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WSU Sport Management
Alumni Highlight
What is your current position and give a brief overview? I am currently the Assistant Director of Club Sports and Esports at Northeastern University. I am responsible for the administration and management of 64 club sports and the varsity Esports program. Read More
SMART LAB
The SMART Lab from the Department of Sport Management provides research, analytics, and data collection for Sport Management, Recreation, and Tourism organizations. Headed by Dr. Wonyoung Kim, the SMART Lab is committed to providing research value to practitioners and applied learning for students. Dr. Kim provides a learning "lab" where students learn to engage with the sport-based research, such as business, performance, and/or web analytics, benefitting members of our sport management, recreation, and tourism communities.
To learn more visit SMARTLab
Winner of 2021 SMGT Professional Development Fellowship
Congratulations to Robert Florence for being awarded this year’s Sport Management Professional Development Fellowship! This award is designed to help a student attend conferences to present the results of their research or attend a professional development training, seminar or conference directly related to their career aspirations. Robert is planning to attend the 2022 Applied Sport Management Association Conference in Indianapolis, IN to participate in the Undergraduate Case Study Competition.
SMGT and Mental Health Week
Mental health is receiving more and more attention both within and outside the world of sport. We want to continue those conversations in our annual SMGT and Mental Health Week where every year we devote a week’s worth of presentations, panels, and multimedia engagement to the important and timely topic of mental health within our industry. To learn more visit SMGT and Mental Health Week.
Apply Now for College of Applied Studies Scholarships!
The College of Applied Studies annually awards more than $450,000 in both merit-based and need-based scholarships to students in the College of Applied Studies. Only one application is necessary to apply for nearly all scholarships available to students in the College of Applied Studies. This application is open from September 1 through February 1 each academic year, and applications received during this period are used to select recipients for the following academic year.
2022-2023 Undergraduate Scholarship Application: Coming November 1st. To apply visit ScholarshipUniverse.
Internship
Opportunities
The Derby Recreation Commission is looking for interns for the Spring 2022 semester! To apply, send resume and cover letter to Vanessa Buehne, Director of Programs at vanessa@derbyrec.com.
Wichita State Baseball has an opening for a Baseball Analytics Intern! To apply, please email your resume to the Director of Baseball Operations, Loren Hibbs at lhibbs@goshockers.com by November 1st.
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