Growing Knowledge: UCF's Arboretum

Authors

Carla A. Lozano, University of Central FloridaFollow
Kaitlin Stallings, University of Central FloridaFollow
Valentina Casale, University of Central FloridaFollow
Maia Leon, University of Central FloridaFollow
Jeffery Valere, University of Central FloridaFollow

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Course Code

LDR

Course Number

2002

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Haley Winston

Faculty/Instructor Email

haley@ucf.edu

About the Author

Our names are Valentina Casale, Maia Leon, Carla Lozano, Kaitlin Stallings, and Jeffery Valere. We are LEAD Scholars that came together to investigate the Arboretum's leadership techniques. Our professor, Dr. Winston, recommended the Arboretum as an organization we could work with, and we all were open to the idea. We have each learned a lot from the Arboretum and appreciate the Student Interns who have encourage us to volunteer.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

For our LDR 2002 course, we were tasked with investigating a non-profit organization through service learning. We wanted to see how the organization interacted with their volunteers and to find out what volunteers could learn from it. After our first shift with the Arboretum, we each agreed that the staff was extremely friendly. Each person was open to answering any questions we had, teaching us about invasive species and how to handle them. One specific invasive species we dealt with is tassel flower, it grows rapidly and takes vital resources away from local species. As volunteers, we were encouraged to explore our surroundings, and to experiment different strategies to complete our tasks.

Additional Resources

UCF Arboretum. (2024, April 12). Arboretum and Sustainability Initiatives. https://arboretum.ucf.edu/

Komives, S. R., & Wagner, W. (2017). Leadership for a better world : understanding the social change model of leadership development. Jossey-Bass.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords

UCF Arboretum, Nature, Leadership, Service Learning, Volunteering, Plants

Recommended Citation

Lozano, Carla A.; Stallings, Kaitlin; Casale, Valentina; Leon, Maia; and Valere, Jeffery, "Growing Knowledge: UCF's Arboretum" (2024). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Spring 2024. 31.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2024spring/31