The Ivan Allen College Distinguished Alumni Awards only a week away!

RSVP by April 6 for the event which will be held Wednesday evening, April 13. In addition to honoring alumni from each of our six schools, and our Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award recipients, the College will present a special award to legendary football coach Homer Rice.

Sports Shorts Program
7 pm Monday, March 14, 2016 @ Student Center Theater
SST Sports Shorts Program

Free and Open to the Public
The Sports Shorts program is curated by Georgia Tech professor Gregory Zinman and features several brief sports-related films. Topics range from recreational drug use in sport to parody of sport celebrity to inspirational stories—and more. *Note: The schedule below may change slightly based upon film availability.

Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship between Muhammed Ali and Malcolm X by Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith has been released to the press and has received glowing reviews.

Johnny Smith, assistant professor in the School of History and Sociology, spoke with NPR this morning about the relationship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X.
On Tuesday, March 8th, Johnny Smith will be giving a book lecture at the Atlanta History Center. Here is a link to the event: http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/program/elson-lecture-randy-roberts-and-johnny-smith-blood-brothers-fatal-friendship-between

The Sports, Society and Technology Program will be screening Training Rules as part of their Sport in Film Series, on Monday February 22 at 7 pm in the Student Center Theater.
The film deals with homophobia in women's sport, but also has implications for discussions related to homophobia more broadly on US college campuses and in the broader culture. The film is free and open to the public. Following the documentary, they will have a "talk back" session for those interested in continuing the conversation.

Don't miss the movies in the Sports, Society, and Technology (SST) Film Series, sponsored by arts@tech and the SST program.  All movies are in the Student Center theatre at 7PM and admission is free.

Monday, January 25, 2016:
Love & Basketball (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2000, USA), 124min.

The story of Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan), two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles who are pursuing their basketball careers before eventually falling for each other.


Monday, February 22, 2016:
Training Rules, (Dee Mosbacher, 2010, USA), 63 min.

This award-winning documentary tells the story of Jennifer Harris and her legal challenge to the homophobic climate of Penn State University women’s basketball under then coach Renee Portland. The story introduces a much longer history of struggle over sexuality thus opening up a discussion regarding homophobia and inequality in college sport and in the broader US culture.

Monday, March 14, 2016:
Sports Shorts Program

Note: The schedule below may change slightly based upon film availability.

 Putt-Putt Perfection (Mickey Duzyj/Grantland, 2014, USA), 7min.

The story of IT manager Rick Baird's legendary round of perfect putt-putt golf, only the third score of 18 in the Professional Putters Association's 50-year history of putt-putt tournament competition.

Rabbit Punch (Chuck Jones, 1948, USA), 8min.

Bugs Bunny gets in the ring.

Lake Placid ’80 (Nam June Paik, 1980, USA), 4min.

Korean-American artist Nam June Paik, a pioneer of video art, produced this exuberant, high-speed collage as a commission for the National Fine Arts Committee of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games.

The Devil’s Toy (Claude Jutra, 1966, Canada), 15min.

This short 1966 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned upon by police and adults, skateboarding gave youngsters a thrilling sensation of speed and freedom. This film - the first Canadian documentary ever made about the sport - captures the exuberance of boys and girls having the time of their lives in freewheeling downhill locomotion. Jutra, the director, was gay, and the film can be read as an allegory of queer subjectivity and social opprobrium.

Dock Ellis & the LSD No-No (James Blagden, 2009, USA), 5min.

Artist James Blagden presents the animated tale of Pittsburgh Pirate’s pitcher Dock Ellis' legendary LSD no-hitter on June 12, 1970. The film’s narration is Ellis’ own account of events, taken from a 2008 NPR interview.

I’m Keith Hernandez (Rob Perri, 2011, USA), 19min

Part baseball documentary, part anti-drug film, part socio-political satire, I’M KEITH HERNANDEZ utilizes a found-footage version of Hernandez life as a vehicle to discuss how male identity is shaped by TV/film, sports, advertising, and pornography. By examining the aforementioned types of media in conjunction with Lacan’s “Mirror Theory”, a clearer picture of masculinity emerges. As part of this discourse, the physical attribute of the mustache is explored as a symbol of male virility. Other topics include the Iran/Contra Affair and the resulting “Crack Explosion”, celebrity obsessed culture, and the subtleties of children’s television programming.

Panyee FC (Matt Devine/TMB Bank, 2011, Thailand), 5min.

Based on a true story. The film concerns a youth soccer team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand.

Every Day (Gabe Spitzer, 2014, USA), 12min.

