Five Strategies to Make 2018 Your Best Year Personally and Professionally
My writing is usually focused on sport business issues, advice for job seekers and news about the Iowa Sport and Recreation Management...
Managing Expectations of Sport Management Students
I recently saw a student complain on social media about the low hourly wage offered by a paid, post-graduate internship, and it reminded...
Can Sport Management Students Find Jobs?
As a sport management professor, I occasionally get questions about the job prospects for our students and skepticism about the...
Field Trip Recap – Cubs, Bulls and Paragon Marketing Group
I begin every semester by leading a field trip of University of Iowa students to a larger city to explore careers in the sport industry...
Experiential Learning with the Blackhawks and Kernels
A highlight on my teaching calendar each year is the summer practicum that I lead where students get to work with the Chicago Blackhawks...
Developing Future Sport Business Leaders in the NBA D-League
Students in my spring semester practicum course put academic preparation into practice by working with the Iowa Energy NBA Development...
It’s What You Know and Who You Know: Why Education Matters if You Want to Work in Sports
I encounter far too many college students who go through school clinging to two misguided principles: “It’s not what you know, it’s who...
Sport Business Field Trip Recap – Baseball, Basketball and Hockey in Milwaukee
I started the spring semester by leading 53 University of Iowa students on an educational and networking field trip to Milwaukee. The...
Talk to Get Ahead
One of the more valuable professional skills that students can develop is the ability to carry on a conversation. I am surrounded by...
Tips on Applying to My University of Iowa Practicum Course (and any Job/Internship)
‘Tis the season for making summer plans if you are a University of Iowa student who wants to get into my summer Sport Management...