Sport and Motorsport Management
Faculty
Chair: Trey Cunningham
Associate Professor: Trey Cunningham
Assistant Professor: Quinn Beekwilder, Dana Catchpole, Lindsay Hofferberth
Program Mission
The Department of Sport and Motorsport Management aims to inculcate a variety of skills and knowledge in its students in the areas of the business, management, and legal characteristics of sport and motorsports. We aim to form students who can integrate the skills and knowledge of the industry with the values of the College’s liberal arts curriculum. Focusing on a specific knowledge of sport and motorsports as well as the creative, ethical, and analytic emphases of the liberal arts, we aim to produce talented professionals in the field of sport and motorsports management. The department faculty is committed to modeling and encouraging the further development of honesty, integrity, and virtue in our students. Our hope is to provide an atmosphere of learning and study that will, in keeping with the highest values of a Catholic and Benedictine education, enable young men and women to engage in Sport and Motorsports Management practices that help to make the world a better place to live.
Program Goals
Upon completion of the curriculum, graduates who earn a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management or in Motorsport Management will be able to:
- Understand the technical, interpersonal, and conceptual skills required to function as an effective manager in today’s complex sports environment.
- Recognize the importance of planning, management, and leadership in contemporary sport and motorsports organizations, and apply those skills in management settings.
- Appreciate the socio-cultural characteristics of sport and its effects on participants, spectators, and society.
- Appreciate the ethical demands in today’s sport and motorsports environment and their effects on personal and organizational responsibility.
- Develop appropriate ethical practices that will be applied in sport management settings.
- Understand the governance structure of various sport and motorsports organizations and their influence on operations and decision-making.
- Understand the legal and regulatory environment of contemporary sport.