IN THIS ISSUE IN THIS ISSUE All LT Event P.1 All LT Event P.1 Student and Alumni News P.2 Student and Alumni News P.2 GPSM Events Recap P.3 GPSM Events Recap P.3 Students in the Biz P.4 Students in the Biz P.4 VOLUME VOLUME 5 ISSUE ISSUE 2 July July 2014 2014 Developing Leaders in the Business of Sport Developing Leaders in the Business of Sport Contact Us At: Phone: 562-985-2044 Email: [email protected]Dr. Sharon Guthrie - Program Director/ Kinesiology Dept. Chair Stephen E. Buchan - Associate Director Diane Higgs - Manager of Student Affairs Graduate Assistants Earl Declet — LT 25 Colin Baines — LT 26 Maurisabel Quevedo — LT 26 Visit our Website! www.csulb.edu/sportmanagement INDUSTRY RESOURCES NASSM SPORTS INFO 101 SPORTS CAREERS INSTITUTE, LLC. SPORTS MARKETING AND PR ROUND UP TEAMWORK ONLINE All LT Event: Business Relationship Building All LT Event: Business Relationship Building Long Beach, CA – Students from the current learning teams of the Graduate Program in Sport Management came together for the biannual All Learning Team Event on June 19 th , 2014 in The Chartroom on campus. The theme for the evening was ‘War Games: Strategic Business Relationship Development’ and it was facilitated by Randy Haas from the North Amer- ican Steel Alliance. Students learned a number of techniques to help them create and maintain long term and valuable business relationships in the sports industry. They also learned how to carry out initial conversations and how to go about ‘selling themselves’ to poten- tial new business partners. There were also a number of alums from the program in attendance on the evening including Robbie Yam from LT 19, Tim Trefts from LT 20, Ali Mitchell from LT 21 and Aiyana Welsh, Ashley Ben- nett and Katie Tuller all from LT 23. They were able to provide their own unique insight and share their own personal experiences of building business relationships in the real world. Along with learning about developing business relationships, the students were able to network among their peers and invited guests throughout the night including GPSM Associate Director Steve Buchan and internship coordinators Dedan Brozino and Charles Harris. Some student takeaways form the All LT Event: Lisa Chow from LT 24 commented, “Even aſter going through the workshop for the 2nd me, the case study exercise was sll difficult for me because I realized I am not a ‘natural’ speaker – I guess it is a maer of ancipaon, preparedness and pracce!“ Sandeep Nagaranthal from LT 25 said, “I enjoyed the All LT event and thought it was a resourceful evening. It covered all the essential elements required to develop and maintain a business relationship.” Amanda Flores from LT 26 noted, “I have always had quesons about how to maintain a business relaonship when it seems to come to a dead end. I really enjoyed this experience and being able to net- work with the other LTs aſterwards as well was great! I look forward to the next All-LT!” Above: ‘Building a new business relaonship’ at the All LT Event are John Cambareri, Erin Campbell, Bojana Todorovic & Colin Lopez all from LT 25 Above: Pictured at the All LT Event are Nick Matsumoto LT 24, Karn Borisuthiratana LT 26, Megan Geier LT 25, Amanda Monee LT 25 & Sandeep Nagaranthal LT 25
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IN THIS ISSUEIN THIS ISSUE
All LT Event P.1All LT Event P.1
Student and Alumni News P.2Student and Alumni News P.2
GPSM Events Recap P.3GPSM Events Recap P.3
Students in the Biz P.4Students in the Biz P.4
V O L U M E V O L U M E 5
I S S U E I S S U E 22
JulyJuly 20142014
Developing Leaders in the Business of SportDeveloping Leaders in the Business of Sport
All LT Event: Business Relationship BuildingAll LT Event: Business Relationship Building
Long Beach, CA – Students from the current learning teams of the Graduate Program in Sport Management came together for the biannual All Learning Team Event on June 19th, 2014 in The Chartroom on campus.
The theme for the evening was ‘War Games: Strategic Business Relationship Development’ and it was facilitated by Randy Haas from the North Amer-ican Steel Alliance.
Students learned a number of techniques to help them create and maintain long term and valuable business relationships in the sports industry. They also learned how to carry out initial conversations and how to go about ‘selling themselves’ to poten-tial new business partners.
There were also a number of alums from the program in attendance on the evening including Robbie Yam from LT 19, Tim Trefts from LT 20, Ali Mitchell from LT 21 and Aiyana Welsh, Ashley Ben-nett and Katie Tuller all from LT 23. They were able to provide their own unique insight and share their own personal experiences of building business relationships in the real world.
