Homecoming tailgate becomes a learning lab for HSTM students in the Sorrell College of Business

For Sorrell College students, even the homecoming football game is chance for learning.

For Sorrell College students, even the homecoming football game is chance for learning.

In the Sorrell College of Business, even a homecoming tailgate on Tailgate Terrace becomes a learning lab when a Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management class is involved.

Dr. Harriet Dixon

The HSTM-3330 – Festival and Event Tourism — class planned and executed the Sorrell College of Business homecoming tailgate event for the third straight year. 

Dr. Harriet Dixon, an assistant professor in the School of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management teaches the class and emphasized the win-win scenario.

“The Sorrell College of Business views its homecoming event as a way to provide a service to alumni, students and faculty in the college of business, as well as provide an experiential learning opportunity for students,” said Dixon. “Experiential learning helps students learn by doing, which builds…

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TROY doctoral student one of five nationally to garner NCAA student research grant

TROY sport management doctoral student Karina Jolly was awarded a research grant from the NCAA.

TROY sport management doctoral student Karina Jolly was awarded a research grant from the NCAA.

A Troy University doctoral student has garnered one of just five National Collegiate Athletics Association Student Research Grants.

Karina Jolly, a Sport Management Ph.D. student in the Sorrell College of Business, received the $7,500 grant aimed at stimulating research on college sports in social and behavioral science fields.

Karina Jolly, a doctoral student in Sport Management, is a 2023…

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Alumna’s ‘big heart’ remembered through a memorial scholarship established for HSTM students

The Sarah Rebecca Betterton Memorial Scholarship will assist students pursuing a Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management degree on the Troy Campus.

The Sarah Rebecca Betterton Memorial Scholarship will assist students pursuing a Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management degree on the Troy Campus.

Sarah Betterton had a “big heart” and a “spirit of charity” – and could light up any room she walked into. Her compassion for others was real; her life was centered on helping others, a mission her family will continue in her name.

The Sarah Rebecca Betterton Memorial Scholarship will assist students pursuing a Hospitality,…

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Grant will allow ongoing research into high school sports betting to expand nationally

A new study aims to discover extent of sports wagering among high school athletes nationwide.

A new study aims to discover extent of sports wagering among high school athletes nationwide.

A pair of Troy University professors in the Sorrell College of Business could help curb sports wagering and point shaving among high school athletes nationwide.

Dr. Robert Mathner

Dr. Robert P. Mathner and Dr. Christina L. Martin, both professors in School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management, will expand their regional research nationwide thanks to…

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