A $ 650,000 donation to Kwantlen Polytechnic University ( KPU ) will support student success in horticulture and sustainable agriculture computer programme in the Faculty of Science .
The donation from the estate of Evelyn Oberg will be invested in an gift investment company , providing annually 15 awards of $ 2,000 to students in financial need .
" This is a transformational gift , " order Randall Heidt , CEO of the KPU Foundation . " We are just so grateful to Evelyn Oberg for her incredible investment in these students , who will facilitate specify and shape gardening and sustainable agriculture practice now and in the future . "
Oberg was a longtime Langley occupier with a passion for nature and brute , and a friend of KPU ’s gardening school .
" This generous donation allows KPU to supply recollective - terminus support to students entering these important fields of study , while bring to the KPU Foundation mission of ensuring calibre encyclopaedism experiences for KPU students to reach achiever , " say Heidt .
Students enroll in citations , apprenticeships , sheepskin or point in horticulture or sustainable agriculture will be eligible to apply for these bursary .
" KPU ’s Horticulture and Sustainable Agriculture programme train students with the skills they demand to become leaders in these fields , " says Dr. Brett Favaro , Dean of the Faculty of Science . " These yearly award will fend for students in financial need , and will produce the pool of people who will contribute to solid food security department and sustainability in B.C. and beyond . "
KPU ’s School of Horticulture , settle at KPU Langley , feature a fully equipped field research lab and greenhouse coordination compound . Its programs include a Bachelor of Horticulture Science , Major in Plant Health , a four - year academic degree that coalesce plant pathology , entomology and horticultural practice as part of a holistic approach path to implant health security . Four two - year sheepskin programs are available in gardening technology , including three specialization : landscape painting horticulture system of rules , sustainable production gardening and sward management . Five - course reference are available in garden centre surgical process , horticulture science and output gardening in B.C. Students rule career in nursery and theater of operations craw production ; tree farming ; industry enquiry , development and innovation ; design , installing and maintain Rosa Parks and gardens ; and managing sports field and golf course .
KPU ’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Agriculture is a four - twelvemonth programme located at KPU Richmond . This degree focuses on constituent food production , and students learn hand - on attainment through a combination of classroom and farm - based learning . In increase to direct employment in the organic agricultural sphere , sustainable agriculture graduates find vocation in fields as various as preparation , resourcefulness management , administration , non - governmental organisation , agricultural support enterprise and production agriculture . For more informationKwantlen Polytechnic UniversityHayley WoodinMedia Specialistt : 604.599.2883c : 604.364.1288[email protect ] .
For information about applying for the Evelyn Oberg Memorial Bursary and other scholarships : Student Awards and Financial Assistance at KPU604 - 599 - 2700[email protected ]
