NSU SPT NEWS Nova Southeastern University Sport and Recreation Management Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 17, August 30, 2017

CAREERS IN THE MARINE INDUSTRY Sean Smith is making quite a name for himself as the Director of Devel-opment for the Marine Industries Association of South Florida. Here is what he shared about the “Salty Jobs” series: “The goal of the Salty Jobs video series is to present the different types of jobs that are available in the marine industry, engaging a younger audience about the potential to secure life-long careers that al-low for home ownership, the ability to raise a fam-ily, and the opportunity to save for retirement. The Marine Industries Association of South Florida is proud of the fact that the 136,000 marine-related jobs in our region typically pay 28% more than the State average, and has been working very hard to make the younger generations aware of the career opportunities that exist in our industry.”

Sean (MBA ’15) is pictured here with Professor Olson at

a recent Marine Industries Association of South Flori-

da’s open house in celebration of the MIASF’s new

home in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The Association

promotes the boating lifestyle of South Florida which

has an $8.8 billion economic impact in Broward County

and $11.5 billion regionally! Sean was a graduate stu-

dent working on his MBA in Sport Revenue Generation

when he started as an intern with MIASF. Today he is a

Director and is the “star” of “Salty Jobs.” When consid-

ering a career, you might want to consider the variety of

jobs offered in the marine business in South Florida.

This region is known as the goods and service center

of the world for the yachting and marine community.

2107 GRADUATE GABRIELLA “GABBY” MCCUE

FLORIDA PANTHERS EMPLOYEE

Recently Traveled to Barbados!

Gabby, pictured at the far right in the red shirt, is an Activation Specialist for Corporate Partnerships and shared her job description and some thoughts about her job: Strategic development, implementation and day-to-day management of Corporate Partnership accounts to enhance

overall investment value for sponsors and increase long-term revenue for the organization Building and sustaining ongoing relationships with internal team members and with the individuals associated with

the organization’s Corporate Partners Develop creative activation programs for Corporate Partners leveraging the breadth of assets within the Panthers,

BB&T Center and Panthers IceDen portfolios. Manage all of the day-to-day communication with assigned Corporate Partner accounts Execute all contractual sponsor deliverables for Corporate Partner accounts by interfacing and collaborating with var-

ious vendor and internal departments Identify and manage any upsell opportunities with existing Corporate Partner accounts

“Barbados Marketing Inc. is one of my many clients so I had the opportunity to visit the island this past week. They are the first island in the Caribbean to open up an ice rink. We brought two Florida Pan-thers players to host a clinic where they taught the children of Barbados to play ice hockey. We also vis-ited Nightgale Children's home during our visit. It was a wonderful experience to say the least.” “Some of my other clients include JetBlue, Papa Johns, Uber and Tijuana Flats. Those are just 4 of the 17 sponsors assigned to me.” “Every single day I don’t feel like I am going to ‘work.’ I love what I do and I can't wait to see where this takes me!”

PART-TIME OPPORUNITY

Please contact Professor Olson if you are interested in working for Dockside Corporate

Services at the Boat Show. The company is a diversified marine industry service com-

pany providing concierge service for luxury yachts and marina facilities. The company

provides management, staffing and logistics for boat shows, special events, meetings

and seminars or international trade missions. Here’s a chance to make some extra

money for the holidays and be part of the largest in-water boat show in the world! Con-

tact Professor Olson at onancy@nova.edu or call (954) 383-1132.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed at the Davie Golf Course from 11:30am - 6:30pm on Friday, October 13th. Davie Parks and Recreation has reached out to us and would be happy to have our students serve as volunteers for the duration of the tournament or during set up/registration and breakdown times (11:00 - 1:00pm / 4:00pm - 6:30pm). Please let Professor Olson know if you can help out. Contact her at onancy@nova.edu or (954) 383-1132.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Kids Can and the Davie-Cooper City Chamber of Commerce. Kids Can is a local nonprofit organization based on the concept of kids

helping kids. Their mission is to unlock the potential in our children by empowering them with the opportunity

to give back to the community and enrich the lives of children who may be less fortunate.

INTERNSHIP

Dan Marino Foundation

INTERNSHIP

Dan Marino Foundation

VOLUNTEER

Recruitment for the Conine Classic has Started

MAIMI DOLPHINS VIDEO

DEPARTMENT INTERNS

Shawn Stricker, NSU ‘17

Alex Tabeek, NSU ‘18

Here’s Shawn and Alex on the field

at Hard Rock Stadium prior to the

Miami Dolphins pre-season game

with the Baltimore Ravens on Au-

gust 17, 2017. They have been

busy filming practices and putting

film together for the coaches and

players as the Dolphins prepare

for the 2017 regular season.

SPORT AND RECREATION

MANAGEMENT FACULTY:

PETER S. FINLEY, Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

JEFFREY J. FOUNTAIN, Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

NANCY J. OLSON, M.Ed., M.S.

INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

DAVID SAIFMAN, MS.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

KELLY BRITTEN, M.S.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

SEAN TODD, M.S.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

INTERNSHIPS AND CREDITS:

SPT 2950 - 3 CREDIT HOURS

SPT 4951– 6 CREDIT HOURS

SPT 4952 – 6 CREDIT HOURS

SPT 4950 - 12 CREDIT HOURS

SPT 5980 - 3 CREDIT HOURS

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT

NEWSLETTER OPPORTUNITIES

INCLUDING PRACTICUMS, INTERN-

SHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING, CON-

TACT:

PROFESSOR OLSON

onancy@nova.edu

(954) 383-1132

WHO WE ARE AND

HOW TO CONTACT US

PARTING SHOTS

Sean is electrifying in Episode 8 at Ward's Ma-rine Electric, where he is put to work assem-bling shore cords and installing generator breakers as part of a switchboard refit on a large yacht. The epi-sode is now available for viewing along with the entire series at www.SaltyJobs.org.

Cory Cody, NSU ‘17, re-

ports that he has been

hired by Palm Beach

County as a full-time Rec-

reation Specialist. Con-

gratulations!

WELCOME NEW STUDENTS!

We just added approximately 75 new students to

our newsletter distribution list. The newsletter is

usually published every two weeks. We hope that

you will enjoy it and use it as a resource so that you

can experience lots of varied opportunities at Nova

Southeastern University. One of the University’s

core values is “community” and we are strong ad-

vocates. Once again, welcome and here’s to a great

year!

Go Sharks!