[Srm] Happy New Year and Welcome Back to Campus!

[Mcclaran, Mitchel P - (mcclaran)]

Dear Students in Ecology, Management and Restoration of Rangelands,

Happy New Year and Welcome Back to Campus!

I hope you had a fun and fulfilling winter break!

At last count, there are 28 undergraduate students and 5 graduate students in the degree option called Ecology, Management and Restoration of Rangelands. We are thrilled to have you aboard and we look forward to working with you and helping you achieve your academic and professional goals.

First, I provide an update on Range Courses (RAM) this semester, with a reminder to complete RAM487/587 if you plan to graduate before May 2021.  Next, I present four suggestions and a course update to help you navigate the system at the University of Arizona.

RAM Courses this Semester and Path to Graduation
Please be aware that the required course called Range Plan (RAM 487/587, Wed 2:00-4:30) is offered this Spring 2019, but will not be offered again until Spring 2021. This course is only offered in odd-numbered years. Therefore, if you plan to graduate before May 2021, you must complete this class in Spring 2019. Please plan accordingly so that you complete this course to meet the graduation requirements.

Other RAM courses this semester are:
RAM 382 Rangeland Plant Communities of the West. I teach the lecture TTH 11-150 and lab TH 3:30-6:00.
RAM 340 Conservation and Agriculture in the Southwest. Aaron Lien teaches the lectures from 2:00-3:15 on TTH and there are several Saturday field trips planned.
RAM 446/556 Management and Restoration of Wildland Vegetation. Jeff Fehmi teaches the lectures MWF 10:00-10:50, and the lab 12:00-6:00 on Friday.

One Study Abroad Class this Summer
RNR 397a Sustaining Local Food, Biodiversity, and Livestock Grazing in the Alps. I teach that class from 17-30 June 2019.  For more information contact me and follow this link https://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/sustaining-local-food-biodiversity-and-livestock-grazing-alps
Sustaining Local Food, Biodiversity, and Livestock Grazing in the Alps | UA Global<https://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/sustaining-local-food-biodiversity-and-livestock-grazing-alps>
global.arizona.edu
Visit the Italian Alps to experience the positive relationship between local cheeses, biodiversity and livestock grazing. During trips to small dairy farms and pastures, and overnights in mountain lodges (rifugi), we will evaluate how grazing sustains biodiversity of plants, insects and birds, and provides continued production of unique cheeses that sustain the livelihood of alpine pastoralists.



Suggestions for Successfully Navigating the UA

1. Senior Degree Check
If you plan to graduate this semester (May 2019), then you must complete a Senior Degree Check, and you should start by filing for a degree check in your UAccess Student Center under Next Steps. The procedure is a bit different than previous years, and it will include a required completion of a graduation survey. Katie Hughes will be contacting you about that survey in the near future. In addition, she will provide more details about the entire process. Do not delay the start of this process!

2. Meet with your Advisor in the EMRR Program
Regular meetings with your advisor will help you complete your academic program more efficiently and give you insights into employment and career development opportunities.  Contact me or Katie Hughes (khughes at email.arizona.edu<https://mail.catnet.arizona.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=NdYieKwHvkSDGVHhN540jLwweu8Eg9AINeyktG8KubtmYHwmtLqBlCeVAB0FVHfBRfuy5tzrg0s.&URL=mailto%3akhughes%40email.arizona.edu>) if you do not know who serves as your advisor.

3. Tierra Seca Student Club
This group provides a social network for EMRR Students to learn more about how to navigate the academic program and extracurricular activities to enrich your experience and build your resume.  Don't hesitate to engage with them for fun and assistance.  The meeting schedule for this semester is every other Wednesday at 5 pm in ENR2 S120A starting 16 January 2019. For more information go to their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/uofatierraseca
University of Arizona Society for Range Management: Tierra Seca - Home | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/uofatierraseca>
www.facebook.com
Good luck to all of our club members with their different summer activities! For those of you who graduated congratulations - we are all so proud of you!


 4. “Range” Email List serve
We have an email list serve (srm at list.cals.arizona.edu<mailto:srm at list.cals.arizona.edu>) that is used to communicate about meetings, jobs, trips, and other topics.  Please send me your email address if you are not already on the list serve, but want to join.


Again, welcome back and the best of luck to you this semester!

Sincerely,
Mitch McClaran
Chair, Program in Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands
Professor of Range Management
Director for Research, Santa Rita Experimental Range
Associate Director for Strategy and Range, Arizona Experiment Station
University of Arizona

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