ADVISORY/MonsterTRAK and ESPN The Magazine Kick Off 'Careers in Sports' Series at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Sports Executives Share Winning Career Strategies with College

Students WHAT: Sports executives will provide students with a play-by-play for successfully pursuing a career in sports. Panelists include local and national industry experts who will share stories of professional touchdowns and fumbles alike, as well as answer questions from the audience of 500+student sports enthusiasts. The panel is open to the public. MonsterTRAK and ESPN The Magazine have partnered with college and university career centers nationwide to provide students with firsthand insight into pursuing a sports-related career. Panels will be held throughout the fall semester at the University of Tennessee, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Notre Dame, Virginia Tech University and University of Southern California. WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2001 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. WHERE: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University Center Auditorium. Parking available in the garage and plaza adjacent to the University Center. WHO: --MonsterTRAK (www.monstertrak.com), the definitive career resource for college students and alumni and exclusive product of Monster.com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide, Inc. --ESPN, featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia assets in sports marketing with more than 40 national and international business interests or entities --The University of Tennessee Career Center PANELISTS: --Joe Gallagher, President, Gallagher Communications; former Associate Athletic Director, Syracuse University; former Producer, New York Mets Television and Radio --Gloria Ray, Founder and President Knoxville Sports Corporation --Terry Ruskowski, former General Manager/Head Coach, Knoxville Speed (UHL Hockey Team); former NHL Player/Team Captain --Mark Seaman, Executive Director of Marketing and Promotions, Tennessee Smokies (AA Baseball Team, Toronto Blue Jays organization) --John Zaccario, Director, Customer Marketing, ESPN/ABC Sports --De Cordell, Vice President, Sales, Raycom Sports MODERATORS: --David Franey, Vice President of MonsterTRAK --Dr. Robert Greenberg, Director of Career Services/Assistant Vice Provost for Student Affairs, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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