Week 7
This week my mentor, Dr. Elizabeth Lamb, invited me to the cut flower convention in Geneva, NY. I was very excited when I showed up to the first event (lunch) and all the attendees ...
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Week 7
Week 5: Ulster County Fair
It’s fair week! Since the fair started on Tuesday, I went into the office Monday to do some final flyer and puzzle piece printing and gathering of materials to prepare. Then, from Tuesday to ...
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Week 9: Field Day and Poster Session
For the final week of the internship, we had a couple nice events to wrap things up, including a field day in Aurora, NY and the poster presentation session. For the field day, the ...
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Week 9
This was my final internship week! It started off with a delicious lunch on Monday since everyone working in Morrison cooked a dish to share pot luck style. It was so fun to try ...
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Week 4: 4-H Cultivating Community
This week presented some new challenges as my boss, Rachel, was away. She left me well-prepared to lead the group, but the students and I felt her absence. It made me appreciate everything she ...
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Week 10: Wrapping Up the Summer
ArcGIS StoryMap CBFS has run a summer internship program every year since 1978. This summer, ten interns conducted independent research projects through the station, which I covered with posts on the CBFS Facebook page. ...
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Week 5
On this blog I will be talking about what we did and worked on on last week. Hitting a little closer to where they are, we covered the topic of education and education disparities ...
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Week 6
This week, I worked on 2 main things: First, I created a Google form with survey questions, and I emailed it to 30 florists and cut flower growers. I tried to pick florists and ...
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EE: Week 5&6
After getting sick of merely making infographics, I finally got into contact with my faculty mentor, a professor in the architecture school, to assist me in directing my focus towards the barn itself. First, ...
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Week 8: Final Week and Presentation
Welcome back everyone! Today will be the final time I’m updating this blog for the summer. It feels slightly bittersweet thinking about everything I have done over the summer. It’s been quite a journey ...
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Week 4: Final Fair Preparations
With the fair one week away, this week included a lot of final preparations for it. I followed up with some past Act for Change program members about speaking with the elected officials at ...
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Weeks Eight and Nine: Presentations and Continuing Interviews
Continuing Farmers’ Market Interviews Over the past two weeks, my work has been deeply rooted in community engagement through farmers’ markets across New York City. Every Tuesday, I visit the Elmhurst Hospital Farmers Market ...
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