Campus Awareness & Event Services Internship
The State University at Buffalo, Department of Athletics
Alumni Arena, Buffalo, New York (May 2011 - July 2011)
​​Responsibilities
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Created and implemented marketin and promtional strategies for the Annual UB Golf Classic.
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Contact alumni and local businesses for sponsorships and donations to Annual UB Golf Classic.
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Assist with the registration and RSVP processes of guests for Annual UB Golf Classic.
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Prepare and organize gift bags, chinese auction, and catering for Annual UB Golf Classic.
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Reach out to local establishments to request to support Flag Football Tournament.
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Research information for target marketing areas and group sales opportunities for Football season.
Skills Developed
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Communication: engaged with donors, business owners, alumni, and athletics department staff daily.
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Public Relations: in an effort to gain registrants for the Football Tournament I reached out to local establishments to help support our cause by promoting our flyer in their business.
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Market Research: find businesses within a reasonable radius of the University at Buffalo to contact to support the Football program.
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Teamwork: work with the Athletics Department professionals and its interns towards planning a successful Annual UB Golf Classic and Flag Football event.
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Golf Tournament Planning: assist with coordination, registration, marketing, and implementation of the Annual UB Golf Classic includes running a chinese auction and catering.


​The State University at Buffalo, Division of Athletics- Football
Stadium Complex, Buffalo, New York (May 2011 - July 2011)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Responsibilities
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Log prospect information into CyberSports online recruitment and compliance database
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Prepare recruiting evaluation forms and log information into MS Office and Excel
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Create player profiles for visiting prospects by due dates as requested by coaching staff
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Upload data and organize DVD inventory, this improved my time management skills with workload
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Liaison between external relations and football department

Skills Developed
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Communication: interacting daily with coaches and staff help me develop better networking skills and the ability to build those networks in a professional manner.
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Microsoft Office Suite: develop a variety of documents for coaches including recruit evaluations, recruit visitation information, recruit profiles, etc.
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Recruitment Database Management: experience managing and organizing a recruitment database with confidential information regarding student athletes (CyberSports Database).
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Time Management: Coaches depended on me to get certain documents and film into their mailboxes and or binders on time.
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Organizational: All of the aspects of this internship required that everything I did was organized so the next person needing the information can get to it quickly and with no trouble.


