Sport Management Next time someone says we put too much emphasis on sports in this country, inform them that in ancient Greece, wars were forbidden during the Olympic games — thereby changing the course of history. In large part, we can thank the early Olympic organizers for that. As some of the world’s first sport managers, they did more than pull the games together. Their efforts affected the whole of society — socially, economically, even politically. Today’s sport managers do the same. If this illustrious career is for you, there’s no better place to study than the University of New Haven — a pioneer in sport management degrees for 30 years. Introduction The College of Business at the University of New Haven began offering sport management degrees in 1985. As a pioneer in the field, the UNH sport management program was the first to be licensed and accredited by the State of Connecticut. In 1995, UNH became one of the first universities in North America to have its sport management program accredited by the Sports Management Program Review Council (SMPRC). The University has a long history of producing leaders and grand slam careers in various sectors of the sports industry.

The management of sports industries program conducted a survey of sports management graduates from our B.S. program in 2004. Eighty-five students provided the following responses: * Twenty percent of our graduates were continuing their education, seeking either master degrees or J.D.s. * Forty percent had jobs in areas such as accounting, management, marketing, and even a federal officer. * Forty-five percent had jobs in the sports industries ranging from marketing, facility management, collegiate athletic administration, and other positions with professional sports teams. The following are examples of UNH graduates in sports careers: Aaron Haviland '97 is director of operations for Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins. Chris Brown '00 is manager of fan experience and services for the New York Mets. Christine Huber '00 is the facility manager for CFC Arena, and John Hazlett '02 is working in the New York Mets community and Group Sales Department. Brenden Fairfield '97 reports that he is assistant general manager of the Somerset Patriots in the Atlantic Baseball League. Jason Scheets '00 has risen to the position of COO in Star Stuck, Inc., a major catalog and Internet outlet for licensed Major League and Minor League merchandise. Jeff Thiffault '00, who began his career as an intern with Major League Soccer, and worked his way up to manager. operations for MLS. Brian Hadden '09 is the new Coordinator for National Sportsmanship Day. David Potamianos '09 is the Director of Corporate Sales with Global Spectrum at Indiana Univ. at Pennsylvania. Sports management graduates have also pursued careers in business. Elizabeth Brant '91 is vice president of National City Bank in Chicago. Thomas Collett '91 is vice president of National Accounts for Roadlink U.S.A. Catherine Garofalo '93 is director of fleet operations, Santa Fuel, Inc., and Ralph Negri '99 has taken over as vice president of Liberty Mortgage Group. Erika Kamens '97, who has both a B.S. and M.B.A. from UNH is now Senior Marketing Strategist with Horizon Marketing Group. Paula Uscilla '99 has a law degree from Boston University and is currently in-house counsel for a Fortune 50 Company. Chris Theriault '03 also went to law school at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and then opened his own law firm.