Seeking 'Volunteer Student Ambassadors' for Spring

The Department of Horticultural Sciences seeks students interested in representing the Department as ‘Volunteer Student Ambassadors’ for the spring semester of 2013.  In this role, students will gain greater knowledge about the programs available through the Department of Horticultural Sciences as well as the history of the program.  Volunteer activities may include providing short tours to visiting groups and representing the Department at recruiting/information booths (ex: Aggieland Saturday).

Interested students should submit a letter of interest via email to hortweb@tamu.edu by January 7th.  Volunteers selected will attend an information session where they will learn more about the Department’s programs and history and receive an outline of a sample tour for reference.  Each volunteer will likely be needed 2-5 times during the semester.

TAMU Green Roofs (HORT 485) - Spring 2013

From Dr. Astrid Volder: ‘We are ready to start recruiting students for next semester’s 485 (Spring 2013). As the green roof is coming along, next semester we will also start working on building a green wall. Students can sign up for the 485 by contacting me (room 405, a-volder@tamu.edu) and filling out the 485 form provided by Katie Marek, Undergraduate HORT Advisor. The horticulture section (max. 10 students) will have a fixed meeting time in Spring 2013 of Thursday mornings from 8.30am – 11.30am. Sections run by Atmospheric Sciences and Landscape Architecture (only 5 students each) will likely meet Tuesday mornings or Wednesday afternoons. There is a blog for the project that you can find on http://tamugreenroof.wordpress.com .’