The
Loret Miller Ruppe
Peace
Corps Master's International Program in Forestry
at
Michigan Tech University
The Loret
Miller Ruppe Peace Corps Master's International Program in Forestry
accepts smart, flexible, motivated individuals from a wide range
of non-forestry backgrounds ....
Tasha and Casey making compost in training in Panama.
Peace
Corps ... the toughest job you'll ever love.
.... we
prepare you for Peace Corps and the future.
"The
MI program is amazing! It gave me the opportunity to live and
work in another country and learn about a new culture. The courses
at MTU are incredibly valuable and the faculty are committed to
their work with students. The variety of experiences have enriched
my professional and personal life. The potential for growth is
unlimited. Honestly, it was one of the best decisions I ever made."
--- Kerry Ploetz,
RPCV Bulgaria (more
comments by students)
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About the Program:
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About the People:
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About Peace Corps
Resources
for Development
More
Information
What
do Michigan Tech Peace Corps Volunteers do?
The
link associated with each student's name will take you to a page
on the student's Peace Corps assignment.
Incoming
Class of 1996 | 1997 |
1998 | 1999 | 2000
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
WARNING: Some
pages have quite a few images and may take a while to download
if you are using a slow modem.
The incoming
class - Fall of 1996.
- Dan Bergert - Philosophy Major, Northland
College, served two years in Ghana. Thesis - Management Strategies
for Elaeis Guineensis (Oil Palm) in Response to Localized
Markets in Southeastern Ghana, West Africa. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Hard man to keep track of. After working
in South Korea (early 2003) was kayaking in Thailand. Currently
a Vessel Agent in Unalaska (the
Aleutian Islands), Alaska.
- Andrew
Brower - English Major, Albion College, served two years
in Honduras including time with Hurricane Mitch. Thesis - Honduras:
An Ethnographic Study of El Armado National Wildlife Refuge and
Guayape, Olancho. [Thesis in pdf format.]
Currently: Director of Human Resources at Butterball Farms, Inc.
in Grand Rapids. "it's because i speak spanish and i've
always done better taking care of other people rather than myself.
good or bad?!?" As of 2003 working for The
Source in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Source is a community
resource and employment training center. The Source works primarily
in workforce development and creating opportunities for lower-income
employees. They work with employees from 9 separate manufacturing
firms. (Andrew working with the Governor.)
- Jeff Ploetz - Biology Major, Michigan
Tech University, served two years in Bulgaria. Thesis: Implementation
and Effectiveness of a Traveling Nature Display for Environmental
Education in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria. [Thesis in pdf format.] Currently: Natural
Resources Management Specialist, DevTech Systems, Inc., Washington
D.C. Expecting first child in September 2004.
- Kerry Ploetz - Biology Major, Michigan
Tech University, served two years in Bulgaria. Thesis: An
Ethnobotanical Survey of Wild Herb Use in Bulgaria. [Thesis in pdf format.] Currently: Teaching
4th and 5th Grade at Burgundy
Farm Country Day School. Expecting first child in September
2004.
- Katrina
Schnobrich - Forestry Major, Michigan Tech University, Three
years in Paraguay. Thesis: An Ethnographic Study of Tree-Planting
Successes and Failures by Small Farmers in Paraguay. [Thesis in pdf format.] Currently Urban
Forester with FirstEnergy.
The incoming
class - Fall of 1997.
- Josh
Amend - American Studies Major, Carleton College; Summer
of 1998 employed by Lake Superior Land. Thesis: Risk and Coffee
Production in Mhaji, Tanzania. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Worked for North
Wind Environmental in Wyoming after graduation. Now working
for Technical Forestry Services in Greybull, Wyoming.
- Willy
Heist - Exercise/Health Science Major, Psychology Minor,
Alma College; Summer of 1998 employed by Michigan Department
of Natural Resources, Baraga. Ghana. Spending the summer of 2001
learning about organic agriculture at the Blue
Heron Farm in North Carolina. Thesis: Community Tree Nurseries
in Ghana, West Africa: A Case Study of the Collaborative Community
Forestry Initiative (CCFI). [Thesis in
pdf format.] Formerly with the Content Analysis Team of the
Forest Service in Salt Lake City. Then employed by DCgreenworks
in the Washington DC area. Certified arborist as of March 2004.
