Sports Media & Society Fall Kickoff

Schedule of Events

9:00 -- 9:30 a.m.: Registration in Stauffer-Flint lobby

9:30 -- 10:15 a.m.: "Why Launch a Sports Media & Society concentration" panel discussion including School faculty and staff (STFL 303.)

10:20-11 a.m.: Breakout sessions: Hot topics in sports media

Terminated: The future of AI in sports media (STFL 107)
- Steve Bien-Aime, JMC Assistant Professor
- Genelle Belmas, JMC Associate Professor
Wide World of Sports and NCAA Realignment (STFL 303)
- Claudia Close, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Assistant Director of Communications
- Paul Pierce II, KU Associate Athletics Director for Inclusive Excellence
Covering sports as news, and news as sports (STFL 202)
- Max Utsler, JMC Professor Emeritus, Curriculum Director for CYou in the Major Leagues Foundation
- Amie Just, Sports Columnist, Lincoln Journal Star

11-11:55 a.m.: Breakout sessions: Hot topics in sports media

Terminated: The future of AI in sports media (STFL 107)
- Steve Bien-Aime, JMC Assistant Professor
- Genelle Belmas, JMC Associate Professor
Wide World of Sports and NCAA Realignment (STFL 303)
- Claudia Close, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Assistant Director of Communications
- Paul Pierce II, KU Associate Athletics Director for Inclusive Excellence
Covering sports as news, and news as sports (STFL 202)
- Max Utsler, JMC Professor Emeritus, Curriculum Director for CYou in the Major Leagues Foundation
- Amie Just, Sports Columnist, Lincoln Journal Star

Noon: Lunch on the Stauffer-Flint Lawn

1:30 -- 2:10 p.m.: Breakout sessions: Hot topics in sports media

Building your sports audience (STFL 107)
- Sydney Clark, JMC undergraduate student
- Chad Cushing, JMC undergraduate student
- Emily Baldwin, undergraduate student
- Gus Baylow, undergraduate student
- Moderated by Scott Reinardy
Battling barriers: Addressing inclusion in sports (STFL 303)
- Al Wallace, JMC Adjunct Professor
- Claudia Close, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Assistant Director of Communications
- Paul Pierce II, KU Associate Athletics Director for Inclusive Excellence
Name, Image and Like-what? (STFL 202)
- Janet Rose, Director of The Agency & JMC Professor of the Practice
- Tate Gillespie, KU Athletics Director of NIL Strategy

2:20-3 p.m.: Breakout sessions: Hot topics in sports media

Building your sports audience (STFL 107)
- Sydney Clark, JMC undergraduate student
- Chad Cushing, JMC undergraduate student
- Emily Baldwin, JMC undergraduate student
- Gus Baylow, JMC undergraduate student
- Moderated by Scott Reinardy
Battling barriers: Addressing inclusion in sports (STFL 303)
- Al Wallace, JMC Adjunct Professor
- Claudia Close, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Assistant Director of Communications
- Paul Pierce II, KU Associate Athletics Director for Inclusive Excellence
Name, Image and Like-what? (STFL 202)
- Janet Rose, Director of The Agency & JMC Professor of the Practice
- Tate Gillespie, KU Athletics Director of NIL Strategy

2:30 -- 4 p.m.: Family weekend events in lobby and Stauffer-Flint lawn

3:30 p.m.: Reception

12 -- 2 p.m.: Tailgate on Stauffer-Flint lawn. Food and drinks provided

2:30 p.m.: KU vs. BYU football watch party in Stauffer-Flint Hall