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Youth Sport & Sustainable Development Symposium
September 19, 2022 - September 22, 2022
Please join us for the Welcome Reception for the MSU Youth Sport and Sustainable Development Symposium! This session will include welcoming remarks from our sponsoring units, an introduction of the research team and presentation from Dr. Leps Malete, networking, and refreshments.
The Youth Sport Symposium and Capacity Building workshop will include several field visits to youth sport and entrepreneurship-related organizations in the Lansing and Detroit areas. Participants will learn and share their experiences in a variety of hands-on activities, presentations, workshops, lectures, and peer-to-peer networking.
PROGRAM BACKGROUND
A team of researchers from MSU, UB, UDSM and UG have completed a study of youth sports, with funding from MSU’s Alliance for African Partnership. Their findings offer a compelling roadmap for ways in which well-structured sport- based programs could be used to nurture entrepreneurial mindsets, life skills and other youth development outcomes reported in previous studies. This research coincides with the publication of a recent United Nations’ report on the role youth sport can play in achieving at least ten of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Therefore, the symposium Youth Sport and Sustainable Development: Enhancing Youth Agency and Entrepreneurial Mindsets through Sport-Based Life Skills Programs will be convened on Michigan State University’s East Lansing campus, bringing university experts, community partners, and young practitioners to share experiences and reflections on youth entrepreneurship and innovation through sports in several communities across the globe, while demonstrating how these activities can support achieving the SDGs.
SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES
- Enhance participants’ knowledge and technical skills on the topic of youth sport, youth empowerment, and community engagement so they may advocate for effective, sustainable and transformative programs in their communities.
- Cultivate professional ties and sustained linkages between US and international organizations that contribute to cross- cultural understanding and institutional capacity building.
- Develop a global network of diverse, multi-disciplinary professionals and community leaders committed to innovative problem solving and community engagement for the benefit of youth.
- Share research findings and develop a joint proposal to expand the existing line of work to enhance youth agency and promote SDGs.
ACTIVITIES
- “Global Classroom” Session – Sept. 20 – 8:00-10:00 a.m.
- Hybrid: In person at the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility or via Zoom
- Presentation Session #1 – Sept. 21 – 8:00-10:00a.m.
- Hybrid: In person at the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility or via Zoom
- Presentation Session #2 – Sept. 22 – 8:00-11:00a.m.
- Hybrid: In person at the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility or via Zoom
- K. M. Gould Endowed Lecture Series with Dr. Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos – Sept. 22 – 4:00-5:30p.m.
- Africa Tea Time – Sept. 22 – 5:00-6:00p.m.
If you have not already, please be sure to RSVP through our Qualtrics survey here.