There are many different disciplines represented on the faculty, which are also evident in the graduate student body. A large proportion of the graduate students have degrees from other universities, and a significant portion are foreign students. This reflects especially well upon the SFWP because home countries have a wide range of international institutions to choose from when they select a school. As part of the process of evaluating the Dean, a comprehensive survey of graduate students was conducted to to evaluate their perception of our performance. A graduate student served on the Committee to Evaluate the Dean, which made a recommendation regarding reappointment of the Dean.
Office space is particularly poor for graduate students.
The proposed addition to the Forestry building will remedy this defecit. The primary threat to graduate programs is reduced federal spending for sponsored research. Another threat is the possible difficulty in attracting potential graduate students because MTU is only beginning to build its reputation as a graduate institution and SFWP has only had a Ph.D. program for a short period. In the last external review by CSRS in 1993, the SFWP research programs received generally high praise. Our strong faculty and staff are strengths which support our research programs.