{"id":68975,"date":"2005-08-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/ncaa-head-myles-brand-to-open-uri-honors-colloquium-with-focus-on-sports-society\/"},"modified":"2005-08-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-08-15T00:00:00","slug":"ncaa-head-myles-brand-to-open-uri-honors-colloquium-with-focus-on-sports-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2005\/08\/ncaa-head-myles-brand-to-open-uri-honors-colloquium-with-focus-on-sports-society\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA head Myles Brand to open 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium with focus on sports, society"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — August 15, 2005 — Myles Brand, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, will kick-off the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Fall 2005 Honors Colloquium, \u201cContemporary Sport: Obsession or Healthy Pursuit\u201d on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n


\n\tBrand, the former president of Indiana University, became the president of the NCAA in 2003. His topic will be the \u201cState of Intercollegiate Sport.\u201d As the association\u2019s fourth chief executive officer, Brand heads a voluntary organization through which colleges and universities govern their athletic programs. More than 1,250 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals are represented in the NCAA.<\/p>\n


\nThe semester-long public lecture series will also present Bob Cousy, Celtics Hall of Famer; Jim Calhoun, University of Connecticut men\u2019s basketball coach; Anita DeFrantz, member of the International Olympic Committee; Len Elmore, former NBA star, current CBS and ESPN commentator; and sports author Frank Deford who writes for Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n


\n\tAll programs of the colloquium, which run from Sept. 13 through Nov. 29, are free and open to the public. The lectures are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Barry Marks Auditorium (Room 271), Chafee Social Science Center, 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston Campus. <\/p>\n


\n\tDan Doyle, founder and executive director of the Institute for International Sport at 溏心vlog免费B站 said the lecture series comes at a critical time for sport.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThis colloquium will explore many of the vital issues around the role of sports in contemporary society, including collegiate athletics and academics, childhood sports and parenting, performance enhancing drugs, violence and race issues, Title IX, exercise and physical fitness, and ethics in sport,\u201d Doyle said.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cFrom the first Olympic games in 776 B.C. to the commercialized spectator sports and competitive amateur and collegiate games of today, sports are part of our cultural identity,\u201d added Doyle, who co-chairs the colloquium with Professor Yngve Ramstad, chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Department of Economics.<\/p>\n


\nRamstad said several of the 60 Honors Program students enrolled in the colloquium are either members of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s many NCAA and club teams, play on intramural teams or are otherwise involved in recreational sports, or participate as fans at sporting events.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThrough the weekly classes that supplement the public lectures, students will be challenged to scrutinize conventional thinking about a number of important issues relating to modern day sport,\u201d Ramstad said. \u201cAt the semester’s end, I believe students, whatever their personal niche in the world of sports, will find the class challenged some of their preconceptions.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe colloquium also includes an art exhibit that will feature portraits of 25 of the most influential individuals in American sports history. The exhibit will be created by two student-athletes, Adolphe Coulibaly from Amherst College, and Marty Burch, a Terry Leadership Scholar at Davidson College.<\/p>\n


\n\tOn Nov. 18, Providence actor Barry Press will play the role of baseball legend Yogi Berra in the one-man show Nobody Don\u2019t Like Yogi.<\/p>\n


\n\tMajor sponsors of the colloquium are The Providence Journal, Theta Chi Fraternity, 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program, 溏心vlog免费B站 President\u2019s Office, Institute for International Sport, 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost, 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Arts and Sciences, 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Business Administration and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Division of University Advancement.<\/p>\n


\n\tCo-sponsors are the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Athletics, Multicultural Center, College of Nursing, College of Human Science and Services, College of Pharmacy, Office of Student Affairs and Women\u2019s Studies Program.<\/p>\n


\n\tFor more information, visit www.uri.edu\/hc or contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Center at 401-874-2381 or debg@uri.edu. Please see complete schedule for information on dates, times and locations.<\/p>\n


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\nFall 2005 Honors Colloquium

\n\u2018Contemporary Sport: Obsession or Healthy Pursuit\u2019<\/p>\n


\nThe following is the complete schedule for the Fall 2005 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium, \u201cContemporary Sport: Obsession or Healthy Pursuit.\u201d Unless otherwise noted, lectures are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Barry Marks Auditorium, (Room 271) Chafee Social Science Center.<\/p>\n


\nSeptember 13\t\u201cThe State of Intercollegiate Sport,\u201d with Myles Brand, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Brand, the former president of Indiana University became the president of the NCAA in 2003. He heads a voluntary organization through which the nation\u2019s colleges and universities govern their athletic programs. The NCAA is comprised of more than 1,250 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals.<\/p>\n


