2014 - A YEAR OF STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES The Signature Areas, identified by their strengths in research and education: Forestry and the Environment, Marine Sciences, College of Engineering, Advanced Materials for Infrastructure and Energy, Climate Change, STEM Education, and Honors College. NOVEMBER 13, 2014 1
SIGNATURE AREA DESCRIPTION Forestry and the Environment, focusing on sustainable forests and the forest-based economy, and education in forests, wildlife and the environment. UMaine is nationally and internationally recognized in its advanced wood composites, wood processing, biofuels, wood chemistry and forest resources research. A signature strength for teaching is UMaine’s location, providing unique opportunities for hands-on educational experiences in Maine’s forest and aquatic resources, and in communities statewide.
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT Annual Change Year SFR WLE EES Total (%) 160 170 124 2014 454 25 142 126 94 2013 362 19 122 106 77 2012 305 3 129 84 84 2011 297 ——— WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, & ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY SCIENCES
GRADUATE EDUCATION IN 2013/14 - 87 GRADUATE STUDENTS*, 38 PHD, 34 MS, 15 PROFESSIONAL MASTERS EXTERNAL FUNDING OF OVER $4 MILLION IN FY14 GRADUATE STUDENTS LINKED: ADVANCED STRUCTURES & COMPOSITES CENTER CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE FORESTS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RESEARCH UNIT FOREST BIOPRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAINE COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS INITIATIVE US FOREST SERVICE WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, & ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES FACULTY & STAFF 21 faculty, 3 administrative staff, 9 professionals (soft money) 5 faculty retiring or resigning by December 2015 • Steve Sader - Remote Sensing • Jeff Benjamin - Forest Operations • Al White - Forest Ecology • Al Kimball - Forest Manager and Instructor • Rob Lillieholm - Forest Policy & Economics 5 faculty eligible to retire within the next 5 years
OPPORTUNITY Ensure that the School of Forest Resources & the University of Maine have the right skills and people to educate the next generation of forest resource professionals and provide new knowledge to address the challenges facing the forests, industry, and public of Maine and beyond.
NEEDS What expertise will be needed over the next 10 years to address your challenges? Support and communication to University administration Support of University with state legislature
SFR FACULTY EXPERTISE DAIGLE - FOREST GARDNER - CRANDALL - FOREST ECON SEYMOUR - SILVICULTURE RECREATION COMPOSITES/ADHESION DAY - TREE PHYSIOLOGY WAGNER - REGENERATION DE URIOSTE - TOURISM RICE - WOOD PHYSICS FERNANDEZ - FOREST LEAHY - HUMAN TAJVIDI - RENEWABLE WEISKITTEL - BIOMETRICS SOILS DIMENSIONS NANOMATERIALS FRAVER- FOREST HAYES - WHEATLAND EXTENSION FORESTER FOREST HYDROLOGIST ECOLOGY PROFESSOR OF GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS & REMOTE SENSING FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST WILDLIFE HABITAT LIVINGSTON - FOREST EXTENSION (50/50) DIESEASE FOREST OPERATIONS/BUSINESS FOREST ENTOMOLOGIST FIRE MANAGEMENT MORIN - GIS/SURVEYING FOREST POLICY SMALL WOODLOT / URBAN OTHER
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