Casey Michel's '10 article appears on Sports Illustrated's website

7/14/2009
Casey Michel ‘10, an intern with Sports Illustrated, wrote an article previewing the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game which appeared on the front page of the magazine’s website.

Rice Sport Management Program now on Twitter

5/12/2009
The Rice Sport Management Program has established a Twitter account which will allow it to share interesting information with current and potential students, alumni, and other interested parties in a quick, meaningful way. The tweets will include information about the program, student accomplishments, and the sport business industry in general.

Sport Management Program celebrates 2009 Graduation

5/9/2009
The Sport Management Program graduated 25 students from Rice University this morning in a beautiful ceremony on campus.

Natalie Kirchhoff named co-winner of the Hermance Award

5/8/2009
Sport Management major Natalie Kirchhoff '09, pictured here with her parents Ardith and Marc, is one of the three winners of the Hermance Award which goes to the top student in the Kinesiology Department.

Rice class presents research findings to the Houston Rockets

5/1/2009
Rice's Research in Sport Management class (SMGT 405) recently presented its findings on a semester-long research project designed to help the Houston Rockets expand their brand in China. The class, and class professor Dr. Jason Sosa, are pictured here with Chris Dacey, Ken Sheirr, Jason Kohll, Neil Kennish, and Lindsay Derman of the Houston Rockets staff.

Owl Bowl raises $18,000 for Hurricane Ike victims

4/30/2009
The second annual Rice Owl Bowl raised over $18,000 on April 18 for Somebody Cares, a charity currently involved in helping to rebuild houses devastated by Hurricane Ike last September.

Hampton, Kirchhoff named co-winners of the Roemmich Award

4/19/2009
Charles Hampton '09 and Natalie Kirchhoff '09, pictured here with the Houston Dynamo's starting 11, have been named co-winners of the Lindsay Roemmich Sport Management Achievement Award.

Houston Texans executives visit Media Relations class

4-8-2009

Tony Wyllie '07 and Janess Sayle '04, both members of the Houston Texans front office, spoke to Rice students about the importance of having a charitable program in professional sports.

Rice Sport Management faculty hosted seminar for Houston Dynamo players

3/15/2009
The Rice University Sport Management faculty hosted a seminar for the Houston Dynamo players in order to teach them the basics about the sport industry. Dynamo players Stuart Holden (left) and Brian Ching (center) talk with Dr. Clark Haptonstall during one of the breaks

Ask the Experts

Now the Tudor Field House has been renovated, how do you think that will help Rice? (Amy from Friendswood, TX on 11-16-2008)

Tom Stallings:  "College sports has been undergoing changes with talented coaches earning higher and higher salaries. To recruit and retain these coaches, college athletic programs need to aggressively sell tickets and sponsorships in order to generate the revenue necessary to remain competitive. Fans attending games will not only visit Tudor Field House because of the novelty of a new arena, but will also return once they have been exposed to the modern amenities from a state of the art center scoreboard to upgraded concessions to comfortable seating. The marketing department for Rice Athletics will have a much easier time selling tickets this season!"