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Tag: Sport Management

Commencement profile: Kelsey Sipp

December 8, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Out of concern for the health and safety of the Huskie community, NIU is hosting virtual commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13, for those who register. Those who would prefer to watch after the scheduled times can visit YouTube

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Here We Grow: Sport Management

October 27, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

This is the first in an occasional series exploring high-growth majors and programs in the College of Education. Todd Gilson remembers well the reaction to his plans to study Sport Management at Ohio Northern University, where he earned that very bachelor’s degree

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KNPE, College of DuPage sign 2+2 plan, smooth path to three bachelor’s degrees

October 27, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Transferring to the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) is now an easy option for College of DuPage students who want direct routes to bachelor’s degrees and vibrant careers. Clear 2+2 pathways have been developed for all three undergraduate programs

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Sport Management alum Jamaal Hines scores job leading after-school programs

August 12, 2020 Mark McGowan Alumni, enewsletter, Graduate Programs, KNPE, KNPE alumni eNewsletter

Jamaal Hines grew up hooked on police procedurals on TV, imagining that he someday would solve crimes like the detectives on “CSI” and “NCIS” on behalf of innocent victims. Enrolling at Old Dominion University in his native Virginia, he earned a bachelor’s

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COE Student Spotlight: Tim Mack

June 7, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Hometown: Oak Park, Ill. Program: M.S. Sport Management Status: Spring 2020 graduate What inspired you to pursue this degree/career? I have always had a passion for sports, and this same feeling continued when I enrolled into NIU back in 2013. Going the

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NIU celebrates fall commencement

January 15, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE, SEED

NIU College of Education graduates stepped in the spotlight last month during the fall commencement ceremonies. President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman told the audience at the Dec. 15 undergraduate ceremony about Angie Lobdell, who earned a bachelor’s in Special Education. One day

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Educator in Residence John M. Dunn tells students: ‘You can be the agent of change’

October 23, 2019 Mark McGowan Alumni, CAHE, enewsletter, KNPE

When John M. Dunn first came to NIU from his small hometown in southern Illinois, new and towering horizons opened to him. No longer surrounded by people who looked just like him – everyone in downstate Pinckneyville then was white, and Dr.

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B.S. in Sport Management soars past new degree’s enrollment expectations

October 4, 2019 Mark McGowan KNPE, KNPE alumni eNewsletter

NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) celebrated a successful launch of its new bachelor’s degree in Sport Management this fall. Fifty students were expected to begin the program in August, but the department exceeded that goal and welcomed 68 majors.

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Enrollment climbing in College of Ed

September 18, 2019 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, KNPE

NIU’s official 10-day enrollment numbers showed encouraging gains for the College of Education. The college welcomed 1,186 undergraduates and 1,196 graduate students this fall; both totals are higher than the same time last year, lifting the college’s headcount to 2,382. It comes

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Community Learning Series on careers in sport management advises audience: spot opportunity, grab ‘those baseballs’

October 30, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Success, says Dan Migala, is about the baseballs you choose to pick up. Considered literally, it’s what launched the career of legendary Major League Baseball skipper Sparky Anderson. In the figurative sense, it’s a mantra that encourages finding and grabbing the opportunities

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B.S. degree in Sport Management ready to enroll undergraduates for Fall 2019

October 2, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE, KNPE alumni eNewsletter

NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) will launch a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management next fall. The new program capitalizes on the department’s rich heritage of preparing graduate students for careers in the thriving sport industry, which includes all of

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Community Learning Series to highlight rewarding careers in sport management

October 2, 2018 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Dan Migala is always thinking. The co-founder and chief innovation officer of 4Front Sports and Innovation Consulting Firm is the guy behind the Chicago White Sox’s 7:11 starting time – brought to you by 7-Eleven, of course. He’s also the marketing whiz

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