Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) is expanding its business and leadership department with a Bachelor of Science in sport management. The new program will be offered on campus and online beginning fall 2021.
Enzley Mitchell, IV, Ph.D., will head the program. Along with coaching the men’s basketball team, which will also debut in fall 2021, Mitchell is taking on a faculty position through this program and being an assistant professor in Master of Leadership Development.
“This will be a game-changer for The Woods,” Mitchell said. “Sport management is such a competitive field, and students will be seeking this degree. SMWC students who select the new sport management major will be exposed to many segments in the discipline including, interscholastic athletics, health, fitness and recreation, intercollegiate athletics and professional sports. Each of the sport segments mentioned above provide many career opportunities and our curriculum will help prepare our graduates to secure jobs in these areas.”
Those who receive this degree can go into several fields – from an athletics coach to a sports marketer. The focuses of this career path are leadership, business and communication in relation to athletics.
“The growth that SMWC is seeing is very encouraging,” said Brennan Randolph, vice president for enrollment management and institutional technology. “Coach Mitchell has been an amazing asset to our Woods family, and he will help us create a cutting-edge program.”