PSB 67(3) 2021 We are excited to engage students to be active in the BSA community throughout the year! Reach us by email or Twitter: Imeña (imenavaldes2020@u.northwestern.edu, @ imenarv) and Ioana (studentrep1@botany. org, @ioana_anghel).
“Taking a break between undergraduate and graduate school to gain work or research experience in the field you think you're interested in can be a useful strategy for maximizing your future education/training/career!”
ADVICE FROM THE CAREERS IN BOTANY LUNCHEON We had an incredible panel of professionals and a great group of students join us for our luncheon, so we wanted to know what piece of advice the professionals would give to all students to help them succeed and to know what the students learned. We can’t thank the participants enough and hope to see some new and familiar faces next year!
PROFESSIONALS
Dr. Jessamine Finch Native Plant Trust
“As an introvert, it was a huge breakthrough for me when I realized that ‘networking’ can be as simple as becoming friends with the people you interact with at school and in your research. People graduate, move, get new jobs, and pretty soon you have a diverse network of people who have pursued different careers and live all over the world.”
Dr. Vera Velasco
Dr. Carla Maldonado
Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
University of Toronto
"You need a supportive personal (parents, siblings, friends) community as much as you need an excellent academic community (supervisors, fellow grad students) to help you succeed in graduate school.”
“Risking getting out of your comfort zone is the key to getting ahead.”
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