Resources for New Graduate Students

SFR GSO Fall 2008 Orientation Packet for new graduate students

Thesis Guide by the Graduate School (Kern Building) : link to the page which waiting for info from the customer

SFR Grad Studies Handbook : link to the page which waiting for info from the customer

Academic calendar for Fall 2008
http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/calendar/gradcal/fall2008.html

Ecology Seminar Series
For updates and Colloquium talks, visit http://huck.psu.edu/education/ecology/events

Information Technology Services, visit http://its.psu.edu/
Your Guide to Information Technology @ Penn State: visit http://css.its.psu.edu/internet/

Job and Assistantship Links

PSU School of Forest Resources' page includes graduate assistantships (M.S. and Ph.D.) and permanent positions (as well as seasonal and temp positions).
http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/Employment/Job_Announcements.htm
This website is run through the Warnell School of Forestry at University of GA.  You can search things like “forestry assistantship” and people have posted TA/RA positions that are available all over the country (as well as jobs).
http://jobs.forestry.uga.edu/

Texas A&M Job Board
http://wfscnet.tamu.edu/jobboard/index.htm
The University of Minnesota's job/assistantship listing webpage, LOTS of useful links.
http://www.forestry.umn.edu/about/employment/jobs_page.html

PA's Civil Service (government jobs)
http://www.scsc.state.pa.us/scsc/site/default.asp
Federal Jobs
http://www.usajobs.gov/

National Job Bank: Jobs in extension, outreach, research, and higher education.
http://jobs.joe.org/

PA Association of Conservation Districts
http://pacd.org/

Gradschools.com lists schools be region and country and can tell you all the types of grad programs available at each school.  Assistantship information is sometimes posted.  Also lots of good links.
http://www.gradschools.com/

Links to Various Associations and Industry Updates

SAF: Society of American Foresters:  http://www.safnet.org/

TWS: The Wildlife Society:  http://joomla.wildlife.org/?CFID=13941515&CFTOKEN=92220393
PA Chapter:  http://www.wildlife.org/chapters/pa/index.cfm

AFS: American Fisheries Society:  http://www.fisheries.org/
PA Chapter:  http://www.fisheries.org/units/pa/pa_index.htm

ESA: Ecological Society of America:  http://esa.org/
Mid-Atlantic Chapter:  http://www.esa.org/midatlantic/

PA Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: http://pacfwru.cas.psu.edu/
SOSNR: Penn State Student Organization for Society and Natural Resources
http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/sosnr/

International Programs through the College of Agricultural Sciences (includes links to international opportunities, programs, and funding); http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/international/Graduatemain.html

Shaver's Creek Environmental Center volunteer opportunities, email ShaversCreek@outreach.psu.edu with questions
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/shaverscreek/index-volunteer.html

TNC: The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org

SCA: The Student Conservation Association (jobs, networking, conferences, internships)
www.thesca.org

Centre Region Parks and Recreation (Milbrook Marsh and info on local parks)
http://www.crpr.org/
Woodworking Industry News and Updates
http://www.iswonline.com/

Woodworking Industry Information
http://woodweb.com/

New Graduate Student Orientation

When:  Tuesday, August 26th at noon
Where:  Forest Resources Building room 105
Pizza and drinks will be provided. 

SFR Fall Picnic
 
When:  Thursday, August 28th at 5pm
Where:  Sunset Park (850 McKee St)
Clem's (BBQ pulled chicken and pork sandwiches, and vegetarian sausage) and drinks will be provided. 
Please bring a dish to share! 
 
Friends and family are welcome.  Also, for those who want to work out that first-week-back stress, the SFRGSO has rented a sports pack from the Centre Region Parks and Recreation that includes lots of picnic fun (volleyball, whiffle and softball bats and balls, soccer ball, frisbee, football, and more).  So, bring your appetite and A-game!

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