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Seeking an assistant? Contemplating a job change?

STMA’s Career Center can help three ways.

  1. Job Postings. STMA members can review employment openings on-line, so if you are seeking a job change or just want to keep up with industry trends on compensation and benefits, use this service to find out who is hiring. Any employer can provide an employment listing for STMA to post, but only STMA members have access to view them. Check back often, since new listings are posted often.
  2. Résumé Posting. This service is perfect for student members seeking their first position after graduation, or any member seeking an assistant position or a technician position.
  3. Internships. In this section, STMA’s sports turf managers post internships that they have available at their sports facilities. The internships typically list the duration of the internship, compensation, benefits, qualifications required and how to apply. This is a great way to learn from the best and become more prepared for an assistant position after you graduate.
The Career Center is a Members Only benefit. To access it, go to www.STMA.org, put in your user name and password, and then click on Career Center. Forgot your password? Call 1-800-323-3875 and we can quickly get it for you.


New Partnership Benefits Youth

STMA is working closely with the National Recreation and Parks Association and USA Football to provide educational resources for volunteers and non sports turf managers who are managing youth football fields. The work is being completed by STMA’s Information Outreach Committee, chaired by Darian Daily. The committee has begun developing instructional guides and check lists to help provide basic information for maintaining safe and playable fields to those who do not manage sports fields as their primary profession.


Timely SportsTurf Delivery?

The on-time delivery of your magazine, SportsTurf , to you each month is extremely important to us. If you are experiencing any problems with the monthly delivery of your magazine, please call us at 1-800-323-3875, or send us an email at STMAinfo@STMA.org.


75 Days left to Apply

Oct. 15 is the deadline to submit your Field of the Year application. Use the easy-to-fill-out application on the website, include the photos required, which are in the application, and your field is on its way to becoming a winner.


Conference Credentials Delivered to You

To improve our service to you at the annual conference, STMA headquarters will be mailing conference credentials to those who register prior to Dec. 14. Bring your badge and tickets with you and avoid waiting in lines or getting up early to pick up your credentials prior to your first conference event. We’ll have badge holders readily available on site, so you won’t have to wait.


Have a Burning Question?

Do you have a burning question that only sports turf managers can answer? Let STMA use it for a Quick Poll question. Have you wondered about your peers purchasing habits? Use of IPM? Number of Fields STMA members manage? To submit your question, send it to STMAinfo@STMA.org.


Plant a Tree – Benefit Billions

The United Nations Environmental Programme has launched a major worldwide tree planting campaign. Under the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, people and organizations are encouraged to enter tree planting pledges on line. STMA encourages you to participate in this effort and in all efforts to be good stewards of our environment.