It’s Now Easier For Hort Graduates
To Earn A BS At Temple University
It is now easier for graduates of Williamson’s Clarence W. Schrenk Program
in Horticulture, Landscaping & Turf
Management Program to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Thanks to a new articulation agreement with Temple University-Ambler
Campus, Temple will now accept up to
58.5 credits earned by Williamson hort
graduates, nearly two years’ worth of
credits, saving much time and money
in the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in
horticulture or landscape architecture.
Eva Monheim, instructor in Temple’s
Department of Landscape Architecture
and Horticulture, said “The TempleWilliamson partnership is a wonderful
example of how two educational institutions can support each other in a mission that benefits both institutions and
their students. When Williamson horticulture students complete their associate degree they can seamlessly move
into baccalaureate programs at Temple.”
Richard Lighty, Ph.D., a longtime
Williamson trustee, said “As a Williamson trustee who has been associated
with the school’s horticulture program
since its inception, I am pleased that the
quality of our curriculum has been recognized by Temple University through
the recent articulation agreement. It is
all the more meaningful to me as I have
had a long association with the Ambler
Campus and, in 1986, chaired the Horticulture Department Review Committee that led to the revision of the curriculum in horticulture and landscape
architecture there. It will now be possible for our graduates to earn their bachelor degrees at one of the top universities in the country. I’m sure that many
will take advantage of this opportunity.”
Thomas Wisneski, Williamson’s
vice president of research and assessment, said “This is tremendous on a few
fronts: First, it is clear that articulation
agreements provide the easiest transition from Williamson to other postsecondary institutions, so this agreement
presents a significant opportunity for
our horticulture, landscaping, and turf
management graduates. Second, when
it comes to horticulture and landscape
architecture, I can think of no programs
that better suit our graduates than those
offered by Temple University-Ambler;
beyond its historic reputation, TempleAmbler boasts an approach to education that, like Williamson, is focused
on hands-on, practical training. Finally, when you consider the location
of Temple-Ambler within the Delaware
Valley, I am very hopeful that our hort
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Pictured are (from left to right, back row): Tom Wisneski, vice president of
research and assessment; Margaret “Weemie” Kingham, director of placement; Eva Monheim, instructor in Temple’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture; Baldev Lamba, associate professor and chair of
Temple’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture; and front
row: Bonnie Frummer, curriculum and planning; Hailey King, coordinator of
undergraduate strategic initiatives; and Pauline Harley-Kuntz, associate professor in landscape architecture and horticulture.
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