McCormack Department of Sport Management

International Olympic Committee Member Anita DeFrantz Named McCormack Executive-in-Residence

October 04, 2021

U.S. Olympian Anita DeFrantz, the senior member of the Olympic Movement in the United States who has twice been elected vice president of the International Olympic Committee, will serve as the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management Executive-in-Residence at the Isenberg School of Management this fall.

McCormack and SEEN Announce Inaugural Graduate Fellowship Recipients

September 13, 2021

The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management within the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and the Sports & Entertainment Equity Network (SEEN) jointly announced the recipients of the inaugural SEEN/McCormack Graduate Fellowship.

2021 WISE/McCormack Graduate Scholars Award Recipients

September 01, 2021

The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management within the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and Women in Sports and Events (WISE) jointly announced the recipients of the Second Annual WISE/McCormack Graduate Scholars Awards.

Sharing Success Through Community College Mentorship

August 05, 2021

Senior Adam Syme has worked with with Holyoke Community College's Champions Mentorship Network to share his own knowledge and experience about transferring to UMass and Isenberg with a first-year student.

McCormack Alum Bill Munson, NFL’s Longest-Tenured Team Employee

June 30, 2021

The 1973 MS graduate recently completed 44 years with the Buffalo Bills.

McCormack Announces Tokio-Marine HCC Summer Internship Scholarship Winners

June 30, 2021

Five deserving McCormack Department of Sport Management students will embark on internships this summer as recipients of the prestigious Tokio-Marine HCC Scholarship Awards.

McCormack Alum Advocates for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Rugby

June 30, 2021

Devin Ibañez ’15 discusses why he chose to study sport management at UMass Amherst, how he got started in rugby, and his passion for rugby and advocacy for the LQBGT+ community.

McCormack Announces 2021 Alumni Awards

June 29, 2021

Eight alumni win the department’s highest 2021 honors, the Alumni on the Rise Award and the Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Senior Speaker 2021: Trinity Monteiro, Sport Management

May 11, 2021

Monteiro, who is from New Bedford, Mass., plans to take a little time to travel after graduation before starting her summer internship with the NBA.

Champion Hockey Team Is in Business

April 29, 2021

In the year of COVID-19, UMass Amherst’s NCAA men’s ice hockey championship has been a shot in the arm for the entire campus, and it has had particular impact for Isenberg—15 of the team’s 21 players are Isenberg student-athletes.

Faculty Research: McCormack Department Launches Sport Rivalry Research Lab

April 14, 2021

Associate Professor David Tyler, a 2013 PhD graduate, and fellow McCormack doctoral alum Joe Cobbs ’10 are cofounders of Know Rivalry, a pathbreaking research lab devoted to identifying and measuring rivalries.

Faculty Research: Tracking Pandemic Leisure

March 16, 2021

Assistant Professor of Sport Management Bradley Baker has used social media and data from fitness trackers to study leisure trends over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Off the Playing Field

February 25, 2021

Aaron Polansky ‘97, graduated from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and secured a Master of Science degree in Administration with a research focus on Sport Psychology from Springfield College. He worked in the private sector for ten years and signed with DBC Publishing in 2017 and released his first book, Dolphins in Trees: A Children's Book with Implications for All of Us, in the summer of 2018.

McCormack Introduces Groundbreaking Women in Business Course

January 28, 2021

The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has announced a first-of-its-kind new course, Women in Business, which is launching during the spring 2021 semester for 25 students who aspire to pursue a career in the sports industry.

Mentorship and Growth Mindset Elevate Recent Grad’s Game

December 15, 2020

Josh Estes ’19 MBA/MS, who recently became an analytics coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers, benefited from McCormack’s long-term networking and mentoring relationship with retiring Amherst College basketball coach Dave Hixon.

Melcolm Ruffin ’13 Joins 30 Under 30 Notables

December 11, 2020

Melcolm Ruffin, a 2013 Isenberg sport management graduate, has been named to Forbes Magazine’s annual "30 Under 30" roster in the sports category.

McCormack Alum Develops Betting App

December 11, 2020

Noah Kortkamp '20 has founded RealTime Sports, an interactive sports betting app.

Excel Sports Management + McCormack Sport Sponsorship Class

December 10, 2020

During the fall semester, Professor Will Norton’s Sport Sponsorship Strategy class collaborated with alum Brett Estrella ’16—a member of Excel’s Properties team who leads the esports practice in the division—on a final project tied to sponsorship sales in Esports.

Mullin Award Honors McCormack Partnership with Octagon

November 11, 2020

In recognition of the “Octagon Bowl,” the Sport Marketing Association (SMA) has named Octagon the winner of its Mullin Award.

McCormack Partners with SEEN to Offer New Graduate Fellowship

October 28, 2020

The SEEN-McCormack Graduate Fellowship will provide a SEEN community member with the opportunity to further their education by receiving a tuition-free and graduate assistantship-funded entry into the MS or Dual (MBA/MS) sport management program.

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