Current students are gaining valuable work experience through internships and practicums. Recent UISRM graduates are entering the sport and recreation industries with internships and full-time employment. Alumni are advancing toward their dream job. The achievements of UISRM students, alumni, and faculty that the program is aware of are below.

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• Jazmine Constantino (UISRM Advisory Board Member, pictured) accepted the position of Account Manager at The Marketing Arm.
  
• Lindsay Sorenson-Jones (BS 2013) accepted the position of Sales Development Manager at Ambition.
• Diana Dovenspike (BS 2016, MA 2019) accepted the position of Stadium Operations Manager with the Biloxi Shuckers.
• Jared Mandel (BS 2016) was promoted to Senior Market Development Representative-Financial Services at DocuSign.
• Riley McMinn (MA 2016) accepted the position of Senior Account Manager at Spot Freight.
• Kaci Turpin (MA 2017) accepted the position of First Year Experience Specialist at California State University, Monterey Bay.
• Broderick Binns (MA 2018) accepted the position of Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at GreenState Credit Union.
• Logan Peterson (BS 2018) accepted the position of Football Video Coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings.
• Haley Shaffer (Minor 2018) accepted the position of Business Recruiter at Lyft.
• Tanner Smith (BS 2018) accepted a promotion to the position of Team Lead - Post Issue Processing at Athene.
• Molly Braasch (BS 2019) accepted the position of Social Media Coordinator and Front Desk Attendant at Annabelle Inn.
• Nate Hoepker (BS 2019) accepted the position of Live Event Coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Kyle Krukowski (BS 2019) accepted the position of Recreation Leader with the City of Clearwater.
• Paige Snitker (BS 2019, MA 2020) accepted a promotion to the position of Assistant Events Manager at IMG Academy.
• Michelle Catona (BS 2020) accepted the position of HR Coordinator, Benefits at Tempus Labs, Inc.
• Alyssa Dunham (BS 2020) accepted the position of Service Renewal Specialist at Omnicell.
• Morgan Dvorak (BS 2020) accepted the position of Technical Recruiter with CSI Tech.
  
• Cody Kelly (BS 2020) accepted the position of Outside Services Supervisor at Crystal Lake Country Club.
• Scott Morgan (BS 2020, right) accepted a promotion to the position of Account Executive, Group Event & Suite Sales with the Carolina Hurricanes.
• Jake Rubin (BS 2020) accepted a promotion to the position of Senior Social Media Coordinator at Therabody.
• Elise van Heuvelen-Treadwell (BS 2020, MA 2021) accepted the position of Women's Tennis Assistant Coach at the University of Delaware.
• Dakota Zientek (BS 2020) accepted the position of Independent Contractor at FanSided.
• Sam Bly (BS 2021) is accepted into University of Miami Law School, starting in fall.
• Jeremy Bryan (BS 2021) accepted the position of Production Assistant at ESPN.
• Conor Cronin (BS 2021) accepted the position of Account Executive, Season Ticket Sales at Chicago Fire FC.
• Sam Godsey (BS 2021) accepted an internship with the American Basketball Association (ABA), Midwest Division.
• Jacob Fratzke (BS 2021) accepted the position of Director of Operations with the Clinton LumberKings.
• Natalie Iacopetti (BS 2021) accepted the position of Project Coordinator, Marketing Department at IMG Academy.
• Jordan Lippert (BS 2021) accepted the position of Basketball Coach at Team Pressure Basketball Club.
• Emma Osborne (BS 2021) accepted the position of Production Assistant at FOX Sports.  
• Allen Rashid (BS 2021, below right) led the creation of the Milwaukee Bucks HBCU Night and received the Big Buck Award for his efforts as an Inside Sales Associate. 
• Evan Reiley (BS 2021) accepted the position of Event Coordinator at IMG Academy.
• Ruben Rodriguez-Flores (BS 2021) accepted the position of Area Manager with Amazon. 
  
• Sydney Sauschuck (Minor 2021) accepted the position of Program Coordinator with The Drexel Fund at Drexel University. 
• Tre Stanton (BS 2021) accepted the position of Guest Experience Coordinator at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. 
• Nailea Valdivia (Minor 2021) accepted the position of Marketing Coordinator with Papa John’s International. 
• Olivia Duffin (ex. BS May 2022) is participating in the Disney College Program, Sales with The Walt Disney Company.
• Spencer Gudgel (ex. BS May 2022) accepted an internship position with Exclusive Sports Group LLC. 
• Jacob Hesner (ex. Minor 2022) accepted the position of Junior Golf Coordinator with the Iowa PGA.
• Taylor Kryger (ex. MA 2022) accepted the position of Digital Strategy and Content Coordinator at Syracuse University. 
• Paris LaPoint (ex. Minor May 2022) accepted the position of Education Intern at USA Baseball. 
• Marcelina Marvelli (ex. BS May 2022) accepted a promotion to the position of Head JV Basketball Coach at West Branch High School. 
• Ian Mudd (ex. BS 2022) accepted a promotion to a position in Hockey Analytics and Scouting with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Hockey Team. 
• Reed Hurt (ex. BS 2023) accepted the position of Tournament Assistant Intern with the PGA’s Iowa Section.
• Amy Knoebl (ex. BS 2023) accepted the position of Communication Intern with the Milwaukee Admirals.

