KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY SPORT MANAGEMENT 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 2 N E W S L E T T E R I S S U E 1 www.kutztown.edu/sportmanagement peter@kutztown.edu @KUPASptMgmt Kutztown Sport Management Kutztown Sport Management
IN THIS ISSUE PAGE 3 1. Chi Sigma Mu Inductees 2. 1866 Minute Giving Challenge 3. KU Health Fair 4. National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship PAGE 4 5. COSMA Case Study Cup PAGE 5 6. PASBC Case Study Competition 7. 2022 Spring Health & Wellness Expo 8. KU 3V3 Basketball Tournament PAGE 6 9. Faculty Scholarly Activity PAGE 8 10. Student Spotlight PAGE 9 1. Internship in Sport Management 12. Guest Speakers PAGE 10 13. Deans List Recipients, Fall 2021 PAGE 11 14. Deans List Recipients, Spring 2022 PAGE 12 15. Scholarships & Grant PAGE 13 16. Department News PAGE 14 17. Sport Management Club Spotlight
1 3 CHI SIGMA MU Inductees KU Health Fair The COSMA Chi Sigma Mu (CSM) Honor Society represents the best students that COSMA- accredited programs have to offer. CSM students perform at the top of their class academically, volunteer within their department, college, and institution, pursue professional development opportunities, and foster community between students and faculty within their program. Kayla Argen Olivia Blasone Hannah Garbowski Jerome Kapp Logan Kemp Again, KU sport management students and faculty participated in the Health Fair event! They were great representatives of our SM programs. We received many compliments about them. 21866 Minute Giving Challenge For the first time, the SM program participated in the 1866 Minute Giving Challenge. Overall, Sport Management Department raised $3,053 with 35 donors. This was more than $500 past our goal! 4 National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship The annual National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship provides a venue for dedicated collegiate sales students to improve their skills and pursue career opportunities with profes3
sional sports organizations. The 2021-2022 NCSSC (Feb 7-8) was hosted by the Baylor University’s Center for Sports Strategy and Sales and the Atlanta Hawks. Robert Winegar and Matthew Dougherty competed in the Role Playing Championship Rounds and Hunter Pizzo and Tyler Sparks participated in the Speed Sales competition. These students had a wonderful learning experience and job interviews at the site. KU sales team members did an awesome job at the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship. KU Sport Management program placed 8 in the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship! That makes us the ONLY program in PA ranked in the TOP 10! 5COSMA Case Study Cup The annual COSMA conference was held in February, hosted by the University of Houston. The competition consisted of developing a philanthropy plan for Houston area professional teams: Texans, Dynamo, Rockets, and Astros. The students were required to determine best practices to improve community relations in the Houston area. “Being able to represent KU Sport Management at the COSMA Conference and Case Competition was an amazing experience! My teammates and I had the experience of a lifetime presenting in front of some of the most powerful and influential people in the sports industry” said Kyle ‘22. 4 (L to R): Tyler Sparks, Hunter Pizzo, Matthew Dougherty, and Robert Winegar KU team members (L to R): Vincent Marino, Matthew Sodano, Aidan Simons and Kyle Newman
