Voice of the Green Industry

PLANET Student Career Days has come and gone for 2012.  Thinking back to a few months ago…it was filled with fun, excitement, intensity, late nights and early mornings but what a great success it was.  The Pennsylvania College of Technology team started its 1,161 mile journey to Manhattan, Kansas, two days before the events of [...]

Let me start be introducing myself. I am Jeremy Thorne, from the little town of Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania. I am a student at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, majoring in ornamental horticulture with a landscape emphasis.

This year, I had the great opportunity to represent my school and PLANET at the 2011 Green Industry [...]

I started my story in the middle instead of the beginning. Let me start over by introducing my self. I am a Landscape Management student at Hinds Community College in Raymond Mississippi and I am serving as a Student Ambassador for PLANET at this year’s GIC. As my graduation date approaches, I am more concerned [...]

There’s an old saying that industry veterans understand so well: For any company to reach its full potential, an owner has to switch gears — to stop working in the business and start working on it. This saying also holds true for PLANET. Since the merger, PLANET staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly in the [...]

You know the old saying, “You don’t know what you’re missing until ….” Well, that phrase certainly applies when talking about PLANET’s Student Career Days (SCD). This is one of those things PLANET does extremely well, and that leaves other national associations amazed when they learn about it. This very special and unique event brings [...]

Another year of Student Career Days come and gone! After competing in my events and watching my teammates and other members of my industry compete, it was exciting to find out which school would win. Congrats Chatahoochee Technical College for doing such an excellent job!
 
Yet again I was able to experience the excitement for my [...]

 
 
Wow! Yesterday was the first day of Student Career Days and there was so much enthusiasm and energy! Of course, SCD is an excellent opportunity to meet other students of the green industry as well as with employers, but this year has had an unprecedented amount of energy and enthusiasm! The Opening Ceremonies was extremely exciting to be [...]

I have been looking forward to PLANET’s Student Career Days (SCD) 2010 pretty much since the school year started.  We found out who made the team sometime around Thanksgiving, and that’s when all the studying, team meetings, fundraising, and shirt designs started for our team.  Many students have dedicated hours upon hours to studying for their events.  [...]

In just a couple of weeks over 800 students will be gathering in the Atlanta area to participate in the 34th Annual Student Career Days hosted by Chattahoochee Technical College. A lot of preparation has gone into making this event an exciting time for the students, and I have no doubt that it will be [...]

University and Community College faculty play an important role in the preparation of the next generation of leaders in the Green Industry.  We take the responsibility of training Green Industry managers seriously, and PLANET is our partner.  When faculty members get together at the Green Industry Conference (GIC) or at Student Career Days, a common [...]