Currently tree care consultant with The
Care of Trees.
- Alec
Jarvis - Botany Major (and snowboard wizard), Miami University
(Ohio); Summer of 1998 employed by Dr. Jiquan Chen at the Wind River Canopy
Crane. Paraguay. Fall of 2001 working in El Salvador with
the Crisis Corps, a part of Peace Corps. Thesis: Paraguayan
Tung (Aleurites fordii Hemsl.): An Important
Small Farmer Crop Diversification Strategy. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Non-timber asset operations assistant for
Hancock Land.
- Lynne Kraskouskas - Geology Major, Bryn
Mawr College; Gabon. Graduated in 2002, coursework option. Living
proof that one can never have enough education, has completed
a nursing degree. Now a nurse in Massachusetts.
- Kristen
Rahn - Visual Arts Major, Albion College; Paraguay. Kristen
won the "Art Express Award" at the Copper Country Gallery
Exhibition, Michigan Tech's community-wide art show. Hancock,
Michigan (right across the bridge from Houghton) is one of the
top 100 small arts communities in the United States. With help
from the University Programs Office, Peace Corps Washington,
Kristen was able to travel to Japan
as part of an environmental tour. Thesis: Cultural Assessment
of Reforestation Practices in Rural Eastern Paraguay. [Thesis in pdf format.] Previously employed
by the USDA Forest Service in Missoula Montana. Currently part
of the USDA Forest Service Recreational
Solutions enterprise management team as a recreation forester
in Troy, Montana.
Back
Row: Josh, Alec. Front Row: Lynne, Bill, Kristen.
The incoming
class - Fall of 1998.
- Matt
Cohen, Wildlife Biology major, University of California-Davis.
Bolivia. Summer of 1999 working for Glenn Lukos Associates in
wetlands analysis and deliniation. Glenn Lukos is an RPCV from
the Dominican Republic in the late 60s. Thesis: Utilizing
Microcatchment Systems to Increase Tree Establishment Rates in
the Bolivian High Plains. [Thesis in
pdf format.] Law School at UC-Davis. Summer 2003: legal intern
working on environmental and human rights issues in India. Associate
Attorney with Richards, Watson
& Gershon, working in environmental law.
- Susan
Fox, Biology major, University of Texas. Bolivia. Thesis:
Analysis of Ecotourism: The Municipal Reserve "Curichi
Cuajo", Buena Vista, Bolivia. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Currently a forester with the USDA Forest
Service in Mio, Michigan. Expecting first child in Fall 2004.
- Mike
Jones, Biology major, Albion College. In Honduras, extended
to stay a third year. Employed by CHP International in Honduras
and completing his degree. 2004, Married and back in Honduras.
Thesis: Evaluation of Honduran Forestry Cooperatives: Five
Case Studies. [Thesis in pdf format.]
- Margaret
Shao, Biology major, San Francisco State University. Ghana.
Thesis: Parkia biglobosa: Changes in Resource
Allocation in Kandiga, Ghana. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Community Forestry Coordinator for the State
of Utah.
The Incoming
Class - Fall of 1999
- Frank Aragona, University Studies major.
The University of New Mexico. Bolivia. Thesis: A Case Study
of Onion Production in the Tipajara Watershed, Mizque, Bolivia.
[Thesis in pdf format.] Currently Project
Director for Agricultural
Innovations, Inc.
- Michael
Downs, Geography major. The University of Kentucky. Morocco.
Thesis: Hearth Fuel Acquisition and Use in Morocco's Imnane
Valley. [Thesis in pdf format.]
Currently employed as the Naturalist for the Raven
Run Nature Sanctuary on the Kentucky River. Anna and Michael
will be parents of twins in the Fall of 2004.
