NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion was established in 2009 with the mission of connecting
college students nationwide to
NASCAR
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. The program gave participants insight on possible
career
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paths, and was meant to help develop their ability to collaborate with other students. Weekly assignments and projects were based on real-world challenges and opportunities facing NASCAR and its sponsors.
The winner of the fall 2011 semester of NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion was the University of Central Florida.
NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion mentored its last round on college students in 2013. During its four-year history, many graduates of the program earned sports, sports marketing and business internships and full-time jobs, some with NASCAR itself.
2012 spring semester participating universities
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Belmont Abbey College
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Centenary College
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Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University (CMU) is a Public university, public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1892 as a private normal school and became a state institution in 1895. CMU is one of the eigh ...
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Coastal Carolina University
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East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. It was historically part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee under the Tennessee Board of Regents, but since 2016, ...
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High Point University
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Indiana State University
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Ohio State University
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...
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Ohio University
Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ...
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Oklahoma State University
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Southern New Hampshire University
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Troy University
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University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in unincorporated area, unincorporated Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the State University System of Florida. ...
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University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...
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University of Miami
The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...
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University of Oregon
The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...
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Virginia State University
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