Premiere Global Sports

A very special thanks to Christine Bruce for passing this opportunity along to our graduates. Please note that she is looking for someone with several years of planning experience.

Ryan

Full-Time Group Program Manager

A year-round professional company devoted exclusively to the organization of athletic travel for universities nationwide is looking for the following skills:

-Minimum of 3-5 years of meeting planning experience
-College Degree
-Proficient in office technology as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, software applications
-Self Motivator and able to work in a team-oriented environment
-Handle multiple tasks
-Upbeat and energetic with excellent customer relations skills
-Problem resolution and negotiating capabilities
-Record keeping and follow-up skills a must
-Must be detailed oriented with outstanding organizational & communication skills
-Some Weekend and Holiday work required
-Must be able to travel domestically
-Champaign, Illinois location with a great working environment and divisional opportunities
-Competitive wages & benefits

Please send resume to:
Christine C. Bruce, CMP
Premiere Global Sports, College Division
308 South Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-373-5067
cbruce@premieresports.com

Sports in the USA Internship

Here is an organization that we have never worked with before. It looked interesting, but have any of our student heard/interned with them before? If so, let me know your experiences with them. Read on:

We are a national sports broadcast production, event development, franchise manager, marketing as well as media & public relations firm with roots dating back to 1956, The firm offers unique internships that provide professional academic/work experience concepts.. The firm's President is an adjunct professor in Graduate Schools of Sports Administration and is serving his 18th term as President of the Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association.

Before being accepted into the internship program, candidates are required to submit a 200-word essay on what they want to be doing in the Sports Industry five years from now. Journalism interns should possess a generic understanding of the Sports Industry as they receive Graduate School lecture materials from a course in Sports Media and Communications.

Developing and implementing marketing.plans, including the solicitation of sponsorships, for game events, all-star games etc. at the high school, college and minor league levels will provide a successful intern with an offer for a Marketing Manager position at the completion of the internship.

Send email to:
usafootball@rocketmail.com

Fax resume and cover letter to:
973-364-0425

Send resume and cover letter to:
Sports In The USA, Inc.
Dennis Wilson, President
P.O. Box 477
Roseland New Jersey 07068-0477

Campus Recreation Hourly Positions

A special thanks to Michael Danielson at Campus Recreation for letting our students know that they are hiring for the academic year. Please visit the website below if you are interested in applying:

http://www.campusrec.illinois.edu/employment/

Tenure Track Position - Claflin University

Asst./Assoc. Professor of Human Performance & Recreation
Division: Academic Affairs
GENERAL INFORMATION

Position Title: Asst./Assoc. Professor of Human Performance & Recreation
Department: School of Education
Division: Academic Affairs
Recruitment Pool: Open to General Public
Position Type: Full-Time/Tenure-Track/Salaried/Faculty
Posting Date: August 20, 2010
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Work Days: Monday – Friday
Working Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The School of Education at Claflin University invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track assistant/associate professor position in the area of Human Performance and Recreation. Specific responsibilities include teaching effectively; providing sound academic advisement; conducting socially significant research; pursuing external funding; providing service to the University, profession and community; and utilizing opportunities to initiate growth in the Human performance and Recreation program.

QUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate (ABD considered) in the area of Recreation, Leisure Studies, or other relevant field from a regionally accredited institution. College teaching experience is preferred.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, description and elaboration of relevant experience, select publications, an official transcript, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three professional references to:


The Office of Academic Affairs

Claflin University
400 Magnolia Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
http://www.claflin.edu/careers/Employment.htm

Normal Cornbelters Internship

Our Department has been fortunate to place several interns with the Normal Cornbelters (www.normalbaseball.com). I'd like to thank RST graduate Joe Rejc, Ticket Sales Manager with the Cornbelters for letting us know about this Fall internship opportunity.

Banquet Manager - MO

POSITION:
Banquet Manager - Embassy Suites Plaza
CULINAIRE @ Embassy Suites Plaza
US - MO - Kansas City

POSITION SUMMARY:
Are you a self-motivated, service-oriented professional with a true passion for the hospitality industry? Are you looking to join an innovative, stable company that offers a creative and entrepreneurial work environment with opportunities for career growth and advancement? If this describes you, apply now! Bring your determination, creativity and management skills and join a nationally growing food and beverage management company looking to hire the best!