7 6 2022 Spring Health & Wellness Expo PASBC Case Study Competition Students in the following courses (SPT 201, SPT 222, SPT 250, SPT 310) taught by Dr. Duane Crider, Dr. Michelle Vaughn, and Dr. Scott Bradshaw volunteered at the Spring Health and Wellness Expo. Collectively students were able to provide health assessments to about 100 attendees. Congratulations to our two teams who competed in this year’s PASBC case competition. Team A (L to R): Ryan Davey, Matthew Sodano, Christopher Bukowski, and Spencer Schumacher placed 2nd. Team B (L to R): Sadie Doss, Jonathan Summers, Eleni Feggulis, and Matthew Dougherty placed 3rd. Both teams did an outstanding job. 8KU 3V3 Basketball Tournament The Sport Management (SM) department hosted its first-ever KU 3V3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The event was created, organized, and presented by the SM students of SPT330 Event and Facilty Management. The class has provided the students exciting learning opportunities to 5
practice their skills and knowledge obtained from SM required courses. The objective of the experiential learning is to help students build confidence and the reflective skills necessary in the sport industry. Congratulations to all the students who competed in the 2022 Kutztown University 3 v 3 basketball tournament Championship. This year winners are: Laquan Drago (UGRD Business Administration), Lloyd Smith (GRAD Sociology), Ishmail Ebo (GRAD Education). 9Faculty Scholarly Activity Faculty Publications Dr. B. Congelio published “Examining the Impact of New Stadium Construction on Local Property Prices Using Data Analytics and the Zillow ZTRAX Database,” Journal of Business, Economics, and Technology. Dr. M. Vaughn published “Recalibrating the Lens of Social Justice in PETE,” Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Drs. S. Kim & Y. Kim published “The Moderating Role of Consumers’Ad Perception in Athlete Endorsement Effectiveness,” Sport, Business, and Management: An International Journal. Dr. Y. Kim published “Sequential Effects of Indirect, Direct, and Virtual Sport Experiences on Consumer Learning,” Sport Marketing Quarterly. Professor Cebula published “We Don’t Want Our Competitors to See It: Protecting Race Car Engines as a Trade Secret,” Marquette Sports Law Review. Faculty Presentations Professor Sigmond presented “Little Known Aspects of Large Sport Facilities,” at the 2021 National Association of Business, Economics, and Technology Conference. Professor Cebula presented “Ferrari vs. Formula One: Protecting Their Trade Secrets,” at the 2021 European Association for Sport Management Conference. 6
7 Professor Cebula presented “Ferrari vs. Everyone: Protecting Their Secrets,” at the National Sports Law Institute Annual Fall 2021 Conference. Professor Cebula presented “Always Buy the Copyright, or How the Phillie Phanatic Nearly Became a Free Agent,” at the 2022 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference. Dr. Congelio presented “Predicting the Impact of a New Stadium on Surrounding Neighborhoods Using a K-Means Clustering Unsupervised Algorithm” at the 2022 Applied Sport Management Assoc. Conf. Drs. S. Kim & Y. Kim presented “Using Eye Tracking Technology to Explore Media Behaviors on Sport Team Twitter” at the 2022 Applied Sport Management Association Conference. Drs. S. Kim, E. Kang & Y. Kim presented Effects of Emotional Appeals for Charity Advertising on Sport Team Twitter: A Facial Expression Analysis” at the 2022 Applied Sport Management Assoc. Conf. Faculty Awards Congratulations to Dr. S. Kim! At the 2022 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference, Dr. Kim was named the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award. This award honors faculty who displays consistent and conscientious commitment to student success both in and out of the classroom, as well as commitment to quality research and scholarship in their field. Congratulations to Dr. Y. Kim! Dr. Kim was the 2022 recipient of the Faculty Mentorship Award from KU Undergraduate Research and Creativity Faculty Advisory Board and the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects. This honor recognizes excellence in faculty engagement with undergraduate researchers. Most recently during the Spring 2022 semester, Dr. Y. Kim successfully secured the KU Bears grant. He will be mentoring Sadie Doss on a research project that involves individual’s eye movement and facial expression.
