JMU Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management

just a bit quiet around here…🍂🔜

Assisting and scoring on the world’s biggest stage‼️⚽️

Dr.’s Sandy Manjunath and Jay Hong have led a group of 13 Hart School students to volunteer in Philly during the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup!

The crew will work for the flag presentation team at every single match at the Philly location during the tournament, which began with a 1-0 win for Ivory Coast over Ecuador last night!

Just reminiscing on the year that was. 💜💛

Abroad they went‼️🔥🇪🇸

Hart School faculty members Dr.’s Dave Shonk and Jonathan Oliveira led 12 students to Spain to begin Summer break for a Hart School Study Abroad trip!

The students on the trip were exposed to the world of sport in Spain through experiences at four stadiums of teams in La Liga (Top flight of Spanish soccer) seeing the Santiago Bernabeu home of Real Madrid, the Metropolitano Stadium home of Atletico Madrid, the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium of Sevilla FC and the RCDE Stadium which is the hosts of Racing Espanyol.

On top of that the group received industry presentations from LaLiga, the PGA Tour, a local Sponsorship Activation Agency and Universidad Europa, along with Guided tours at various locations through Madrid, Sevilla and Barcelona!

Did ya miss us?!

We’re still getting to work this summer, you better believe it!

Dr. Sandy Manjunath presented her study on the impact of using AI Learning tools in the classroom at the 2026 North American Society for Sport Management Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico last week‼️😤

Oh…did we also mention she’s also been selected as a NASSM officer? Yeah…Dr. Sandy did that too 🔥

This Memorial Day, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Every day we reflect upon their sacrifice and think of their loved ones.

💜 Our People 💛

To the Class of 2026, don’t be strangers. 🫶

Graduated a few MASTERS of Sport and Recreation Leadership this weekend! 😮‍💨😁

These two seniors?

Simply outstanding‼️

Jessie and Marissa, thank you for leaving the Hart School better than you found it! 💜💛

We’ll see you and all of our outstanding seniors tomorrow morning. 😭🎓

Spring 2026 💜💛