Tag: sport management
First-year graduate students in sport management magnified their credentials this month with a behind-the-scenes look at operations of the NCAA, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Purdue University’s athletic and recreational sport facilities. Part of the NIU College of Education’s Engage U.S. program, the overnight trip to the Hoosier State came together through professional associates of...
Students in an NIU College of Education graduate class in Sport Management are asking an unusual question this semester. Wanna buy some Bulls tickets? The class, LESM 551, teaches the practice, strategies and art of ticket sales in the sports industry. And if part of sales is who you know, or the ability to convince...
Former Chicago Bulls Coach Phil Jackson led the Bulls to six NBA championships running the triangle offense in the 1990s, and now the Northern Illinois University Sport Management Program is doing the same with similar results. However, NIU’s version of the triangle offense involves connecting students and academic programs to the world through teaching, research...
Paul Palian, NIU’s director of media and public relations, talked to honors students this week about its networking opportunities. The NIU Alumni Association sponsors “Souper Wednesday” each week at the Campus Life Building so honors students can meet successful alumni and relax with their peers during a soup lunch. “The Honors Program is why I...
NIU’s Grad Sport Society will host its fourth annual 5K race this year at Huskie Stadium. The race, sponsored by Midwest Orthopedic Institute, begins at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 28, with doors for check-in and registration opening at 7 a.m. Check-in is on the west side of the stadium, and light refreshments will be provided....
Northern Illinois senior Brad Dieckhaus was selected to the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s 2012 All-Academic Team, the association announced Tuesday. Dieckhaus was one of 87 wrestlers in the country to earn the honor, which is given to individuals who boast at least a 3.3 GPA and either advance to the NCAA Championships or sport an...
Northern Illinois sophomore Nick Smith and senior Brad Dieckhaus were named to the Wrestling Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Thursday. Both athletes won the honor for the first time in their careers. Dieckhaus boasts a 4.0 in sport management, while Smith maintains a 3.41 GPA in kinesiology. “Brad and Nick have really...
NIU wrestler Brad Dieckhaus (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell Central) was named the Mid-American Conference’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. The award is voted on by a select group of faculty athletic representatives from the conference’s member institutions. Dieckhaus returned to the lineup Friday night at No. 19 Northwestern with a resounding...
