welcome to for 285 we shall discuss the contract between us
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Military, nontraditional, or transfer student?
• Forestry clubs (“RSOs”) are fantastic• Get involved with things you [might] really enjoy
During lectures, take notes
• You look odd when you just sit there and stare at me
• Kidding! (Not really kidding)
During Discussions, Speak Up!
• All of us are responsible for avoiding the STP problem
• Same Ten People talking over and over
• Ask questions
Why doing well matters
• Student loans are like Justin Bieber
• They won’t go away no matter how much you wish they would
• Get your money’s worth!
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These days, no excuse for lost files
• Dropbox, Spideroak, BitTorrent Sync• Skydrive, iCloud• Thumb drive• USB, eSATA drive• Network-attached storage (NAS)• Gmail, Outlook• Google Drive• Ask the NSA for a copy
I Want To Be This Guy:
Don’t waste your classmates’ time and money with your late assignments. In the Real World, late = “don’t bother turning it in.”
Intern Intern Intern Intern Intern
• The job market is strong and competitive
• Employers don’t owe you anything
• Now is the time to begin out-competing your peers
My old students ask me for suggestions on whom to hire
• Be that person!
• To recommend you, I have to be able to identify you
• That’s tough in a fifty person (or online!) class
• So, stand out
Get to know your profs
• This is how you get connected with research projects, internships, and summer work
• Current research: lasers, infrared detectors, robotics, trail construction, custom sensors, smartphone apps
• Recent student internships and summer positions: Alaska, Wyoming, Missouri, etc.
Recommendation letters
• Your spot in this class is, by itself, not enough contact for me to provide you a meaningful recommendation letter.
• These letters take time—a request to me two days before the application deadline is probably going to be gently rejected.
Visit during office hours
• I survived crushed 9 years of college and graduate school
• Professors have connections
• Learn how we think [and write exams!]
• I hire students that I know & trust, not others
Skipping class is your call
• You are an adult
• “Not going to class is like renting a hotel room and sleeping on the street”
• Despite the creative and heartfelt excuses they receive, employers just fire people who don’t show up–work ethic is easy to spot.
Worried about your grade?
• Talk with me about a fun extra credit project involving research, some form of forest recreation, etc.
• Talk with me early in the semester; after midterms is far too late
If this First World Problem sounds familiar:
• Learn about the Pomodoro Technique
• Form a study group—get to know people
• Learn how to make a study guide:– Condense a chapter/lecture into one dense page
with the important information
This really happens.
Am I nice when it happens?
No (it’d encourage the wrong behavior)
Study throughout the semester.
For freshmen, this is not high school
• Sometimes, assignments will be announced only once.
• This is a short class session; outside study/assignment/project time is expected.
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