- Andrea
Durham, Liberal Studies major. The University of California
- Riverside. Summer of 2000 working as a Recreation Technician
for the US Forest Service on the Kenton Ranger District, Ottawa
National Forest (The District Ranger is an RPCV - Honduras).
Andrea
fought fires out west during the summer
of 2000. Ecuador (extended Peace Corps Service beyond two years).
Thesis: Social Network Analysis of Women Resources, and Community
in Angla, Ecuador. [Thesis in pdf format.]
Forester with the USDA Forest Service on the Kenton Ranger District,
Ottawa National Forest, Michigan.
- Matt
Judd, Mathematics major (Computer Science Concentration),
St. Olaf College. Summer of 2000 working as a Forest Technician
on the Lubrecht Research Forest, Montana. Four years in The Gambia.
Thesis: Introduction and Management of Neem (Azadirachta
indica) in the Smallholder's Farm Fields in Baddibu Districts
of The Gambia, West Africa. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Working with USDA Forest Service Content
Analysis Team in Salt Lake City.
- Sara Keinath, Biology major, Alma College.
Recipient of NSF GK-12 fellowship for work with environmental
education. Sara fought fires out west
during the summer of 2000. Nepal. Mrs. Larson's Second Grade
Class at E.B. Holman School helped Sara decide what
to bring to Nepal. Thesis: Environmental Education and
Perceptions in Eastern Nepal: Analysis of Student Drawings.
[Thesis in pdf format; Appendix B is
not included, the posters shown in Appendix B are located at
http://peacecorps.mtu.edu/NepalPosters/].
Currently firefighter with Inyo
National Forest in California.
- Kristina
Owens, Spanish major, SUNY - Geneseo. Bolivia. Thesis: Genetic
Diversity of Annona cherimola Mill in South Central Bolivia.
[Thesis in pdf format.] Formerly: Biological
Laboratory Science Technician (Molecular Biology),USDA-ARS Fruit
Lab, Beltsville, Maryland. Currently: Plant Biologist-Support
Scientist, National Plant Germplasm and Biotechnology Laboratory.
- Wendy
Owens, Environmental and Forest Biology major, SUNY/CESF
- Syracuse. Paraguay. Thesis: Riparian Buffer Zones of the
Ybytyruzu Mountain Range, Paraguay. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Now with Patuxent Nursery in Bowie, Maryland.
The Incoming
Class - Fall of 2000.
- Kara Filius. Central Michigan University.
Music Theory and Composition Major. Summer of 2001, Biological
Sciences Summer 2001: Technician with the Forest Service GIS
work digitizing GLO data for Michigan. The Ukraine. Summer 2004
working at Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore. Thesis: 100% Inventory Methods for
Urban Parks in Khimelnitsky, Ukraine. [Thesis
in pdf format. Also, Appendix F is
a separate pdf file.] Forestry Technician - USDA Forest Service,
Natchitoches, Louisiana.
- Jennifer
Papillo. The University of Delaware. Geography Major. Summer
2001: Fine Root Ecologist in the Atlantic Mine Primitive Area.
Paraguay. Graduated December 2003, coursework option. Formerly
Environmental Educator and Field Studies Coordinator at the Ashland
Nature Center of the Delaware
Nature Society. Currently Environmental Educator, White Clay
Creek State Park, Delaware, Program Coordinator for Cultural
and Historical Interpretation at the Judge
Morris Estate, Delaware State Parks.
Russell,
Marge, Greer, Blair, Adrienne, Kate, and Daniella, December 2001
in Calumet.
The Incoming
Class - Fall of 2001.
- Marge
Ely. State University of New York at Albany. Mathematics
major, Business and Women's Studies minors. Nepal. Thesis: Analysis
of Renewable Energy Project Implementation: Biogas and Improved
Cookstoves in the Village of Chhaling, Bhaktapur District, Nepal.
[Thesis in pdf format; Appendices
F, H & I are in a separate pdf file.] Urban Forester,
New York City.
- Greer
Gurganus. Eastern Michigan University. Earth Science major.
