Fall 2019
Welcome back Boilers!
Wow did the summer fly by! Last week I started my last semester at Purdue, my does it seem crazy to be saying that. It sure feels like I just began my college career. The start of my career at Purdue was a little different than most. I started the second week of July, of the summer before my freshman year at Purdue. It was a program called Summer Start. The year of 2016 was the first summer that Purdue held a program like this. The students in this program were required to take three classes; a general knowledge course, communications (COM 114), and either political science or history. I took political science. In all, the three classes we took totaled up to seven credit hours. During this time, I lived in Harrison residence hall, in the same room that I spent my freshman year in. Thankfully, I didn’t have to move rooms when the semester started. As I am now a senior, I look back and I’m thankful for the summer program. It really was a great start for me. Only having to balance three college classes while getting used to a whole new environment and routine was a good transition for me. After all I’m still proud to be a Boilermaker today!
I had a busy summer as I’m sure many of you did too. Alongside my boss, Mary Lou Hayden, and my coworker, Joyce Garner, I worked in what’s now the Jules Janick Horticulture Garden. The Garden is located on Purdue’s Campus, right behind the Horticulture Building, off of Marsteller Street. If you didn’t already know, the garden was put under construction around a year and a half ago, so that a new irrigation system could be installed, as well as new brick paths. Because of all the construction, nearly all of the plants were removed, or needed to be rearranged with the new design. That was our job. During the summer I helped plant countless plants throughout the garden. We also took care of the mulching, fertilizing, watering, weeding, etc. Working in the garden was a fun and educational experience. We had ups and downs, however we filled the garden with not only plants, but memories and laughter.