On April 1, the professors of the College of Natural Resources participated in the first annual “Bring Your Resource to Work Day.”
Faculty of the CNR organized the event in order to show students involvement expectations for their field of study.
Dr. Ron Masters carried a whole ponderosa pine on his back all morning, and later Dr. James Cook lit the same tree on fire to demonstrate the serotinous nature of the cones.
Pauline Rivers, junior forestry major said, “I was afraid for my safety.”
The “Bring Your Resource to Work Day” put a lot of students in danger. Many received first-degree burns and some have been attacked by various animals brought in by the wildlife faculty.
Dr. Shelli Dubay went above and beyond and brought in a possum that was killed by rabies. However, the possum was only playing possum, and reportedly escaped while Dubay was lecturing for Captive Wildlife 280.
Extra credit is now being offered to the student who returns it.
Dr. Ronald Crunkilton was reportedly unavailable all day, he didn’t attend his own lectures.
Cam Ouflage, senior hunting major said, “I went to Dr. Crunkilton’s office hours to see why he wasn’t in lecture. I just found him standing in a corner, starring dreamily at a water sample from the Plover River collected in 1990.”
One faculty member of the paper science and engineering program displayed their favorite piece of HP Premium laser jet paper all day in an air-tight case.
This extreme dedication for people involved in natural resources has been a common occurrence on campus. Students and staff from the other colleges didn’t think anything strange was going on.
Yanisa Swan, senior theater major said, “I honestly didn’t notice anything different. I just assumed it was regular in the TNR for professors to put jars of dirt in baby strollers.”
This will be the last “Bring Your Resource to Work Day” as the CNR faculty not only put their students in danger, but they were unavailable to write letters of recommendation for internships.
If you or anyone you know has information regarding the possum, please alert protective services.
Genevieve Adamski
Reporter
gadam590@uwsp.edu