Togo. Thesis: A Study of the Farming System and Technology
Adoption in Yade-Bohou, Togo. [Thesis
in pdf format.] Working at the Prevention Resource Center
in Helena, Montana.
- Kate
Lincoln Povel. The University of Nebraska. Horticulture major
with a focus in Landscape Design. Panama. Thesis: The Use
and Potential of the Pita Plant, Aechmea magdalenae, (Andre)
Andre ex. Bake, in a Ngobe Village: A Case Study of Chalite,
Bocas del Toro, Panama. [Thesis
in pdf format.] First Job: Forest Nursery Technician for
the J.E. Schoeder Seed Orchard with the Oregon Department of
Forestry. Primary job responsibility: preserve genetic diversity
in seed crops of doug fir, western hemlock and ponderosa pine.
(Kate at work) Starting March 2006:
Research Specialist II- Model Farm Manager, University of the
Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
- Russell
Slatton Povel. California State University at Chico. Geography
major with focus in planning. Environmental Studies minor. Certificate
in Geographic Information System Technology. Panama. Thesis:
An Evaluation of Agricultural Adoption by Ngobe Farmers in
Chalite, Panama. [Thesis in
pdf format.] Formerly: Field Access Specialist, The Nature
Conservancy of Oregon. Currently: Planning Assistant for Washington
County, Oregon.
- Daniella
Zanin. University of Illinois - Chicago. Anthropology major
and Women's Studies minor. Panama. Thesis: Feasibility Of
Teak Production For Smallholders In Eastern Panamá.
[Thesis in pdf format.] First job: Grades
4 - 8 Environmental Science teacher, Chicago. Current Job: Project
Manager with New York City Parks working in the Bronx.
The Incoming
Class - Fall 2002
The Incoming
Class - Fall 2003
The
Incoming Class - Fall 2004
Tasha,
Jill, Casey, and Bryan.
The
Incoming Class - Fall 2005
- Patricia Butler. Fisheries and Wildlife
major. Michigan State University. In Armenia.
- Noah Daniels. Geology major. Bucknell
University. Masters of Geology. U. of Colorado. In Panama.
- Gisselle Mejia. Political Science major.
Case Western Reserve University. Heading for El Salvador.
- Jason Rhoades. Music emphasis. Goddard
College. In Armenia.
The
Incoming Class - Fall 2006
- Kristina
Denison, Psychology major, Gustavus Adolphus College
Other
MTU Forestry / Applied Ecology (and other majors) Peace Corps
Volunteers
Amy
Collick was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar.
MTU almnus
Dave Canavera and his wife Nancy served
in Brazil.
Michigan
Tech graduate Dan Malueg rode an elephant while he was a
Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal.
Mike
Tighe - Paraguay
Tom
Brayak - India
Michelle
Laskowski - El Salvador
Eric
Wergeland - China
Patti
Burns - Cameroon '79-'83. Currently President of WET, Inc. in
Woodbury NJ.
Aidan
Gullickson - Cameroon
Greg
Mullen - Lesotho
Jonathon
D. Colman - Burkina Faso
Marla
Rader - Ecuador
Program
Coordinator:
Blair Orr
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Loret
Miller Ruppe
The
Master's International Program in Forestry at Michigan Tech is
named for Loret Miller Ruppe, Director
of the Peace Corps from 1981 to 1989, resident of Houghton, Michigan,
and recipient of an honorary doctorate degree from Michigan Technological
University.
"The
agency drifted through the 1970s, seeming the rusted relic of
a lost decade. Then, just as the Reagan Administration was about
to axe the Peace Corps, gung-ho director Loret Miller Ruppe saved
it and at the same time restored volunteers' self-respect."
Smithsonian, September
1999 issue.
