Conference Schedule
8:00–8:45 AM
Continental Breakfast & Conversation (Alumni Hall)
8:45–9:00 AM
Conference Welcome (Alumni Hall)
9:00–10:00 AM
Keynote Address (Alumni Hall)
Thomas Grilk, CEO – Boston Athletic Association (Boston Marathon)
Keynote Address (Alumni Hall)
Thomas Grilk, CEO – Boston Athletic Association (Boston Marathon)
10:00-10:15 AM
Refreshments Break (Alumni Hall)
10:15 AM–12:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Student Case Study Competition (Trustees Reading Room)
Boston Legacy FC
Research & Teaching Oral Presentations (Alumni Hall)
- Mental Health Support for College Student-Athletes: Challenges, Gaps, and Applied Institutional Strategies – Russell Bonacchi (Providence College)
- The Influence of Athletic Identity and Experience on Entrepreneurial Outcomes Among College Athletes and Sport Management Majors – Umar Muhammad (Ohio University)
- Listening to Student Workers: A WIL × SCCT Framework for Understanding Sports Business Undergraduates’ Industry Work While Enrolled – Sean Daly et al. (University of Oklahoma)
- Sport Fandom and Physical Health Orientation: The Roles of Group Norms and Team Identification – Aaron C. Mansfield et al.
- Finding the Strike Zone: A Review of Salary Caps in American Sports and Work Stoppages in Major League Baseball – Rebekah Ansbro, JD (St. John’s University)
12:15–1:00 PM
Networking Lunch (Alumni Hall)
1:00–2:00 PM
Industry Panel (Alumni Hall)
The Women’s Sport Playbook: What’s Working, What’s Next
- Rick Nadeau (Managing Director, Nadeau Sports)
- Andrea LaPointe (Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Harvard University)
- Additional Panelist: TBA
2:00–3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Roundtable Symposium (Alumni Hall)
Preparing the Next Generation: A Symposium on Essential Competencies for Entry-Level Sport Business Professionals – Sean Daly (University of Oklahoma) & Patrick Leary (Dean College)
Poster Presentations (Trustees Reading Room)
- How Does Sociality Impact the Relationship Between Sport Fandom and Physical Health? An Examination of Iso, Duo, and Social Fans – Aaron C. Mansfield (Merrimack College) & Matthew Katz (UMass Amherst)
- Turning Chapters into Conversations: CDL as a Sport Management Teaching Best Practice – Kunsoo Shim, Ph.D. & Jesse Mala (University of Mary Hardin-Baylor)
3:00-3:15
Refreshments Break (Alumni Hall)
4:15 PM
Tour of Fenway Park