Defiance College Sports Management Program releases alumni survey results

(February 4, 2022)--The Sport Management Program at Defiance College released the results from a recent survey of 139 of its graduate alumni.  Of the 36 who responded (26% response rate), initial findings showed a majority of graduates believed the Sport Management Program was "Above Average" or "Exceptional" in reaching each of its program learning objectives:

1. Gain competency on contemporary issues within the sport management industry
2. Become proficient in the management of sporting facilities and events
3. To understand the legal issues involved in sport law
4. To effectively design and activate sport marketing and promotional campaigns
5. Gain real world professional insight through experiential learning with emphasis on LEADERSHIP
6. Gain real world professional insight through experiential learning with emphasis on COMMUNICATION
7. Gain real world professional insight through experiential learning with emphasis on PROBLEM SOLVING 

In addition, 89% of respondents worked during their academic career, and nearly two-thirds (67%) participated in extra-curricular activities that were not athletics in each year of their tenure on campus. 

Survey results can be accessed here: https://defiancesportmanagement.blogspot.com/p/alumni.html

Sport Management alumni Megan Overmann ('18) and Michael Cracas ('99) also received $25 gift cards in a random draw of those who participated in the survey.  

For more information, please feel free to contact Assistant Professor and Program Director, Dr. Scott Hirko, shirko@defiance.edu.

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