Students Getting Real World Experience Selling Tickets for Athletics

By Tim Doherty, Special to SouthernMiss.com HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The University of Southern Mississippi athletic department’s efforts to attract folks in support of its sports teams is getting a hand from a classroom across campus. In return, a set of students is getting a real-world glimpse into what could be a potential future. This fall, the Southern Miss Ticket Office staff has been assisted by 25 students from Dr. Sabrina Reed’s Sports Sales class in the College of Business and Economic Development’s School of Marketing. “These students are looking for real-world experience,” said Robert Krause , USM assistant athletic director…