American Sports University
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | N/A |
| President | Dr. Donald Singer |
| Academic staff | 20 |
| Admin. staff | 10 |
| Students | approx 50 |
| Location | San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | americansportsuniversity.com |
American Sports University is a private, non-profit [1] sports business university in San Bernardino, California, has remained unaccredited since its inception in 2006; it is still currently seeking accreditation.[2] It has been granted approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education of the State of California.
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[edit] Location
American Sports University is located in Downtown San Bernardino close to the historic courthouse and the office of Senator Barbara Boxer.
[edit] History
ASU opened in the fall of 2006. Dr. Donald Singer is the President of the university and Dr. Harry Hwang is the Founder and Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors are five members that include Dr. Harry Hwang's wife and daughter.
Several buildings that comprise the current ASU campus were formerly owned by the San Bernardino Sun.[2] The campus spans two blocks and includes instructional classrooms, a dormitory, the ASU gym (formerly the San Bernardino Sun printer press), and the future nursing school building (formerly the San Bernardino Public Defender's Office).
The historic Fox Theatre of San Bernardino is also a part of ASU's campus. All original seating that was once part of this building have been removed to accommodate weekly raves the school typically hosts.
The university has filed applications to turn part of downtown Fourth St. into a campus walkway and start up a sports-oriented charter high school in the city, although it is uncertain if this will be accomplished in the near future.[3][4]
[edit] Academics
American Sports University offers several sports-related programs.
Programs include:
- Graduate Degree Programs
- Master of Science in Sports Business Management
- Doctor of Sports Management, Ph.D.
- Undergraduate Degree Programs
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Education
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Business Management
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Coaching
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Multimedia
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Health
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Training and Fitness
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Recreation Management
- Bachelor of Science in Sports Marketing[5]
[edit] Athletics
Non-Traditional Athletics Available
- Tae Kwon Do
[edit] Notable Staff and Faculty
None of note at this time.
[edit] WBC Legends of Boxing Museum
The Administration Building is home to the WBC Legends of Boxing Museum. [6] The WBC Legends of Boxing Museum is the only museum sanctioned and dedicated to fighters of the WBC. The first members to be honored and enshrined at the museum was the WBC Hall of Fame Class of 2008. Class of 2008 Inductees were Ken Norton, Danny "Lil Red" Lopez, Armando Ramos, Erubey "Chango" Carmona, Lennox Lewis, Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez, Gabriel Ruelas, Diego “Chico” Corrales, Roger Mayweather, Rodolfo “El Gato” Gonzalez, Paul Banke, Bobby Chacon, Armando Muniz, Rene Arredondo, and Alberto Davila.
The museum contains memorabilia from past WBC champions that is showcased on standing glass cases, wall cases and more. Some of the WBC legends whose memorabilia are on display include Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lennox Lewis, Marco Antonio Barrera, Ken Norton, Diego Corrales, Erik Morales, Danny “Little Red” Lopez, Roger Mayweather, Rene Arredondo, Bobby Chacon, Salvador Sanchez, and Laila Ali.
[edit] Notable attendees and alumni
- R. Jay Soward, Former NFL Wide Receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars(did not graduate)[7]
- Mike Ratliff Jr., son of former NBA player Mike Ratliff (did not graduate, Mike Ratliff Sr. was also the assistant coach for the men's basketball team)
- Jesika Torres - 2006 Best Player award in North America Taekwondo Association (did not graduate)
- Nia Abdallah - Bronze Medal, 2007 Taekwondo World Cup (did not graduate)
- Lee Jungrae - Former Korean Basketball League player, Seoul SK Knights (graduated with Masters Degree)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.americansportsuniversity.com/about_5.php
- ^ a b Becker, Michael (2008-09-24), "Unique sports university kicks off in San Bernardino", Press Enterprise, retrieved 2009-12-02
- ^ Johnson, Melanie C. (2009-06-06), "Sports university seeks OK for charter high school", Press Enterprise, retrieved 2009-12-02
- ^ Richard, Chris (2009-07-17), "San Bernardino sports university wants to close part of Fourth Street", Press Enterprise, retrieved 2009-12-02
- ^ http://www.americansportsuniversity.com/academics_1.php
- ^ http://www.americansportsuniversity.com/wbc_museum.php
- ^ http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_sportsu25.411dc44.html
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Coordinates: 34°06′23″N 117°17′30″W / 34.1063°N 117.2918°W
