Rice U. students intern for Super Bowl Host Committee

Rice University
Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relations

David Ruth
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Amy McCaig
713-348-6777
amym@rice.edu

Rice U. students intern for Super Bowl Host Committee

HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2017) – Six Rice University sport management students are getting the internship of a lifetime as they work with the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee in preparation for Super Bowl LI between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots Feb. 5.

Photo by Jeff Fitlow.

“We have a lot of involvement with the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee, which I think is just awesome,” said Kerri Barber, the department administrator for Rice’s Department of Sport Management. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our students.”

Rice’s students are handling a variety of activities, from event planning to volunteer coordination to marketing.

More information about their activities leading up to the Super Bowl is available in a high-definition video available at https://youtu.be/h_ENGvvub5g. To interview Rice’s student interns or any other Rice experts willing to discuss Super Bowl LI, contact Amy McCaig, senior media relations specialist at Rice, at 713-348-6777 or amym@rice.edu.

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Related materials: 

Rice University Department of Sport Management: http://sportmanagement.rice.edu/

Expert alert on Rice faculty and staff available to comment on Super Bowl: http://news.rice.edu/2017/01/23/experts-available-to-discuss-houston-heading-into-super-bowl-li/

Video highlighting Rice Sport Management student interns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ENGvvub5g

Photo link: http://news.rice.edu/files/2017/01/0130_SUPERBOWL-11pzgoz.jpg

Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University.

Video credit: Brandon Martin/Rice University.

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