CULINAIRE, a dynamic, privately-owned company headquartered in Texas, is seeking an enthusiastic, highly organized Banquet Manager for the Embassy Suites Plaza in Kansas City. You will report to the Food and Beverage Director and must be able to perform effectively in each of these areas:

* Hiring, training and supervision of the banquet wait staff and house staff in the set-up and service of banquets
* Adherence to CULINAIRE's high service standards
* Scheduling of staff and control of labor expenses
* Inventory management of smallwares, linens and furniture

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Our ideal candidate will have:

* At least 2 years of banquet management or supervisory experience
* Strong floor presence
* High energy and ability to work multiple events at any given time
* Strong background in staff training to achieve and maintain desired service levels
* Good communication and customer service skills
* Ability to work flexible hours and be available to work afternoons, evenings and weekends when
events are held
* Good job stability and excellent references
* Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management is preferred

CULINAIRE provides upscale food and beverage management services to a diverse collection of accounts including cultural arts centers, hotels, restaurants, private clubs, and special event venues. We add value to our clients' enterprises by maintaining a distinctively high level of quality in our cuisine and service. We offer our associates an entrepreneurial atmosphere with continued growth and leadership opportunities. Our best managers have a passion for the industry and a strong desire to learn and take on more responsibility. We offer a competitive base salary plus medical, dental, life, disability and life insurance, 401K with company match, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays and vacation.

CONTACT DETAILS:
CULINAIRE
Sherri Dark
Corporate Recruiter

Convention Services - WI

POSITION:
Convention Services Manager
The Pfister Hotel
US - WI - Milwaukee

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Pfister Hotel, AAA 4-diamond hotel and a member of Preferred Hotels and Resorts as well as Historic Hotels of America currently has a Convention Services Catering Manager position available. With more than 25,000 square feet of meeting space, the hotel accomodates receptions, seminars and conferences, from intimate meetings of 15 to grand receptions of 1200. Currently we are seeking a Catering Manager who can contribute to our reputation for perfection.

In this position you would be responsible for detailing and servicing short term and long term bookings on the convention services side of catering. Meeting department goals to maintain and/ or improve the reputation of the Catering/ Banquet Departments is essential.

A full benefit package is offered. The Pfister Hotel is owned and operated by The Marcus Corporation. Visit our web-site at www.thepfisterhotel.com.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Preferred candidates will have previous management experience along with knowledge in the Banquet Catering areas. Knowledge of Delphi is a plus. Will posses analytical and systematic habits, be a proactive problem solver, technologically inclined and be customer service focused. Five years of hotel experience is preferred.

The Pfister Hotel has been Milwaukee's premier hotel for over a century and continues to celebrate a tradition of gracious service and impeccable style. Our customers are not only our guests, but also our employees. If you are passionate about the hospitality industry apply for this exciting position today.

The Pfister Hotel is owned and managed by the Marcus Corporation, a diversified leader in the lodging and theatre businesses.


CONTACT DETAILS:
The Pfister Hotel
Kelly Vollkommer
Director of Human Resources

Detroit Tigers Internship

Detroit Tigers
Job Description:

The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking intern candidates to participate in the 2010 season. This internship program allows students to gain valuable, hands-on experience in a professional baseball organization. The Detroit Tigers are currently looking for intern candidates in the following areas: Authentics Broadcasting Community Affairs Corporate Sales Detroit Tiger Foundation Information Technology Lakeland Internships Marketing Media Relations Park Operations Promotions Public Affairs Scoreboard Operations Suite Sales Ticket Sales Video Operations
Job Requirements:

The ideal intern candidate will possess the following: Currently enrolled college junior or college senior or recent college graduate (within 6 months of start of internship). Have excellent verbal and written communication skills Have excellent customer service skills Have excellent organizational skills Have an energetic and positive attitude Must be available full-time and willing to work long hours, including days, nights, weekends and holidays. Interested candidates can go to the Detroit Tigers website, www.tigers.com/job opportunities to apply.

