The 2023 HLA Impact and Graduate Student Awards were handed out May 12, 2023 at the HLA Research and Design Retreat. Congratulations to everyone! HLA Impact Awards Teaching Impact Award: Yiwei Huang Staff Impact Award: Nathan Deppe Early Career Award: Wenjing Guan Department Hero: Kirby Kalbaugh Research Impact Award: Kranthi Varala Extension Impact Award: Stephen Meyers[Read More…]
HLA Graduate Students organized the HLA Research and Design Retreat, held May 11 at the John S. Wright Center in Martell Forest. The day was filled with poster and oral research presentations. Linnette C. White, from the Office of Multicultural Programs, facilitated a diversity and inclusion session. The afternoon breakout session included a scavenger hunt[Read More…]
Glenn Hardebeck and Benjamin Royal were named College of Ag Super Heroes this week by Interim Dean Dr. Ken Foster. College of Ag Super Heroes is a periodic email series by Dr. Foster highlighting individuals “who are doing great things for the college in ways that oftentimes go unrecognized.” Dear College of Agriculture Colleagues, This week’s College[Read More…]
The Social Committee sponsored tickets to the Lafayette Roller Derby to see the SuperNovas defeat the Illiana Dames! We had around 15 people from the department attend and some even brought their families to enjoy this exciting event. Thanks to all who were able to join us. Here are some pictures from last Saturday’s outing[Read More…]
Our team Split Happens played against Spoilermakers II in a tiebreak for first place Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for last week of the Purdue Staff and Students league. Split Happens started out strong, winning the first game by 118 pins. Spoilermakers II put it into gear in the second game, winning by[Read More…]
HLA’s tent at Spring Fest was a wild success this year. HLA faculty, staff, graduate students and our HLA Undergraduate Student Ambassadors volunteered to help create plant necklaces for the public. Members of PASLA had an activity table for children. Purdue Extension Master Gardener volunteers from Tippecanoe County helped answer gardening questions and provided demonstrations[Read More…]
The Education Committee in the Diversity Action Team in Agriculture organized a “Chew On This” event on April 21 at the Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center. The Purdue community was invited to help plant a culturally-themed garden and to learn more about the partnership between the Purdue Student Farm and the Cultural[Read More…]
Congratulations to five of HLA’s graduate students for successfully defended their theses, completed their degrees, and will graduate in May! We wish them the best of luck in all of their future endeavors! Yuyao Kong, PhD under Dr. Krishna Nemali Jada Powlen, PhD under Dr. Cale Bigelow Thiti Suttiyut, PhD under Dr. Josh[Read More…]
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture held its Awards Recognition and Senior Dinner on April 20. We celebrated the awards and scholarships our undergraduates and the successes of our graduating seniors. We would like to thank Robin Tribbett for organizing the dinner and the HLA Ambassadors for helping set up the event. The following[Read More…]