TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama Sport Management Program is traveling to the U.S. Olympic Committee National Headquarters in Colorado for Interim Term 2006.

This study/tour of the USOC is an opportunity for prospective sport management professionals to interact with national sport managers.

UA students will have the opportunity to take the Interim Term class, “Trends and Issues in Sports Management.” The class is offered through the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences as HES 452 or HES 552. Students will learn about the Olympic Movement through presentations on international games preparations, sports partnership teams, USOC training center daily operations and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

Developed and initiated by Dr. Ken Wright, professor in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, with Glen Warner Rosebloom and Cindy Stinger of the USOC, the second annual sport management seminar class offers a unique opportunity to participate in a week-long seminar at the Colorado Springs training center. As part of that week’s activities, students will view presentations from the USOC and Colorado Springs training center staff and also work in integrated groups to produce a project there.

The projects will be based on the adaptation of current facilities and services for relocation to Beijing for an American athlete “home-field advantage” program, the development of an event planning manual specific to the Colorado Springs site in concert with programs staff, and a critique of current services for athletes that would integrate plans for an increase and upgrade. Students will present their final project to Colorado Springs training center staff and offer recommendations for implementation.

UA will offer its Interim Term session May 15-June 2. Course offerings are versatile, ranging from travel-study courses to more traditional courses in business and the sciences and humanities. Interim courses are offered by most schools and colleges across the UA campus.

For more information on this Interim Term course, contact Dr. Ken Wright at kwright@bama.ua.edu or 205/348-4705.