Super Bowl LI - Super Experiences Ahead

The College Football Playoff Experiential Learning Experience has past and, while the memories last, the students in Baldwin Wallace University’s Sport Management program are now gearing up for Super Bowl LI.

That’s right, your eyes don’t deceive you. Many of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni who worked the events around and including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Tampa will be heading to Houston to work Super Bowl LI.

This isn’t a new experience for many of the students, as the BW Sport Management program has been a part of Super Bowls XLVII in New Orleans, XLVIII in New Jersey, XLIX in Phoenix, and Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara.

This year, in addition to working the NFL Experience and with On-Location on Super Bowl Sunday, the students will have the opportunity to engage with plenty of Sport Industry personnel.

Upon arrival in Houston on Tuesday, Jan. 31^st, credential pick-up will be followed by a Q&A session with the Houston Rockets Front Office staff and the opportunity to enjoy the Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings game that evening.

Wed., Feb. 1^st will feature Super Bowl training, a tour off BBVA Compass Stadium, and a Q&A session with the Houston Dynamo Front Office staff followed by the NFL hosted Welcome Party for Event Staff & Volunteers.

The following morning, Thursday, Feb. 2^nd, will be an early morning as the group heads to Texas A&M to meet with BW Sport Management alum Thomas Dick, who is an Assistant Director, Media Relations, tour Kyle Field and Blue Bell Park, and have a Q&A with Athletic Department staff. After returning from College Station, everyone will head to the George R. Brown Convention Center to work the NFL Experience events.

Friday, Feb. 3^rd and Saturday, Feb., 4^th will both include shifts at the George R. Brown Convention Center to work the NFL Experience events and opportunities to experience and enjoy Super Bowl Village events.

Sunday, Feb. 5^th will be spent working the On-Location VIP Parties at the NRG Arena inside the secure perimeter at Super Bowl LI.

Finally, rounding out the trip, the students will tour Minute Maid Park and have a Q&A session with the Houston Astros Front Office staff on Monday, Feb. 6^th. After the visit to the Astros, the group will head to the airport to return to Baldwin Wallace University.

It should be a fun-filled week and one the students, faculty, staff, and alumni who work the events will always remember.

For more information on the Baldwin Wallace University Sport Management program, please contact Asst. Professor Dr. Charles Campisi at ccampisi@bw.edu or visit https://www.bw.edu/academics/undergraduate/sport-management/.

Baldwin Wallace University Sport Management: Experiential Learning from Day One!