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Looking for Interns?

Posted on by Cheryl Boyer

By Cheryl Boyer, Professor and Extension Specialist, Nursery Crop Production and Marketing

Believe it or not, students at K-State are already looking for 2024 internships. You can attract interns for next summer right away at the All-University Career Fair, Opportunities in Agriculture on September 19 in Bramlage Coliseum on campus in Manhattan.

Get connected with our students! Everything you need to know about how to engage with K-State students is available here: Welcome Employers!.

The university uses a tool called Handshake to help connect students with employers. Invest some time in getting set up on the platform so you can identify top-notch students for your internship and employment opportunities.

As always, we treasure having our industry members–YOU–meet with students. Whether you’d like to visit campus and engage with a class or student club, or you’d like to invite a class to your business to see how you approach turf and landscape work, just reach out to us and let us know. We’ll get you connected.

The more often students see you and your business represented in their engagement opportunities through Kansas State University, the more likely they will consider working for you in an internship or full-time employment after graduation. If you decide to join the All-University Career Fair on September 19, please let us know so we can help spread the word. See you soon!

KGCSA Cliff Dipman Internship Award

Posted on by Brooke Garcia

***Update: The KGCSA voted at their board meeting yesterday to include an internship (either at Rocky Ford or in Olathe) to be included in the Cliff Dipman Internship Award.

KGCSA Cliff Dipman Internship Award

The KGCSA Cliff Dipman Internship Award consists of two $2,000 awards to Kansas State University students working at a golf course whose superintendent is a member of the KGCSA. One will be directed to a student doing an internship at a 9-hole golf course or working at one of the K-State Research Centers (Rocky Ford in Manhattan or in Olathe), and one doing an internship at an 18-hole facility. Applications will be reviewed by the KGCSA Board of Directors. All decisions of the committee will be final. Applicants will be notified of their status by March 30 of the year submitted.

Requirements:
• Must already be enrolled in a 4-year undergraduate turfgrass program at Kansas State University.
• Must intend to complete a 3- or 6-month internship at a golf course in the state of Kansas whose superintendent is a member of the KGCSA, or work at one of the K-State research stations (Manhattan or Olathe).
• One award will be available for a 9-hole intern (or at one of the K-State research stations in Manhattan or Olathe) and one for an 18-hole intern.
• Return completed application to: KGCSA Awards Program, 1712 Claflin, 2021 Throckmorton, Manhattan, KS 66506 or cdipman@ksu.edu by March 15, 2019.
• Applications can be downloaded from the KGCSA website, found here.

About the Namesake:
Cliff Dipman was the Golf Course Superintendent at Manhattan Country Club for 32 years. He has served as a mentor to countless students who have become successful golf course superintendents in Kansas and across the United States. Year after year, Cliff recognized the importance of the internship in complementing academics.