卓越基金 Supports Success

Students want to see themselves in jobs. Industry and agency engagement supports retention and success. This is proven over and over again. The College of Natural 资源 卓越基金 provides students the means to participate beyond the classroom, as they make connections with industry and agency leaders through professional organizations.

Nowhere was this more true than in 2014 when the International Union of Forestry 研究 Organizations held its World Congress in Salt Lake City, 犹他州. 库尔特Pregitzer, dean of the College of Natural 资源, used the 卓越基金 to help send more than a dozen undergraduates, including a contingency of Brazilian exchange students, 去参加会议, which had not been held in the U.S. 超过35年了. The college was also well represented by graduate students and faculty.

“I felt blessed for being a Vandal.”
•巴博萨

The U of I students hosted their peers at a pizza party to engage potential transfer and graduate students as well as build relationships with others going into the same industry.

“I am amazed with the capacity of impact that U of I showed during the exposition.” said Natan Barbosa, a U of I undergraduate from Brazil.

The students participated in poster presentations and staffed the U of I recruitment booth. They saw their faculty and alumni prove the value of a U of I education as Anthony S. 戴维斯, 助理教授, 说话, along with alumni Kas Dumroese and Jeremy Pinto, about joint research between the U of I and the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain 研究 Station. The TED-style talks were held in the U.S. pavilion in the center of the Expo hall.

The event is just one example of how the College of Natural 资源, with the help of its alumni and friends, prepares its students for success.

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