Faculty Focus Friday | Q&A With Dr. Eric C. Street, Professor of Sports Management in the MBA Program.

Faculty Focus Friday is a Q&A series that highlights individual faculty members in various academic programs around Spalding University. This week’s featured faculty member is Dr. Eric C. Street, professor of Sports Management in the MBA program.

I came to Spalding because I like the small college atmosphere and the 11:1 Student/Faculty Ratio. I like to get to know my students and help them in their journey any way possible from their choice to attend Spalding, degree completion, and job search upon graduation. I also wanted the opportunity to work within Esports on campus, as I have with the club team and varsity team. I also LOVE LOUISVILLE!! It is such a thriving city with a historical sports background including the Muhammad Ali Center and The Kentucky Derby!

My area of expertise is Management and Sports Management. I also serve as the Assistant Esports Coach. My research agenda is mostly Esports business related.

I believe the flexibility and course specialization is second to none and the schedule at Spalding is very unique where you are given a week break after every six-week session. You are taught by world class faculty here at Spalding and industry leaders in their respective fields. In the business school in particular, we are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the times. Just this year we added coursework in AI and Esports.

A PlayStation that I use with the Esports Club events that we hold once per session. My John Stockton and Karl Malone Funko pops would be a close second!

The biggest lesson is to never give up on yourself or your dreams. Be patient and give 100% of yourself towards your goals and doors will open that you never knew existed! You may end up somewhere better than you had planned. Professionally, network as much as possible and use the contacts in your program. Just in the Sports Management program we have several contacts with professional sports organizations.

I meet the needs and times by using current business examples in each class meeting. I take a lot of time to prepare for each class session which includes research into current events and trends that I can use as examples in class. For online, such as the MBA program, I make videos and post current articles/ videos to better make the connection of course material to real world business problems that are current.