PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
menting these tips. Is there an upcoming industry conference? Set a goal to make at least five new connections while you are there. Every time you drive by the local animal shelter, do you grimace at the sight of their flower beds? Send an email asking about volunteer opportunities to help them care for their landscaped areas. Do you enjoy reading science fiction novels in your free time? Do a quick online search to see if there is a sci-fi book club in your city. These are small steps that you can take now to make new connections and help you grow personally and professionally. You never know; the next person you meet may know of a great person to fill a job opening at your facility or know someone who knows someone who will pave the way to your dream job.
Kerri Day Keller has been director of the Career Center at Kansas State University( K-State) since 2003. Her more than 30 years of tenure in career services also includes work at
University of North Carolina Asheville, Denison University in Ohio, Northwest Missouri State University, and Indiana State University. Day Keller received a bachelor’ s degree from Pittsburg State University, a master’ s degree from Indiana State University and a Ph. D. in Higher Education from K-State.
Erin Wolfram has more than 15 years of experience in career services and owns and operates Career Advantage Golf( http: / careeradvantagegolf. com), specializing in career services for those in the turf management field. Wolfram has a Bachelor of Science in Secondary English Education, Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, and Master of Science in Educational Technology. She is also a Certified Professional Resume Writer( CPRW) and certified professional etiquette consultant. She can be reached at erin @ careeradvantagegolf. com
Years ago, LSU decided to move to Celebration Bermudagrass across their sports facilities. Over the years, the athletic grounds staff has installed Celebration on the soccer, softball, baseball, practice fields and the crown jewel, football’ s Tiger Stadium. Across the maintenance spectrum for Celebration, the LSU grounds staff have been innovators. They continue to produce a championship product year in and year out.
“ For us at LSU, all our athletic fields that we compete on are all Celebration. So the( football) stadium, softball, soccer, our practice facilities, Alex Box, our baseball stadium, they’ re all Celebration as well. Celebration for us just works and it’ s a good fit.”
— TREVOR AUSTIN, LSU SPORTS TURF MANAGER
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