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Curriculum Vitae
Jules Bruck, PhD
Assistant Professor of Landscape Design
Department of Plant and Soil
Sciences
152 Townsend Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-2170
jbruck@udel.edu
Education
| Ph.D. 1997 | Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University – College Station
Dissertation:
The Influence of Field Dependence on College Students’ Leadership Attitudes and Self-Perceptions
Committee: Christine Townsend, Ph.D. (chair), Gary Briers, Ph.D., Glen Shinn, Ph.D., Jayne Zajicek, Ph.D., Richard Cummins,
Ph.D
Department Major: Leadership Education
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M. Agr. 1993 |
Horticulture,
Pennsylvania State University – State College
Thesis: Evaluation of High School Textbook, Landscape Design
Committee: Larry Kuhns, Ph.D. (chair), Dan Stearns, MLA, Perry Morgan, MLA
Department Major: Landscape Design
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Certificate 1993 |
Agricultural Education Teaching Certificate, High School Horticulture and General Sciences,
Pennsylvania State University – State College
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B.S. 1991 |
Landscape Contracting, Pennsylvania State University –
State College |
Teaching Experience
2006 – present |
Assistant Professor of Landscape Design, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Core faculty for undergraduate
major and minor in Landscape Horticulture, actively creating, developing, and teaching courses in landscape design, construction,
technology, and business. Advisor for undergraduates and for independent study students.
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1998 –
present |
Instructor, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Develop and deliver continuing education courses focused on landscape design, landscape graphics, and creativity.
S98,
F98, S99, F99, S00: Kindergardening
S01, S02, S03: Garden Design: Putting your Thoughts on Paper
S01, F02,
F03, S04, F04, S05, F05: Garden Design Studio I
S04, F04, S06: Independent Garden Design Studio and
S04, F04,
S05, F05: Garden Design Graphics
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2003 – 2006 |
Instructor, The Barnes Foundation Horticultural School, Merion, PA
Core faculty for diverse intensive
two-year horticultural program teaching herbaceous plant materials and design.
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1995 – 1997 |
Teaching Assistant, Department
of Leadership Education, Texas A&M University, College Station.
Developed and taught lessons in introductory
leadership courses; lectured to groups for ongoing community outreach; and collaborated with faculty on a variety of projects
including a landscape design for a campus site.
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1993 |
Student Teacher, Abraham Lincoln High School, Philadelphia,
PA Department of Agricultural Education, Pennsylvania State University, Teacher Training Certification.
Developed and
taught courses in landscape design to high school students at an inner city high school.
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1992 –
1993 |
Teaching
Assistant, Department of Landscape Contracting, Pennsylvania State University, State College
Developed and taught lessons
in landscape design and construction courses, graded work and collaborated with faculty on projects. |
Course
List of University Teaching Experience
Undergraduate
Courses
PLSC 332 (Agriculture): Basic Landscape Design*
(F06, S07, F07), applied for and received Group A status, Arts &Science Educational Affairs Committee
PLSC 167 (Agriculture): Field Sketching of Landscape Subjects* (S07, W08
Abroad)
PLSC 367 (Agriculture): Technology for Landscape
Designers* (F07)
*Created and/or significantly
redeveloped course.
Professional Experience (non-academic)
| 1997 –
present | Owner/Consultant, Evolution Landscape Design
Owner and
designer for successful landscape design consulting firm. Worked with over one hundred clients as a designer, contractor,
and consultant. |
1994 – 1995 |
Continuing Education
Intern, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Developed a high school summer internship program for inner-city high school
students. Coordinated logistics for all courses offered to continuing education students at Longwood. |
Publications
Bruck, J.B.
