On Saturday, April 12, 12 students from ESU\u2019s College of Business and Management\u2019s Residential College went to Coca-Cola Park for a Lehigh Valley IronPigs game. The IronPigs are the AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.<\/p>\n
The group, accompanied by Jaedeock Lee, Ph.D., professor and chair of sport management and Yong Ju, Ph.D., assistant professor of hospitality, recreation, and tourism management, took a tour of the stadium and had the opportunity to learn about the business aspect of the IronPigs.<\/p>\n
The COBM students who attended are Arlen Chapman, a freshman majoring in marketing from West Chester, Pa.; Aboubakar Fofana, a freshman majoring in sport management from Philadelphia, Pa.; Marcello Gillyard, a freshman majoring in sport management from Philadelphia, Pa.; Tyler Gomolinkski, a junior majoring in sport management from Ivyland, Pa.; Nina Kerr, a freshman majoring in sport management from Leesport, Pa.; Anna Morton, a freshman majoring in hotel, restaurant and tourism management from Saylorsburg, Pa.; Michael Nichols, a freshman business management major from Union Beach, N.J.; Inza Soumahoro, a freshman majoring in finance from Philadelphia, Pa.; Jerom Stiastny, a freshman majoring in business management from Harford, Pa.; Max Tomko, a freshman majoring in business management from Sparta, N.J.;\u00a0 Juliana Valdez, a freshman majoring in marketing from Bethlehem, Pa.; and Jovan Vega, a freshman sport management major from Philadelphia, Pa.<\/p>\n
Nichols and Vega threw first pitches for the game, and the group got a game day experience with the Diamond Room group package.<\/p>\n