HORT 4975

Hortus Forum Officer Leadership Development

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Leadership development for Hortus Forum officers, which includes, but is not limited to, learning how to: foster inclusiveness and a healthy, positive social atmosphere among members; promote an interest in plants; communicate and collaborate effectively with greenhouse staff, faculty advisors, and other faculty, staff, administrators and students; and maintain the reputation, continuity and history of a long running Cornell organization.

When Offered Fall, spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: elected Hortus Forum Officer.

• Foster a culture of inclusiveness, in which all are welcome.
• Promote an interest in plants, giving plant-based, out-of-classroom exposure to students from throughout the university.
• Work effectively with greenhouse staff to learn how to grow plants from a commercial perspective, maintaining an attractive, safe, clean, well-managed space in the Cornell greenhouses.
• Communicate effectively with a faculty advisor, as well as other faculty, staff and administrators.
• Maintain the reputation, continuity and history of a long running organization.
• Provide an important, healthy, positive social arena for students from throughout the campus community with similar interests.

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