Paul Taylor, founder of Arborwear, an outdoor apparel company, will visit the School of Natural Resources on March 19.
"Paul is one of those unique individuals who was headed in a career utilizing technical skills like many of our students," said John Carroll, SNR director. "When he looked at what was available in his profession for clothing needs, he saw a niche and pursued it. This entrepreneurial spirit is one that our students can benefit from in using their knowledge and ways of thinking to create their own businesses."
Throughout his lifetime, Taylor has continued to navigate the entrepreneurial landscape by building on the experience gained from one business venture and refining it in the next. His latest venture is Long Splice Design, an apparel development and sourcing company. Long Splice Design took root from the experience he gained after founding Arborwear, which he headed for twelve years.
"I hope our SNR team learns that there are many paths in natural resources and sometimes those paths that seem a bit risky or out of the ordinary can actually be the most rewarding," Carroll said.
Taylor's SNR schedule is as follows:
8-8:50 a.m.
Breakfast with Engler Students
Location TBA
9-9:30 a.m.
David Gosselin
Director of Environmental Studies
9:30-10 a.m.
Terry Loeke
Terrestrial Biochemist
10-10:50 a.m.
Nature-based entrepreneurship academic program development discussion
Applied Ecology Faculty
Location TBA
11-11:20 a.m.
Applied Ecology
Leon Higley
107 Hardin Hall
11:30-11:50 a.m.
Agroforestry Systems
Jim Brandle
142 Hardin Hall
Noon-1 p.m.
Lunch with SNR faculty and students
901 Hardin Hall
To request to attend the noon lunch or to learn more about Taylor's SNR visit, please contact Amanda Bergeron-Bauer, SNR recruiter, at abergeron2@unl.edu or 472-7471.
Taylor's visit is made possible by the UNL Agricultural Research Division's "Big Idea Seminar Series," which is housed in UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR). The series is co-sponsored by the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies; College of Education and Human Sciences; Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools; and UNL Extension.
— Mekita Rivas, Natural Resources
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/4v9a