Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Virtual STAR Orientation
Welcome to Forestry and Natural Resources at purdue!
This page contains information for incoming students in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. We are excited you will be joining us this fall and we look forward to helping you pursue your next giant leap as a Purdue Boilermaker!
Contact Us
FNR Student Services
joinfnr@purdue.edu
715 Mitch Daniels Blvd., PFEN G003
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-3591
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VSTAR stands for Virtual Student Transition, Advising, and Registration and is the first step of the orientation summer experience. VSTAR is your next step in building Purdue knowledge to further support your academic and social experience on campus.
Your journey starts here!
Forestry & Natural Resources advising team
Barny Dunning
Professor & Academic Advisor
Julie Pluimer
Lead Academic Advisor
Jessica Valley
Senior Academic Advisor
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Where Can a Purdue FNR Degree Take Me?
Our world-class expertise in forestry, wildlife, fisheries & aquatic sciences, natural resources social science, and interdisciplinary ecology is helping solve some of the most important natural resource problems around the globe.
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