澳门六合彩历史记录 MBA Sport Management Climbs in World Rankings
澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 improved by 11 spots in a ranking of the world鈥檚 Top 40 postgraduate sport management degrees.
澳门六合彩历史记录 moved to No. 19 for 2021 from No. 30 last year and was one of only three Florida universities included in the rankings by SportBusiness, a London-based global intelligence service. The full rankings can be viewed .
SportBusiness said the current rankings are based on two surveys, one by course officials and the other by alumni who graduated in 2018. In compiling the rankings, the company also worked more closely with an eight-person advisory board that suggested tweaks to the scoring, with increased weight given to students鈥 salaries.
鈥淭he 2021 ranking is a true testament to the outstanding quality and professional achievement of the members of the class of 2018,鈥 said , Ph.D., director of 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 MBA Sport Management program. 鈥淭hese individuals were among the top students ever to earn their degrees from us. Their actions always spoke louder than their words.鈥
澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 sport management program, founded by Riordan in 2000, never has finished lower than No. 30 in SportBusiness鈥 world rankings.
鈥淲e are delighted with this recognition of our MBA Sport Management program,鈥 said , Ph.D., dean of 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 . 鈥淲ith his great industry partners, Dr. James Riordan has built a top-notch degree that prepares students for meaningful careers in the highly competitive sports industry. I am also pleased that the state of Florida has three of the Top 20 programs -- USF, UCF and 澳门六合彩历史记录.鈥
Riordan has more than 25 years of experience in sport, event, facility and entertainment management. He was the former chair of 澳门六合彩历史记录鈥檚 Athletic Advisory Board and currently is chair of the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Institutional Performance sub-committee.
To augment classroom instruction, he regularly organizes presentations for the MBA Sport students, attracting celebrities, coaches and executives. Recent speakers include: Lane Kiffin, current head football coach at Ole Miss and former 澳门六合彩历史记录 football coach; former Duke University women鈥檚 basketball coach ; and Richard Krezwick, renowned stadium and arena executive, former president of the New Jersey Devils, and executive vice president of the Boston Bruins.
澳门六合彩历史记录 MBA Sport alumni who have been hired to prominent positions include: Jared Romance, assistant director of championships for the Atlantic Coast Conference; Stephen Minichiello, manager of corporate marketing for the Pittsburgh Penguins; and Rachel Rodriguez, director of student athlete development/life skills for East Carolina University.
鈥淲e have so many great alums occupying top-tier executive positions, and our degree has played a pivotal role in the professional success of these individuals,鈥 Riordan said.
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