This collection of essays, written by a number of respected sport management scholars, addresses many of the challenges and issues facing todayâEUR(TM)s sport management academic programs. It is intended to begin a professional and scholarly discussion to identify the best, or at least the most logical, paths to follow for sport management programs and the industry with which they are so closely aligned. Contributors, invited to participate based on their recognized areas of expertise, address specific topics using their own unique voices and writing styles.

Preface Foreword Packianathan Chelladurai Essay 1 Moving Mountains: The Need for Shifting Paradigms in Sport Management Andy GillentineEssay 2 Where Is the Best "Home" for Sport Management? Janet S. Fink and Carol A. BarrEssay 3 Sport Management Accreditation: Why It Is an Imperative Step Forward Jay M. Gladden and Jo WilliamsEssay 4 Program Rankings in Sport Management: A Critical Analysis of Benefits and Challenges Dan Mahony, Anita Moorman, Timothy D. DeSchriver, and Marion E. HambrickEssay 5 Is Sport Management a Unique Discipline? How This Question Can Inform Our Pedagogy Dianna P. Gray and Linda A. SharpEssay 6 Theory versus Practice: A Balancing Act David Stotlar and Lori BraaEssay 7 Publish or Perish? John J. MillerEssay 8 External Funding: Competing for a Piece of the Pie Robert E. BakerEssay 9 Academia and the Sports Industry: An Auto-ethnography, Pracademics, and a Collaborative Model William A. SuttonEssay 10 The Power of One for the Good of Many: Ethical and Moral Considerations for the Sport Manager Joy T. DeSensiEssay 11 Sport Management: Bottom Lines and Higher Callings? Mary A. Hums and Meg HancockEssay 12 The Internationalization of Sport Management Academia Karen DanylchukEssay 13 Internships: Indentured Servitude or Rigorous Experiential Learning? William F. Stier, Jr. Essay 14 Preparing the Next Generation of Doctoral Students: Ten Considerations to Heighten Effectiveness and Impact W. James WeeseEssay 15 Welcome the Millennial Faculty . . . Preparing for New Programmatic Customs Jacquelyn Cuneen and Heather Lawrence