School of Forest Resources

Faculty & Staff Resources

General Information

• Academic Calendars
• Campus Map

Policies and Procedures

• Room 106 Videoconference and Presentation System instructions
• Plum Creek Conference Room – Policies and Procedures (10/5/15)
• Plum Creek Room Conference Phone
• Zoom instructions
• Room 106 Nutting Conference Phone
• APL outlining motor vehicle use whether it be on and off campus rentals, and personal vehicle use for UM business
• Vehicle Driver Information and Agreement (required to drive any University vehicle)
• Graduate Faculty Criteria (revised May 2017)
• Perkins Hall Use Policy Statement (August 2017)
• SFR Distinguished Alumnus selection process (March 2016)
• Professional Guidelines and Expectations for School of Forest Resources Students (Jan. 2019)
• SFR’s Support of Gender and Cultural Diversity
• SFR Instructional Equipment Policy (July 2018)

Safety Information & Training

• Annual Basic Safety Training (MUST be done annually)
• SFR Safety Training (MUST be done annually)
• SFR Safety Training Certification (print and give to SFR Office – 201, for proof of completion)
• Department-Annual-Training-Record (keep track of your employees safety trainings)
• Hazard Assessment
• SFR Safety Guidelines
• Phase1- General and Hand Tool Safety Training 1.4.16
• Phase2- Machine Specific Safety Training 1.4.16
• Training Requirements 2021
• Chemical Hygiene Plan 2020

Purchases & Reimbursements

• Request form-fillable PDF
• Request Form (Word)
• Commonly Used Account Object Codes (PDF)
• IDO Form to Print on Mark’s Plotter (PDF-fill in the blanks and submit to the SFR office in room 201 Nutting for processing)
• Process for Returning Funds to UM

PCard Purchases (forms & Quick-References)

• PCard Application, APLs, Manual and More
• PCard-Purchase-Documentation (Word)
• PCard-Purchase-Documentation-fillable
• Quick Reference: Online Registration
• Quick Reference: Email Notification
• Quick Reference: View Transaction
• Quick Reference: Access Online PCard Receipt Upload
• Quick Reference: Approve a Transaction
• Quick Reference: View a Statement
• Amazon-Tax-Exempt-How-To
• Maine Sales Tax Exempt Form

Research Proposal Forms

• Proposal Approval Routing System (PARS)
• Other Research and Sponsored Programs Forms
• ELH Guidance on Early Notification for Proposals and Other Projects
  • Project Notification Form

MAFES Publications Program

Undergraduate Advising and Curricula Documents 

• See more here

Graduate Program Documents

• Graduate Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment Form – MS Students
• Graduate Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment Form – PhD Students

New Faculty Resources

• SFR Mentoring Plan
• NSFA Library of Policies and Procedures

Reappointment/Promotion/Tenure/Sabbatical

• SFR Peer Committee Guidelines
• UMaine Guidelines for Promotion and/or Tenure (Faculty MUST following University Guidelines)
• NSFA Library of Policies and Procedures on P&T
• Sabbatical Leave (see AFUM contract, Article 19, Section B)
• Request for Sabbatical Leave

Travel Resources

• Concur/Travel Access Form
• Travel Card application and Info
• Click here for the Concur training site
• Creating a blanket in-state travel request in Concur (How to create a blanket in-state travel is at 1:03:56 in the video)
• Wex Gas Card Application and Information
• Maine Sales Tax Exempt Form

Marketing & Communications

Disabilities Statement:  If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please call School of Forest Resources, as early as possible at 581-2887 or email sfr@maine.edu to discuss your needs.

• SFRseminartemplate2014
• SFR electronic Letterhead (PDF)
• SFR electronic Letterhead (Word)
• Discrimination Statement
• Marketing & Communications Branding Standards

SFR Logos