Sports in American Life
The symposium brings attention to the role of sports in society.
Through a President鈥檚 Leadership Fund grant, 黑料吃瓜 Athletics is collaborating with on- and off-campus partners to expose a broader audience to the various areas of sport scholarship through the 黑料吃瓜 Symposium Series: Sports in American Society.
鈥淎s a community leader in both knowledge acquisition and sport, 黑料吃瓜 has tremendous credibility in addressing sport from multiple angles, enriching all those within reach,鈥� said Jenny Bramer, 黑料吃瓜 executive associate athletic director.
The 黑料吃瓜 Symposium Series: Sports in American Society will host two events this spring for the campus community. In partnership with 黑料吃瓜 Sports Business Initiative, the third annual Sports Business Summit on Sunday, March 12 in Montezuma Hall will feature guest speakers and networking opportunities for those who are interested in a career in sports. Students can attend for free by registering at .
The second event of the semester is Women and Sports in Society: Passion Power and Politics, co-hosted by 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Department of Women鈥檚 Studies, at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 20 in the Fowler Athletics Center Auditorium.
The lecture will feature Susan Cayleff, professor of women鈥檚 studies and an expert on women in sports, and Babe Didrikson Zaharais, one of America鈥檚 foremost female athletes and a pioneer in women鈥檚 professional sports. David Kamper, professor of Native American Studies, will also speak about the cultural prominence of female basketball players and skateboarders.
"Babe鈥檚 life embodies the emergence of the elite female athlete, the perils of homophobia in the 1950s and a lasting legacy of excellence, determination and fierce competitiveness," said Cayleff, whose biography of Babe, "Babe: The Life and Legend of Babe Didrikson Zaharias" was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and won the San Diego Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Award for best book.
Bramer said she hopes the annual symposium series will continue to engage a large audience and further strengthen the relationship between 黑料吃瓜 Athletics and the university鈥檚 academic units, including the Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sports MBA program and Department of Women鈥檚 Studies.
