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Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu pose for a image in Little Caesars Arena, the place the Detroit Pistons play.
Students in Ohio University’s sports administration fraternity, Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu (SASM), not too long ago had the alternative to journey to Detroit to community with OHIO alumni Brad Fain (BSSPS ‘13) and Molly Wurdack-Folt (BA ‘05, MBA/MSA ‘08) and find out about the sports administration world at a skilled stage in late March.
SASM is the first skilled sport administration fraternity in the nation. SASM gives a platform for extremely concerned and academically glorious undergraduate sport administration students to put together and develop professionally for a profession in the sports business. It is affiliated with the Department of Sports Administration inside the College of Business.
The SASM students met and spoke with Fain, Wurdack-Folt and different sports professionals they work with about the ins and outs of the sports business, key enterprise operations, and important profession and life recommendation. The students had been additionally in a position to tour main skilled sports services in the Detroit space and attend Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings video games.
SASM students with Andrew Kristoff, social media advertising and marketing director for the Detroit Red Wings (entrance left), Zach Carter, director of partnership activation for the Detroit Red Wings (entrance center) and Molly Wurdack-Folt, vice chairman of company activation for Ilitch Sports & Entertainment (entrance proper). Photo offered by Sigma Alpha Sigma MuLily Wittman, a sophomore finding out sport administration, advertising and marketing and social media, joined SASM spring semester of her freshman 12 months at OHIO and was not too long ago elected president of SASM for the 2022-2023 tutorial 12 months.
“Myself and the remainder of our government board attended the journey because it was our first main journey put up pandemic restrictions,” Wittman mentioned. “We labored extensively with our college advisor, Matthew Cacciato, to make this journey come to life.”
“I’m extraordinarily grateful that we had the alternative to journey to Detroit and expertise every part collectively. It served as an incredible bonding journey, as effectively,” Wittman continued.
Students at the Detroit Pistons recreation with Brad Fain (far proper), vice chairman of ticket gross sales and companies. Photo offered by Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu.Fain is the vice chairman of ticket gross sales for the Detroit Pistons. A graduate of the OHIO sport administration program, Fain has not too long ago been acknowledged as a 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and in the 2019 Sports Business Journal’s Inaugural Class of New Voices Under 30.
“I would like different Bobcats to have success,” Fain mentioned of sharing his time with the students. “To have the ability to speak to them and supply them with recommendation, it was thrilling.”
“The identical conversations they’re having with me, I used to be in a position to have with different alums earlier than me,” Fain mentioned. “So, I really feel like, due to the system I used to be raised in, it’s my accountability to assist tackle that function too. Because I’ve been very lucky all through my profession too.”
Wurdack-Folt, the vice chairman of company sponsorship activation at Ilitch Sports & Entertainment, which oversees the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers, additionally shared her experience with the students throughout the journey and located it necessary to accomplish that.
“I used to be so impressed by students that had been freshmen, to people who had been seniors. Just basically, they had been a actually fabulous group, and the college needs to be actually proud that they’re choosing nice students to be a a part of that program,” Wurdack-Folt mentioned. “I take into consideration all of the individuals who helped me all through my journey and nonetheless do assist me alongside my journey, that I proceed to give again to the students which might be in that program, in no matter method which may be.”
Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu students had been additionally in a position to tour Comerica Park, dwelling of the Detroit Tigers. Photo offered by Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu.
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