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Dallas Mavericks And Paul Quinn College Launch Mavs Sports Management Major

Dallas Mavericks And Paul Quinn College Launch Mavs Sports Management Major
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on August 15, 2025

The Dallas Mavericks and Paul Quinn College will launch a historic, first-of-its-kind Mavs Sports Management Major, providing students the opportunity to explore different aspects of the sports industry. This innovative degree program — “Leadership, Innovation, Sports Management, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Networking (LISTEN)” — is designed to prepare a pipeline of talent, foster career readiness, and empower students with the tools to lead change.

Today, the Mavericks and Paul Quinn College will formally launch and celebrate the Mavs Sports Management Major by hosting an Opening Convocation with special convocation speaker Cynt Marshall, former Dallas Mavericks CEO and Founder & CEO of Marshalling Resources. Mavs Major students will receive Mavs Care packages and celebrations, including dorm essentials and other support, presented by Target.

This investment goes beyond the launch, as the Mavericks will continue to build intentional, long-term integration with the students of Paul Quinn, including:

• Speaker series and weekly guest lecturers, featuring Mavericks executives, partners and sponsors.
• Hands-on curriculum, including case studies, creative briefs and student-led business solution presentations for real-world Mavericks business scenarios.
• Campus engagement, hosting sponsored events throughout the year featuring entertainment, gifts and community celebrations.
• Entrepreneurship support through integration into the Mavs Business Assist program.
• Residence hall renovation with a Mavericks custom-designed mural, representing the commitment to student success and community pride.



This partnership between the Mavericks and Dallas’ only HBCU is part of the Mavs Take ACTION! plan to address racial inequities and disparities, promote social justice and drive sustainable change in North Texas. To read more about the Mavs Take ACTION! platform, visit mavs.com/MTA.

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ABOUT MAVS CARE: The Dallas Mavericks strive to be champions on the court and in the community. We are dedicated to building a stronger community through educational programs, health and wellness initiatives, environmental efforts, support for military veterans and first responders, racial equity and social justice programs, and grants to nonprofit organizations. Through our community programs and the Mavs Foundation, we are changing lives in North Texas and beyond, impacting thousands of children, families and communities. To learn more about the Dallas Mavericks' community initiatives, visit Mavs.com/Community, and follow @Mavsoffcourt on all platforms.

ABOUT PAUL QUINN COLLEGE: Paul Quinn College is a private, faith-based, four-year, liberal arts-inspired college that was founded in 1872, by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Church preachers in Austin, Texas. The school’s original purpose was to educate freed slaves and their offspring. Today, Paul Quinn proudly educates students of all races and socio-economic classes under the banner of its institutional ethos, WE over Me. It is the first Urban Work College and the only minority-serving, federally-recognized work college in America. Paul Quinn is viewed as one of the most innovative colleges in America, one that continuously expands the boundaries of higher education and community advocacy in its quest to eradicate intergenerational poverty. For more information, visit www.paulquinn.edu.

Photo Credit: The Dallas Mavericks

Pictured: Former Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall, Paul Quinn students currently enrolled in the new Sports Management major, and Paul Quinn President Dr. Michael J. Sorrell.


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