Nathan Tomasini
Chris Frye
David Stotlar

In NCAA Division I from 1997 to 2001, sponsorship revenue increased from $766,000 to $1.38 million per institution, an increase of 79%. Growth primarily occurred in Division I-A at a rate of 91%, while Divisions I-AA and I-AAA grew by 8.3% and 34.0%, respectively. During this period, no division experienced growth rates comparable to the accelerated rate that occurred in the entire sport industry (IEG Sponsorship.com, 2003).Read more

Richard M. Southall
Mark S. Nagel
Peter Han
Deborah LeGrande

Description: Currently, each of the 200 North American colleges and universities offering specializations in sport management provide students the opportunity to pursue discrete (separate from classroom) practica or internships. However, only a small number of such programs offer students the chance to pursue metadiscrete (out of classroom, but under the supervision and guidance of professor/mentor) practica. This paper provides a history and description of the metadiscrete sport management practicum program that was recently developed and successfully implemented at the State University...Read more

Pages