uccs sport management brochure 2015
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300+Days of sunshine per year
6,100 ftAverage Elevation
60Sport Organizations in Colorado Springs
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28Average number of student in each class
2 HOURSFrom Some of the World’s Best Skiing and Snowboarding
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Headquarters 23National Governing Bodies
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PROFESSIONAL SPORTS • Home to AAA Baseball and USL
soccer teams:
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
• Short drive to Denver-based professional
sports clubs:
NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL
COLLEGIATE SPORTS • Home to Division I, II and III collegiate
programs:
United States Air Force Academy
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado College
BUSINESS CAREERThe UCCS College of Business set a new standard for sport management education when we launched our Sport Management program in 2008.
This is where ambitious business students with a passion for sports flourish in small classes under the guidance of world-class faculty. You connect textbooks and lectures with inspiring guest speakers to lay the groundwork for your careers with exceptional hands-on internship opportunities.
Students leave our doors with a fast track to the sport industry and a rigorous, well-rounded business degree.
LET’S CREATE YOUR
IN SPORT MANAGEMENT
It’s been a privilege to partner with the UCCS Sport Management Program since
its inception. The faculty and staff are dedicated to the professional development,
skills acquisition and future success of each student; that’s important to us. We’ve
found the students to be dependable, hard-working and eager to learn. They bring
an excitement and perspective to our organization that we have come to welcome
and appreciate. In turn, we give the students valuable hands on experience and
help them navigate toward a prosperous career in sports.
– Doug Martin, COO, Colorado Springs Sports Corp.
OLYMPIC MOVEMENT • Home of the United States Olympic Committee
• Home of principle USOC Training Center
• Home to 23 USA National Governing Bodies:
Basketball, Hockey, Swimming, Cycling,
Wrestling, Volleyball, Figure Skating,
Taekwondo, Triathlon
SOCCER• The first soccer-specific sport management
track in the country
• Exclusive partnership with the
Colorado Rapids
• Junior-year practicum during the MLS season
with the Rapids
• International internship opportunities
with English Premier League and League
Championship clubs
“When we talk sport management at UCCS we mean business. Upon graduation
our students will have earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
from a program that has held AACSB accreditation for over 25 years.* Sport
Management students take all of the common core classes (e.g., marketing,
finance, management) that every other UCCS undergraduate business student
takes. However, Sport Management students at UCCS have exclusive access
to specific sport business classes and one-of-a-kind internship opportunities.
If the idea of pursuing a career in sport excites you, then please check out our
website and consider applying for one of our limited and highly competitive spots.
*AACSB is the highest accreditation standard for business schools worldwide. Only the top 5%
of international and top 30% of US business schools have earned this distinction.
Eric M. Olson, Ph.D.
Professor of Strategic Management &
Director of the Sport Management Program
GREETINGSFROM THE DIRECTOR
DREAMING OF A CAREER IN SPORT? Learn more at: UCCS.EDU/SMP
UNPARALLELED INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
OPEN DOORS