As the 2020 Olympic Games draw nearer, the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center is focusing its efforts on developing experiential learning experiences tied to the festivities.
For Monika Graf ’11, the industry connections she made thanks to the Warsaw Sport Marketing Center’s network were and continue to be its most important resource.
The 14th Annual Women In Business Gala held April 11 at the Ford Alumni Center paired students with professionals for a night of networking, an industry panel, and dinner.
Youth Movement--a free, annual outdoor field event that promotes active, motivated, and connected Native American communities--was first created by UO students in the Warsaw Sports Business Club in 2011.
"I had all these ideas for starting my own business, but I didn’t know how to make it happen. On the very first day I walked into the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, they said, 'You need to run with this and we have all these people here that can help you.'"
"It’s not every day that you get to start a business while still in college. But that is exactly what I was encouraged to do. It has been an amazing journey."