Public assembly venues on college campuses serve a dual role as event venue and classroom. Student staff working in university venues are afforded the opportunity to learn venue management skills that can be applied regardless of eventual career path. As such, venue managers have an inherent responsibility to tie educational outcomes into their management strategy. This panel discussion will explore how to implement an effective atmosphere that emphasizes the importance of transferring job skills to career goals for student employees while also building venue environments that improve the guest experience and drive return client business.

Speakers: David Salomon, Director of Athletic Facilities, Sacred Heart University; Sam Dores, CVP, Director, Client Services, Taco Bell Arena at Boise State University;