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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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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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Using Data to Win: Sport Analytics Panel Explores a Changing Industry Landscape
May 04, 2018
The McCormack Department of Sport Management’ hosted a three-member panel discussion called "Every Yard Counts; A Conversation on Football Analytics" The panel, organized by the student group, the Association of Diversity in Sport, and moderated by Sydney Robinson '19, featured Dean Oliver, Diane Bloodworth, and McCormack alumnus Dan Hatman ’11 who discussed the transformative power of data analytics in sports.
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