Peoria Park District - Camp Wokanda Manager

The Pleasure Driveway and Park District
of Peoria, Illinois


August 11, 2010
Job Opening – Recreation Division
Camp Wokanda Manager

POSITION: Full Time

REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks, Recreation, Resource Management, or related field. Although a degree is preferred, extensive experience in a like position with similar duties and responsibilities may be substituted for part or all of the educational requirement.
• Minimum of two years in recreation facility management.
• Experience in maintaining building interior/exterior and operating maintenance equipment.
• Knowledge and experience in upkeep/troubleshooting of electrical, plumbing, and well systems.
• Experience working with the public required.
• Basic knowledge of grounds maintenance procedures and equipment, facility repair, and conservation practices.
• Exhibit outstanding communication and organizational skills.

DUTIES:
• Selecting, training, supervising, and evaluating all subordinate personnel working at the park.
• Scheduling and supervising all grounds and buildings maintenance and equipment maintenance throughout the park.
• Coordinating all rentals of facilities and providing assistance to rental groups as needed.
• Making or scheduling repairs on buildings, roadways, trails and other camp structures.
• Develop annual budget and track revenues and expenditures to keep within budget projections.
• Maintain equipment maintenance records for servicing, operating instructions, etc.
• Attend meetings and participate in leadership efforts of the Environmental and Interpretive Services Unit of the Recreation Division.
• All other duties as assigned.

OTHER:
• Membership in AFSCME Council 31, Local 3774 will be required.
• Evenings and weekends will be required.

How to Apply: Applications are available at the Glen Oak Park Pavilion or can be downloaded/printed from www.peoriaparks.org under jobs & volunteers. Applicants may submit a resume’, but to be fully considered for this position an application must be completed. Applications will be reviewed until position is filled.

To ensure full consideration, applications/resume should be forwarded in a timely manner to: PEORIA PARK DISTRICT - Human Resources Coordinator, 2218 North Prospect Road, Peoria, IL 61603 or fax to: (309) 686-3352.

PEORIA PARK DISTRICT
Human Resources Coordinator
2218 North Prospect Road
Peoria, Illinois 61603

The Peoria Park District hires without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or disability to perform the tasks of the job. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Event Management Position - Chicago, IL

Thanks to Kathleen Carr (2008 RST Graduate) for passing this opportunity along to us!

Monterrey Security
Event Services Manager
Chicago, IL
Monterrey Security, Chicago’s premier security and guest services provider, is seeking a full time
Event Manager. Monterrey Security provides event services at multiple venues in the Chicago
area. For more information, visit our website: www.monterreysecurity.com
Job description:
 Work as member of the Event Services Team
 Act as project manager at multiple venues
 Assist with training and scheduling of event staff
 Work closely with the Event Director during all planning stages of events
 Manage event supervisors and event staff
Qualifications needed:
 Bachelors degree
 Sports management or event planning experience
 Detail and task orientated
 Possess proven organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks
simultaneously
 Technologically advanced as well as proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
 Fast paced thinker with the ability to work under time constraints and stressful
situations
 Demonstrated ability to take initiative
 Excellent customer relations skills
 Ability to work long hours ‐ office hours as well as event hours on nights and
weekends
 Effective communication skills
How to apply:
Resume and cover letter can be emailed to kcarr@monterreysecurity.com or mailed to:
Monterrey Security
Kathleen Carr, Director of Event Services
2232 S. Blue Island
Chicago, IL 60608

Article to Read?

The following is an interesting article entitled "Can't find a job, College grad? National Park Service is hiring" published by CNN news today...


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- There is at least one bright spot amid this otherwise wretched job market: The National Park Service is hiring!

The NPS is aggressively recruiting college students for summer internships as law enforcement park rangers, positions that could lead to full-time jobs.