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Program
Overview
The
Master's International Program is a unique partnership between
Michigan Tech and the Peace Corps which affords students the opportunity
to incorporate Peace Corps service into a graduate program in
forestry. The program involves nine months of intensive forestry
education at Michigan Tech, three months of Peace Corps training,
and two years of field work with Peace Corps. The first 12 weeks
of fall semester (commonly known as Fall
Camp) are located at the Ford
Center and Research Forest in Alberta, Michigan and focus
on fundamental field skills in forestry, overseas research and
tropical forestry. The end of fall semester and spring semester
are spent at the Michigan Tech campus in Houghton, Michigan. Students
then take part in three months of Peace Corps technical, cross-cultural
and language training in the country where they will work, followed
by two years of Peace Corps service
working to improve the environment with people who use and depend
upon a healthy ecosystem for their livelihoods
and that of their children. Students will return to Michigan Tech
to complete their degree, typically in one additional academic
term.
"Fall
Camp is a great
experience to prepare us for training. The workload and training
methods are similar. Integration with my homestay family was
an easier transition because of my time spent with my housemates
in Alberta."
- Brian Satterlee, Peace Corps
Cameroon
Forestry
and the environment are the fastest growing fields in Peace Corps
and Peace Corps fields more people in environmental work than
any other group in the world. Seventeen percent of all volunteers
are in environmental fields, and over half of these are in forestry.
Peace Corps would place more forestry and environmental volunteers
if enough skilled people were available.
The Michigan
Tech/Peace Corps Master's International program not only develops
the skills and knowledge to help meet these needs, but it gives
participating students the confidence and credibility they need
to make a difference on a grass-roots, people-to-people level.
In addition, students gain two years of professional overseas
field experience. Students gain through experiential
learning.
"A
child is like an axe; even if it hurts you, you still carry it
on your shoulder."
--
African (Bemba) Proverb provided by Jenny Gronefeld.
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Who
should be interested in this program?
The
Master's International Program at Michigan Tech is designed for
students who hold an undergraduate degree and demonstrate an interest
in the environment, international development, and community service.
The program will consider applicants with any undergraduate
major. The only class prerequisite is one semester or one
quarter of college-level chemistry. Students may be accepted contingent
upon completion of a chemistry course. One course in introductory
statistics is recommended, but not required. A language, especially
French, followed by Spanish or Russian, will be considered desirable
from the applicant's perspective. If you have two years of college-level
or four years of high school-level language it will open up a
wider set of possible placements within Peace Corps. If you haven't
had a language and are still in an undergraduate program you should
consider taking a year of French, Spanish, Russian, or Arabic.
If
you have not completed a college-level chemistry course you will
find they are offered by local colleges, universities, and community
colleges. They can also be taken through independent learning
or distance education programs such as the Independent
Learning Program of the University of Wisconsin - Madison Extension.
Be certain that you are enrolling in a college level course. Some
colleges, universities, and community colleges offer pre-college
level programs that will not meet the entry level requirements
for the Peace Corps - Michigan Tech Master's International Program
in Forestry.
We
strongly recommend a college-level statistics class. If
you have not had a statistics course you will be required to complete
a statistics class during your first year at Michigan Tech.
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How
does one apply to the program?
Students
must apply to both the Peace Corps and Michigan Tech. Since Peace
Corps requires US citizenship, you must be a US citizen to enter
this program.
Peace
Corps:
Students must apply and be accepted to the Peace Corps. Students
should indicate their interest in the Master's International Program
on the Peace Corps application. Once the application is received,
the student will be assigned a recruiter who will guide him/her
through the Peace Corps application process. Further information
is available by call 1-800-424-8580, option "1" after
you connect, or by accessing the Peace
Corps web site.
Specific
information about Peace
Corps application procedures.
Michigan
Tech:
Students apply through the standard application process to Michigan
Technological University and must meet academic standards for
entry into the Graduate School.
Entrance
Requirements:
- Applicants
must complete a bachelors degree and a college-level chemistry
course prior to entering the program in the Fall. If you have
not completed a college-level chemistry course you will find
they are offered by local colleges, universities, and community
colleges. Be certain that you are enrolling in a college level
course. Some colleges, universities, and community colleges offer
pre-college level programs that will not meet the entry level
requirements for the Peace Corps - Michigan Tech Master's International
Program in Forestry.
- The
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science generally
requires a 3.0 GPA and a composite GRE verbal and math score
of 1000 and 4 on the analytical written test. Students who have
taken the old GRE test should have accomposite score of 1500.
