IU Indy's New Sports Management and Law Program Highlighted in Indiana Lawyer
10/13/2025
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Indiana University Indianapolis’s new interdisciplinary accelerated degree program that blends sport management and foundational legal principles was highlighted in the state’s legal newspaper, Indiana Lawyer. The piece also features alumna Julie Roe Lach, J.D. ’04, commissioner of the Horizon League.
The 138-credit-hour program combines a bachelor’s degree in sport management from the IU School of Health and Human Sciences and a Master of Jurisprudence from IU McKinney.
In the story, Lach said she thinks a program like this could set students up for success. “That positions individuals for not just compliance positions, which obviously they would be equipped to do, but in other leadership roles on campuses and conference offices,” she said in the piece.
The program, which is the first of its kind in the state, will prepare students for leadership roles in the dynamic and highly regulated sports industry. The curriculum will integrate sport marketing, event production and venue operations with legal coursework in areas such as legal process, sports law and regulatory compliance.
