“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!
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