Arkansas’ only school of forestry is getting a new name to go with a broadened, updated academic direction.
The School of Forest Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello has been renamed the School of Forestry and Natural Resources, according to an announcement this morning by Dr. Philip Tappe, dean of the school. The name change was made to coincide with a new curriculum that provides students with broad options for studying natural resource management while also maintaining excellence in forestry education.
According to Tappe, the changes are being made to “better reflect the role and mission of our academic program and to provide more educational options for persons interested in natural resource management.”
“The school’s new name and program direction bridges the strengths of the existing forestry, spatial information systems and wildlife programs to new opportunities in natural resources communications and environmental sciences,” noted Dr. Jimmie Yeiser, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “These changes should be attractive to a broader range of students and reflect the contemporary scope of our program offerings.”
Currently, the UAM forestry program offers two baccalaureate degrees – the bachelor of science in forest resources with emphases in either forestry or wildlife management, and the bachelor of science degree in spatial information systems with specializations in either land surveying or geographic information systems. The school also offers a master’s degree in forest resources.
From SalineRiverChronicle.com: https://www.salineriverchronicle.blogspot.in/2015/02/forestry-school-gets-new-name-new.html