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Welcome to FOR 285 We shall discuss the contract between us.
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Military, nontraditional, or transfer student? Forestry clubs (“RSOs”) are fantastic Get involved with things you [might] really enjoy
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During lectures, take notes You look odd when you just sit there and stare at me Kidding! (Not really kidding)
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During Discussions, Speak Up! All of us are responsible for avoiding the STP problem Same Ten People talking over and over Ask questions
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Why doing well matters Student loans are like Justin Bieber They won’t go away no matter how much you wish they would Get your money’s worth! http://i.imgur.com/Tacdk.jpg
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These days, no excuse for lost files Dropbox, Spideroak, BitTorrent Sync Skydrive, iCloud Thumb drive USB, eSATA drive Network-attached storage (NAS) Gmail, Outlook Google Drive Ask the NSA for a copy
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I Want To Be This Guy: Don’t waste your classmates’ time and money with your late assignments. In the Real World, late = “don’t bother turning it in.”
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Intern Intern Intern Intern Intern The job market is strong and competitive Employers don’t owe you anything Now is the time to begin out-competing your peers
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My old students ask me for suggestions on whom to hire Be that person! To recommend you, I have to be able to identify you That’s tough in a fifty person (or online!) class So, stand out
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Get to know your profs This is how you get connected with research projects, internships, and summer work Current research: lasers, infrared detectors, robotics, trail construction, custom sensors, smartphone apps Recent student internships and summer positions: Alaska, Wyoming, Missouri, etc.
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Recommendation letters Your spot in this class is, by itself, not enough contact for me to provide you a meaningful recommendation letter. These letters take time—a request to me two days before the application deadline is probably going to be gently rejected.
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Visit during office hours I survived crushed 9 years of college and graduate school Professors have connections Learn how we think [and write exams!] I hire students that I know & trust, not others
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Skipping class is your call You are an adult “Not going to class is like renting a hotel room and sleeping on the street” Despite the creative and heartfelt excuses they receive, employers just fire people who don’t show up–work ethic is easy to spot.
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And THIS drives me nuts
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Also, I want to be this guy:
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But am unable to, when
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Worried about your grade? Talk with me about a fun extra credit project involving research, some form of forest recreation, etc. Talk with me early in the semester; after midterms is far too late
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We’ll do a lot to avoid
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Your profs can usually tell, despite your ninja skills
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I do my best to avoid this…
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…But this is on you:
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If this First World Problem sounds familiar: Learn about the Pomodoro Technique Form a study group—get to know people Learn how to make a study guide: – Condense a chapter/lecture into one dense page with the important information
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University education is costly…
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…And hard. Don’t make it harder
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We’re going to do some work via teams because
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Study groups get you ahead in this class. However everything you turn in must be your own work
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This really happens. Am I nice when it happens? No (it’d encourage the wrong behavior) Study throughout the semester.
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I REALLY LIKE IT WHEN YOU USE A COMPUTER TO TAKE NOTES…
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…But facebooking in class rapidly gets you way behind
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We will avoid this:
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And we will avoid this:
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And we will even avoid this:
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…IF YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND THOUGHTFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO CLASS DISCUSSIONS
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For freshmen, this is not high school Sometimes, assignments will be announced only once. This is a short class session; outside study/assignment/project time is expected.
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Academic dishonesty is grounds for smiting
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The forestry department is awesome …Because Patti and Rae are rockstars Be awesome to them
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You may be able to save money Getting the international version of textbooks Getting the textbook through interlibrary loan
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