We as the Department of Plant Pathology are fundraising for the Carol Ishimaru Community Fund this year. This provides funding for shared experiences to build departmental community and learning including activities, seminars, coffees and meals, and other events.
This is extra important given the separation we all experienced early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to create enrichment opportunities for departmental students, faculty, and staff. To continue our legacy as one of the country's oldest and most known departments of plant pathology, we plan to do everything we can to foster a supportive, collaborative, intellectually curious community.
Carol Ishimaru Community Fund: This fund supports a culture of shared experiences and departmental community through the financial support of activities, events, workshops, seminars, etc., that foster, build, and maintain professional and interpersonal interactions. Funds may be used at the discretion of the department head to support activities that build or maintain a positive and productive learning, teaching, and working environment in the department.