9 Niagara College college students rating ‘Super Sunday’ working experience

Thu, Feb 2nd 2023 09:40 am

By Niagara University

Nine students from Niagara University’s School of Hospitality, Activity, and Tourism Management will do the job powering the scenes at Tremendous Bowl LVII for a one particular-of-a-sort experiential mastering chance.

The learners will get a very first-hand appear at what goes into arranging one particular of the world’s largest sporting events as they assist carry the Tremendous Bowl expertise to daily life for a great number of enterprises and enthusiasts when concurrently discovering the capabilities required to host and execute a big hospitality, sport, and tourism party. 

The Super Bowl Immersion application is sponsored by the Arizona Super Bowl LVII Host Committee in partnership with the Countrywide Soccer League and regional and nationwide stakeholders. Taking part students come to be an integral part of all host committee events leading up to and all through the NFL’s showcase celebration on Feb. 12. 

“Niagara University is very pleased and honored to be aspect of Tremendous Bowl LVII and thrilled to supply this knowledge to college students from just about every of the college’s three tutorial packages,” stated Bridget Niland, dean of the college or university. “Opportunities this kind of as this show the interconnectedness among the hospitality, activity and tourism industries, and the worth of learners going through do the job alternatives that contain all a few.”

The students will depart on Tuesday, Feb. 7, for Glendale, Arizona, the place the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will acquire on the Philadelphia Eagles at Point out Farm Stadium on Tremendous Bowl Sunday. Their initially whole working day will be used taking facility tours, attending a panel dialogue with various activity marketplace leaders, and assembly pupils from other faculties who are also taking part in the immersion software all through a social occasion.

On Feb. 9, their get the job done encounter starts. From Feb. 9-11, they will take part in a wide range of behind-the-scenes duties at the “Super Bowl Experience” presented by Lowe’s at the Phoenix Convention Middle, attaining a initial-hand appear at what it usually takes to arrange the gatherings and functions highlighted through this multiday festival. On video game day, the college students get the job done inside of the stadium at the suite degree to ensure friends have the very best practical experience doable. They return to Niagara on Wednesday, Feb. 15. 

Collaborating pupils consist of:

•Sports administration majors Paige Smith (Middleport), Anna Schultz (Buffalo), Ryan McNair (Hilton), Evan Blatner (North Tonawanda), Wyatt Ketch (Burt), Jackson Richert (Springville), and Jack Armstrong (Huntsville, Ontario), who will provide as the college’s reporter and social media correspondent

•Tourism and function management significant Amelia Santarosa (Lewiston) 

•Luxury lodge functions significant Kristen Williams (Amherst)   

20-two college students from all 3 of the college’s tutorial systems submitted their resumes, address letters, and had an in-human being interview to be selected for one particular of the nine coveted places.

Onsite provider-mastering ordeals are presented often by NU’s College or university of Hospitality, Activity, and Tourism Management. For example, sport administration college students have volunteered in the course of Important League Baseball’s spring training and the NCAA Remaining 4.

Niagara College presents undergraduate degrees in resort and restaurant management, sport and recreation management, and tourism and event administration. In addition, an M.S. in sport management is also supplied to far better put together graduates for careers in the ever more aggressive activity and recreation industry.