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Without a vital educational program that trains students to serve a host of needs throughout the natural resource and horticulture professions, the ability to effectively serve our clients is jeopardized. NRES is committed to serve the professions through high quality educational programs that produce superior graduates. Your contribution to NRES adds tremendous value to the student’s classroom and field experiences and is an investment that will pay dividends in the professions well into the future. By clicking on the buttons below, you can make an on-line donation directly via the University of Illinois Foundation. Fund For ExcellenceIn response to our call for help to update antiquated equipment and provide more hands-on laboratory and field experience, a group of dedicated alumni and friends joined with NRES to create an annual giving fund called Fund for Excellence. Funds are put toward equipment and programs that directly enhance the student learning experience. An advisory committee comprised of donor representatives reviews how the funds are being used and makes recommendations on utilization of funds.
For more information, please download the brochure.
NRES Program Support There are a number of program activities outside the classroom that support the overall outreach mission of NRES throughout the State of Illinois, such as Illinois Master Gardener and Junior Master Gardener, The University Arboretum, and The Illinois Steward quarterly magazine. There are other innovative research activities for which we are seeking funding support, such as the new South Farms Campus Plan (MILES – Multifunctional Integrated Landscape Experimental Site) involving Intentional Landscapes for Healthy Communities. For information on these or other programs contact NRES at getinvolved@nres.uiuc.edu.
Current PrioritiesThis is a list of a few of the current projects for which we are seeking support. For information contact getinvolved@nres.uiuc.edu- Chicago Horticulture Baccalaureate Degree
- St. Charles Illinois Horticulture Research and Education Field Station – new building
- State-of-the-Art Soils Teaching Laboratory
- New Spatial Analysis and Design Laboratory
- New course that offers CAD and ARC View instruction
- University of Illinois Arboretum
- Landscaping – ACES Library to Plant Sciences Laboratory
- Statewide distribution of the public television program Illinois Gardener on WILL-TV
Wish ListWe have annual needs that, if filled, directly impact the student learning experience. For information about specific wish list items contact getinvolved@nres.uiuc.edu. Student Field Trips and Conference Attendance (typical field trip costs $50-$120 per student, depending on destination; conference $200 - $500)
- Student Club Sponsor – materials, field trips, speakers
- Educational Opportunity Travel Grants ($8,000 per year to cover support for graduate student travel that enhances their training and career opportunities)
- Student Internship program, with an estimated cost of $6,000/student for summer intern program (student pay, internship materials and faculty/advisor/professional expenses)
- Landscape Design Studio, scanner for landscape designs - $8,000 to $15,000 depending on size
- Student Greenhouse, designed, managed and maintained by students
Endowment OpportunitiesHow can you perpetuate indefinitely your vision of programs supported in NRES?
Endowed teaching, research, and/or extension programs are a high priority for NRES, as are professorships, chairs, and fellowships. One specific need is endowed faculty positions in horticulture and natural resources that focus on providing our students with the business and overall entrepreneurial skills they need to succeed. Additional endowment opportunities exist for specialized teaching laboratories and student scholarships. For information on these or other endowment opportunities, please contact us at getinvolved@nres.uiuc.edu. |
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