Along with learning about developing business relationships, the students were able to network among their peers and invited guests throughout the night including GPSM Associate Director Steve Buchan and internship coordinators Dedan Brozino and Charles Harris.
Some student takeaways form the All LT Event:
Lisa Chow from LT 24 commented, “Even after going through the workshop for the 2nd time, the case study exercise was still difficult for me because I realized I am not a ‘natural’ speaker – I guess it is a matter of anticipation, preparedness and practice!“
Sandeep Nagaranthal from LT 25 said, “I enjoyed the All LT event and thought it was a resourceful evening. It covered all the essential elements required to develop and maintain a business relationship.”
Amanda Flores from LT 26 noted, “I have always had questions about how to maintain a business relationship when it seems to come to a dead end. I really enjoyed this experience and being able to net-work with the other LTs afterwards as well was great! I look forward to the next All-LT!”
Above: ‘Building a new business relationship’ at the All
LT Event are John Cambareri, Erin Campbell, Bojana
Todorovic & Colin Lopez all from LT 25
Above: Pictured at the All LT Event are Nick Matsumoto
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Alpha is an honor society established in 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without re-striction as to area of study and to promote the “unity and democracy of education.” The organization’s purpose is to celebrate excellence in academics and integrity of character. Only the top 10% of Graduate Class are selected and invited into the society. They are privileged to be-come part of a community of top scholars and professionals, a Mentor Match program within them, and they get discounts from corporate partners including Apple, Dell, GEICO, and others.
“I decided to accept my invitation because 1) I have worked really hard in grad school and I feel honored to be invited. 2) Because I wanted to join the new network — you can never know to o many people! —Especially those who are equally motivated and driven to succeed.” - Lisa Chow LT 24
GPSM STUDENTS MAKING MOVES!GPSM STUDENTS MAKING MOVES!
Right: Andrew Sinatra (LT 22) becomes Communications Coordinator with Los Angeles Sparks.
Left: Amanda Voss (LT 18) becomes Events and Schedul-ing Coordinator at the University of Oregon Student
Recreation Center.
Left: Ciara Lawrence (LT 20) accepts position as Assistant Sports Information Director at Keene State College.
Right: Candice De Hont (LT 13) accepts position of Event Manager with the Spurs Sports & Entertainment.
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“Coming to the Graduate Program in Sport Management at CSULB was the
smartest career move I could have made. My eighteen months in the
program helped to refine my knowledge of current issues and trends in the
sport industry through academic preparation from faculty who have years of
high-level experience. It also polished my professional demeanor through
meaningful workshops, classroom instruction and one-on-one interaction
with program professors and advisory committee members. I highly
recommend the program to anyone looking for a career in the sport industry.
The network of program alumni and internship locations continues to grow
and with the right motivation and determination the program will guide you
to achieve your career goals."
- Brandon Urry, Program Coordinator, MBA Program in Intercollegiate
Athletic Administration at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
“My internship experiences with Long Beach State Athletics were what prepared
me the most for my current position. I was able to get the most out of my
experiences by always being willing to help out with whatever was needed, and
having a great leader to learn from (Dedan Brozino). Numerous group projects in
various courses helped me develop teamwork and collaboration skills and
presenting in class helped me become a more confident public speaker and a
better communicator. Overall the program taught me to always be prepared,
because you never know what life will throw your way, and to always follow
through with people you meet, because you never know when or where your
paths might cross again (not to mention what you could learn from them if you reach out and create a
dialogue). “
- Kirsten Makowiec, Director of Marketing at Long Beach State Athletics, LT 24
Evan Brennan (Left), was featured in “The New Lawyer”, a supplement to the Los
Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal. Evan Brennan was a part of LT 20. He is
finishing his J.D. at Chapman University School of Law. He is one of the only stu-
dents in the country who is also an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor (agent). He
had 14 rookie clients prepare for the NFL Draft this year . To learn more about
Evan’s story, please follow this link: dailyjournal.com/newlawyer and click on
the article, “Second-year law student is also a sports agent.”
ALUMNI FEATURED IN TALUMNI FEATURED IN THE NEW LAWYERHE NEW LAWYER
Above: Brandon Urry LT 24.
Right: Kirsten Makowiec LT 24.
