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Savannah State University Partners with Harlem Globetrotters to Offer Live Event Certificate Program


Harlem Globetrotters Director of Live Events Malik Boyd and President of Savannah State University Kimberly Ballard-Washington team up to announce the new live event certificate program.

Savannah State University Partners with Harlem Globetrotters to Offer Live Event Certificate Program

July 29, 2021 - Savannah State University is partnering with the Harlem Globetrotters to invest in students' future careers in live events and entertainment. In spring 2022, the university will offer a live event certification program to students through its College of Business Administration.

Students will learn merchandising operations, how to advance box offices, tour management concepts, merchandising and licensing opportunities, and gain skills into the business side and executive level of sports. 

"This is an opportunity for people who care about sports and the entertainment industry to take their passion to the next level," said Kimberly Ballard-Washington. "You develop a love for the sports you play, and even after you get out of college, you may be interested in continuing a career in that field. We're going to show our students and community members the potential their future can hold - a path they may not have considered. We want our students to be able to get not just the entry-level jobs, but the management positions. I'm excited particularly for our HBCU population."   

SSU Men’s Basketball coach Horace Broadnax, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, Harlem Globetrotters Director of Live Events Malik Boyd, College of Business Dean Dr. Shalonda Mullgrav, President Kimberly Ballard-Washington, and SSU Women’s Basketball coach Cedric Baker.

Learn more about this new partnership from local media:


ABOUT SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Savannah State University's College of Business Administration offers a professional program that combines a general education with broad based programs of education in business. Based on the philosophy that the best education for business leaders is one which combines professional studies and studies in the liberal arts, the College of Business Administration offers programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) and the Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA). Major undergraduate programs include Accounting, Computer Information Systems and Logistics & Supply Chain, Management, and Marketing. Minors are available in all five major areas as well as Entrepreneurship. Non-business students can take a general minor in Business.


ABOUT THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS:
The originators of basketball style, influencers on today’s game, and skilled athletes of the highest order, the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 124 countries and territories on six continents since their founding in 1926. Proud inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, their mission to spread game and bring entertainment to the world continues to drive them today. The Globetrotters are innovators of the game who popularized the jump shot, slam dunk, and invented the half-court hook shot. For nearly a century, the Globetrotters have exhibited Black excellence on and off the court, entertaining, inspiring, and advancing the racial progress of today. The Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Herschend Enterprises, the largest family-owned themed entertainment company in the U.S. For more information about the Harlem Globetrotters, visit the Globetrotters' official website:  www.harlemglobetrotters.com  and follow them on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

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