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The Rempel Greenhouse

The Hall of Science featuring the Rempel Greenhouse.
Various plants line the inside of the Rempel Greenhouse.
A student bringing down a plant from above.
Five students inside the greenhouse taking notes of each plant.
Two students looking down a some plants.
A close up photo of two potted plants.
A student watering some plants.
Two students looking at the lines of plants inside the greenhouse.

Whitman’s greenhouse is named in honor of Biology Professor Emeritus Arthur Rempel, who taught at Whitman for more than 30 years. No matter the season, it is a place for students and faculty in the Biology department to explore and cultivate their fascination with plant life.

Constructed in the early 2000s adjacent to the Hall of Science to replace an older teaching greenhouse on the roof of the building, the greenhouse is directed by Professor of Biology Heidi Dobson and Biology Lab Coordinator Travis Morgan.

The greenhouse has two climate-controlled teaching zones that are home to diverse desert and tropical plants from around the world, a collection developed over the past 30 years and used in introductory biology labs and plant biology courses. A third room was later built to house student-faculty research projects.

Student greenhouse assistants manage the propagation and care of the plant collections year-round. They also serve as plant ambassadors to the community through Open Greenhouse events and popular semiannual plant giveaways.

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