Phi Kappa PhiPhi Kappa Phi
Above: Our new members of
the Society, Vander Castillo,
Matt Montes, Daniel Nelson,
Ashley Cabrera, Lisa Chow,
Mariana Patraca, Lyndsay
Eden, Alisha Rosen (Tanya
Moran - Not Pictured) Congrats to all of our students!
ALUMNI UPDATES & NEW JOBS
In recognition of outstanding graduate student achievements, the KIN Department may honor graduating Master’s Degree candidates by special recognition in the annual commencement ceremonies. Only one student from a department is awarded. Based on overall GPA and conferred for excellence in and contributions to the discipline, including outstanding seminar papers, special achievements in fieldwork, and participation in scholarly and professional organizations this honor was awarded to Zach Stiffel. He is currently the Player Program Coordinator at American Youth Soccer Association (AYSO). Con-gratulations Zach, we are beyond proud of your accomplishments!
GPSM NETWORKING DODGGPSM NETWORKING DODGERS GAMEERS GAME
Our group of 10 GPSM students are getting ready for their
trip to Sendai, Japan! To help prepare for the trip, the
parents of Lauren Yao (LT 26) invited the Sendai group over
to their house for a traditional Japanese dinner and a
meeting with Lauren’s grandmother who grew up in Japan.
Here, they were exposed to dinner etiquette, conversational
Japanese, and also had the opportunity to ask questions
about Japanese culture and how it is different from our cul-
tural norms here in the US. The traditional dinner consisted
of California Rolls, Chicken Katsu, steamed rice, and shrimp
& vegetable tempura!
The group also had a chance to speak with Mr. Hitoshi Furuya,
Program Developer at CCPE and staff member who attended last
year’s trip, and Mr. Marty Kuehnert (via Skype), lead organizer of
the trip and Vice President/Professor at Sendai University. Mr.
Kuehnert was the first foreign General Manager of a Japanese pro
baseball team (Rakuten Golden Eagles) and has worked within the
sports industry in the U.S and Japan for over 40 years. We are
very lucky to have such an accomplished professional work with
our program. This will be the second year of the partnership with Sendai University, which is locat-
ed in northern Japan. For the past two years, Sendai University has sent over a group of students in
February to learn about Sports in the U.S.
The GPSM group will be in Sendai for twelve days and then spend the final weekend in Tokyo. They
will be studying Japanese sport culture for two weeks — and will be attending a professional soccer
match and baseball game during their trip, as well as martial arts and culinary classes. Our students
are eager and excited to learn about sports on an international level and will surely bring back great
stories to share!
On Saturday, June 28th, current GPSM Students led
by Lisa Chow, organized a GPSM Networking/Social
Event at Dodger Stadium! 25+ current students
and alumni attended the baseball game and were
able to network and chat about the sports industry
on the top deck near the 3rd base line. Earl Declet
(LT 25) shared, “This event was great! It could be
the start of something bigger and better where we
can create lasting relationships with our alumni.”
Twelve different Learning
Teams were represented at the event.
Many students and alumni met for the first
time at the game, but by simply talking about
class projects, capstones, and internships
during their time in the program created great dialogue and brought back a lot
of great memories for our alumni! With the great attendance and feedback
from this event, we hope to organize more events and hope to meet more won-
derful alumni!
SENDAI ETIQUETTE DINSENDAI ETIQUETTE DINNERNER
Above: GPSM Members of LT 1,
8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, and 26 present at the game.
Graduate Student Honors Graduate Student Honors
CertificateCertificate
Above: Zach Stiffel , LT 23, recipi-
ent of the Graduate Student Hon-
ors Certificate.
Above: Zach, second from left,
with National Coach Instructors at
AYSO’S National Coaching Course
at Chapman University in Orange.
Photo of Sendai, Japan
Rakuten Golden Eagles Game
LT 24’s Capstone Presentation will be starting at 8:00am on Sat. July 26th, 2014. Please RSVP with the Graduate Assistants ([email protected]) if you plan on attending. Thank you!
Long Beach State’s GPSM is hosting our annual ROC (Reception-Orientation-Colloquium) where we will be celebrating the achievements of the graduating students of Learning Team 24 and welcoming our in-
coming cohort of students on Monday, August 4th, 2014 at 6:00pm in the University Student Union: Ball-rooms A & B.
9th Annual Special Olympics Southern California’s Plane Pull is taking place on Sat. August 23rd, 2014 at 10:00am at the Long Beach Airport!
Long Beach Century Club “Collegiate Membership” being offered to current GPSM students—please visit their website for an application at www.lbcentryclub.org or contact Earl Declet (LT 25) or Colin Baines
