Welcome to the Elite Sports & Culture Center!

 

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MISSION

The Elite Sports & Culture Center is part of the School of Business within Tiffin University.

To offer academic and continuing professional career development through your personal lifespan (not only for your athletics period), the Center houses different programs within the sports area, including but not limited to BS/MS course in sports management/ exercise/ fitness/ eSports, periodical events to focus on specific sports topics such as the academic travel of the Olympics Academic Experience, Life After Game of the International Cultural Consortium (ICC), and the Elite Sports & Culture Week. 

TU’s programs provide an opportunity for students to become certified in First Aid/CPR/AED, and certified as a strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. There would be another scholarship opportunity for an elite athlete, coach, or administrator from a sports federation or professional team who enrolls in the TU's sport management MBA program.

Of course, our people include outstanding and advanced professionals with ties to the Olympic games and professional sports, which could provide fabulous opportunities for your mentorship. We throughout keep our eyes on what you need at the professional level. 

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GOALS

• Provide Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs to professionally prepare students to enhance career skills in sports management. 

• Carry out practical mentorship opportunities for students via cooperation with advanced Olympians and professionals to train skilled entry-level graduates. 

• Encourage more students to improve their educational level via TU's sports management MBA scholarship program.

• Organize academic travel of the Olympics Academic Experience to participate in the live Olympics to flourish the career study. 

• Help athletics create a new life after games via the International Cultural Consortium (ICC) to contribute to the sports industry. 

• Held annual Elite Sports & Culture Week to expand the Center's influence in the field of sports education and culture communication. 

• Offer market-driven services to the sports industry in accordance with the Centre's commitment to continuing professional development.

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COLE VALUE (THREE PILLARS)

We insist on our core value with three pillars, which means three different dimensions-sports, culture, and education. Despite the three dimensions are different fields, they mutually connect and enhance with each other in some subtle method. We believe the triangle is the most steady shape in the world, as well as our wish of providing a strong future for our students and community for a lifelong time via exploring, studying, and communicating.

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• SPORTS Pillar-Sports makes people healthy both physically and mentally. Regardless of the culture, only a healthy environment can make it flourish. People who live in a community with an enegetic cultural atmosphere will have more willingness and opportunities to receive higher education. In this positive circle, education will combine physical practice with theoretical knowledge to bloom the sports performance and industry.

 

• CULTURE Pillar-People who live in different places would generate different cultures, which originated different types of sports. The study could help people to understand the world better, no matter they need to improve performance in games or sports management. Education brings about humanity and humanitarianism in society. As an equally important part of the humanities, sports and culture promote each other in a prosperous community, and neither is indispensable.

 

• EDUCATION Pillar-Receiving higher education is one of the best ways to improve the community environment. Athletics, coaches, and administrators could enhance their professional knowledge via continuing study. At the same time, people who get a higher education would be more open-mind to different cultural communication. As a result, open communication brings a positive impact on academic study and sports development.

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PROGRAMS

• Health, Fitness & Wellness (undergraduate) places an emphasis on leadership, excellence, and service to provide the basis necessary for improving the lives of others. Students will learn how to develop skills to design and manipulate regimens to work with healthy or symptomatic individuals, assess psychology and sociological aspects that influence participation in exercise and physical activity, and identify the tools to develop and manage health, fitness & wellness initiatives throughout the lifespan.

• Exercise Science (undergraduate) is structured to provide students with a solid foundation for understanding how and why humans move. This interdisciplinary program includes courses in the fields of biology, chemistry, and exercise physiology. Through this program, students will understand the essential role of physical activity and exercise in the prevention, treatment, and recovery from a variety of disease conditions. 

• Sports Management (undergraduate) is to promote, stimulate, and guide study, research, and professional career development in the area of sport and recreation management (broadly interpreted). A primary component of the program is an integration of theory with practical requirements. You can continue your game at the only university in the world that coordinates the Olympic academic experience. With a strong foundation from classes in sports marketing, facilities design and management, and athlete development, TU students have the chance to travel to the Olympics, partner with the Cleveland Indians, or serve as athletic directors of an NCAA football bowl series team (p.s. This course divides into three directions: Sports Management, Sports Management for Marketing, and Sports Management for Athletics Administration).

• Sports Management for Esports (undergraduate) focuses on central concepts in competitive video gameplay and identifies the major developments in the business and media surrounding esports. Students will learn to navigate the structure of esports leagues, teams, players, gaming publishers, tournament operators, media, and affiliate organizations.

• Sports Management (MBA) is designed to maximize convenience while providing the necessary structure to enhance student's marketability in the industry. Experience and access to sports professionals around the country are what differentiates TU’s MBA sports management program from traditional sport management degrees. They have included the President of the United States Olympian's Association, President of Sierra Leone (Africa) Olympian's Association, a Martial Arts specialist in Paris with ties to organizing the World Karate Championships, a former executive with the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Braves, the former Director of Education for the NCAA and a member of the Sports Lawyers Association with significant experience consulting professional athletes. This course coordinates a cross-cultural experience with the summer Olympic Games offering academic credit for students accepted to the scholar's program. The program has been held in Athens, Greece (2004); Beijing, China (2008); London, England (2012); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016). 

• Elite Sports & Culture Week features over 20 world-class athletes and coaches, who will participate in educational and inspirational events throughout the community to share their stories and thinkings via biographies for the participating Olympians, Paralympian's and coaches. This event is co-hosted by Tiffin University, Terra State Community College, Tiffin Mercy Health & National Machinery. The location is on the campus of Tiffin University and all events are open to the community.

• Olympics Academic Experience coordinates a cross-cultural experience with the summer Olympic Games offering academic credit for students accepted to the scholar's program. The program has been held in Athens, Greece (2004); Beijing, China (2008); London, England (2012); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016). Official volunteers have used service hours toward their Mentorship. Any student may substitute a course in the sports management concentration with the Olympic special topics course. The program has included over 40 students from dozens of universities across the US who enroll in an academic course through Tiffin University. All participants work closely with the World Olympian Association on a humanitarian service project for underprivileged youth in the host city and have opportunities to volunteer at the official Olympic Reunion Center or with the African Olympic Village.

• Life After Game is an affordable self-paced program designed by athletes for athletes to meet the specific needs of those making the transition from the sporting world to the modern workplace. LAG’s Honorary Chair is Aliann Pompey, President of the Athlete Commissions for the 41 Pan American National Olympic Committees (NOCs). The curriculum was developed under the auspices of Olympians, sports executives, consultants, and scholars, all of whom have extensive experience in sport and career development. Successful completion includes certification acknowledging preparedness to secure a new role or professional opportunity. 

• To be continued and waiting for your attendance！

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ATHLETICS

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