Sports Communication Mentoring Program

Sports Communication Mentoring Program: 

Sports Communication Mentoring Program Student Director – Parker Jones Fall 2007 jpj35@msstate.edu Initiated by Dr. Robert Zullo Fall 2006 zullo@colled.msstate.edu

Mission: 

Mission To provide elite undergraduate Mississippi State University students in the Sports Communication concentration the additional guidance and support from an experienced student role model in the graduate Sports Administration program to further aid in the undergraduate’s overall personal development.

Goals and Objectives: 

Goals and Objectives To support the SPCO students in their graduate school and career pursuits in an ethical fashion To provide encouragement from peers with respect to the value of education and work experience relative to career goals To share career experiences on the peer level with respect to the importance of networking, professionalism, credentials and preparation (time management, job hunts, interviews, graduate finances, et al) relative to the competitive industry

Roles & Duties of the Mentor: 

Roles & Duties of the Mentor Per Semester – Visit with your Mentee approximately ever two weeks to check in Suggestions include: E-mail/Phone Calls Lunch/Dinner Coffee/Soda breaks Bowling/Tennis/Recreational Activity MSU Sporting Events Career Development Events Guest Speakers

Selection Process: 

Selection Process Undergraduate students are selected based on academic and professional merit. Students traditionally earned a 2.8 GPA or higher and are involved in regional/campus activities that demonstrate personal growth in sports business Graduate students are selected on the basis of stellar academics and sports business involvement, as well as demonstration of a desire to assist others in their well being

Class III – Fall 2007: 

Class III – Fall 2007 Graduate Student Callye Williams (MBA – Sports Administration & Joel Coleman (MS – Sports Administration) Jason Edwards Landon Ingram Bethany Workman Austin Golding Kyle Bennett Graduate Student Ryan Trichel (MS – Sports Administration) & Darla Bourgeois (MBA – Sports Administration) Taylor Blakely Haley Haynes James Skinner Drew DeWese Shelley Pensworth

Class III – Fall 2007: 

Class III – Fall 2007 Graduate Students Shaun Lovings & Parker Jones (MS – Sports Administration) Brandon Styczen Melissa Tomlinson Blake Purvis Jamie Griffin Semmes Ford Graduate Students Brad Butler & Erin Mullen (MS – Sports Administration) Charlotte Boerner Carrie Pharr Bennie Keith Justin Vollenweider Dale Cooper

Class III – Fall 2007: 

Class III – Fall 2007 Graduate Student Chad Thomas (MBA – Sports Administration) & Brad Horton (MS – Sports Administration Sheldon Nations Jan Blaine Kim Wardlaw Arnil Stallworth Daniel Webber Graduate Student Aaron Epstein (MS – Sports Administration) & Cody Adkins (MBA – Sports Administration) Jarvis Brown Robert Marlin Brent Wilburn Keith Fitzhugh Phatema Sillimon

PAST CLASSES: 

PAST CLASSES Where are they now? Spring 2007 Fall 2006

Class II – Spring 2007: 

Class II – Spring 2007 Graduate Student Emily Meyers (MS – Sports Administration Brandon Styczen Melissa Tomlinson – Volunteering in MSU Sports Marketing Jarrod Warwick Kendall Wilson Graduate Student Aaron Epstein (MS – Sports Administration) Jarvis Brown – Volunteering MSU Athletic Media Relations Semmes Ford – Volunteering in MSU Sports Marketing Robert Marlin Brent Wilburn – Writing for Dawgs’ Bite online sports Internet website and the Daily Reflector Wes McDonald

Class I – Fall 2006: 

Class I – Fall 2006 Graduate Student Sean McGlothlin (MBA – Sports Administration Darla Bourgeois – Accepted to MBA program at MSU Akando Ducksworth – Interning at Vanderbilt Athletics Jason Edwards – Volunteering in MSU Event Management Landon Ingram – Interning with Profiles Sports, Inc. in Atlanta Bethany Workman – Volunteering in MSU Athletics Graduate Student Chad Thomas (MBA – Sports Administration) Jan Blaine – Volunteering in MSU Athletic Media Relations Joel Coleman – Accepted to MS program at MSU, Graduate Assistant in MSU Sports Marketing Bethany Hawkins – Accepted to MBA program at Tennessee Parker Jones – Accepted to MS program at MSU, Graduate Assistant in the MSU Athletics Bulldog Club Kim Wardlaw

Class I – Fall 2006: 

Class I – Fall 2006 Graduate Student April Berry (MS – Sports Administration Taylor Blakely – Volunteering in MSU Sports Marketing Haley Haynes – Worked TEAMS Conference Fall ’06 James Skinner Brandon Westmoreland – Interning with MS Mudcats in Tupelo Graduate Student Tony Schmidt (MS – Sports Administration) Charlotte Boerner – Interning with MTV in Los Angeles Adam Frost Bennie Keith – Interning with FLA Summer Baseball League Justin Vollenweider – Volunteering in MSU Video Services