OUR MISSION
The mission of the Division of Forestry is to further the understanding, stewardship, and sustainable use of renewable natural resources by educating students to become knowledgeable professionals and citizens, advancing and communicating research knowledge, and providing technical information and professional service to society.
WHO WE ARE
West Virginia University (WVU) is the flagship land-grant university of West Virginia.It is both a comprehensive university offering 165 degree programs from the bachelor through the doctoral level and a decentralized group of 14 colleges and schools on two campuses in Morgantown, West Virginia, an arrangement which helps maintain the friendly, informal atmosphere of smaller institutions.WVU is one of only 24 state universities in the nation that serve as both the comprehensive and land grant institutions in the state.With over 25,000 students in the 2004 fall semester, and nearly 5,000 full-time faculty and staff, the University is academically and socially diverse.WVU students come from all 55 West Virginia counties, almost all 50 states, and 85 foreign countries.Since its founding in 1867, the University has developed into a center of graduate and professional education, research, and service in the state of West Virginia.
The Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences is divided into five divisions of study: Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences, Forestry, Plant and Soil Sciences, and Resource Management.The College is also the site of the state Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.The College's faculty and staff are located in four major buildings on the two Morgantown campuses, on four farms and one woodlot owned by the College in the Morgantown area, and on the nearby University Research Forest.In the 2004 fall semester, 1,562 undergraduate and 245 graduate students were enrolled in the College.
The Division of Forestry has four programs of study: Forest Resources Management (FRM), Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Resources (RPTR), Wildlife and Fisheries Resources (WFR), and Wood Science and Technology (WST). Three of these programs (FRM, WST, and RPTR) are accredited by the Society of American Foresters, the Society of Wood Science and Technology, and the National Recreation and Parks Association, respectively.There is no accrediting organization for the Wildlife and Fisheries Resources program.During the 2004 fall semester, 372 undergraduate and 97 graduate students were enrolled in these programs.The Division is located in Percival Hall on the Evansdale campus, manages the 107-acre farm woodlot in Morgantown, the 7,800 acre University Research Forest at Coopers Rock, and several other forest properties located throughout West Virginia.
