Hello! My name is Sydney Kleiman and I am a Horticulture Ambassador at Purdue. I am a rising senior in Horticulture Production and Marketing. This summer I have been interning at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina! I have had been working four days per week in the Historic Rose Garden this summer, but[Read More…]
The start of the bowling league is just around the corner, and we need you! This is a 30-week season that follows Purdue’s breaks and holidays. We need substitutes to fill any absences during the season for our 4 starters. Whether you show up once a month or once a year, we would love to[Read More…]
Happy to report the HLA Team earned a hard-fought victory against the Purdue Faculty Association at River Fest on Saturday! Due to high water the canoe race pivoted to a canoe-themed obstacle course on land. Thankfully this last minute change did not deter the HLA team! With teamwork and athleticism, the HLA Team emerged victorious!![Read More…]
On Friday, July 12, Vicki Stirm and Karen Mitchell hosted the C-PASA (Cargill- Purdue Agribusiness and Science Academy) High School students. Participants toured the student farm, led by two summer interns. After that, they returned to campus and learned how an orchardist knows when to harvest apples, as well as did a blind taste test[Read More…]
Vicki Stirm, Kathryn Orvis and Karen Mitchell hosted several youth outreach projects in June. On June 13 and 14, 16 youth from the 4-H Academy – Living Landscapes worked with Dr. Kathryn Orvis and and Vicki Stirm on several horticulture activities: plant propagation of houseplants, a scavenger hunt in the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden, and[Read More…]
Over the next month, HLA Ambassadors will share their summer internship experiences on Purdue HLA’s social media channels. This week’s student is Danielle Hewitt. Danielle Hewitt I’m an intern at Landscape Concepts Management in Grayslake, IL. Over the summer I will be doing rotations through all different aspects of the company including maintenance, seasonal color,[Read More…]
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