(Summer 2007). If you build it, they will come back. The
Designer: Journal for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Bruck, J.B. (Spring 2007). Duncan Heather: Design philosophy. The
Designer: Journal for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Bruck, J.B. (Winter 2006-2007). What’s in your tool box. The
Designer: Journal for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Bruck, J.B. (Summer 2006). What inspires you? The Designer:
Journal for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Bruck, J.B. (Summer, 2006). East-west “glass in the garden” experiences. The Designer: Journal for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Recent Lectures and Speaking Engagements
| 2007 |
Design Basics with Robin Templar
Williams, Connecticut Chapter of APLD, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, MA –joint workshop |
| 2007 |
Design Basics with Robin Templar
Williams, Ohio Chapter of APLD, Cleveland, OH – joint workshop | | 2007 | Sustainable Private Gardens, Delaware Nursery
and Landscape Association, Hockessin, DE | | 2007 | Sustainable Public Gardens, Delaware Invasive Species Council, Delaware City, DE |
| 2007 |
APLD Certification Workshop,
Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter of APLD, Chanticleer, Wayne, PA |
Awards and Honors
| 2006 |
University of Delaware’s
Games and Simulation Contest, the PRESENT, award for best online game or simulation proposal, Using an Architect’s
Scale. Developed and in use for university courses and available on MERLOT. |
Service:
Professional, Community, and University
Service
to the Profession
| 2005 – present |
Chair – Education Committee,
Association of Professional Landscape Designers | | 2007 | Member – Silent Auction Committee, The Associates of the Scott Arboretum |
| 2007 |
Member – Continuing Education
Task Force, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA | | 2006 | Association of Professional Landscape Designers, National Conference Committee |
| 2004
2006 | Founding
Member of the Design Interest Group, prelude to the Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter of the Association of Professional Landscape
Designers | | 2004 – 2005 | President, The Associates of the Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA |
| 2003
– 2004 | Vice President, The Associates of the Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA |
| 2001 –
2005 | Co-Chair of Woody Plant Materials, The Associates of the Scott
Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, Bi-Annual Plant Sale | | 1998 – 2003 | Member -- Membership Committee, The Associates of the Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA |
| 1996 |
Member - Curriculum Review
Committee, Landscape Contracting Department, Pennsylvania State University |
Service to the Community
| 2006 –
present |
Advisor
and Consultant for St. Andrew’s School | | 2007 |
Poster
Presentation, The Ornamentals Task Force and the UDBG’s Ornamental Expo | | 2006 |
Reviewer,
Master Gardener’s Expert Eye Publication |
Service to the University
| 2007 –
present |
University
of Delaware Faculty Assessment Fellow, Outcomes Assessment | | 2007 –
present |
University
of Delaware Technology Fellow, The Present | | 2007 –
present |
University
of Delaware Writing Across the Curriculum Fellow, Center for Teaching Effectiveness |
| 2007 – present | Faculty Advisor
– Design Interest Group (DIG) | | 2006 –
present |
Undergraduate
Advisor, Landscape Horticulture Program | | 2006 –
present |
Independent Study Advisor – Undergraduate students | | 2007 |
New
Faculty Luncheon Host, Office of the Provost and Center for Teaching Effectiveness, New Faculty Luncheon |
Service to the College
| 2007 – present | Thesis
Committee Member – Masters in Public Horticulture | | Summer,
2007 | Faculty Participant, Governor’s School for Excellence, Visual Arts Students |
| Summer, 2007 | Faculty Participant, Discovery Days, College
of Agriculture | | Summer, 2007 | Faculty
Participant, Institute of Soil and Environmental Quality (ISEQ), high school science teacher training workshop, "Plants
and Biology, Art in the Landscape, and Soils in Our Environment. | | Summer,
2007 | Faculty Co-Organizer and Participant, Nature of Design High School Camp at
University of Delaware | | Spring, 2007 | Presenter,
The Art of Design, Future Blue Hens Spring Visit Day |
Service to the Department
| Fall
2007 | WB Saul High School Visitation Day, Studio and Landscape Design tour |
| 2007 – present | Member, Promotion
and Tenure Committee | | 2006 | Member,
Landscape Horticulture Task Force Committee, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Landscape Horticulture |
| 2006 | Plant and Soil Sciences Scholars Day |
Grants
| Spring, 2008 | CANR
Teaching Mini-Grant program (Develop Significant Portions of the Master Plans for the Newark and Middletown Farms)
$1500 | | Fall, 2007 | CANR
Teaching Mini-Grant program (Natural Resource Areas: Assessing their Ecological Status and Planning for Innovative
Educational Uses) $3000 | | 2007 | Center
for Teaching Effectiveness, General Education Initiative, and IT-User Services (Technology Enhanced Project Archival System)
$20,000 |
Professional Organizations
Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) – 2001 –
present
Association of Professional Landscape Designer,
Certified Member – 2003 - present
Associate
of the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, 1997 - present
Society of Garden Designers, UK (SGD) – 2006 – present
American Horticultural Society – 2007 – present
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – 2002-2005
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