By helping build her job from scratch, WSU Sport Management alumna Aidan Matthews showing Banana Ball isn’t the only disruption. By C. Brandon Chapman Aidan Matthews comes from a crazy-loving Coug family. Her mom has the WSU tattoo to prove it. Growing up, Aidan learned three colors and two lessons: Crimson and gray good. Purple […]
From the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s Sport Management program will mark its 40th anniversary with a two-day celebration September 5–6 in Pullman, bringing together alumni, faculty, students, and industry leaders to honor the program’s history and chart its future. The weekend kicks off Friday, September 5, […]
By C. Brandon Chapman — College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences Inextricably connected to any discussion of Sport Management and its legacy are names like Jo Washburn and Sue Durrant. But to truly understand legacy, you have to drop another name: Kinsey Kallaher. Fewer folks have heard of Kallaher. Not surprising. Even though the […]
From WSU Sport Management to the Detroit Tigers, Connolly has turned a childhood dream into a profession. By C. Brandon Chapman For most baseball fans, Major League Baseball is a fantasy. For Colin Connolly, it’s his reality. And his office. Colin Connolly in the pressbox of Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers. As part […]
This WSU Sport Management alumna used to swim for the Cougs. Now she plans events for USC’s Galen Center. By C. Brandon Chapman For Monica McNamara, sport has always been more than just a pastime. It was the lens through which she learned about the world. “I grew up in the Bay Area, where my […]
How a campus job — and Sport Management — helped change everything. By C. Brandon Chapman Jared Lindorfer didn’t come to WSU planning to work in sport. Or recreation. Or even anything remotely close. Originally from Sequim, Washington, he started out like many students: uncertain. He gave electrical engineering a shot, then tried computer science. […]
Giles Dowden doesn’t necessarily dream of winning the big race. He’s kind of busy making sure the sponsors are happy, the champagne is cold, and the VIP suite has the best view of the finish line.
Kinsey Kallahar is used to the grind. That’s a good thing because Minor League Baseball demands it.
College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences Assistant Professor Peng He has received a $50,000 grant from Microsoft’s 2025 AI for Good initiative to develop an AI-powered tool that supports equitable science learning in middle school classrooms.
Washington state educators will soon have a powerful new tool to support student well-being — thanks to a $50,000 grant from Microsoft’s 2025 AI for Good initiative, awarded to Educational Psychology Professor Brian French.