By Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-4314
Posted 1-14-09
GREENSBORO, NC – Dr. Maureen Weiss, co-director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota, will be the keynote speaker at the first annual UNCG Girls in Sport Symposium on Friday, Feb. 20.
Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Wellness and the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, the symposium, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Elliott University Center Auditorium, will help promote the positive development of girls and young women through sport and physical activity. In addition to Weiss’ address, it will include panel discussions with female athletes, coaches, teachers and community leaders.
Weiss brings to the subject a wealth of experience as an athlete, a coach and a scholar. She competed at the college level in basketball, tennis, and softball; and has coached young people in softball, volleyball, soccer, and track and field. She also served as director of the Children’s Summer Sports Program at the University of Oregon from 1982-1997.
As a scholar, her resume includes more than 110 articles and book chapters; 90 invited lectures; 130 research presentations; and 100 workshops for coaches, administrators and teachers. She has edited or co-edited four books, and mentored 21 doctoral students. Her research is focused on the psychological and social development of young people through sport and physical activity.
She earned bachelor’s degrees in kinesiology and psychology and a master’s in kinesiology, all from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and her doctorate in education from Michigan State University.
The cost of the symposium is $20 for the general public and $10 for undergraduate and graduate students before Feb. 13. After that date, the cost rises to $35 for all attendees. Early registration is by mail only. The registration form is online at http://www.uncg.edu/hhp/cwhw/events.html.
Free parking for attendees is available in the Oakland Avenue Parking Deck, behind Yum-Yum’s. Campus maps are available on the university's web site.
For more information, contact symposium organizer Dr. Donna Duffy at (336) 334-3025 or dmduffy@uncg.edu.