For the MI program these standards are recommended but not required..
We will consider students who are strong in other areas, but
have a lower GPA.
- You
must think that living, working, and learning in a different
culture will be exciting.
- You
must have the
flexibility to adapt to the unexpected.
Peace Corps Volunteers learn to laugh about the delays and obstacles
that are "part of the job."
- We
recommend that applicants have completed a college-level
statistics class. Students who have not completed a statistics
class may be admitted, but they will be required to take a one-semester
statistics class while at Michigan Tech. Students may also complete
the statistics class through their local colleges, universities,
and community colleges prior to arrival on campus or through
distance education courses such as Math
250 at Ohio University or Stat3350C-W01 through the USDA
grad school.
The
Michigan Tech program is designed for students with an undergraduate
degree in any field. The core program is designed for students
with no previous course work in forestry. We can design specific
programs for students who have some academic background in forestry,
natural resources, or environmental studies or who have a Bachelor
of Science in Forestry or a related field.
Send
the following materials
- Application
Form
- Original
Transcripts of all college work
- GRE Scores
- When you fill out the GRE application the Institution Number
for Michigan Technological University is 1464 and the
Department Code is 0108.
- $40.00
non-refundable application fee.
to:
- Dean
of the Graduate School
- Michigan
Technological University
- 1400
Townsend Drive
- Houghton,
MI 49931
Send
the following materials
- Personal
Resume
- 1-2
page description of your background and interest in the MI program
(A letter of intent)
- Three
letters of recommendation
to:
- Chairperson,
Graduate Studies Committee
- School
of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- Michigan
Technological University
- 1400
Townsend Drive
- Houghton,
MI 49931
Michigan
Tech application forms
are also available through this site.
Michigan
Tech applications for the 2006-2007 program, to begin in August
of 2006, are currently being accepted on a first-come first-served
basis for qualified applicants. We also the recommend, but do
not require, financial aid applications be filed at the same time.
Michigan Tech now works directly on financial aid and the FAFSA
form should be sent using the MTU
financial aid code (002292).
General
information about Federal
financial aid.
Good
Idea:
Students should maintain contact with Blair Orr, the Coordinator
in the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, and
their Peace Corps recruiter while they are applying to the program.
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What
are the benefits?
Students
participating in the Master's International Program at Michigan
Tech receive a Master of Science in Forestry as well as all of
the benefits associated with Peace Corps service. Peace Corps
benefits include transportation to and from the country, a monthly
living allowance, a $6,075 readjustment allowance disbursed when
the student completes three months of training and two years of
Peace Corps service, medical care and coverage while a Peace Corps
volunteer, and noncompetitive eligibility for federal jobs. In
addition, tuition costs at Michigan Tech are waived for academic
credit earned while in the Peace Corps. Master's International
students who have been nominated for Peace Corps service receive
a $100 per credit tuition reimbursement. Students receive a $500
work-study stipend from the School of Forest Resources and Environmental
Science.
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What
is the cost?
Michigan
Tech grants Peace Corps tuition status to students in the Peace
Corps Masters International Program who have been "nominated"
by Peace Corps. Nomination means that your application to Peace
Corps has been approved by the regional recruiting office and
forwarded to the Washington office for medical, legal, and other
clearances. Once you are nominated you will be eligible for the
Peace Corps tuition rate. The Peace Corps tuition rate is $323
per credit (2005-06 academic year) while the regular graduate
tuition rate is $468 per credit. For 2005-2006 a Master's International
student taking a typical course load will pay $6,460 tuition for
the academic year. You can expect a modest increase in resident
tuition for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Tuition
and fees are not charged for credits earned during Peace Corps
service overseas.
The
estimated living expenses and other fees in the Houghton area
is approximately $4000/semester. Students can apply for financial
aid through Michigan Tech by first filing a Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The code for Michigan Tech
on a FAFSA form is 002292. A $500 work study award is offered
to all Master's International students at Michigan Tech during
their first year in the program.
