Donald Jensen
Director of Sport Management, Business & Technologies
Assistant Professor of Sport Management
About Donald Jensen
Donald Jensen was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, and attended Canton Local School District (Canton South) where sports and weightlifting became a passion. Through college, Jensen returned to Canton during the summers and volunteered at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where he was able to meet legends of the sport he loves and worked as a childcare teacher at a daycare. In total, he has been a youth sports coach and worked in youth, childcare, and summer camp settings for over 10 years. Jensen likes to collect cups from sporting events and his traveling adventures while in other states. He is excited to combine his passions of sport and faith in an educational setting.
Education
- M.S.Ed., The University of Akron
- B.S.Ed., The University of Dayton
Classes I Teach
- Indoor/Outdoor Practicum
- Facility and Event Management
- Media Relations in Sport
- Sociology of Sport
Signature Experiences
- 2024-present, Director of Sport Management; Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Malone University
- 2020-2024, Career Services Advisor and Assistant Lecturer, The University of Akron
- 2019, Alumni Engagement Officer, The University of Dayton
- 2013-2019, Youth Sport Coordinator and Teen & Family Director, YMCA of Central Stark County
- 2017-2018, Assistant Lecturer, School of Sport Science & Wellness Education, The University of Akron
- 2013-2015, Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Sport Science & Wellness Education, The University of Akron