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FYI, especially Hort students close to graduation! Julie Cotton, M.S. Academic Specialist Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Michigan State University A264 Plant and Soil Science Building East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask] 517-355-0271 ext. 1156 > > > Please forward to your department - Thank you! > > HRT/PSMS Spring 2014 Seminar Series > > Dr. Mary Meyer* > Professor and Extension Horticulturist, ASHS President > University of Minnesota, Department of Horticultural Science > > > will present > > > Horticultural Careers for the Future: > Challenges and Opportunities > > > ABSTRACT: Horticulture offers one of the most satisfying and rewarding careers, with an increasing number of people needed in the future, yet young people today are often unaware of the opportunities and diversity in this engaging field. This seminar will explore why people have a limited perception of horticulture and the new national initiative to increase awareness and improve the perception of horticulture. Ideas for changing the way people view horticulture and plant science and what we can do as students, academics and industry professionals will be discussed. > > > Thursday, February 27 @ 4:10 pm > A149 Plant & Soil Science Bldg > > Refreshments will be served @ 4:00 pm > > > *Horticulture Organization of Graduate Students Invited Speaker > > Sherry M. Mulvaney > Office Assistant > Michigan State University > Department of Horticulture > 1066 Bogue St, Room A288 > Plant & Soil Sciences Bldg. > East Lansing, MI 48824-1325 > Office: 517-355-5191 ext. 1362 > Fax: 517-355-0249 Therese Iadipaolo Secretary Main Office Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Plant and Soil Sciences Building 1066 Bogue St. Rm A286 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Ph:(517) 355-0271 x1-120 Fx: (517) 353-5174 email: [log in to unmask] "Work is not what you do for a living but what you do with your living" ~ William J. Bennett