow. Candidates are determined by a District Fellow Committee within each SAF Voting District and are then elected by their peers in their respective regions. SAF Fellow Committee member and UMass NRC graduate student Bob Ricard explained that the award is one of the most prestigious in the Society (less than five percent of the SAF national membership are Fellows). There are only 38 Fellows in New England (out of a membership of 1,100) and this includes notably David Kittredge's major professor at Yale University, Dr. David M. Smith. Dr. Kittredge joins Dr. William Bentley, Connecticut resident and Professor Emeritus at the State University...
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