Every year, Indianapolis becomes a hub for sporting events, the Big Ten Football Championship Game being one of the latest major crowd-drawers. Just this year, more than 67,000 spectators flocked to the city to watch the showdown on Dec 7. With gameday events happening only a few miles away from campus, IU Indianapolis sport management… Read more »
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Culinary creativity takes center stage in SHHS’s new teaching kitchen
As Indianapolis prepares for the World Food Championships competition this weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, students studying food and beverage operations showcased their talent by creating charcuterie boards in the IU Indianapolis School of Health & Human Sciences’ (SHHS) new 1,000-square-foot state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. Designed as a resource for both the campus and the… Read more »
TESM launches new majors in tourism, event and hospitality
The Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management (TESM) at IU Indianapolis is thrilled to announce the launch of three new majors: tourism, hospitality and event management, in addition to sport management. Each major offers an experience-based education, allowing students the flexibility to earn credit for work experience while building their resumes and professional networks…. Read more »
Bridge Week: Spanning the gap between first-year experience and college success
It’s the first day of classes. You walk into a cavernous lecture hall, with 200 unfamiliar faces that couldn’t be less interested in you. Your professor bustles in, and without so much as a “good morning,” starts droning about the syllabus, expectations, and exam dates. You try to introduce yourself to the person sitting two… Read more »
NEXTGEN Indy elevates Indianapolis tourism and student learning experiences
As the youngest adult generation, Gen Z will soon become the largest group of consumers. The Indiana University School of Health & Human Sciences at IU Indianapolis hosted a stellar lineup of Indianapolis’ top tourism, event, and sports management leaders during NEXTGEN Indy: Driving Cultural Innovation to better understand Gen Z perceptions in order to… Read more »
Game-changing partnerships make IU Indy the ultimate destination for sports management studies
Sports management students Anna Greenfield, Noah Stranahan, and Rylan Detling are making a name for themselves in the sports community even before they graduate, including coveted internships with Indiana Sports Corp (ISC).