Society of American Foresters 2008 National Convention Update: "SAF Student Quiz Bowl Schools Sign Up Grows"
By: Ken Nolte, Professor, Shasta College and Bill Branham, Northern California SAF Quiz Bowl Co-Chairs
Soon over 1,500 forestry, students, educators, scientists and practitioners will gather in Reno, Nevada at our 2008 Society of American Foresters National Convention - "Forestry in a Climate of Change".
The SAF Student Quiz Bowl is a favorite activity and the number of colleges and universities signing up grows to 25 teams registered. Organizers still have space for 7 more teams on a first come, first serve basis. Two international forestry program student teams are joining in this years activities from the countries of Ghana and Nigeria.
Teams signed up to date are: (2007 Quiz Bowl Champs) Penn State-University Park. They are joined by; * Auburn University, *University of Minnesota, *Northern Arizona University, *University of Idaho, *Utah State University, *Kwame Inkrumah University (Ghana), *FUTA, Nigeria, *Alabama A & M,
*New Mexico Highlands, *University of Montana, *University of Arkansas-Monticello, *Michigan Tech University, *California Polytechnic University, *University of California-Berkeley, *University of Wisconsin-Madison, *Iowa State University,
*West Virginia University, *North Carolina State University, *Oregon State University, *Penn State-Mont Alto, *Paul Smith's College, *Colorado State University, *Humboldt State University, *University of Georgia.
With this cross section of student teams from America and around the world promises to be interesting and great fun! SEE YOU IN RENO, NEVADA, November 5-9, 2008!
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