{"id":1151,"date":"2015-12-10T20:24:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T02:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2018-01-08T14:06:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T20:06:37","slug":"maryville-announces-sports-entrepreneurship-concentration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/maryville-announces-sports-entrepreneurship-concentration\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Announces Sport Entrepreneurship Concentration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has announced a new academic concentration will be offered in Sport Entrepreneurship through the Rawlings Sport Business Management<\/a> program, beginning in January 2016. The concentration will feature internships and practical experience in partnership with Stadia Ventures<\/a>, a St. Louis-based incubator and investment firm for local sports startup companies. Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ is an investor in Stadia Ventures.<\/p>\n

\u201cÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ not only teaches entrepreneurship and innovation, we believe in it and invest in it for our students and the community,\u201d said President Mark Lombardi, PhD.<\/p>\n

Stadia Ventures works with entrepreneurs, industry partners, and investors in the sports industry. Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ courses will be taught by company co-founder Art Chou<\/a>, who previously served as senior vice president of product for Rawlings, head of golf club research and development at Titleist, and technical editor for Golf Digest<\/em>. Chou helped launch Ä¢¹½´«Ã½\u2019s Rawlings Sport Business Management program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sport entrepreneurship concentration is valuable and unique because the courses are tied to a company engaged with innovative sports businesses,\u201d\u00a0said Jason Williams, director of the Rawlings Sport Business Management program.\u00a0\u201cThis gives students excellent access to the industry, and a front row seat to\u00a0new product development. Students will learn alongside professionals who work on a daily basis with sports company start-ups.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sport Entrepreneurship concentration is yet another example of\u00a0partnerships created by the Rawlings Sport Business Management program that\u00a0provide\u00a0students with hands-on experience in real-world projects, and allow them to hone market-ready skills prior to graduation. Students experience differing work environments and develop a network of industry contacts through these partnerships, giving them a competitive edge in the job market.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Jason Williams, EdD: 314.529.6847; jwilliams4@maryville.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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