Back in the Classroom

More on our outside-of-the-classroom activities later, but now that we're in the thick of our first set of classes, I thought I'd take a minute to update you on the academic side of SMBA V.

Our first round of classes consists of statistics, accounting and sociology of sport. Classes meet once or twice a week, for about three hours at a time. The schedule is nice -- it leaves plenty of time for guest speakers, field trips, and generally rounding out the Sports MBA with out-of-the-classroom experience (more on that later).

Later in the year, we will have visiting faculty, but our first classes are all taught by the home team -- SDSU faculty. And the caliber of teaching is excellent. Prof. Tinley (sociology) and Dean Lackritz (statistics) have been involved in the programs since its inception, and their passion for sports, and their desire to grow the program and the individuals in the program is evident in every class and every interaction outside of class.

Digging in to classes has also given us an opportunity to get to know one another as colleagues. Much of our work is done in groups, and -- at the risk of sounding cliche -- it's been a great way to network with and learn from one another.

A couple of programming notes: Now that we're settling in, we'll be updating more frequently, so please check back! Also, we'll be working in some better-than-cell-phone quality pictures, so you can see what we're up to, too. Any questions? Things you'd like to hear more about? Let us know!

-- Meg