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W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation

Congratulations on being accepted into a graduate program at the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation!  The following information will help you orient to the college and our graduate program.

Structure of the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation 

The FCFC is divided into the following departments:

Each faculty member is associated with one of these departments.  As a graduate student, you are associated with the department to which your committee chair belongs.

Department Administrative Associates

The College has administrative associates who play an important role in supporting graduate students.  Please start with them if you need assistance in regard to nonacademic questions (issues like assistance with travel paperwork, office assignments, mailboxes, and key requests).  Any FCFC administrative associate will be happy to assist you, but try to work through the administrative associate who is the primary support for your graduate committee chairperson.  Ask your committee chair if you are uncertain which administrative associate provides their primary support.

  • Sam Dale: Department of Forest Management Admin | FOR 109 | 406-243-4246
  • Anne Hanson: Wildlife Biology Program Manager | FOR 312 | 406-243-5292
  • Morgan Husband:Environmental Studies and Geosciences | JRH 106A | 406-243-6273
  • Devi Zdziebko: Department of Society and Conservation Admin, Dean's Assistant, & Admin Supervisor | FOR 109 | 406-243-6603

Course Requirements and Deadlines

All FCFC graduate students should work with their advisor to create a coursework curriculum based on the students' individual interests.  Wendy Maltonic can help students understand general UM degree requirements, committee appointments, deadlines and scholarships.  You can find information about specific course requirements by visiting the UM Graduate Catalog.

 

Keys

If you need to get keys for rooms or buildings that are under the control of the FCFC, please see your administrative associate or faculty advisor.

IT Information

IT Support
We employ a new one-stop destination for your IT needs.  Faculty, staff, and students can use the UM Solution Center to find solutions/information by searching the knowledge base and can request IT related support by filling out an Incident request or a Service request.  You can also email support@cfc.umt.edu and we will be happy to help you.  If you are unable to get online or email support@cfc.umt.edu, you can visit our IT office in FOR 202.

How to Login to Computers
Username = netid@umconnect.umt.edu
Password = your NetID password

Connect to Eduroam Wireless network
Username:  netid@umontana.edu
Password: NetID password

Computer Labs
The FCFC has 4 computer labs in Stone Hall. 

Printing
If you need to print in the FCFC computer labs or other student printers on campus, you will need to add money to your UMoney account.  If you are a TA and need to print course material, email support@cfc.umt.edu and we will get you setup.

File Storage
UM students have 1 TB of cloud-based storage on OneDrive. If OneDrive does not meet your needs, please email support@cfc.umt.edu and we will help you find a solution.

Accounting Information

Hannah Gimpel (Forestry 108; 406-243-6782) is the Director of Finance for the FCFC. Each accounting employee works with a specific subset of faculty and staff. Most gran students will work with one of the following:

For information on who you should see for travel paperwork, grant assistance, payroll information and more, contact our Accounting Office at cfc-accounting@mso.umt.edu or stop by FOR 109 (located inside the Forestry Main Office). Please be sure to contact the Accounting Office or your departmental admin before you plan to travel so that they can help make sure all of the appropriate forms are completed.

Graduate Contracts or Student Pay Information

If you are being provided a Research Assistantship through your major professor, then he/she will need to make sure the W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation’s Accounting Office has that information.  Once that information is relayed to them, they will be able to generate a graduate contract for you.  If you are being provided a Teaching Assistantship through the College, again the Accounting Office will be generating that contract for you.  If you are going to be paid from the College other than by a graduate contract, the Accounting Office will make sure the correct paperwork is completed including a hiring packet.  UM's Grad School web site details fees and other costs.

Calendar of Events

We have events (such as seminars, deadlines, special events and more) posted on the FCFC homepage.  Please check often for new updates.  You can also add this calendar as an RSS feed to your email inbox.  For help setting this up, please contact our IT Office.

To have your thesis defense posted on our calendar, please contact your Administrative Associate with the date, time and place.

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