so you think about the NFL the NBA and MLB and NHL and what goes into
making an organization like that function think about the jobs that go
behind that the coaches the owner the you know the marketing people the all
the people that go into there's lots of things that happen make that
organization function and be do well that's what we're seeing with
competitive gaming right now in the esports industry are those kinds of
positions those kinds of opportunities are opening up it is very similar to
professional sports now and that is esports we're seeing franchise based
teams that are based in cities so you get a team in Houston and Dallas
Philadelphia and now we're getting an overwatch team which is another one of
our games right here in our backyard in Washington DC and we're really excited
about the opportunity that presents to us for the future and partnerships
internships and job opportunities for our students here it's huge because it's
such a big industry and not a lot of colleges or universities are really
picking up on that yet and so being able to get a jump start into the program and
be ahead of everyone else to get the edge is really big for us 1 billion
dollar industry with 300 million fans that is what the esports industry is set
to be by 2019 that's only one year away esports is a growing thing it's amazing
how fast it has gone from something that was just kind of on the fringes to now
being shown on television right it's on ESPN now it's it's one of those things
that has just skyrocketed within the past couple of years we're one of 90
schools in the United States to compete at the varsity level of esports we have
coaches directors and a school sponsored program there's one university with a
multitrack major and a competitive varsity esports team and you're looking
at it
for the students that are looking for something like this that are interested
in emerging technologies this is a prime opportunity for them to you know take
advantage of something like this they're right at the edge of what is possible
right now in terms of technology and education esports is one of the fastest
growing industries in the country particularly in the sports realm and so
we want our students who are interested in that area to be able to have a leg up
not just to compete but to be able to run these events to do the marketing and
communications for them to be coaches this is a major emerging industry and
once again Shenandoah is at the forefront of training those who will be
involved in not just participating but in leading it it's a very robust major
with three different tracks a student can choose to major in esports management
esports coaching which is a huge growing field right now especially with all the
universities like I mentioned 900 of them have these teams 90 competitive
teams at the varsity level but also at the high school level the state of
California the state of Georgia have already said they're recognizing esports
as an official sport in their states but they're also going to have the opportunity
to get a degree in esports with a track in media and communication to do things
like learn how to stream events like we have going on right now that is how
people watch and consume esports with this being the future with these new
competitive esports leagues coming to the forefront that's a world of jobs
that currently no one has trained or prepared for and so with a program
like this in a traditional setting of sports you can get a sports management
major you can learn how to run a sports program a sports team how to manage that
how to own and operate and this helps you to do that in the world of esports
Shenandoah really has positioned itself to be on the forefront of what esports is
and what it can be we're gonna doing something that no other school in the
world is doing and that's combining our varsity level team and our new VR
varsity level team with an esports degree – major that you can get and
study to work in the industry in a number of different ways there are some
schools that have a in one area or offering some programs or
classes or certificates but no degrees where they have three different tracks
like we have there are some varsity level teams across the country and across
the world but not to the point where they have a VR varsity level team like
we're going to have and when we combine all that it makes Shenandoah a very unique
place that's positioned to be become the esports hub of the future.
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