Tag: Students

April 14, 2016

Notice of proposed bylaws changes

During the mid-year Council Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March, Council approved a number of bylaws changes to be presented to TWS members for consideration. The proposed changes would provide...

March 29, 2016

Q&A with Humboldt State career adviser

Kristina Hunt, a career adviser for the College of Natural Resources and Sciences at Humboldt State University, offers her knowledge and advice for aspiring wildlife biologists. Wildlife biology career paths...

March 1, 2016

University course prepares students for annual TWS conference

Aside from their regular classes, students at Purdue University will take a course next fall to help prepare them for The Wildlife Society’s 23rd Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. The...

February 19, 2016

Native American students chosen for research program

The Native American Research Assistantship Program begins its second year, a program made possible by the Premier Partner relationship between the U.S. Forest Service and The Wildlife Society. The Research...

December 14, 2015

Grant Program Funds Native Students

Ovide Mercredi stood on stage in front of a standing-room-only plenary session audience at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference in Winnipeg last October. Several hundred people listened as he spoke...

December 9, 2015

Students Reflect on Native American Assistantship

From studying bats and sharp-tailed grouse habitat to attending fire ecology workshops and meeting with tribal leaders, students involved in the first Native American Assistantship offered by The Wildlife Society...

November 19, 2015

Student Chapter Teaches Budding Fifth Grade Biologists

Last spring, a group of 10-year-olds were out hiking on the California University of Pennsylvania campus with Sean Wineland, public relations chair at the university’s TWS student chapter and a...

November 11, 2015

Texas A&M – Kingsville Student Sees Benefits of The 1,000

Leading by Example. This is the tagline given to an initiative launched in 2014 by former TWS President Bruce Leopold and TWS Chief Operating Officer Ed Thompson. Aptly named The...

October 19, 2015

Students Learn About Careers, Get Advice from Professionals

Students filled the room at the Careers with U.S. Forest Service and Wildlife Services event to hear straight from the source what it’s like to work for the two federal...

September 4, 2015

TWS Conference Special Session: Careers with USFS and WS

Are you a student with a passion for wildlife biology, who’s just not sure what type of career you want after college? Or are you a professional who is considering...