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Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Feature
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Plans are underway for the expansion of Kirkwood Community College's Horticulture and Floriculture department. Digging for the department's new facilities is expected to begin this June. The future site will be located between Washington Hall and the Transportation and Safety Training. The facilities are expected to be completed by June 2008, according to Professor Linette Geissler.
The new facilities will feature two greenhouses with computerized systems, allowing for automatic plant feeding and watering. The updated technology will permit better control of light exposure and air flow, allowing students to care for a wider variety of vegetation.
The new facilities will also feature a larger "head house," allowing space for more classrooms, a lecture room and a computer lab. Currently, the department's lab only has about 10 computers. The entrance of the "head house" will have a student lounge and study area. Landscaping students have been assigned to draw plans for the exterior of the building, explained Geissler.
Currently, the Horticulture and Floriculture building is shared with the campus grounds staff. In order to get to the greenhouses, one must walk through an area filled with maintenance equipment.
The current Horticulture and Floriculture building will be the future home of the Art department, Geissler added.
Geissler graduated from KCC's Floriculture Program before taking classes at the University of Iowa. In that time, she earned her vocational technology teaching certificate and taught community floral classes. She has studied floral design in several countries including Belgium, Germany, England and Holland.
Geissler has taught at KCC for several years and has been involved with the college since 1978. She commented that the best part of her job is watching students grow and develop while being able to keep in touch with the floriculture industry. She currently teaches floral design, retail floral operations, agricultural leadership, design seminars, employment seminars and arranges student internships.
Geissler is a member of the Iowa Florist Association and the American Institute of Floral Designers, a non-profit organization with about 700 members nationwide.
During her time at KCC, Geissler noted that the biggest change on campus has been the increase in size.
"We've grown but I think it's great we've been able to keep a small town touch, the philosophy of the college has stayed the same," Geissler noted.
The new facilities will feature two greenhouses with computerized systems, allowing for automatic plant feeding and watering. The updated technology will permit better control of light exposure and air flow, allowing students to care for a wider variety of vegetation.
The new facilities will also feature a larger "head house," allowing space for more classrooms, a lecture room and a computer lab. Currently, the department's lab only has about 10 computers. The entrance of the "head house" will have a student lounge and study area. Landscaping students have been assigned to draw plans for the exterior of the building, explained Geissler.
Currently, the Horticulture and Floriculture building is shared with the campus grounds staff. In order to get to the greenhouses, one must walk through an area filled with maintenance equipment.
The current Horticulture and Floriculture building will be the future home of the Art department, Geissler added.
Geissler graduated from KCC's Floriculture Program before taking classes at the University of Iowa. In that time, she earned her vocational technology teaching certificate and taught community floral classes. She has studied floral design in several countries including Belgium, Germany, England and Holland.
Geissler has taught at KCC for several years and has been involved with the college since 1978. She commented that the best part of her job is watching students grow and develop while being able to keep in touch with the floriculture industry. She currently teaches floral design, retail floral operations, agricultural leadership, design seminars, employment seminars and arranges student internships.
Geissler is a member of the Iowa Florist Association and the American Institute of Floral Designers, a non-profit organization with about 700 members nationwide.
During her time at KCC, Geissler noted that the biggest change on campus has been the increase in size.
"We've grown but I think it's great we've been able to keep a small town touch, the philosophy of the college has stayed the same," Geissler noted.
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