Inclusive Sports Summit (ISS) 2025

Inclusive Sports Summit

CU Recreation Services and Colorado Athletics invite you to join usÌý
for our annual Inclusive Sports Summit.

We change the game: Embracing the value of inclusive sports and recreation

During this summit participants will

  • Identify challenges, opportunities and best practices for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion work as practitioners and supporters.
  • Learn tangible takeaways to build bridges and build unity across similarities and differences.
  • Build skills and practice techniques for addressing inequities to help increase student retention, engagement and success.
  • Connect with departments and programs across campus that are available to support students, staff and faculty.

The Inclusive Sports Summit is free and open to faculty, staff, students and community members.

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When:

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025

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Time:

9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

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Location:

Dal Ward Athletic Center
& Main Student Recreation Center

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Schedule of Events

8:45-11 a.m.Ìý
Registration desk opens

ÌýÌýCU Boulder Rec Center lobby
(1855 Pleasant St, Boulder)

9-9:50 a.m.Ìý
Coaching Clutch

ÌýÌýBrendon Henderson
ÌýÌýRec Center, Studio 3

10-11:30 a.m.Ìý
Rec Center tours and adaptive sports equipment demonstrations

ÌýÌýRec Center, Lower Courts and Ice Rink

11:30 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Registration desk and lunch service

ÌýÌýDal Ward Athletic Center, Touchdown Club
(2100 Stadium Dr, Boulder)

12-12:05 p.m.
Welcome address

ÌýÌýTouchdown Club

12:05-12:55 p.m.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Using Inclusion, Not Isolation, to Build Community

ÌýÌýSuzy Sanchez (USA Cycling), Kadari Taylor Watson (USA Figure Skating), Kamal Sadarangani (LA28)
ÌýÌýTouchdown Club

1:15-2 p.m.
Own Your Identity, Own Your Game: The Power of Authentic Branding in NIL

ÌýÌýReggie Calhoun Jr | Director of Football NIL/Revenue Sharing
ÌýÌýTouchdown Club

1:15-2 p.m.
Championing Diversity: Enhancing Inclusion for International Student-Athletes

ÌýÌýDr. Ashlesha Lokhande | Assistant Director of Inclusion NCAA
ÌýÌýRec Center

2:15-3 p.m.
Shifting the Disability Narrative in Sport: Building a Business Case for Disability Inclusion

ÌýÌýDawna Callahan | Founder & CEO All In Sport Consulting
ÌýÌýRec Center

2:15-3 p.m.
Cultivating a Culture of Conversation: Building Skills to Interrupt Ignorance

ÌýÌýKyle R. Williams | Chief Empowerment Officer | A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth
ÌýÌýTouchdown Club

3:15-4 p.m.
Here to Compete: The Paralympic Sports Takeover

ÌýÌýR. Janelle Nguyen | Learning & Development Specialist | United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
ÌýÌýRec Center

3:15-4 p.m.
50 Years After Frank: African American Leadership and Participation in Baseball

ÌýÌýDr. Jared Bahir Browsh | Director of Critical Sports Studies | University of Colorado Boulder
ÌýÌýTouchdown Club

4:15-5 p.m.
Reframing Female Athletes: Media Narratives, NIL Sponsorships, and the Fight for Equity

ÌýÌýErin Crownover | PhD Candidate | The University of Texas at Austin Kinesiology and Health Education Department
ÌýÌýTouchdown Club

4:15-5 p.m.
It's Never Too Late to Champion Your Identity!

ÌýÌýErica Rendler | American Cricket Athlete
ÌýÌýRec Center

5:30-6:30 p.m.
We change the game: Embracing the value of inclusive sports and recreation

ÌýÌýTanisha Wright
ÌýÌýCU Events Center
(950 Regent Dr, Boulder)

7 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. Arizona

ÌýÌýCU Events Center