McCormack Department of Sport Management

Lisa Masteralexis Wins Leadership Award

March 09, 2020

Isenberg Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Sport Management Lisa Pike Masteralexis received the Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award last week at the annual conference of the Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) in Louisville, Kentucky.

Insights from a Sport Management Change Agent

December 04, 2019

Isenberg sport management graduate Dennis Mannion ’81 spoke to McCormack students about his work as a change agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Philadelphia Phillies.

UMass Amherst's McCormack Department of Sport Management Partners with India's Global Institute of Sports Business

December 03, 2019

The landmark partnership brings together India’s first industry designed sports management course with the world’s #1-ranked sport management program.

David Stern Revisits Three Decades of Innovation in Basketball

October 22, 2019

As commissioner of the NBA for 30 years (1984-2014), David Stern reshaped professional basketball. Stern delivered a keynote address October 16 in his role as Executive in Residence with Isenberg’s Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management.

David Stern, Commissioner Emeritus of the National Basketball Association, Named McCormack Executive-in-Residence at UMass Amherst

October 07, 2019

The University of Massachusetts is proud to announce that NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern will serve as the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management Executive-in-Residence at the Isenberg School of Management this fall.

Dean and Professor Receive Endowed Faculty Roles

October 02, 2019

Dean Anne Massey has been honored with an endowed chair, and Sport Management Chair and Professor Janet Fink has received an endowed professorship.

New Scholarship Will Support WISE Members

July 30, 2019

The WISE/McCormack Graduate Scholars Award Program will provide two members of Women in Sports and Events, Inc. (WISE) the opportunity to receive tuition-free and graduate assistantship-funded entry into the MS and Dual (MBA/MS) sport management program.

Nefertiti Walker Honored by NASSM

June 21, 2019

Nefertiti Walker, Isenberg’s associate dean for an inclusive organization and a professor of Sport Management, received a Research Fellow Award from the North American Society for Sport Management at its annual conference on June 5 in New Orleans.

Sport Management Graduate Program Earns Top International Ranking

June 06, 2019

The McCormack Department of Sport Management's graduate program ranks first in the world in its discipline, according to a survey by the British-based publication SportBusiness.

Isenberg Graduate Talks Sports Analytics

April 24, 2019

Mike Tannenbaum ’91 visited Neil Longley's graduate seminar in sports analytics to explain how NFL teams use data to improve player performance.

McCormack Sport Leaders Forum’s Inaugural New York City Event a Huge Success

April 23, 2019

The 2019 McCormack Sport Leaders Forum, presented by Scout Sports and Entertainment, proved immensely successful in its inaugural year with more than 30 sport organizations and 170 sport management students on hand for a day of learning, networking, and professional development. The Forum took place at Scout Sports and Entertainment’s midtown agency office in New York City on March 30.

McCormack Alumni Named to Sports Business Journal’s 2019 “Forty Under 40” Class

March 08, 2019

Two Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management alumni—Michael Goldstein (’07 MBA/MS) and Joe Smith (’05 MS)—became the 12th and 13th McCormack graduates to be awarded Sports Business Journal’s prestigious “Forty Under 40” award.

Declan Bolger, Noreen Morris, Cindy Stutman, and Scott Zuffelato to receive the Isenberg Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management’s 2019 Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award

February 28, 2019

The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award as Declan Bolger (MS ’89), Noreen Morris (MS ’91), Cindy Stutman (BS ’98), and Scott Zuffelato (MS ’87).

Scott Crowder, Brenna Dykta, Danielle Lopez, and Adam Nurik to receive the Isenberg Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management’s 2019 Alumni on the Rise Awards

February 28, 2019

The McCormack Department is proud to name Scott Crowder (BS ’09), Brenna Dykta (MBA/MS ’10), Danielle Lopez (MS ’12), and Adam Nurik (BS ’10), as recipients of its 2019 Alumni on the Rise Award.

Driven Alumni: Li Li Leung, MBA/MS '03

February 20, 2019

U.S.A. Gymnastics announced in February 2019 that Li Li Leung would be its new president and CEO. Leung, a former gymnast (she competed in the Junior Pan-Am Games and for the University of Michigan in the N.C.A.A. Championships) and alumna of Isenberg's Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has spent the past 4 years as VP of Global Partnerships for the NBA.

Major League Baseball Talks Diversity

February 12, 2019

Executives from Major League Baseball and the Boston Red Sox participated in the inaugural Isenberg Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion. Tyrone Brooks and Pam Kenn '01 discussed how and why their organizations are working to ensure that players, staffers, and fans all feel welcome.

Isenberg Names Associate Dean for an Inclusive Organization

February 05, 2019

Nefertiti Walker's strategic vision for diversity and inclusion will inform every corner of Isenberg's operations.

Dual-degree (MBA/MS) Students Tackle Exciting “Real World” Consulting Projects

January 02, 2019

The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has secured three high profile sport industry clients to participate in its 2019 MBA Practicum, the capstone experience to the grad-level dual-degree (MBA/MS) curriculum. Strategic management briefs have been crafted with The Oak View Group, Farmers Insurance, and Major League Rugby.

Building a Younger Fan Base: Sport Management Executive in Residence Offers Marketing Advice

November 02, 2018

“Sports fans are getting older,” observed 2018 Mark H. McCormack Executive in Residence Bernie Mullin in a campus-wide lecture in October. “In that trend, baseball does worst, with fan age growing by half a year each year,” Mullin remarked. Last year’s NCAA football attendance, he added, was the lowest in 30 years. And three years ago, season ticket sales to collegiate football continued their decline, dropping by 10%.

Alumnus William Hubbard, Tokio-Marine HCC Endow Sport Management Internship Awards Fund

July 31, 2018

Sport management Alumnus Bill Hubbard, in conjunction with Tokio-Marine HCC, has established an endowed fund with a $1 million gift that will provide financial support to McCormack Department of Sport Management students who participate in internships within the sport and entertainment industry.

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