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Information below is based on the 2008 short course. Updates are expected in late spring... bookmark this page and visit us again!
Sponsored by
Texas A&M University
Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
Continuing and Professional Studies Office
Read about the 2008 course in The Eagle? Read "Grass is greener after turf course" now!
Press Release - Toro Gives $73,000 to Texas A&M University Turfgrass Program
The Turfgrass Ecology & Management Short Course (5th Annual - January 26-30, 2009) is a continuing education program designed for professionals caring for turfgrasses in a broad range of management systems (sports turf, lawn care, golf turf, parks and municipal lawns/recreation areas and sod production) to provide:
- basic and practical information to new professional turfgrass managers.
- experienced turf managers the opportunity to review and update their knowledge.
Directed By: Dr. David Chalmers, State Turfgrass Extension Specialist
Location: Donald L. Houston Building, 200 Discovery Drive, College Station, Texas 77843
Cost: The fee for the course is $625 and includes the following:
- Turfgrasses: Their Management and Use in the Southern Zone as the text.
- A short course notebook of reference materials.
- CEU Certificate, four lunches and refreshments.
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Course Description
The Turfgrass Ecology and Management Short Course is a five-day program designed to provide an overview of the fundamentals of turfgrass management. Topics will consider turfgrass management in under a broad range of management systems and include:
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Benefits
The Turfgrass Short Course helps turfgrass professionals to develop and/or update their own science based turf management programs/strategy. Past short course participant surveys of learner benefits consistently produced answers of “agree” or “strongly agree” for the following statements:
- Gained new insights, relevant to my work.
- The course challenged my thinking.
- I am likely to apply what I have learned.
- I am more likely to adopt better management practices.
This continuing education program in turfgrass management provides in-depth training irrespective of continuing education units (CEUs). Even though it was not our main focus, the 2006 Turf Short Course qualified for 13.5 Texas Department of Agriculture CEUs (1.0 for laws & regs; 5.75 for IPM; and 6.75 general).
Participant benefits may also include:
- The opportunity to stay up to date on developing and changing technologies.
- An opportunity to become “more professional” in actions and ability with clientele, employees and peers.
- Developing a better turfgrass and soil science background to effectively interpret agronomic situations in a timely manner.
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Speaker Bios
Turfgrass Ecology and Management Short Course Faculty
Texas A&M University System
Scott Abernathy, Ph.D. candidate, Turfgrass Science, M.S., Texas A&M, 1999.
Former Golf Course Superintendent in North Texas 2000-2004.
Paul Baumann, Professor & Extension Specialist - Weeds, Ph.D., Texas Tech University. http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/professors/baumann/profile.htm.
David R. Chalmers, Associate Professor & State Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Ph.D., University of Illinois. http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/professors/chalmers/profile.htm.
Sam Feagley, Professor - State Soil Environmental Specialist. Ph.D., University of Missouri. http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/professors/feagley/profile.htm.
Mark H. Hall, Undergraduate Advisor, M.S., Texas A&M University.
http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/professors/hall/profile.htm.
Mary Ketchersid, Extension Specialist, Pesticide Safety Education - Agricultural Chemicals. Ph.D. in Agronomy-Weed Science, Texas A & M University. http://agenvsafety.tamu.edu/mary/BIOmk2.htm.
James A. McAfee, Associate Professor & Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Ph.D., Purdue University. http://dallas.tamu.edu/facultystaffview.aspx?person=james-mcafee.
Kevin L. Ong, Assistant Professor and Extension Urban Plant Pathologist. Ph.D., Clemson University, http://dallas.tamu.edu/facultystaffview.aspx?person=kevin-ong .
James A. Reinert, Professor of Entomology - Ph.D., Clemson University.
http://dallas.tamu.edu/facultystaffview.aspx?person=james-reinert.
Kurt Steinke, Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Ecology, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/professors/steinke/profile.htm.
Jim Thomas, Senior Research Associate, Soil & Plant Relations, M.S., Texas A&M University. http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/staff.shtml.
Richard White, Professor of Turfgrass Science, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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Registration
There are 2 registration/payment options:
Option 1: Pay by Credit Card
- Step 1: After you click on "Proceed to Pay by Credit Card" a new page will open up in a new window.
- Step 2: Choose and click on "Texas Cooperative Extension."
- Step 3: Choose and click on "Turfgrass Ecology & Management 2008."
- Step 4: Proceed to Pay by Credit Card.
Option 2: Pay by Check:
Make checks payable to: Texas A&M University.
(Please include the course name on your check)
Checks should be mailed to:
Accounts Receivable
Continuing and Professional Studies Office
200 Discovery Drive
4460 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4460
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Cancellation and Payment Policies
Cancellation
Participants are expected to complete their program of study. If for any reason, the participants are unable to fulfill their obligations, written notification must be submitted to the program director within 30 days of a scheduled module and/or class. A non-refundable cancellation fee will be assessed after payment due dates if written notification is not on file in the Continuing and Professional Studies Office, Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University. If notice is received thirty days before the scheduled class, participants will receive their fees minus a cancellation fee of 3% of the original fee. If notice is received less than thirty days prior to scheduled module, the students will receive their fees minus a cancellation fee of 10% of the original fee. Once a class has commenced, there are no refunds.
The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone its programs in the event of insufficient registrations, instructor illness, severe weather, or natural disaster. In the event of program cancellation, registrants will be notified immediately and all fees will be returned in full.
Payment
If a module/class payment is not received on scheduled due date, your registration will be subject to cancellation. In addition, a late fee will be assessed for all registrations past the scheduled due date for payment.
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Contact Information
For more information on the course contact David Chalmers:
Office Contact: 979-845-0884
Email: dchalmers@tamu.edu.
Map: The Donald L. Houston Building is located at 200 Discovery Drive on the corner of Raymond Stotzer Parkway (a.k.a. University Drive) and Discovery Drive.
