AFS-RELATED RECRUITMENT/LEARNING MATERIALS

RECRUITMENT/RETENTION MATERIALS FOR AFS STUDENT UNITS
Why should you join AFS? (Posted 2 March 2009)

Relevance of Professional Societies (Schwartz et al. 2008)

Pictures from the 137th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Pictures from the 138th Annual Meeting in Ottawa, ON, Canada

AFS Student Unit Pamplet Creation Guide (Posted 2 March 2009)
     Example of pamphlet from the Iowa State University Student Subunit
AFS Student Unit Website Creation Guide (Posted: 20 November 2008)

List of Potential Outreach Activities for AFS Student Units (Posted 2 March 2009)

Recommendations for Organizing AFS Student Unit Meetings (Posted 2 March 2009)


 STUDENTS' ANGLES RELATED TO AFS STUDENT UNITS

Undergraduate Education: Making the Most of Opportunities in Fisheries Science (Cooke 1997)

Volunteer or Practice Asking, "Want Fries with That?" (Brenden and Smith 1998)

Involving Undergraduates Is Key to the Future of the American Fisheries Society
(Novinger and Nebbelink 1998)

AFS: What's In It For Me? (Simpkins 2001)

Activity within AFS Student Subunits: A Survey (Dauwalter 2004)

A Balancing Act: Professional Organization or Student-based Club (Jolley et al. 2004)

Tales of a Novice-Run Bass Tournament (Trumbo 2006)

The Palouse Unit AFS-Past, Present, and Future (Holecek 2008)

Essential Elements for Student Subunit Success: The East Carolina University Student Subunit of AFS (Deehr and Riley 2008)

Connecting With the Community through Active Pond Management (Phelps and Wahl 2008)

Institution Representative Program: A Program to Boost Student Participation in AFS
(Schneider and Dodd 2008)

LEARNING
Employment Opportunities in Canada and the U.S.

Student Colloquium, AFS Annual Meeting, Ottawa (19 August 2008)

    Jack Imhoff -  Trout Unlimited Canada
    (Video)

    Leanne Roulson -Garcia and Associates, MT
    (Video - Part 1    Video - Part 2)

    Dr. Karen Smokorowski - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
    (Video - Part 1    Video - Part 2    Presentation   FSWEP application guidelines)

     Robert Curry - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
    (Video - Part 1    Video - Part 2    Presentation)

     Dr. Steve Cooke - Carleton University
    (Video - Part 1    Video - Part 2    Video - Part 3    Presentation)

    Dr. Donna Parrish - Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    (Video - Part 1    Video - Part 2)
Writing, Publishing, and Reviewing: Perspectives for Students

Student Colloquium, AFS Annual Meeting, San Francisco (4 September 2007)

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