In addition to receiving a service award at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association’s annual event, the assistant professor of sport and event management hosted a preconference workshop and presented an educational session.
Assistant Professor Cara McFadden and her frequent collaborator, Don Stenta, were presented the at the organization鈥檚 February conference.
McFadden, assistant professor of sport and event management, and Stenta, a lecturer and director of student life recreational sports at the Ohio State University, were recognized for their vision and exemplary leadership as co-editors of the 鈥溾 sourcebook. The publication explores leadership concepts and pedagogical topics of interest to college leadership educators.
At the , held in National Harbor, Maryland, McFadden facilitated the second annual 鈥淲omen Leading Women: Pathways through the Leadership Labyrinth鈥 session with Mila Padgett, director of campus recreation and wellness at University of South Carolina-Aiken. The preconference workshop hosted 48 women to discuss self-efficacy, stereotypes and perceptions, and human capital, examining how they influence decisions women make personally and professionally. In addition, the workshop highlighted the importance of mentorship throughout an individual鈥檚 career.
McFadden also co-presented an educational session with Craig Schmitt, director of engaged learning and outreach at the University of Florida. The presentation, titled 鈥淓nsuring a Sport Management Degree Is Worth It: A Career in Campus Recreation,鈥 shared initial findings from the duo鈥檚 qualitative study that interviewed 10 collegiate recreation professionals about professional qualities they seek in entry-level candidates. Schmitt formerly served as an assistant professor in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Department of Sport and Event Management.
鈥嫼诹喜淮蜢 alumna Abigail Dalton 鈥16 also attended the Maryland conference and presented her research, titled 鈥淐ase Study Analysis of an Adventure Based Leadership Experience.鈥 The sport and event management major utilized a Pecha Kucha presentation format, where presenters display 20 images for 20 seconds each. The images advance automatically keeping presentations concise and fast-paced.
While at 黑料不打烊, Dalton conducted undergraduate research with McFadden and they presented their findings at the and the .