NRES Capstone Projects 2022-2023
Learn more about each of the most recently completed NRES Capstone Projects.
Bee Campus
Team Members: Emma Turk, Cody Dateno, Eva Curtis, Bella Foster, Zhangyue Zhu
Goal: To teach the Purdue campus and community about the importance of pollinator gardens and achieve an accredited Bee Campus USA certification through service-learning activities and garden maintenance.
Community Project Partner: Brooke Sammons, Landscape Architect II - Purdue Facilities
Conservation Agriculture Soil Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Team Members: Adam Johnson, Dominic Liongson, Keely Charles, & Olivia Wyrick
Goal: To film a series of short-form informational videos on agricultural conservation practices common to the Tippecanoe County area, Indiana.
Community Project Partner: Tippecanoe Soil Water Conservation District
Pfendler & Forestry Products Landscape Redesign
Team Members: Ireland Beebe, Amanda Cushman, Jorge Ferandez, Josh Janicki
Goal: To bring flora, helpful pollinators, and natural color back to campus. Design new beds to showcase native plants and landscape architecture to those who experience the Purdue campus while easing the maintenance by Purdue Grounds on the space.
Community Project Partner: Brooke Sammons, Landscape Architect II - Purdue Facilities
Purdue Recycling
Team Members: Julia Martin, Alex Weidman, John Shin, Nixon Williams
Goal: To raise awareness for the recycling program on Purdue’s campus that encourages students and staff to engage in the program, while providing accurate data that educates them on how the process works.
Community Project Partner: Office of Sustainability, Residential Housing Operations, and Boiler Update (Newsletter) of Purdue University
Riverfest Banners
Team Members: Britney Bickel, Eleanor Fahrner, Madelyn Lopp, & Joel Will
Goal: To create informational content for Riverfest to use to educate individuals within the Tippecanoe community on various topics involving the Wabash River.
Community Project Partner: Wabash River Enhancement Corporation
Schleman Green Roof
Team Members: Carley Bramel, Avery Fess, Maria Kippenbrock, Alex Pilarski, Alex Watson
Goal: To create a sustainable green roof on Purdue’s Schleman Hall that lasts many years and acts as a functioning recreation space for students.
Community Project Partner: Brooke Sammons, Landscape Architect II - Purdue Facilities