Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Meet the Class - Liz


One of the unique attributes of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program is the network of students who make up our program. Our class will take every course together during our tenure here at UCF and we will work on countless group projects and collaborative efforts. As a result of our shared interests in the business of sport, a natural team camaraderie is formed. However, our team is composed of people from diverse backgrounds, experiences and ambitions. We offer profiles of class members to give you an idea as to the type of people who make up our program, individuals who collectively will be leaders in sport and society and will be teammates for life.

Name: Elizabeth Schulz

Hometown: Little Falls, MN

Undergraduate School & Major: Concordia College – Moorhead, MN. Economics-Finance

Past Sports Industry Experiences: Internships with the Fargo Force (a Junior A, Tier I hockey team out of Fargo, ND) and the Alexandria Blizzard (a Junior A, Tier II hockey team out of Alexandria, MN).

Current G.A. or Sports Industry Related Internship/Job: G.A. position with The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports.

Reasons for Choosing the DeVos Program: The option for a dual degree, the community service aspect, and the opportunity to live in a different part of the country.

Future Career Ambitions: To work with college athletics.

If you could have any superpower what would you choose and why? Be able to teleport so I would be able to see my family and friends in Minnesota more often.

If you had the opportunity to interview anyone dead or alive, who would you choose and what would you most want to know? John Wooden. I’d want to talk to him about everything; basketball, faith, leadership, the pyramid of success, and learn more about him as a person.

Meet the Class - Kristian


One of the unique attributes of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program is the network of students who make up our program. Our class will take every course together during our tenure here at UCF and we will work on countless group projects and collaborative efforts. As a result of our shared interests in the business of sport, a natural team camaraderie is formed. However, our team is composed of people from diverse backgrounds, experiences and ambitions. We offer profiles of class members to give you an idea as to the type of people who make up our program, individuals who collectively will be leaders in sport and society and will be teammates for life.


Name: Kristian Vazquez

Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Undergraduate School & Major: Political Science - University of Puerto Rico

Past Sports Industry Experiences: Amateur soccer website

Current G.A. or Sports Industry Related Internship/Job: TIDES Graduate Assistant

Reasons for Choosing the DeVos Program: The service focus of the program

Future Career Ambitions: GM of a professional soccer team and later on working with international soccer NGOs.

If you could have any superpower what would you choose and why? Mind reading

If you had the opportunity to interview anyone dead or alive, who would you choose and what would you most want to know? Winston Churchill, and I would most like to know what was his source of strength during the darkest days of WWII.