RMU Sport Management Career Summit
October 25, 2024
Sponsored by the Sport Management Program and the Rockwell School of Business at Robert Morris University
The Robert Morris Sport Management Student Summit returns on Friday, October 25, 2024 at the UPMC Event Center on the Moon Campus at Robert Morris University.
Schedule
- 8:45-9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 9:00-9:50 am Opening Panel, “Living the Dream: How I Earned a ‘Dream Job’ in the Sport Industry”
- 10:00-10:50 am Workshops with industry professionals (3 concurrent sessions - Sport Sales, Sport Sponsorships and Analytics, Community Outreach Through Sport)
- 11:00-11:50 am Roundtable #1 (Groups are separated into three groups for rotations: 1. High School, 2. 1st and 2nd Year College Students, 3. 3rd & 4th Year College, and Graduate Students)
- 12:00-12:50 pm Lunch & Panel Discussion “The Changing World of Intercollegiate Athletics and its Impact on Careers”
- Recognize recipients of Sport Management scholarships (S. Hofacre, B. Sutton, D. Synowka, L. Quinn) right before speaker(s).
- 1:00-1:50 pm Roundtable #2
- 2:00-3:15 pm Opportunities Fair: All attendees will have an opportunity to network with industry professionals and visit the organizations that have tables there with information on internships and jobs
- 3:00-3:45 pm Sport Management Mentoring Program Annual Summit Session (for mentors and mentees) - Launch of Year 2 of the Program
- The official student program of the Summit concludes at this time.
- 4:00-5:30 pm Hall of Fame Reception & Induction - Class of 2024 Speaker information for the sessions is to be announced.
Speaker information for the sessions are to be announced.
Reservations
Our official hotel will be DoubleTree By Hilton Pittsburgh International Airport, 8402 University Boulevard. Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108. Below is the reservation link. Guests can also call 412-329-1400 to make a reservation. Please ask for the RMU Sport Management Career Summit using the Group Code (RSS).