Cortland Sport Management

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Cortland Sport Management
Cortland Sport Management

The Cortland Sport Management Department is an academic department at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Cortland. The nationally-recognized department features the only undergraduate and graduate sport management degree programs in the SUNY system. Cortland Sport Management, which has a unique focus on information technology and digital media in sport, proactively prepares students for careers in sport business through a theory-to-practice model of learning. The department houses the Sport Media & Technology Learning Center and the Dartfish USA Northeast Training Center. The student-run Cortland Sport Management Club is one of the largest student organizations on campus.

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[edit] Faculty

Notable faculty who have been a part of the Cortland Sport Management department:

CURRENT FACULTY

  • Dr. Ted Fay
  • David Snyder
  • Daniel DePerno
  • Matthew Seyfried
  • Dr. James Reese
  • Aaron Zipp
  • Sarah Zipp
  • Peter Han
  • Mark Dodds
  • Luisa Velez
  • Kevin Heisey

FORMER FACULTY

  • Lisa Scherer
  • Tara Derbick
  • Dr. Susan Rayl
  • Dr. Yomee Lee
  • Dr. Joel Maxcy
  • Jason Smorol
  • Joe Manhertz

[edit] Cortland Sport Management Club

ABOUT THE CLUB The sport management club at the State University of New York College at Cortland, which is comprised of sport management majors and minors, is the largest student-run club on campus. Supported by the Cortland Student Government Association, the Cortland Sport Management Club provides students with unique opportunities to work at and run sports-related events, travel on educational field trips to sports venues and gain additional valuable industry experience with their peers while learning and having fun.

WHAT WE DO The Cortland Sport Management Club runs the sport management department's three major events each academic year: the Wingate Memorial Golf Tournament in September, the Annual Sport Management Conference and the Annual Sport Management Awards Ceremony in April. The club also designs and sells merchandise related to the annual Cortaca Jug football game, a matchup between Cortland and Ithaca College that was referred to by Sports Illustrated as the "Biggest Little Game in the Country." The Cortaca Jug t-shirt sales proceeds go to the Dolores "Dee" Bogard Scholarship. Club members have traveled to New York, Buffalo, Toronto, Syracuse, Philadelphia and Cooperstown for behind-the-scenes tours of sport facilities. The Club Officers are elected by the students each year, and the organization holds open meetings on campus each week. The club regularly goes on educational outings to various stadiums and sports landmarks, such as:

[edit] Club Officers for 2008

  • President - Taryn Donovan
  • Vice President - Deana Lykos
  • Secretary - Shirley Tyler
  • Tresurer - Angela Calvano

[edit] Awards Ceremony

The club annually holds an awards ceremony to recognize student achievement. Each year, a keynote speaker addresses the crowd. Past speakers include:

[edit] Conference

The club periodically hosts a conference focusing on a key sports business topic. Past conferences include:

  • 2001 Sport Law Conference (Notable presenters included Len Elmore, Peter Schaffer, Ken Shropshire)
  • 2002 Info Tech in Sport Conference (Keynote speaker Vic Carucci of NFL.com)
  • 2005 Disability in Sport Festival and Symposium (Keynote speaker, paralympian and world-renowned adventure athlete Mark Wellman)
  • 2007 Extreme Sports Conference (Keynote speaker Cara-Beth Burnside)
Wingate Golf Tournement Logo Designed by Martin Hartman
Wingate Golf Tournement Logo Designed by Martin Hartman

[edit] Wingate Golf Tournament

For the last 12 years, the club has hosted the Suzanne Wingate Golf Tournament. The tournament is named after former SUNY Cortland professor Dr. Suzanne Wingate. Wingate, who was an avid golfer, is credited with founding the college’s sport management program and worked there from 1985 until her death from cancer in 1995. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Suzanne Wingate Memorial Scholarship Fund for sport management majors.

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