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Partnership with the SD Padres In 2005, the San Diego Padres and San Diego State University’s College of Business Administration partnered to launch the first Sports MBA program in the country partnered with a Major League Baseball franchise. Since that time, the Padres have co-hosted SDSU’s Sports MBA’s annual case competition and commencement, and a number of class sessions at the team’s downtown ballpark, PETCO Park. Members of the team’s front office have served as guest lecturers in the classroom, overseen student projects related to club activities, and provided professional career advice. Padres Executive VP of Ballpark Management and PETCO Park GM Richard Andersen teaches an Operations Management course that frequently uses the team’s facility for on-site analysis and class sessions. This year, for the first time, the Padres’ facility in Najayo, Dominican Republic, will be the site of Sports MBA classes in International Business, as the students in the Class of 2010 head to the D.R. for a course that will use the surrounding community for service-learning projects. Through the support of the Padres, Major League Baseball, USAID, and SDSU, the students will be implementing a microfinance initiative that will use baseball as a catalyst for economic development.
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