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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Students interested in working or a public garden internship for 2018 are encouraged to apply for funding from the Garden Club of America. You must first seek approval on your proposal from the public garden
director. As Director of the UA Campus Arboretum, I welcome proposals for Spring, Summer and Fall 2018. Please contact me at
<a href="mailto:tquist@email.arizona.edu">tquist@email.arizona.edu</a> for more information on UA Internship opportunity.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">More information on the Garden Club of America award can be found below. For more detail, contact Kenny Zelov at the Desert Botanic Garden addresss/phone # below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">See below and attached for more information on this internship opportunity.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am the Assistant Director of Horticulture at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. I am also the administrator for the Garden Club of America (GCA) annual
<i>Award in Desert Studies</i> <a href="https://www.dbg.org/scholarships">https://www.dbg.org/scholarships</a> .This $4,000 annual award is in the form of a summer internship or research funding for advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students, to
promote the study of horticulture, conservation and design in <u>arid landscapes</u>. The awards purpose is to give students an opportunity to apply their course study knowledge in a public garden setting while working with garden professionals at a public
garden of their choice. This is the sixth year that I have helped administer the award, and the first five years have been tremendously successful for both the DBG and for the students. However, our challenge has been how to effectively get the word out
that this opportunity exists, and can exist for students in public gardens <b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000">other than</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>the Desert Botanical Garden community. So far we have had the most success recruiting local students from our nearby university, but our hope is to make sure that this opportunity is available to any student interested in the study of horticulture,
conservation and design in arid landscapes,<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000"> not just the local students in Phoenix</span></b>. I have identified your organization as a possible fit for student participation and would love to have your help
in promoting this opportunity in connecting students and public gardens with a focus on arid studies. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I can tell you from my experience that this is a wonderful opportunity to recruit emerging talent to your institution and I hope that you are able to help with recruitment. The key is to connect interested students with public gardens
to create an internship opportunity that is both beneficial for the student and the garden. This requires the pairing up of a university with a public garden in proximity to one another. If your institution or garden already have these connections then simply
making the parties aware of this opportunity is what I am asking for your assistance with.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline for student applications this year is three months away on January 15, 2018, so I am hoping that you can get back with me as soon as possible so that we can work together to generate interest for this year. Please feel free
to forward this information to other interested gardens, universities, or students.<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to hearing back from you and welcome any and all questions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#7F7F7F">Kenny Zelov</span></b><span style="color:#7F7F7F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7F7F7F">Assistant Director of Horticulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#7F7F7F">P:</span></b><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> 480.481.8162 |
<b>m:</b> 480.322.0677 | </span><b><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:kzelov@dbg.org"><span style="color:blue">kzelov@dbg.org</span></a></span></u></b><span style="color:#7F7F7F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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