Director of Athletics Kim Allen will present at the Scholarly Conference on College Sport

Â鶹´«Ã½ Director of Athletics Kim Allen will present at the Scholarly Conference on College Sport to be held April 21-23 on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and hosted by the College Sport Research Institute and the Exercise and Sport Science Department.

Allen will be presenting along with University of Southern Maine Sport Marketing Program Director Jo Williams and Nichols College Sport Marketing Program Chair Colleen Colles. The trio will offer a presenation entitled, 'Student-Athlete Success in Division III: Faculty Interactions and Academic Support Programs'.

The student-run conference will feature a one-day Issues in College Sport Symposium followed by two days of academic research presentations by sport management faculty from across the across the nation.

Featured speakers include University of Maryland Men's Head Basketball Coach Gary Williams, former NBA player Darryl Dawkins, and Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thompson.

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