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Alumni Night at the Mets Game
August 28, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted an alumni night at the New York Mets vs. LA Dodgers game at Citi Field on August 4th, 2017. Over 40 alumni, students, faculty and staff joined us in a private suite to network, catch up, and enjoy a great afternoon of baseball!
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Sport Management Graduate is New Cleveland Cavaliers GM
August 07, 2017
McCormack graduate Koby Altman ’09 MS recently took the reins as General Manager of NBA team the Cleveland Cavaliers - a first for a graduate of Isenberg's MS in Sport program.
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Summer Sport Management & Leadership Academy
August 02, 2017
The McCormack Center recently completed another successful Summer Sport Leadership academy, a two-week Pre-College program in its fifth year featuring educational workshops, site visits, and leadership training for dozens of driven high school students.
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McCormack Alumni Gather at NACDA
June 19, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted alumni for a networking breakfast event at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Conference (NACDA) in Orlando, Florida. Joining Associate Department Chair, Steve McKelvey (far right) are Jonathan DeAndrade, Ben Rosenfeld, Gloria Nevarez, Ryan Pierce, Leigh Torbin, Jack Woodbury, Thorr Bjorn, Noreen Morris, Mark Wilson, James Paquette, Leslie Wurzberger, Casey Stark, Craig Fink, Todd Nebeker, Amy Coleman and Jamie DiLoreto.
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McCormack Rises in the Rankings
June 01, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has moved up two spots to be ranked as the #2 graduate-level sport management program in the world based on the results of SportBusiness International’s recently-released 2016-2017 annual survey.
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McCormack Department and Tsinghua University Launch Sport Management Educational Partnership
May 09, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tsinghua University, China’s leading management university, will collaborate on a one-week sport business immersion program in August 2017. The McCormack Department of Sport Management, housed in the nationally ranked Isenberg School of Management, will provide faculty lectures and sport venue site visits to students and faculty from Tsinghua University’s Center for Development of Sports Industry (TUDSI), a university-level research center. The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tsinghua University, China’s leading management university, will collaborate on a one-week sport business immersion program in August 2017. The McCormack Department of Sport Management, housed in the nationally ranked Isenberg School of Management, will provide faculty lectures and sport venue site visits to students and faculty from Tsinghua University’s Center for Development of Sports Industry (TUDSI), a university-level research center.
“As part of the McCormack Global Sports Business Academy, this partnership is precisely the kind of collaboration we envision as a means of furthering the global legacy of Mark McCormack and sharing our cutting-edge research and teaching,” said Janet Fink, department chair.
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Canfield ’83 MS Appointed to USTA Board of Directors
May 02, 2017
Laura Canfield ’83 MS, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) as the Director at Large. Canfield boasts a prodigious reputation within the sport of tennis. She’s served as executive director of the USTA Middle States Section, special liaison to the USTA President, tournament coordinator/circulation manager for Tennis Week magazine, and more. Canfield is co-founder, and currently holds the role of director, of the Buck County Tennis Association.Laura Canfield ’83 MS, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) as the Director at Large. Canfield boasts a prodigious reputation within the sport of tennis. She’s served as executive director of the USTA Middle States Section, special liaison to the USTA President, tournament coordinator/circulation manager for Tennis Week magazine, and more. Canfield is co-founder, and currently holds the role of director, of the Buck County Tennis Association. Read More.
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Dr. Marlene Dixon Talks Sport & Life Quality at Sport Management Research Seminar Day
April 27, 2017
The McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted its annual PhD Research Seminar Day on Friday, April 21, 2017. This event is an opportunity to hear PhD candidate research presentations, discuss the state of research within the industry and meet with renowned industry researchers. Dr. Marlene A. Dixon, Professor in Sport Management in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at Texas A&M University was this year’s keynote speaker. The McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted its annual PhD Research Seminar Day on Friday, April 21, 2017. This event is an opportunity to hear PhD candidate research presentations, discuss the state of research within the industry and meet with renowned industry researchers. Dr. Marlene A. Dixon, Professor in Sport Management in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at Texas A&M University was this year’s keynote speaker.
