This session seeks to share and explore strategies toward a richer connection between vocational inquiry and the life of our student athletes. Using a workshop format, panelists will facilitate critical thought about campus structures that encourage (as well as those that sometimes prohibit) a two-way relationship between vocational discernment and campus athletic life. The panelists will share outcomes from their research about the experience and perspective of student athletes and will discuss how athletic experiences might inform students’ philosophy of life. The workshop will close with practical advice about how to begin creating greater capacity and connections on campuses between vocational inquiry and college athletics.
Stephanie Ahlfeldt, Professor of Communication Studies and Associate Provost, Concordia College (MN)
Angie Morenz, Professor of Physical Education and Sport Management, Blackburn College (IL)
Marcus Wagner, Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics for Mission, University of Mary (ND)
Fr. Jarad Wolf, Chaplain for Marauders Athletics, University of Mary (ND)