\nSeptember 20\t\u201cRace and Sport,\u201d with Len Elmore, a former All-American basketball player at the University of Maryland and an NBA star. He earned his law degree at the Harvard School of Law. Now an attorney in New York City and college basketball commentator for CBS and ESPN, he is known as one of the most thoughtful commentators on this issue of sport and race.<\/p>\n


\nSeptember 27\t \u201cPerformance Enhancing Drugs,\u201d principal speaker Richard Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and chancellor at McGill University. He was recently named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.<\/p>\n


\nOctober 4\t\u201cSport, Literature and Contemporary Society,\u201d with Frank Deford, one of the top journalists\/sports authors in the country. He writes for Sports Illustrated, is a contributor to National Public Radio and HBO and has published a number of acclaimed novels and short stories.<\/p>\n


\nOctober 11\t\u201cCoaching Greatness,\u201d with Jim Calhoun, head coach of the men\u2019s basketball team at the University of Connecticut where his teams have won two national championships. Calhoun will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. in September.<\/p>\n


\nOctober 18\tCousy, \u201cThe Making of a Great Book,\u201d with Celtics legend Bob Cousy and Providence Journal sports writer Bill Reynolds, who recently collaborated on the book, Cousy. The book has won praise from The New York Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe and many other publications.<\/p>\n


\nOctober 25\t \u201cSports Parenting Panel Discussion,\u201d with Rick Wolff, chairman of the Institute\u2019s Center for Sports Parenting, will lead a panel discussion that includes several well-known Rhode Islanders, as well as former NBA star Manute Bol, now the parent of a 5-year-old who is starting out in youth sports.<\/p>\n


\nNovember 1\t\u201cA View of Contemporary Sport,\u201d with Anita DeFrantz, a member of the International Olympic Committee, member of the Institute\u2019s board of directors and a former commencement speaker at 溏心vlog免费B站. Judged by many to be the world\u2019s most powerful woman in sport, she will address a variety of topics including issues related to women and sport.<\/p>\n


\nNovember 8\t\u201cThe Importance of Fitness,\u201d with featured speakers Melissa Johnson, executive director of the President\u2019s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and Robert Butler, Pulitzer Prize winning author, who has written extensively on the impact of exercise on aging. Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri, who recently launched the \u201cGet Fit Rhode Island\u201d wellness program, will also participate.<\/p>\n


\nNovember 15\t\u201cSports Protest,\u201d Martha Burk, who led the protest against the Masters Golf Tournament and Richard Lapchick, human rights activist, sports expert and scholar, who used sport as a means to protest Apartheid in South Africa, will be the featured speakers.<\/p>\n


\nNovember 29\t\u201cTitle IX and Intercollegiate Sport,\u201d with U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who introduced the Title IX legislation that requires educational institutions to maintain policies, practices and programs that do not discriminate against anyone based on sex. He will be joined by other panelists who will address Title IX and contemporary intercollegiate sport.<\/p>\n


\nDivertissement<\/p>\n


\nDivertissement I\tFriday, October 28, 8 p.m., Exhibit and Artist Appearance with Neil Leifer, considered by many to be one of the top sports photographers in the world. Leifer will display his works and answer questions at the Institute\u2019s International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame on Route 138.<\/p>\n


\nDivertissement II \tFriday, November 18, 8 p.m., Theatre Production \u201cNobody Don\u2019t Like Yogi.\u201d Barry Press, a highly respected actor from Providence will play the role of Yankees great Yogi Berra in this one-man play. Memorial Union Ballroom.<\/p>\n


\nDivertissement III\tOngoing Art Exhibit, International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame. Drawings of the 25 most influential individuals in American sports history created by student-athlete Adolphe Coulibaly from Amherst College. Student-athlete Marty Burch, a Terry Scholar at Davidson College, did the research for the project. Both are graduates of the World-Scholar Athlete Games, which is run by the Institute for International Sport.<\/p>\n


\nOther Features<\/p>\n


\n\u201c100 Most Influential Sports Educators in the World,\u201d the Institute will name the Top 100 in the autumn, and several will travel to Kingston to appear in Economics Professor Yngve Ramstad\u2019s class. Ramstad is co-coordinator of the colloquium.<\/p>\n


\nTom Whalen, author of the book, Russell, on the life of Celtics great Bill Russell, specifically as it relates to sport and race, has agreed to appear during Diversity Week September 26 through September 30 and address the Honors Colloquium.<\/p>\n


\nThe Center for the Study of Sport and Society based at Northeastern University has agreed to send a team of individuals to the 溏心vlog免费B站 campus during Diversity Week to work with Melvin Wade, director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Multicultural Center and to appear at the Honors Colloquium class. <\/p>\n

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