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fundraising/Boosters
August 2010
Razorbacks launch major new initiative to improve SEC competitiveness
Asking fans to "Answer the Call," Arkansas has announced its new Razorback Seat Value Plan (RSVP), in which seat locations will be aligned with Razorback Foundation donor classifications. Answer the hog call.com, 8-13-10
High school sports facing challenging times
Budget cuts have caused school districts to resort to fewer coaches, reduced travel and pay to play. SportsBusiness Journal, 8-2-10
July 2010
Penn State Puts Women in the Huddle
Ladies, can you imagine being in a football fantasy camp in 100,000+ Beaver Stadium? And with JoPa yelling at you? Chronicle of Higher Education, 6-27-10
May 2010
A gray area causes a black eye
Ticket disbursement has always been an iffy proposition; at Kansas “unconventional distribution” of tickets seems to have been a profit center of its own. Yahoo! Sports, 5-26-10
“A program run amok?”
These are tough times for the University of Oregon athletic program: student-athlete arrests, unstable leadership, a huge AD buyout. New York Times, 4-30-10
April 2010
Shifting Focus
SUNY Binghamton is moving forward with a decidedly nontraditional public campaign launch, targeting students and alumni through an online “event” featuring chat rooms for old friends and videos about faculty scholarship areas. Inside Higher Ed, 4-19-10
Suh to Give Back to the University of Nebraska
Ndamukong Suh has said he will donate $2 million to Nebraska Athletics as a show of his support for his alma mater. Huskers.com, 4-18-10
March 2010
Basketball Taking Siena to Next Levels
Siena’s perennially proficient basketball program has not only increased revenues, but it is helping to propel the upstate New York school to new levels overall. The Albany Business Review, 3-19-10
In College Sports, How the Other Half Lives
Here’s a report on college hockey as practiced in the North Country of Minnesota, by the Mankato Mavericks. Chronicle of Higher Education, 3-21-10
Cal State San Marcos Gets A Big Lift In Athletics Help
CSUSM is looking to become a D2 school, which should help their athletics program that was in dire need of help. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3-4-10
To Expand or not to Expand?
The University of Cincinnati is exploring the possibility of adding premium seating to its football stadium. Cincinnati Enquirer, 3-4-10
February 2010
A Fork in the Fundraising Path for CU
Fundraising is a huge deal for every school. Colorado University is being forced to decide which form of fundraising is best for them. Denver Post 2-21-10
Raising the bar on raising money
Here’s a look at the fundraising ins and outs at Boston College. The Heights, 2-15-10
$9 million training center dedicated at Toledo
The University of Toledo's Fetterman Training Center, a new indoor multi-use athletics facility, was officially dedicated last week.
utrockets.com, 2-6-10
Big Time Athletics = Big Bucks
The University of Tennessee capitalizes on the success of its athletic program to help maintain fundraising and a high profile. Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1-31-10
January 2010
Clemson Athletics Collects Donations for Haiti
Volunteers collected $6,119, all of which will be provided to the American Red Cross and designated for the Haiti Relief Fund. clemsontigers.com, 1-27-10
Rosey gets a makeover
The 87-year old Rose Bowl is scheduled for a $164 million renovation. Los Angeles Times, 1-1-10
December 2009
"Hey, wanna buy some tickets?"
Ticket for the big bowls sell out and sell quickly, but the lower-tier bowls lost an all-time high $15.5 million in unsold tickets. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12-17-09
November 2009
Dialing up the decibels in Death Valley
Clips Eyewitness Report
A Clemson football Saturday featured fan frenzy, fantastic friendliness and fabulous food. By Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 11-23-09
October 2009
Hold that line? For 80 years, universities haven't
Clips Guest Commentary
Our guest author, a professor of public policy, economics and law at Duke University, comments on the dichotomy between the academic mission of universities and the commercial activities of big-time college football. Charles Clotfelter, Raleigh News & Observer, 10-22-09
AEG extends naming rights for Staples Center enduringly
The 10-year relationship between Staples Inc. and Anschutz Entertainment Group, which brought us Staples Center of sports and entertainment fame, is moving to the next level: forever and ever. Los Angeles Times, 10-19-09
A golden opportunity for the Gophers
College football returns to the University of Minnesota with a new on- campus, state- of- the- art stadium and an alcohol ban.
SportsBusiness Journal, 10-4-09
September 2009
Less money for big money seats
The rich are decidedly less rich these days, and some big-time college football programs are falling short of premium seat sale projections. Inside Higher Ed, 9-22-09
Gophers Come Home to a New Stadium
This before - the - grand - opening account of the first on-campus football game at the University of Minnesota focuses on the state - of - the - art digital technology of the new TCF Bank Stadium. sportsvideo.org, 9-11-09
Coaches of Color
. . . . continued . . .
News flash: There’s a great discrepancy in head coaching racial ratios in the NCAA and pro leagues. The Tennessean, 9-6-09
August 2009
Cautious in Connecticut
New Englanders have always been renowned for frugality; now schools in Connecticut are hunkering down in all the finest traditions of penny-pinching. Connecticut Post, 8-15-09
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