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2013 Horticultural Sciences Academic Program Review Section 2 Page 11 student-run vegetable crop production enterprise, the Howdy! Farm. Study Abroad Two faculty-led study abroad programs are available in the Department of Horticultural Sciences including International Horticulture in Italy led by Dr. Leo Lombardini and Season Extension Horticulture in China led by Dr. Mengmeng Gu. Undergraduate Research and Directed Studies Several opportunities exist for students to gain high impact experience under the tutelage of departmental faculty. Dr. Astrid Volder offers HORT 485 credit for students interested in working on the TAMU Green Roof project. Dr. Koiwa, Dr. Arnold, Dr. Byrne, Dr. Lombardini, Dr. Starman, and Dr. Patil have each offered undergraduates the opportunity for undergraduate research experience and/or directed studies. However, no central system currently exists to direct students into programs and not all faculty members offer such opportunities each semester, leaving room for improvement to facilitate connections between interested students and available faculty in these areas. Honors Coursework Currently, Dr. Patricia Klein offers an honors version of HORT 201, but the course does not always make. Due to low participation, the 201H option will likely be discontinued. Horticulture majors are able to participate in honors coursework in other departments. Service Learning While not officially sanctioned by the University as a service-learning course, Dr. Jayne Zajicek offers opportunities and incentives for students in HORT 335 (Sociohorticulture) to engage in course-related volunteer opportunities. Internships & Student Employment The Department of Horticultural Sciences establishes and maintains successful partnerships with many industry employers. Each spring for the past 14 years, the Department has hosted a Career Fair enabling employers and students the opportunity to connect. In addition, the Department maintains an active and free job posting board, http://aggies-for-hire.tamu.edu/. Non-profit institutions and nationally-recognized retailers and horticulture firms regularly communicate with the department’s staff to advertise opportunities to students on the departmental bulletin boards, newsletters to students, and the student news and events blog. Student Organizations and Clubs The Howdy Farm - The Howdy Farm is a student-led sustainable farm operated by a University-recognized student group, the Sustainable Agriculture Student Association. The Howdy Farm has grown in prominence and popularity over the five years since its inception. The recipient of two Aggie Green Fund grants, the Howdy Farm is currently undertaking the procurement of a ‘portable sustainability demonstration module’ with this funding to be located behind the horticulture demonstration gardens south of the Horticulture/Forest Science Building. The structure will be ‘off the grid’ and demonstrate micro-sustainability practices and technologies including the use of reclaimed building materials, solar capture and storage, and rainwater harvesting and filtration. The Howdy Farm offers students internships for credit, funds student workers through its seasonal CSA program, and has a robust volunteer labor force that draws students across the University. TAMU Horticulture Club - The Texas A&M Horticulture Club is the campus affiliate of the Association of Collegiate Branches of the American Society for Horticultural Science. The Hort Club travels to the regional and national meetings of ASHS where students participate in the commodity judging contest, undergraduate paper competition, and other activities associated with the ACB. The Club was the national outstanding club in 2010 and 2011, and won the commodity judging competition in 2010 and placed second in 2012. Our students often are elected to leadership positions in the national organization. Taylor Paine served as national president in 2010-11, and Yessica Garcia is national president for 2012-13. The Hort Club supports its participation and travel to meetings through an aggressive fund-raising program including growing and selling containers of bluebonnets, bedding plants, vegetable transplants, and foliage plants at their annual Spring Plant Fair.
2013 Horticultural Sciences Academic Program Review Section 2 Page 12 SAIFD (Student American Institute of Floral Design) - The TAMU SAIFD is a student group associated with the Forsyth Chapter of the national organization, the American Institute of Floral Design (AIFD). The Texas A&M group is led by Mr. Bill McKinley, Endowed Chair and Director of the Benz School of Floral Design. SAIFD acts as an on-campus flower design/event planner while strengthening student members’ design skills. From the University President’s banquets before Aggie football games and scholarship banquets to Muster and alumni functions, student members of the organization have many opportunities to gain hands-on experience in floral design. The organization also offers funds for an annual trip to the AIFD Symposium for selected student members where they participate in competitions and attend seminars taught by nationally-known floral innovators. Pi Alpha Xi - The national horticulture honorary annually initiates approximately twenty outstanding juniors and seniors who are nominated by faculty for their outstanding academic achievements. Undergraduate Student Enrollment Trends The student enrollment records maintained by the department includes both double major and double degree-seeking candidates and therefore are at a slight variance from the numbers reported by the official university headcount reported by Data and Research Services. The most recently available data indicates a total undergraduate enrollment, including double major/double degree candidates to be 187 students (Table 2.3). Bachelors degrees awarded by the department have increased by 17% since 2008 (Table 2.4). This increase is due to an increase in the number of BA degrees, and the number of BS degrees awarded has decreased slightly over the same period. Comparison to Peer Institutions Many of the aspects of our departmental vision (as well as that of the College and University) require that we compare our programs and performance with that of our peers. We used the FAEIS (Food and Agricultural Education Information System) database to compare enrollments and student demographics to those of our peers among the landgrant university system. Table 2.3 Undergraduate Enrollment by Year UG* UG** FY 2008 163 170 FY 2009 155 163 FY 2010 172 186 FY 2011 177 190 FY 2012 175 187 * Data from Fall 12th day headcounts, DARS ** Data from departmental records including double degrees/double majors Table 2.4 HORT Degrees by Year BA BS UG Total FY 2008 14 34 48 FY 2009 19 36 55 FY 2010 19 22 41 FY 2011 27 29 56 Table 2.5 Standard CIP codes used to report various subdisciplines in horticulture CIP Code Discipline 01.0601 Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations, General 01.0603 Ornamental Horticulture 01.0604 Greenhouse Operations and Management 01.0605 Landscaping and Groundskeeping 01.0606 Plant Nursery Operations and Management 01.0608 Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management 01.0699 Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other 01.1103 Horticultural Science
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