NASCAR/FOX Sports Practicum

Congratulations to each of the students who successfully completed the fall semester NASCAR/FOX Sports practicum course!

• Jackson Beverlin, Caitlin Crome, Nick Currant, Nick Dee, Raymonte Dow, Kaitlyn Faber, Nick Hansen, Erin Hatch, Connor Holtz, Ana Jacobson, Daiya Katsu, Amy Knoebl, Maggie Koch, Elizabeth Krebs, Taylor Kryger, Jenna Larson, Ryan McHolland, Cameron Miller, Sophia Rupert, Andrew Schiltz, Leah Schneck, Jillian Shallcross, Lauren Stanley, Alex Streicher, Nick Szimon, Alex Tiengkham, Jesse Vega, Marcy Voss, and Elli Weller.

Special congratulations to the project team of Nick Currant, Kaitlyn Faber, Elizabeth Krebs, Leah Schneck and Connor Holtz, who were singled out by executives for presenting the top overall campaign (Lego collaboration).

During the practicum, students performed market research and developed and presented creative promotional campaigns designed to increase Gen Z viewership of the 2022 Daytona 500 broadcast on FOX Sports and increase tune-in time by Gen Z viewers.  The students received high praise for their work from Matt Nordby, NASCAR Managing Director of Communications, and Erik Arneson, FOX Sports Vice President of Media Relations, for presenting several “outside the box” ideas, such as NFT drops, NIL partnerships with student-athletes, and a Lego collaboration that Matt Nordby said was, “Something tangible that we could truly capitalize on through so many avenues.” Well done, students!

Fans First Practicum

Congratulations to each of the students who participated in the Fans First practicum! 

• Antonio Anderson, Michael Baboian, Alexander Birkett, Allison Bookin-Nosbisch, Nelson Brands, James Carter, Anthony Cassioppi, Ryleigh Collum, Grant Conway, Raymonte Dow, Sophie Fishbein, Zach Glazier, Jacob Heitman, David Henderson, Daiya Katsu, Keith Keahna, Kyle King, Nikolas Martin, Bryce Melton, Chandler Muir, Lauren Paisker, Joseph Pape, Lydia Ralfs, Matthew Reinink, Blake Roseberry Colin Siegel, Lyndi Vantiger, Justin Wilk, Matthew Will, and Myles Wilson. 

Each of the Fans First students had a key role in welcoming Hawkeye fans back to Kinnick Stadium for the first time since the 2019 season. The front-line customer service delivered in parking lots, entrances, and concourses helped to ensure all who attended a game at Kinnick for the first time or returned for their first game in a few seasons had a positive fan experience.

Winter Special Olympics Practicum

Congratulations to each of the students who participated in the Winter Special Olympics practicum!

• Kareem Allaf, Antonio Anderson, Shane Arnold, Jayson Barnes, Derek Boike, Allison Bookin-Nosbisch, Sampson Burken, Aaron Cashman, Sydney Coghlan, Dolan Craine, Chase Davison, Chris Evans, Sophie Fishbein, Kelly Frank, Gabriel Garcia, Reuben Garza, Cameron Gottfred, Daiya Katsu, Kyle King, Zachary Kluver, Thomas Knoke, Rex Kromkowski, Jacob Lewis, Michael MacDonald, Nikolas Martin, Mallory Miller, Chandler Muir, Izaya Ono-Fullard, Mary Pitcher, Lydia Ralfs, Matthew Reinink, Jackson Reuter, and Brendan Sher.

During the Winter 2021-22 term, 57 students from three programs in the Health & Human Physiology Department (Sport and Recreation Management, Therapeutic Recreation, and the Disability Studies Certificate) took an experiential class that worked with the Special Olympics of Iowa Winter Games. Students packed a semester of course content, academic research studies, zoom sessions, and exams into three weeks before heading to Dubuque where they assisted with event management and operations tasks related to Alpine and Cross-Country skiing and Snowshoe competitions while also providing support to athletes. The experience culminated with presentations to the Special Olympics of Iowa staff with recommendations for future events. This was our coldest practicum by far, but seeing students learn and grow in such meaningful ways, and then immediately put that new knowledge into action, was truly heartwarming!