Students' Hands-On Preparedness Gets Green Thumbs-Up From Employers

The growing demand for landscape/horticulture technology professionals was very evident during a career fair at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Earth Science Center.

Employers were adamant that they want to hire Penn College landscape/horticulture technology majors for many of the rewarding opportunities.

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Students Among Top 10 Finishers in 'Career Days' Competition

"Student Career Days is a wonderful example of the talent of the young people in the green industry today; the networks, the competition and learning that take place are unrivaled anywhere."

Twelve Penn College students attended the recent Professional Landscape Network's Student Career Days competition.

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School Hosts Horticulture 'Field Day' During College Open House

Sixteen students participated in the School of Natural Resources Management's second annual High School/CTC/AVTS Field Day, held in conjunction with Penn College's Spring Open House on March 24.

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'Natural' Habitat Flourishes at Children's Learning Center

Adding to the natural area outside the Children's Learning Center, members of the Horticulture Club recently built a tepee to provide shade for children at play.

The tepee was created from sweet birch and grapevine that was cut by forest technology students.

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Alumna Gardener Encourages Horticulture Students During D.C. Visit

Fifteen Penn College horticulture students recently took a field trip to the gardens of the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Botanical Garden in Washington, D.C.

While there, the group met with Sarah A. Tietbohl, a 2005 floral design/interior plantscape alumna and a 2006 graduate in technology management.

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Garden Benefit More 'Well-Done' Than 'Rare'

In an unsurprising display of collegial spirit and benevolence, more than 120 members of the Penn College family attended a fundraiser for a community garden project planned at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

The “Going Green” initiative, designed to supply produce to Dining Services and Le Jeune Chef Restaurant (among others) while raising awareness of sustainability, is designed as a living laboratory for the campus community.

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Could natural gas be the first step to weaning the United States off foreign oil? Make sure you read the Spring 2012 issue of One College Avenue to find out how an energy expert believes that it is, and how it can boost employment.