Dixon focuses on answering the overarching question: how can we design sport to improve life quality? The accomplished researcher warned against the tendency to use sports to solve problems without fully understanding the issue at hand. “You can’t just ‘spray’ sport to solve your problems” Dixon advised. When using sport to enhance quality of life, there’s a need to understand the desired outcomes and the population in need. Only after this information is understood can an effective sport program be built.
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McCormack Honors Students and Alumni at Annual Awards Banquet
April 12, 2017
Family, friends, faculty, and donors gathered in the Mullins Center to celebrate a group of extraordinary scholarship and award recipients. Honorees included stand out students and alumni with notable professional and academic careers. “Year after year, our students and alumni continue to exceed our expectations” said Janet Fink, Department Chair. “The [recipient’s] collective list of accomplishments is astounding.”
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“K-Hops” Lands Head Coaching Position
April 10, 2017
Kevin “K-Hops” Hopkins (MS ’12), has accepted the head men’s basketball coaching position at Muhlenberg College.
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Harry Edwards: Framing a Century of Black Athlete Activism
April 03, 2017
"There are no final victories; the struggle for legitimacy [by black and other nonwhite athletes] continues,” insisted sport sociologist Harry Edwards during his keynote talk as this spring’s Mark H. McCormack Executive in Residence. During his two-day visit to Isenberg on March 23rd and 24th, Dr. Edwards, an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at UCal Berkeley, spoke in Sport Management classes and met with McCormack program students and faculty.
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Hands-on Learning Opportunities for McCormack Students Chronicled in Top Industry Journal
March 30, 2017
A recent article in the leading industry trade journal SportsBusiness Journal by McCormack senior lecturer and internship director Tony Lachowetz underscores the value of experiential learning for sport management students.
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Alumni on the Rise Awardees 2016-2017
March 24, 2017
McCormack has named Eric Ginsberg (BS ’09), Karina Herold (MBA/MS ’08), and Evan Olesh (BS ’10) as recipients of its 2016-2017 Alumni on the Rise Award.“The success of these young professionals is a true testament to their talent, dedication, and education,” said Janet Fink, Department Chair. “As a department, we are excited to see what lies ahead for all three recipients.”
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VanderZwaag Award Winners
March 23, 2017
McCormack is pleased to announce Chris Antonetti (MS ’97), Jennifer Masi (MS ‘99), and Russ Spielman (BS ‘92) as recipients of the 2016-2017 Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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Ianello, Puri Honored with SportsBusiness Journals Forty Under 40 Award
March 09, 2017
SeatGeek executive Jeff Ianello (BS, 2002) and University of California Berkeley Chief Financial Revenue Athletics Ashwin Puri (BS, 2001) have become the tenth and eleventh McCormack Sport Management alums to receive SportsBusiness Journal’s highly-coveted Forty Under 40 Award. No other sport management program in the country boasts of more recipients of SBJ’s Forty-Under-40 Awards, a program initiated in 1999 to identify and honor the most promising young executives in sports business under the age of 40.
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Q&A with Spectra President & Alum John Wentzell
February 27, 2017
John Wentzell (MS, 1984) discusses his first 100 days as Spectra President in SportsBusiness Journal
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Spotlight on Experiential Learning at Student-Run Sport Management Conference
February 17, 2017
Internships are critical, emphasized keynoter Kate Hogan ’05 at the third annual McCormack Future Leaders Conference on February 11. The UMass graduate was one of eight industry professionals who mentored fifty students during the daylong McCormack event.
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Professor McKelvey Honored with Top Sport Law Award
February 16, 2017
Professor Steve McKelvey is this year’s Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award honoree. Bestowed by the Sport & Law Recreation Association (SLRA), the award is widely viewed as the single highest honor focusing on the academic intersection of law and sport.
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Sport Management Professor Applauds New Celtics-GE Partnership
February 03, 2017
Sport management professor Matthew Katz weighs in on the new partnership between GE and the Boston Celtics. Katz's teaching and research focus on sport marketing, including the behavior and psychology of sports fans.
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MBA/MS Students Launch Spring Consulting Projects
February 02, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has secured three high profile clients to participate in its 2017 MBA Practicum consulting projects, the capstone experience to its dual-degree (MBA/MS) curriculum. Strategic management briefs - ranging across a variety of industry segments and client needs - have been crafted with ’47 Brand, The Boston Cannons, and UMass Athletics.
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