SMTLC Director Daniel DePerno depernod@cortland.edu Graduate Assistant Chang Ki Bahng

One of the most notable and exciting aspects of the Cortland Sport Management Department is its dedication to cutting-edge information technology and digital media in the sport industry. The curricular infusion of sport-specific IT in our department, our partnerships with corporate IT leaders and our unique Sport Media & Technology Learning Center (SMTLC) are all unparalleled in the field of sport management education. Cortland Sport Management students receive four levels of sport-specific IT training in these courses: Introduction to Computer Applications, Information Technology in Sport, Advanced Information Technology in Sport and Applied Information Technology in Sport.

Included in the SMTLC are four state-of-the-art student computer labs and classrooms loaded with the latest hardware and software used in the sport industry. By spring 2008, the SMTLC will house 120 computers for student use.

Pinnacle Systems Team Sports, (now called XOS) the world's largest provider of digital solutions for the sport industry, helped launch the SMTLC in 2002 with a $6.1 million gift in hardware and software. Dartfish, the world's leading producer of performance enhancing sport video training applications, established its Northeast Training Center in the SMTLC in 2005. Certification courses are currently being offered nationally to students, faculty, coaches and athletes. Cortland Sport Management students taking information technology courses are trained on XOS and Dartfish hardware and software and will be primed to enter into internships and/or employment with professional, Olympic and collegiate sport clients.

Examples of the integration of applied media and information technology in our curriculum include:

Cortland Sport Management professor Daniel DePerno, right, works with student Dan Pfeifer on the Daktronics video display system at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex during a football game.

• digital video analysis and post production of NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA and Olympic footage using XOS hardware and software
• individual and team sport performance analysis and training using Dartfish TeamPro digtial video analysis software
• video display system operation using Daktronics Venus 7000 software to run the scoreboard and ProStar videoboard at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex
• sport video gaming research using a NASCAR simulator and the latest video gaming systems and games from EA Sports, Sony and Microsoft
• sport-specific Web and graphic design taught by veteran Web developers using software from companies such as Macromedia and Adobe
• sport public relations writing and publication layout & design with the Cortland sports information office
• PA announcing, statistics management and game operations at SUNY Cortland athletic events
• sport videography for SUNY Cortland athletic teams and USA Women's Team Handball

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Cortland Sport Management students have secured media and information technology internships and employment with companies and organizations such as ESPN, Sports Illustrated, the Buffalo Bills, the New York Jets, the Atlanta Falcons, Syracuse University, the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders, NASCAR, the Untied States Olympic Training Center, the New York Yankees, the New York Mets, Ripken Baseball, Daytona International Speedway, Watkins Glen International and Pinnacle Systems Team Sports/XOS. See the internships page for more information.

THE SMTLC IN THE NEWS Athletic Management "Tools of the Trade" Learning Sport Managment the Practical Way at SUNY Cortland SPRING 2006 Time Warner's News10Now A high-tech world could come to Cortland Fall 2006 Time Warner's News10Now New video software for SUNY Cortland It's called Dartfish and SUNY Cortland leaders say it'll put them on the cutting edge. FALL 2005 Center for the Advancement of Technology in Education (CATE) Newsletter Cortland's Sport Technology Learning Center: A National Jewel in Sport Management Education SPRING 2004 The Central New York Business Journal New Cortland Center Teaches the Business of Sports OCTOBER 2002
The SUNY Cortland Annual Report Sport Management Program Now at the Pinnacle of High-Tech
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