With graduation season over and the summer now upon us, many students will be beginning their sport management programs in the upcoming Fall. While it may be too early to think about classes beginning in the Fall (it is, after all, still summer!), it is never too early to be prepared for beginning a new...Read More

Katie Palmer was one of Eastern Kentucky University’s first graduates from the fully online sport management bachelor’s degree program. Her life has been a whirlwind of job opportunities and experience since she graduated in December 2019. Ultimately, she landed in a position with the sports organization of her dreams, the Chicago Blackhawks.Read More

Sport management continues to be one of the fastest growing majors in the country, with options available in sport administration, management and business. Regardless of what the program is named, there is consensus that this is a great time to enter the field. Just as there is variety in the actual degree name, sport management...Read More

Joel Cormier believes in accessibility and taking an active part in his student’s educational experience. He goes above and beyond to ensure his online students have just as much opportunity to interact and build a relationship with him as their on-campus counterparts. Cormier’s personal attention and dedication to helping students feel connected and valued makes...Read More

When I arrived as a new faculty member in Kentucky 10 years ago, there was one thing I was often told when it came to sports in the Midwest, “Nobody cares about any sports other than basketball or football.” This sentiment was something often expressed in class and in discussions with friends. When it came...Read More

In the summer, much of a professor’s focus is on improving the quality of material being offered to students. This sometimes involves participating in professional conferences such as the 2022 North American Society of Sport Management (NASSM) conference in Atlanta. There will be more than 500 sport management professors delivering presentations, sitting on panel discussions,...Read More

One of the first courses sport management students enroll in at EKU is “Sports in American Society”. In this course we take an in-depth look at how sport, and the discussion around sport, has evolved over the years. One of the first assignments in the class is answering the question, “What is sport?” Students have...Read More

EKU’s 100% online sport management degree program was ranked no. 5 among the top 25 best affordable online parks, recreation, and leisure studies programs by Affordable Schools.Read More

This rise in women’s sport is not limited to soccer. The popularity and television ratings of the Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament and the NCAA Women’s Softball College World Series prove the women’s sports is in an unprecedented period of growth.Read More

As a part of the sport management online program, I was able to complete an internship in order to gain real-world experience in the field before graduation. I did my internship at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky working with their school basketball team. It was eye-opening to see how a public school ran...Read More