Bowling Green State University Athletics
We Are One Team To Hold Discussion Panel Tonight
September 21, 2015 | General
Bowling Green, OH. -- We Are One Team (WA1T), a BGSU initiative to promote social justice through sport, will host its inaugural event as part of the International Day for Peace on Monday, Sept. 21 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, room 201.
The event will feature a discussion panel on the potential of sport to reduce stereotypes and facilitate social change. Panelists include: Chet Hesson, assistant athletic director for Academics & Student Services; Nancy Spencer, faculty member in the sport management program/School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies; Jasmine Mathews, former member of the BGSU Women's Basketball team; Krishna Han, assistant director for Diversity Education Programs; and, Yannick Kluch, WA1T founder and doctoral student, School of Media and Communication. The panel discussion will be structured around a TED Talk given by Dr. Andy Billings from the University of Alabama and is free and open to the public.
WA1T is an umbrella initiative created by three doctoral students in the School of Media and Communication to advocate positive change and to create an inclusive environment for all members of the BGSU community, according to Kluch.
"We are using power of sport as our tool to bring people together to talk about stereotypes including gender equality, sexism, body image, stereotypes and bullying, racism and LGBTQ issues," Kluch said.
WA1T is supported by various BGSU, departments, schools, offices and student organizations.
"Our initiative is gaining momentum throughout campus. You don't have to be a sports fan to appreciate conversations about social justice issues, but sport is certainly a power forum for changing a campus culture," said Christian Thompson, WA1T co-founder and doctoral student in the School of Media and Communication.
For more information, please visit the We Are One Team Facebook page by CLICKING HERE or e-mail WeAreOneTeam.BG@gmail.com.
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The event will feature a discussion panel on the potential of sport to reduce stereotypes and facilitate social change. Panelists include: Chet Hesson, assistant athletic director for Academics & Student Services; Nancy Spencer, faculty member in the sport management program/School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies; Jasmine Mathews, former member of the BGSU Women's Basketball team; Krishna Han, assistant director for Diversity Education Programs; and, Yannick Kluch, WA1T founder and doctoral student, School of Media and Communication. The panel discussion will be structured around a TED Talk given by Dr. Andy Billings from the University of Alabama and is free and open to the public.
WA1T is an umbrella initiative created by three doctoral students in the School of Media and Communication to advocate positive change and to create an inclusive environment for all members of the BGSU community, according to Kluch.
"We are using power of sport as our tool to bring people together to talk about stereotypes including gender equality, sexism, body image, stereotypes and bullying, racism and LGBTQ issues," Kluch said.
WA1T is supported by various BGSU, departments, schools, offices and student organizations.
"Our initiative is gaining momentum throughout campus. You don't have to be a sports fan to appreciate conversations about social justice issues, but sport is certainly a power forum for changing a campus culture," said Christian Thompson, WA1T co-founder and doctoral student in the School of Media and Communication.
For more information, please visit the We Are One Team Facebook page by CLICKING HERE or e-mail WeAreOneTeam.BG@gmail.com.
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