This summer Ian Kelly (Senior/Horticulture Production and Marketing) is a Young Plant Culture Research Intern at Ball Horticulture Company in West Chicago, IL. The most rewarding part of this experience for Ian: Meeting so many important figures in the horticulture industry at events such as Cultivate! Despite having an area of focus, Ball Horticulture encourages…Read more about Ian Kelly’s Summer Internship at Ball Horticulture[Read More]
“Studying abroad and doing an internship was the best decision I ever made!” This summer Matthew Haan (Senior/Horticulture Production and Marketing) is interning at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Philippines, researching rice genetics and submergence. The most rewarding part of his experience is conversing with individuals from diverse backgrounds, learning from the…Read more about The Transformative Journey of Matthew Haan’s Summer Internship in the Philippines[Read More]
Rachael Behrend (Horticulture/Public Horticulture; Hometown: Poolesville, Maryland) is currently interning with the Grounds Department at Glenstone Museum in Potomoc, Maryland. Glenstone Museum focus in on Organic Landscaping of its 300 acres, unless it’s to deal with a disease or fungal infection. Rachael says that this is the most rewarding part of her experience so far….Read more about Rachael Behrend’s Summer Internship Expands on Classroom Learning[Read More]
“Take an internship/study abroad somewhere you are not familiar with but are interested in exploring! Stepping outside your comfort zone is the best way to grow your knowledge in whatever it is that you are passionate about!” Brody Piel (Junior/Turf Management and Science) is spending the summer working for the Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte,…Read more about Brody Piel Steps Outside Comfort Zone with Internship[Read More]
Congratulations to Rachael Herring (LA major/HORT minor) who was selected into the 2023 Young Leaders Scholarship Program from the Mid America CropLife Association. The YLSP is “designed to expose future agriculturalists to the crop protection industry and potential career opportunities.”
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 about HLA Undergraduate Awards and Senior Dinner[Read More]
Yiwei Huang and five landscape architecture students will be facilitating the envisioning/discussion of the proposed new Chinese Garden in Carmel, Indiana, between Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation, and Carmel residents. They have set up an online survey, and they will host a community engagement meeting on March 5th, Sunday afternoon, 1-4pm, in Carmel High School….Read more about Yiwei Huang and LA Students Facilitating Envisioning of Carmel, Indiana Project[Read More]
Lauren Harmon, an undergraduate HLA student working with the Widhalm Lab, has been awarded $500 from the Purdue College of Agriculture’s Office of Academic Programs to offset the cost of her undergraduate research project. Congratulations Lauren!