Student Clubs
Environmental Horticulture Club
Congratulations to the Environmental Horticulture Club for being selected as the 2010 CALS Club of the Year! To be considered for this prestigious award, CALS clubs must submit a packet that highlights its achievements and activities during the school year.
The ENH Club earned the award by participating in leadership activities, fundraising, and traveling abroad. Leadership activities included a resume building workshop, fundraising included the annual Poinsettia Sale, and travelling included an end-of-year trip to Costa Rica--and these are just a few of the club's many activities! The ENH Club is made up of 20 diverse students with majors such as horticulture, engineering, and architecture.
The purpose of the Environmental Horticulture Club is to promote extracurricular learning and enjoyment. An important aspect of the Club is the fostering of student interaction. Speakers from industry make presentations at meetings. Social activities, community projects and plant sales are all activities the club promotes.
For more information, contact club advisor Dr. Gail Hansen.
Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association
The purpose of the EHGSA is to establish an open dialogue with faculty in order to learn how the changing university atmosphere affects our education and the quality of teaching within our department. To present a forum where graduate students can express ideas or concerns related to their education. To provide graduate students an opportunity to learn about professional as well as academic development in their respective fields. And to provide a social environment where graduate students can enjoy other aspects of graduate life.
For more information, contact club advisor Dr. Carrie Reinhardt Adams.
Turfgrass Club
The University of Florida Turfgrass Club promotes extracurricular learning and enjoyment and fosters student, faculty, and industry interaction. The Turfgrass Club represents a student chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and sends representatives to this professional organization's national meeting. Members belong to the Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA) and participate in their annual conference and show. The Turfgrass club invites industry speakers to make presentations on career opportunities. They also plan several community projects during the year, including non-turf projects with local schools.
For more information, contact club advisor Dr. Jason Kruse.
Team PLANET
Each year, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) sponsors Student Career Days, a nationwide event that brings together students, faculty, and the industry for a three-day event filled with workshops, competitions, socials, and one of the nation's largest green industry recruiting events. Often compared to a "landscape olympics", Student Career Days gives students an invaluable opportunity to not only learn new skills and cutting-edge technology, but also show off what they do best. This event allows participants to get to know other students, faculty, and industry professionals, and come together as a team to represent their school in competition.
For more information, contact Team PLANET coach Erin Alvarez.
