Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference

For the 13th consecutive year, The Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference will take place at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). 

We would love for you and your students to attend, as this is a great opportunity to network with professionals in the sport industry. SAVE THE DATE for this annual conference: April 23, 2023.  Thank you in advance, and we hope to see you there!

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Hadley Building. 

- SRH - 

I found 18 profitable & 211 money-losing NCAA Division-I public athletic programs in 2020

I was doing some research using the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database to calculate the profit of Divison I public athletic programs. I was trying to learn how many programs turned a profit in 2020 (the 2021 COVID year was not used because it has some convoluted, though interesting, data: for instance, ticket sales varied greatly based on conference rules and state laws related to the pandemic; and, many athletic departments reduced staff or asked coaches to take pay cuts). Therefore, I created a complete list for all Division I institutions (below).

Of available data, a total of 18 of 229 public Division I athletics programs generated more money than they spent in 2020. This ranged from a whopping $270 million profit (thank you for the gift, Nike co-founder Phil Knight) at the University of Oregon to a massive $48.2 million deficit at James Madison University. (Notably, military academies were not included, and some institutions did not provide data).

How was this calculated?  Link here to read the article on LinkedIn and to access the full data set.

Watch the video interview posted on Matt Brown's "Extra Points" through College Sports Connect:

Welcome Back to Defiance Fall 2022!

Welcome Back Defiance Sport Management students

For those coming to Defiance College for the first time, including freshmen, WELCOME and congratulations of being a Yellow Jacket!  For those returning, we hope you had a great summer break. It is our hope after these first few weeks that you have settled in well to your classes and met new DC sport management and other DC students.

A few announcements for the Fall 2022:

1. We welcome Dr. Keith Christy as our new Sport Management faculty member.  Dr. Christy will be teaching Introduction to Sport Management (SPMT 130) and Event & Facility Management (SPMT 230) this fall.  You can read more about Dr. Christy and visit his bio over at LinkedIn.  
2. Become involved this fall!  I encourage you to consider joining a student group to enhance your experience (and boost your resume).  Contact the Office of Student Life to learn about more DC Student Organizations. 
3. Use this website as a resource with links, job information, information about classes and the Sport Management curriculum, advising information, and other items of note going on in the sport industry.
4. Come to class on time - and a reminder: DO NOT BRING YOUR MEAL TO CLASS.  If you are hungry, go ahead and eat before entering the classroom.  This respects others in class. 
5. Read the syllabi! The syllabi, which can be adjusted throughout the term, is your guidebook to your class.  It includes learning objectives, expectations, assessment (how you will be graded), and a general outline of content.  It also includes what materials are required for class. 
   
6. For athletes: YOU ARE NOT EXCUSED to leave class early for games or practices.  You are a student first, and coaches are aware of your obligations to your academic classwork. 
7. For athletes: we understand your commitment to athletic contests and the need to travel.  You will be excused from all of in-class work and attendance when you are on the road to represent DC on the athletics field/court. 
8. We will choose a Sport Management Student of the Month throughout the school year for students that standout in the classroom or are good representatives of the Sport Management Program. Look for Announcements!
   
9. Questions? If you have any questions at all, feel free to email Dr. Scott Hirko, shirko@defiance.edu.