10Student Spotlights Kayla Argen Congratulations to Kayla Argen. She was awarded the Chambliss Academic Silver Medal for noteworthy achievements in athletics. Argen was captain and center midfielder for the nationally ranked KU women’s soccer team, where she helped lead the Golden Bears to a successful 17-1-2 season in 2021 and participate in the PSAC and NCAA tournaments. She was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team and D2CCA All-America Third Team, the eighth player in program history to earn All-America status and only the third to receive the recognition from multiple organizations in a single season. Eleni was awarded the ECC Elite 19 award for women’s bowling. This award goes to the student-athlete with the highest GPA competing in each of the ECC’s 19 championships. Looking for an internship job? Take advantage of TeamWork Online! KU Sport Management program has Teamwork online college subscription. For questions, ask KU’s TeamWork U student ambassador, Matthew Dougherty. mdoug773@live.kutztown.edu 8 Eleni Feggulis Matthew Dougherty
12 11 Guest Speakers Internship FEATURED SPEAKER SERIES L: Jarad Hinkle, 2022 Summer Intern Jarad Hinkle '23 said, “The Reading Fightin’ Phils offered me many different opportunities to expand my understanding of the sports business. Learning at the minor league level makes you understand all avenues of the industry. It was an experience of a lifetime that I will forever cherish and would recommend to anyone wanting to get experience.” Kim Harrison is the Genereal Manager of 422 Sportsplex. She says, "422 Sportsplex operate 7 days a week with long hours. Sure, sports are fun and those who love sports can find the value in working in an environment like this and make it become less like work and more of a passion. However, it is not for everyone. I feel letting the interns really feel this concept is setting them up for success and really making them think about their future and career path. My hope is to teach them lessons along the way that can be applied to any job and set them up for reality and the real world. We truly value the Kutztown staff for working with us and sending us current, past, and future students." Guest Speakers in the Classroom • Sarah Bailey, Manager of Analytics, Los Angeles Rams • Maddy Bush, Sales with the Brooklyn Net • Buffy Filippell, Founder of Teamwork Online • Christal Fisher, Inside Sales Rep. of Philadelphia Flyers • Mike Lopez, NFL Director of Data and Analytics • Hannah Martin, Assistant GM at Asheville Tourists • Josh Muldowney, Athletic Director at nativity BVM HS • August Palchanis, Membership Development Specialist at Cleveland Monsters • Brian Wagner, Athletic Director at Bonner-Prendie HS Sales Representative 9 Arjun Arora, Data Scientist at Datarobot Mike Reynolds, GM of Lancaster Barnstormers
13Fall 2021Dean’s List Fiona Kerr Nahir King Max Knittle Daniel Long Cameron Lynch Patrick McCord Gabriel Motter Noah Pegler Tayane Perry Sydney Pierson Dominic Proietto Miles Rahedi Hannah Ricles Jade Robinson Sage Rowley Makiya Savage Spencer Schumacher Seth Shoemaker John Shortino Lorenzo Sigue Davis Stoudt Matilda Sullivan Jonathan Summers Taylor Szczecina Robert Winegar Annika Wise Emme Wolfel Tory Yost Zara Zerman Terrence Amos Kayla Argen Connor Baurys Olivia Blasone Dalton Bohl Jackson Brown Jillian Buchman Connor Caniglia Kevin Cannon Ethan Capozello Darryl Davis-Mcneil GinaMarie Dickson Sadie Doss Matthew Dougherty Casandra Eckert Eleni Feggulis Damon Fives Jazzmyn Foster Hannah Garbowski Sarah Gatehouse Abigail Hearn Jarad Hinkle Ian Hook Zachary Hoover Morgan Hurd Brooke Infurna Morgan Jackard Aaron Jarrett Jerome Kapp Logan Kemp 10 CONGRATULATIONS!
14 Aaron Jarrett Abbey Hearn Alec Macnichol Alexander Khouri Andrew Mann Annika Wise Ben Martin Brooke-Lynn Grim Casandra Eckert Connor Caniglia David Graham Davis Stoudt Dominic Proietto Eleni Feggulis Emily Zimmerman Emme Wolfel Hannah Garbowski Ian Hook Jackson Brown Jazzmyn Foster Jerome Kapp Jillian Buchman John Shortino Jonathan Summers Joshua Gibson Kevin Cannon Khalif Holliday Logan Kemp Logan Nadelman Makiya Savage Matthew Dougherty Morgan Hurd Paige Saxey Robert Winegar Ryan Scymanski Sadie Doss Sage Rowley Sarah Gatehouse Seth Shoemaker Sydney Pierson Tyler Sheets Victoria Cappiello Zachary Hoover Zara Zerman 11 SPRING 2022 Dean’s List CONGRATULATIONS!
