deadline *_for the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport is fast
approaching. Attached please find a pdf of the call for papers instructions.
*Email all abstracts to: *
Blake Griffin (Graduate Research Coordinator – College Sport Research
Institute) at *csri@unc.edu
**
NOTE: All abstracts *MUST *be submitted electronically as a Microsoft
Word attachment**
For more information regarding the conference, please visit:
http://www.unc.edu/csri
This year's conference promises to be an outstanding opportunity to
discuss college-sport research and examine issues related to college sport.
In addition to two days of research presentations, the conference's
confirmed speakers include:
*Mr. Jeremy Bloom* -
Bloom is a three-time World Champion, two time Olympian and National
Champion snow skier. In 2005, he won a record six straight World Cup
Races, the most in a single season in the sport's history. He also has
played football in the NFL as a wide receiver and return specialist with
the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bloom is also a
former collegiate football player at The University of Colorado.
*Mr. John Gerdy* -
Gerdy is a former collegiate basketball player All-American from
Davidson College. Gerdy also was drafted in the 3rd round of the NBA
draft by the New Jersey Nets. He is author of a many books about sports,
including: /Sports: The All-American Addiction/, and /Air Ball: American
Education’s Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics/.
*Mr. Bernie Mullin* -
Mullin is the former CEO of Atlanta Spirit, owner of the NBA’s Atlanta
Hawks and the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers. After leaving his position with
the Spirit, Mullin created a sports consulting business, the Aspire
Group. He and his partner signed the NHL and Major League Baseball's
Cleveland Indians as clients. The company deals with the business
support side, marketing, improving fan satisfaction and other
team-related services.
*Ms. Deborah Yow* -
Yow is the Director of Athletics at the University of Maryland. In Yow's
15-plus years at Maryland, the Terrapins have won a remarkable 16
national championships and graduated student-athletes at an enviable
rate as Maryland athletics has soared to sustained new heights among the
nation's elite intercollegiate athletic programs.
*Mr. William Rhoden* –
Rhoden has been writing about sports for /The New York Times/ since
March 1983. Previously, he was a copy editor in the Sunday Week in
Review section since October 1981 when he joined the newspaper. Before
joining The Times, Mr. Rhoden spent more than three years with /The
Baltimore Sun/ as a columnist. Before that, he was associate editor of
/Ebony/ magazine from 1974 to 1978. Mr. Rhoden is also the author of
/Forty Million Dollar Slaves /and /Third and a Mile: The Trials and
Triumph of the Black Quarterback/
We will also be hosting three panel discussions on *Thursday April 16,
2009*. Topics and panelists are:
*_
Special Admit Limbo: How Low Can You Go?_*
· Dr. Richard Lapchick - Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sport
Business Program, University of Central Florida
· Dr. Pellom McDaniels - Assistant Professor, History Department at
University of Missouri-Kansas City & Former NFL defensive end
· Ms. Carrie Leger - Director of Academic Support Programs for Athletes
at North Carolina State University
· Dr. John Blanchard - Senior Associate Athletic Director at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
*/_ESPNification_/_ of College Sport_*
· Mr. Jay Bilas - Former Duke basketball player, Presently a lawyer and
basketball analyst for ESPN
· Dr. Leonard Moore - Assistant Vice President for Pre-College Youth
Development and Student Academic Success Initiatives at University of
Texas-Austin
· Mr. Sonny Vaccaro - Former Sporting Marketing Executive with Nike,
ADIDAS, and Reebok
*_College Sport Arms Race: Is There an End in Sight?_*
· Dr. Andrew Zimbalist - Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith
College
· Dr. Robert Malekoff - Professor and Coordinator of Sport Studies at
Guilford College
· Mr. Dick Baddour - Athletic Director at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
We look forward to having you join us in Chapel Hill this coming April.
Dr. Richard M. Southall
Assistant Professor: Sport Administration
Coordinator: Graduate Sport-Administration Program
Director: College Sport Research Institute
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 3182 Smith Building 05
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.962-3507 (office)
901.240-7197 (cell)
919.962.6325 (fax)
southall@email.unc.edu
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