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 presentABSTRACT: 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.
Horticultural Careers for the Future:
Challenges and Opportunities
Sherry M. Mulvaney
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
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