Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 5502920 225118424 2008-07-11T23:36:47Z It is me i think 6734003 /* Student groups */ added notable graduates {{infobox University |name = Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies |image = [[Image:Feslogo.gif|Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies]] |established = [[1900]] - Oldest Forestry/Environmental School in the United States |dean = [[James Speth|James "Gus" Speth]] |faculty = |students = |city = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] |state = [[Connecticut]] |country = {{USA}} |website = http://www.environment.yale.edu }} The '''Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies''' (FES) was founded as the '''Yale School of Forestry''' in [[1900]] by [[Gifford Pinchot]], head of the [[United States Forest Service|United States Division of Forestry]], and [[Henry Solon Graves]], both [[Yale]] graduates who had attended forestry school in Europe, there being no professional forestry schools in the United States at the time. Graves became the first dean of the school. The school changed its name to the '''Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies''' in 1972. ==School buildings== The School offers classes at Sage Hall, Greeley Labs, Marsh Hall, the Environmental Science Center, the houses at 230 Prospect St., 301 Prospect St., and 380 Edwards St., and teaches the Yale College undergraduate courses needed for the Environmental Studies major. Construction began on May 3, 2007 for a new [[state-of-the-art]] [[green building]] that will consolidate most of the School's offices and classrooms. Named for the Philanthropist Richard Kroon (Yale Class of 1964), the building will have {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|-3}} of space and will be "a showcase of the latest developments in green building technology, a healthy and supportive environment for work and study, and a beautiful building that actively connects students, faculty, staff, and visitors with the natural world." The building is expected to obtain Platinum Rating under the [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] certification system [http://environment.yale.edu/kroon/] ==Degree Programs== The School currently grants the following degrees: [[Master of Environmental Management]] (MEM); Master of Environmental Science (MESc); Master of Forestry (MF); and Master of Forest Science (MFS); [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (Ph.D.); and the Doctor of Forestry and Environmental Studies (DFES), which is being phased out in favor of the Ph.D. A program is also available for [[Yale College]] undergraduates in which a bachelor's degree in the College and a master's degree from the School can be earned in five years. In addition, the School also offers joint-degree programs with the [[Yale School of Architecture]], [[Yale Divinity School]], [[Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]], [[Yale Law School]], [[Yale School of Management]], [[Yale School of Public Health]], [[Vermont Law School]], [[Pace University School of Law]]. Summer sessions of the School were held on the Pinchot estate, Grey Towers, in [[Milford, Pennsylvania|Milford]] from 1901 to 1926. (The site is now Grey Towers National Historic Landmark). ==Centers and Programs== *Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Science; *Center for Business and the Environment at Yale; *Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems; *[[Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy|Center for Environmental Law and Policy]]; *Center for Green Chemistry & Engineering at Yale; *Center for Industrial Ecology; *Environment and Health Initiative; *Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry; *Hixon Center for Urban Ecology; *Tropical Resources Institute. ==School forest== The School owns and manages {{convert|10880|acre|km2|0}} of forestland in [[Connecticut]], [[New Hampshire]], and [[Vermont]]. The [[Yale-Myers Forest]], in [[Union, Connecticut]], donated to Yale in 1930 by alumnus [[George Hewitt Myers]], is managed by the school as a multiple-use working forest. Yale-Toumey Forest, near [[Keene, New Hampshire]], was set up by James W. Toumey (a former dean of the School) in 1913. Other Yale forestlands include Goss Woods, Crowell Forest, Cross Woods, Bowen Forest, and Crowell Ravine.[http://www.yale.edu/schoolforest/] ==Student groups== The School has an active tradition of student involvement in academic and extracurricular life. Many students take part in Student Interest Groups (SIGs), which organize events around environmental issues of interest to them. There are also purely social and recreational groups, such as the Forestry Club, which organizes Friday "TGIF" ("Thank-God-I'm-a-Forester") happy hours and School parties; the Polar Bear club, which swims monthly in Long Island Sound under the full moon (year-round); Veggie Dinner, which is a weekly vegetarian dinner club; the Loggerrhythyms, which is an a capella singing group; and FES PhD student Brandon Barton's rock band, The High Life. ==Notable graduates== [[Richard M. Brett]] ==External links== *[http://environment.yale.edu/ Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies] *[http://www.fs.fed.us/na/gt/local-links/directions.shtml Grey Towers] {{Yale}} [[Category:Yale University schools|Forestry]]