Alumnus Bob Driscoll, Associate Vice President for Athletics at Providence College, to Keynote Careers in Sport Symposium

Ellen J. Staurowsky, 9/8/2009

For nearly two decades, the Department of Sport Management and Media has hosted the annual Careers in Sport Symposium. This year, IC graduate Bob Driscoll, associate vice president for athletics at Providence College, will keynote the event on Saturday, October 10,  at 9:00 a.m. in Textor 102 (during Alumni and Homecoming Weekend).

Other graduates participating in the program include:

• Andrew Auerbach (SMedia '07) -- Coordinator, Network Operations, Arena Media Network
• Kirk Goodman, (Corp Comm, '97) -- Vice President and General Manager, Quad Cities River Bandits (Iowa)
• Andrew Malnoske (SM '07) -- Sportscaster, WENY-TV
• Melissa Perry (SM ’06) -- Director of Media Relations, East Coast Conference
• Ethan Medley (SM ‘00) -- Assistant Director, Community Relations, New York Giants
• Kevin Sholette (SM '06) -- Law Student, Cornell University
• Jared Weinberg (SM ’06) -- Assistant Corporate Talent Manager, Aeropostle Inc.
• Will Weiss (J & SS minor '00) -- Pre Sales Engineer, NeuLion Inc.
• Anthony Zucconi (SM ’05) -- Community Relations Coordinator, New York Rangers

This event is free and open to the public. Students from across campus are encouraged to attend as well as guests from the local community. For details regarding the full schedule, which runs from 8:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, October 10, visit:

http://www.ithaca.edu/gps/gradprograms/programsites/sportmgmt/careers2009overview/

Note: as of this posting, these are our confirmed speakers. We have invitations pending and will be updating as more confirmations come in. 

This event is sponsored by the Department of Sport Management and Media. Questions should be directed to Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., professor and graduate chair, at staurows@ithaca.edu.