The
Loret Miller Ruppe Scholarship
is available only to students in this program. The Scholarship
is awarded to students in the semester following their two years
in Peace Corps.
The
Lillian Baklarz International Forestry Development Fund supports
the special project Peace Corps work students may develop in the
field.
We
strongly recommend that you talk with current students to get
an accurate picture of costs associated with graduate school.
(This is a good idea when considering ANY graduate program!)
General
information about Federal
financial aid.
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Michigan
Tech Master's International Graduate Course Work
The
Master's International Forestry Curriculum is a blend of traditional
forestry courses, several ecology courses, and several courses
and seminars specifically created for this program. All are applicable
to your work as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
The
sequence of courses is also designed to leave the student the
option of developing a Master's Degree program as a thesis degree,
a project degree, or a course-work only degree.
Graduate
committees routinely substitute other appropriate courses for
students who have completed any of the required courses during
their undergraduate program.
Courses
for Students Entering in Fall 2006.
Fall
Semester
- FW5700
Graduate Field Forestry - 8 cr. Two options are availabe for
this course. Option A (Forestry Emphasis) covers Silviculture,
Insects and Diseases of Forest Ecosystems, Multi-Resource Assessment,
Global Positioning Systems, Timber Harvesting, and Wildlife Habitat.
Option B (Ecology Emphasis) covers a Insects and Diseases of
Forest Ecosystems, Multi-Resource Assessment, Global Positioning
Systems, Insect Ecology, Wildlife Habitat, Vegetation and Geomorphology,
and a survey of Silviculture.
- FW5760
Graduate Tropical Forestry - 2 cr.
- FW5740
Overseas Research - 1 cr.
Spring
Semester
- FW5710
Trees in Agricultural Systems - 2 cr.
- FW5770
Rural Community Development Planning and Analysis - 2 cr.
- FW3540
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Natural
Resource Management - 4 cr. (Students are not required to take
FW3540 during this semester but must take either FW3540 or FW
5550 - Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management
when they return from Peace Corps service.)
- CE5993
Civil & Environmental Engineering in the Developing World
- 2 cr.
- MA2720
or equivalent. Principles of Statistics 4 cr. Required of students
who do not have an undergraduate statistics course.
- 3
credits of electives.
Peace
Corps Service
- FW5730
International Forestry Practicum 1 cr. per academic semester
including the summer. (Tuition paid by Michigan Tech.)
Upon
Return from Peace Corps Service
- FW5999
Graduate Research in Forestry. variable credits.
- FW5720
Seminar in International Forestry 1 cr.
- FW5800
Graduate Seminar in Forestry 1 cr.
30
credits required to graduate. No more than 12 credits in 3000
and 4000 level courses.
This
set of courses was designed cooperatively with the US Peace Corps.
It will provide a set of skills for both forestry and environmental
education placement in Peace Corps and work in forestry and environmental
sciences in the United States.
The
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan
Tech is one of 48 accredited forestry programs in the United States.
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Michigan
Tech and the Houghton - Hancock Area.
***
National
Geographic Adventure
calls
Houghton
Michigan one of Top Ten Towns for Summer Outdoor Sports and Recreation ***.
A
great web site: www.peacecorpsjournals.com
lists over 1,000 journals and blogs by Peace Corps Volunteers
around the world. It is well-organized by both region and country.
Submit
an electronic request for more information
How
to Reach Us
This
page is maintained by Blair Orr, the Coordinator
of this program in the Michigan Tech School of Resources and Environmental
Science. Page content, including linked pages, includes comments
from Peace Corps Volunteers. The opinions on this page and the
linked pages do not neccessarily reflect official opinion of the
US Peace Corps or Michigan Technological University.
I
can be reached at bdorr@mtu.edu
- Blair
Orr
- School
of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- Michigan
Technological University
- 1400
Townsend Drive
- Houghton
MI 49931 USA
phone:
(906) 487-2291 or 1-800-966-3764.
fax:
(906) 487-2915
Michigan
Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal
opportunity employer.
Most
recent update: 13 September 2006.
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