More than half the positions in the Northeastern U.S. could become vacant in the next five years, according to Chief Ranger Jill Hawk. She said that positions in urban parks, like the Statue of Liberty in New York City, Bunker Hill Monument in Boston, and Independence Hall in Philadelphia are difficult to maintain because they run counter to the "myth" of the wilderness ranger.

"The myth of the national park ranger is that they're at Yosemite, they're at the Everglades," she said. "What's not really well known is that there are park rangers in the inner city protecting the national heritage of the U.S."

This summer, the NPS offered its first ProRanger internships to students at Temple University in Philadelphia and at San Antonio College in Texas. The students spend their summers in 12-week programs that pay from $11 to $16 an hour. Eventually, this internship could lead to a full-time job paying up to $50,000 a year as one of the 1,500 armed law enforcement rangers in the national park system.

Hawk said there are 10 positions for law enforcement rangers currently open at Independence National Historical Park, compared to 25 openings in the entire Northeastern region. Positions at the more dramatic wilderness parks, like Glacier National Park in Montana and Olympic National Park in Washington, are far more competitive, she said.

"Urban parks are harder to recruit," said NPS spokeswoman Kathy Kupper. "Many of the people who grow up wanting to be a park ranger are thinking of the ranger on the horse in the back country."

She said the "main idea" behind the ProRanger recruitment drive is "the ability to reach a younger audience and people who maybe never thought of the park service before."

Hawk said the NPS is going after students in criminal justice, anthropology, sociology and biology "who like the urban environment."

Many of the students will spend their internships working at urban locations, such as Independence Hall, where they'll learn to deal with urban law enforcement issues, like pickpockets, rowdy drunks and homeless people camping on the site.

"We want people to think broadly, particularly in this economy," said Rachel Brown, director of the Career Center at Temple University. "We get people to think of things that seemed counterintuitive, like park service and urban [environments.]"

Brown said that more than 75% of the graduating students from Temple remain in the Philadelphia area. Recruiting them into the National Park Service could help staff urban locations, but it could also "broaden their horizons" to work elsewhere in the country, she said.

Rangers often spend their first several years working at different parks throughout the country, before they acquire enough experience to compete for a job at the more coveted places, like Yosemite National Park in California or Acadia National Park in Maine.

Hawk said that recruiting from urban areas will also allow for a more mixed work force, considering that more than 70% of the law enforcement rangers on the current force are Caucasian.

Interesting Course

Undergraduates - this is indeed a fun (relatively easy) online course that helps you clarify your interest in the field, and provides some basic tips for job searching. If you are a freshman or a sophomore with a few free electives to finish, this class might be a good one:

NEED SOME DIRECTION IN LIFE?
UNDECIDED ABOUT YOUR MAJOR?
WANT TO SHARPEN YOUR JOB HUNTING SKILLS?


ONLINE CAREER EXPLORATION COURSE
EPSY 220

3-HOUR ELECTIVE, Fall 2010
A FUN COURSE!!
EPSY 220: Section OL

Learn skills that will be valuable for your lifetime:

 Learn how to match your interests to a major and occupation
 Complete assignments that will give you more information about majors on campus and possible occupations.
 Learn important job search skills such as cover letters, resumes, and interviewing.

Do you want to find out more?
•Talk with your academic advisor
• Email Jennifer Mayfield at jmayfie2@uiuc.edu


We look forward to seeing you in class!
EPSY 220 Career Theory and Practice

City of Urbana - Public Arts Coordinator

A special "thank you" to Robin Hall for passing this job opening along to us.

JOB POSTING
Public Arts Coordinator
$18.23 - $19.32
(3/4 time, non-union, non-Civil Service)
Position title: Public Arts Coordinator (Economic
Development Division, Community Development
Department).
Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from both
internal and external applicants, so feel free to
forward this to anyone you know who may be
interested.
Benefits: This position is eligible for ¾-time
benefits. For more information, click on the
“Benefits” tab on the position description, which can
be found at the City’s Employment Opportunities
page: http://www.urbanaillinois.us/jobs and click on
“Job Opportunities.”
To Apply: Applications must be received by Sunday,
Aug. 29, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Only applications
received online will be considered.