Penn State is now forming a new class for Turfgrass and Agricultural Equipment Service Technicians Certificate Program. The curriculum is based on input from the turfgrass and agricultural equipment industries and focuses on the skills and abilities needed by service technicians to manage the equipment used to maintain quality turfgrass. This outreach and continuing education program is being offered through the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department in the College of Agricultural Sciences and involves completion of four eight-week sessions at University Park, Pa., over two years. For more information please contact Dr. James Hilton by email at jwh2@psu.edu, by phone at 814-863-1817 or by accessing our web page at

www.age.psu.edu/TAE/

. Course descriptions and applications for the Fall 2003, Oct.r 20, 2003, start date may be downloaded from the web page and are due for first round consideration by April 25, 2003.