15Scholarships & Grants Eleni Feggulis COSMA 2021, Sport Management Scholarship “I am honored to be the recipient of these scholarships. In the future, I hope to make sports for the youth more accessible, especially sports that are not as common, as well as beginning a curriculum to teach middle school and high school students more about Sport Management as a major to pursue in the future.” Kyle Newman Frederick W. Greco III Sport Management Scholarship “The KU Sport Management department was gracious enough to reward me with this scholarship. I look forward to continuing my pursuit of excellence through the Sport Management program, leaving my mark on both the department and KU as a whole!” Sadie Doss Fall 2021 KUSBI scholarship winner 12
“Being a part of the Kutztown University Sport Business Institute has blessed me with great opportunities and experiences to build a skill set that will guide me in my future endeavors. I have also gained close relationships with many students and staff members at Kutztown that I cherish deeply. I specifically want to thank Arjun Arora for the generous contribution to the Kutztown University Sport Business Institute. This scholarship will provide opportunities that will help further establish my career in the sport industry”. 16Department News COSMA reaffirmation – Site Review Team SMAlumni Advisory Board The Sport Management Department is excited to form an Alumni Advisory Board. This group will serve as professional mentors to students and assist in overall program development. • Andrew Abt, CEO - ABTsolute Live • Arjun Arora, Data Scientist - Datarobot • Dominic Colarusso, Regional Sales Mgr - LiveBarn • Connor Herlihy, DM Director - Living Sport • Anthony Marchetto, Client Manager. -Chmura • Hannah Martin, Asst. GM - Asheville Tourists • Kelly Masker, Asst. Director of Internal Operations -West Virginia State University • Alexander Plate, Asst. AD for Facilities - Univ. of Mississippi • Darrell Scott, Inside Sales Manager - Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Game Changers! Our dedicated 2021-2022 SM Student Ambassadors! Sadie Doss Matthew Dougherty Eleni Feggulis Logan Kingsley 13 Logan Kemp Logan Nadelman Kyle Newman Ryan Stephano Kutztown University's Sport Management program was the first in Eastern Pennsylvania to be granted specialized accreditation through Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) in 2015. During the 2021-22 AY, the SM Department worked toward reaffirmation of accreditation with COSMA. The site visit team visited Kutztown from April 18 to April 20, 2022. Based on COSMA’s eight accreditation principles, the site visit team reviewed the program. The SM department is confident that they will achieve reaffirmation of accreditation with COSMA in late September. This will validate continuous excellence in undergraduate sport management education. New Course Offerings SPT 220 Intro to Int’l Sport (Study Abroad) SPT 313 Sport Analytics SPT 317 Sport Sponsorship Department Name Change Official since July 2022, the Department of Sport Management and Leadership Studies is now known as the Department of Sport Management! Farewell to Professor Elizabeth Rogol Professor Rogol retired from Kutztown University after teaching for 38 ½ yrs. since 1984. She taught in both the Business Administration and the Sport Management and Leadership Studies Department. In both departments, Professor Rogol served for numerous years as Chair and also served as COB Acting Assistant Dean. Best Wishes for her retirement. Thank You for your service throughout the years!
Graduating Senior Awards Outstanding Academic Achievement in Sport Management Award Outstanding Achievement in Fitness Administration Outstanding Achievement in Coaching and Athletic Administration Outstanding Achievement in Department of Sport Management GRIT Award in Sport Management During the 2021-2022 AY, the Sport Management Club visited two professional sport teams. Thank you to Kenny Adkins, Richard Lintker, and Trevor Herrick for welcoming the Kutztown Sport Management Club and fellow Golden Bears out to the PPL Center for an awesome time watching the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Another outing. Kutztown Sport Management Club had an awesome experience visiting the Coca-Cola Park in April! Our students learned an incredible amount about the operations of a Minor League Baseball team from one of the industry’s best, as well as how to become successful in the sport business field. Thank you to Chad Mazepa and the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs for their hospitality. ”We are extremely grateful to have been afforded this amazing opportunity, and look forward to growing our club’s connection with the Pigs in the future!” said Kyle Newman, the President of the KU Sport Management Club. 17Sport Management Club Spotlight 14 Join the winning team! The Sport Management Club exists to provide students with the opportunity to gain experiences in various areas of the sports industry. For more information, please contact SMC@kutztown.edu Jackson Brown Zoe Texidor Logan Kemp Kayla Argen Max Bosch
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