The HLA department kicked off the new semester with their annual Welcome Back Taco Thursday celebration August 22. Students, faculty, and staff came together to enjoy tacos, trivia, cornhole, and a fun photobooth. A big thank you to Gloribel Rosales-Burdin and Brandy Pinkard for organizing this fantastic event. We also appreciate Pam Fisher, the HLA[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…]
On June 20, members from the HLA Department hosted 46 students and their chaperones from the Felege Hiywot Center. Dr. Kathryn Orvis and her graduate student Elyssa have been holding classes for BIPOC students at the center in Indianapolis for the past seven weeks. During their visit to campus, the students participated in various activities[Read More…]
Vicki Stirm hosted two outreach activities this week. The first activity was the C-PASA (Gargill – Purdue Agribusiness & Science Academy) Summer Program. Nine high school students who were interested in attending Purdue University in the future in a plant science area of study participated in the program. The students were taken on a tour[Read More…]
On Friday, April 28th, Chris Adair and Vicki Stirm presented to youth from the World Food Prize Youth Institute. There were 3 groups totaling 28 students plus adults. The topic was food security. Chris spoke about the student farm and how they reach out to the community via the CSA program and working with the[Read More…]
