Horseshoe Seating for Hockey Puts Barclays on Thin Ice

Brooklyn Paper, May 17, 2012

Ray Katz, an instructor in the Sports Management program, was interviewed about the potential venue challenges The Islanders are facing at their Barclay Center location. The unconventional shape of the seating areas present unique opportunities and problems for the New York hockey franchise.

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Faculty Profile: John Genzale - Sports Entrepreneur

School of Continuing Education, May 09, 2012

John Genzale, instructor and co- director of the Master of Science in Sports Management program at Columbia University, is an award-winning journalist. True, his focus and love was always sports, but after graduating from the Columbia School of Journalism, he toiled in virtually every capacity in the newspaper and book businesses, also appearing as a frequent guest on radio and television. Genzale has been the editor and managing editor of a number of daily newspapers.

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Spotlight on Title IX features Sports Management Professor Val Ackerman

Sports Illustrated, May 03, 2012

Sports Management professor and former WNBA President Val Ackerman discusses how Title IX and the lessons she learned by playing sports helped her in her career.

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Success Story: Tre Lucas, Master of Science in Sports Management Student

School of Continuing Education, Apr 25, 2012

Operations and finance were the easy part. Branding and marketing were uncharted territory for Master of Science in Sports Management student Tre Lucas.

Tre, Vice President of Business Optimization at Centerplate, Stamford, CT, one of the largest hospitality companies in the world, was tasked with turning around a declining restaurant group, a recent corporate acquisition.

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Sports Management Faculty Ackerman Helping Women's Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation, Apr 16, 2012

The International Ice Hockey Federation has called on WNBA success Val Ackerman to examine the potential of creating a professional women's hockey team. In this article, Ackerman explains the pitfalls and challenges that are facing a league as it debates a step up to the big leagues.

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Sports Management Faculty Joe Favorito Interviewed on CBS News

CBS, Mar 27, 2012

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Now that Tim Tebow will be playing for the New York Jets, what will happen to the brand of the wildly popular but still controversial quarterback? Rebecca Jarvis and Ben Tracy speak with New York magazine's Will Leitch and Columbia University's Joe Favorito about Tim Tebow's salability.

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Tim Tebow Trade Raises Jets Marquee; QB's Financial Gain Questioned

International Business Times, Mar 22, 2012

Sports Management professor Joe Favorito is quoted in this story about Tim Tebow being traded to the New York Jets.

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Sports Management professor Joe Favorito explains new uses of technology in sports.

Fast Company, Feb 13, 2012

Discussing mobile apps used in tandem with actual sports games, Favorito says, "It's all about making sure a fan has an enjoyable experience, regardless of what happens in the game.”

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Sports Management Professor Lee Lowenfish Talks Branch Rickey Biography

Herald-Tribune, Jan 10, 2012

Lee Lowenfish, professor of sports management at Columbia University, engaged local Columbia alumni in a lively conversation about his award-winning biography, "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman."

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Jews Vie for MVP Award in Two Leagues

The Jewish Daily Forward, Oct 26, 2011

Sports faculty member Peter Levine is quoted in this article about Jews in sports, "“Because [sluggers like Greenberg and Rosen] were Jewish, they became symbols of Jewish strength” for American Jews who were wrestling with increasing anti-Semitism.

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