February 27, 2008

The Team hired by Arkansas Tech to assist with NCAA self-study

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Arkansas Tech University Department of Athletics has retained The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to assist with its upcoming participation in the NCAA Division II
Institutional Self Study Process (ISSG).

The Team, through its Collegiate Services Division, will facilitate the self-study process as well as assist with the organization and data collection related to ATU’s required completion of the NCAA process.

“We very much look forward to working with the Arkansas Tech athletic department and helping them through this important self-study,” said Frank Pergolizzi, The Team’s Director of Collegiate Services.

The Team’s Collegiate Services Division, was launched in January 2007, and offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification and self-study consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, sponsorship sales assessment and training, gender equity and compliance consulting, and executive search services.

The division has serviced a number of collegiate clients since its start, including the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Western Michigan University. Cabrini College, Manatee Community College, Crown College, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the American Southwest Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of St. Thomas, Stevens Institute of Technology, the University of Arkansas-Monticello, Eastern Nazarene College and the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Based in Columbus, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses.

Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.