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Letter from the Department Head

Dear Current or Prospective Graduate Student:

We are delighted that you're interested in Oregon State University's graduate programs in Forest Resources. Forestry is one of the most complex and challenging natural resource professions in the world. Our programs provide graduate students with a solid background in forest resources and competence in a specialized field. This brochure and our website (http://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/cof/fr/) contain information which will help you make the appropriate decision regarding your graduate education.

Now more than ever, skilled forest managers, researchers, and other natural resource professionals are needed. The issues surrounding natural resources are manifold and complex, and they cross state, national, and international boundaries. Future progress solving such problems will require in-depth knowledge and integrative approaches.

To provide needed breadth, as well as depth, our programs are closely tied to other departments within the University. Besides the Departments of Forest Science, Forest Engineering, and Wood Science and Engineering within our College, our students draw heavily on the expertise of faculty in the Departments of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Botany and Plant Pathology, Business, Economics, Fisheries and Wildlife, Geosciences, Political Science, Rangeland Resources, Sociology, and Statistics -- to mention but a few.

Our students consistently find forestry-related employment upon graduation. Many graduates are employed in governmental agencies such as the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, U.S.D.I. National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Peace Corps, and state and county forests and parks. Other graduates work as researchers and teaching faculty in colleges and universities, for environmental organizations, and in the forest products industry, while some are self-employed or work for consulting firms.

As a prospective student, we look forward to receiving your application for admission. If a current student, we pledge our support to your continued progress in our academic programs. In either case, if you have questions, please contact us. We will be pleased to help you.

Sincerely,

Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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