University of South Carolina College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

What better week to share how thankful we are to have Gary Sobba join the Department of Sport and Entertainment Management faculty as a Professor of Practice? He brings decades of experience in sport management as a leader in college athletics and with the PGA TOUR. Fun fact: he's visited 126 college football stadiums! Read more: https://lnkd.in/e8QbryFQ

Tonight in prime time, the Los Angeles Rams take on the Philadelphia Eagles, with University of South Carolina Sport and Entertainment Management alumni behind the scenes on both sides. No matter which team wins, we're proud of Eli Corenthal, Lauren Hayes, Lillian Shevlin and Rose Spagnuolo! Click to see more of our grads now working in the nation's most popular sport: https://lnkd.in/e2vmrm5Y

Thanks so much to Milliken & Company for welcoming Department of Retailing students, faculty and staff (led by Mike Watson, Ed.D, Ashley Richardson and Lyndsey Herring) to their fantastic facility in Spartanburg this week! Special thanks to Sustainability Engagement Specialist Emily Skaggs, who led the group on a fascinating and informative tour, as well as facilitating opportunities to hear from and network with other Milliken leaders. The students learned about just how much we all interact with Milliken products daily, and about career possibilities for the future.

Thanks to Professor Catheryn Khoo for leading "Joyful Scholarship Workshop: A Workshop for Sustainable Productivity" for HRSM faculty and staff this week! The workshop is based on her book, "Joyful Scholarship." Professor Khoo, a Fulbright Scholar, is a multiple-award-winning consultant on tourism marketing and inclusion, with a focus on women. She has served as Regional Field Expert for the UNWTO/UN Women's Global Report on Women in Tourism, as Editor-in-Chief for the scientific journal "Tourism Management Perspectives," and as former Second Vice-Chair for the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education.

Thanks to Russell Branham, Managing Director, Business Operations at Darlington Raceway, for taking time to visit campus and speak to Michael Hargrave's Business of NASCAR class in our Department of Sport and Entertainment Management. The Track Too Tough to Tame has been a longtime supporter of HRSM and has offered many opportunities for our students and alumni.

Thanks to all who made the 2024 SEVT Conference a success! From special guests like Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner James Phillips, The Savannah Bananas Owner Emily Cole and Oak View Group President International Sam Piccione III to an all-star roster of other panelists and presenters, the dozens of teams, venues and organizations who came to meet their next hires at the Career Fair to HRSM faculty, staff and students who made it all run like a well-oiled machine, it was truly a conference to remember. Check our Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for lots more pictures and video, and click to read more: https://lnkd.in/d5nqDwnj

Thanks to Hilton Honors Program Vice President Brad Anderson and his colleagues Devin Kaltenbach and Aanchal Agarwal for taking to time to share their knowledge with Darron Kirkley's Hospitality Loyalty Strategy class last week! Thanks also to Priscilla Mint of Hilton for helping facilitate.Read more about the class: https://lnkd.in/eth-tg25

We 're so excited to watch The Carolina Band march in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! The College of HRSM was proud to sponsor the HRSM students who will be participating. "We're very proud of the Carolina Band and always eager to support them," says Dean Michael Sagas. "We were happy to sponsor this experience for the 12 College of HRSM students who are band members, and we're excited to see them show their skills on this stage." Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewzEP6ze

We're so grateful to the HRSM alumni who continue to support our programs, like those who volunteered their time today from to serve on the panel for the HRSM 301 Young Professionals Career Management Forum! Thanks to: Addison Arey, ’23, Flight Attendant, Breeze Airways, Providence, RI Alex Barnes, ’22, Manager, Business Development, Mizzou Sports Properties/Learfield, Columbia, MO Lauren Barth, ’23: Sales Associate, New Jersey Devils, Newark, NJ Cameryn Coursen, ’22: Account Coordinator, Bespoke Sports & Entertainment, Charlotte, NC Owen Craft, ’23: Coordinator, Operations and Community Engagement, Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati, OH Sydney Daigle, ’23: Associate Merchant, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Columbus, OH Alexandra Kramer, ’24: Football Operations & Player Development Coordinator, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Carla Vaca Pinacho, CDP?, ’22: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Project Coordinator, Miles Partnership, Atlanta, GA?? Kayla Shannon, ’23: Digital Strategy Coordinator, Sports Brand Partnerships, FOX Sports, New York, NY.

Today at the 2024 SEVT Conference, we proudly presented the Pioneer in Sport and Entertainment Award to Savannah Bananas Owner Emily Cole! We're so grateful to her for coming and taking time to serve as a keynote speaker, with Department of Sport and Entertainment Management Professor Todd Koesters interviewing her about her success in building The Greatest Show in Sports. She also took time to chat one on one with many of the students who packed the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center ballroom to hear her speak.