At 86, Joy Johnson was the oldest woman to run the 2013 New York City Marathon. This is the story of an inspiring athlete with an uncommon passion for her sport, and for life.


Monday, April 4, 2016:
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

(Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno, 2006, France/Iceland), 90min.

In this hypnotic experimental documentary, seventeen synchronized film and video cameras follow legendary Real Madrid midfielder Zinédine Zidane over the course of a match against Villarreal in Madrid. Scottish art-rock band Mogwai provides the moody, thunderous soundtrack.

“Holmes v. Atlanta: Changing the Game” was curated by a team of HSOC students (HTS majors Anna Arnau, Ericka Brundage, Hayden Gregg, plus doctoral student Renee Shelby) working under direction of Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling. The exhibit documents the life of Alfred “Tup” Holmes, a Black golfer whose successful Supreme Court suit compelled integration of the Bobby Jones Golf Course and other public recreational facilities in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.

In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.

The exhibit will remain on permanent display at the club, so be sure to check it out when you get a chance! Here is an awesome panorama photo taken of the students' careful curation. 

The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, offers an incredible internship opportunity.

The Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development provides meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional careers including research, photo archives, technical services, curatorial, membership, education, archives and collections management, recorded media, development, special events, programs and events, multi-media, publications, and public relations. In addition, interns learn and work in the company of baseball's best-known personalities during the annual Hall of Fame Weekend and Induction Ceremony, held in Cooperstown each summer.

To be considered for the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development, students must have completed at least their sophomore year and be enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program at a college or university during the internship, or have just graduated in May of 2015. All Steele interns receive a bi-weekly stipend during the ten weeks of the program and access to affordable student housing. If fulfilling an academic requirement, college credit may also be awarded.

The Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program welcomes applicants for the Ozzie Smith Diversity Scholarship. Students of ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds pursuing a four year bachelor's or master's degree are eligible for a scholarship. Complete scholarships are awarded following acceptance into Frank & Peggy Steele Internship Program. If interested, please attach a one-page statement of interest with your cover letter and resume.

Please contact education@baseballhall.org with any questions. If you are interested in applying please let me. I am happy to serve as a reference. Applications are due January 31, 2016.

The Sports, Society and Technology program of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and the Georgia Tech Office of the Arts present Sports on Film, a series of sports films that will be held in the Student Center Theater. Reflecting this year’s Arts@Tech theme of “Get Your Game On,” the program is free and open to the public.

This past Saturday new exhibit, “Holmes v. Atlanta: Changing the Game” opened. Curated by a team of HSOC students (HTS majors Anna Arnau, Ericka Brundage, Hayden Gregg, plus doctoral student Renee Shelby) working under direction of Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling, the exhibit documents the life of Alfred “Tup” Holmes, a Black golfer whose successful Supreme Court suit compelled integration of the Bobby Jones Golf Course and other public recreational facilities in Atlanta and throughout the U.S.

In a matter of roughly ten weeks, the HSOC team pulled together an extensive series of panels that fill the walls of a large reception space at the course’s clubhouse. One highlight for me was a map showing locales where forty-some subsequent civil rights cases were won based on citations to Holmes v. Atlanta.

The opening reception, held in the middle of a very rainy day, attracted an overflow crowd of over a hundred visitors, including many members of the Holmes family. Ninety-seven-year-old Charlie Bell, who played alongside “Tup” Holmes in the first Black foursome to play at Bobby Jones, on Christmas Eve of 1955, flew in from New Orleans for the occasion. He and the Holmes family were deeply moved and deeply appreciative of what Mary, Jennifer, and team had done. So were the members of the Friends of Bobby Jones Golf Course, a neighborhood association devoted to preserving the Buckhead facility. I spent more than an hour fielding compliments on behalf of Jennifer and Mary, who had to miss the event while attending an academic conference.

Congrats to everyone involved in staging the exhibit, which will remain on permanent display at the club.

HTS 3075 – Foundations of Sports Studies
Spring 2016
T/TH 9:35-10:55

Special Focus on Atlanta & the 20th Anniversary of the Atlanta Olympic Games
Professors Mary McDonald and Jennifer Sterling
School of History and Sociology

For the Spring 2016 semester HTS 3075 Foundations of Sports Studies will focus on Atlanta, Georgia Tech and the 20th anniversary of the Atlanta Olympic Games. Students will examine materials from the Games, visit Olympic venues, and hear lectures from Georgia Tech professors about the legacy of the Atlanta Games. Students will also explore the connection between the Games and Georgia Tech. For example, the Campus Recreation Center hosted aquatic events including swimming, diving and water polo for the 1996 Games. 

Sports on Film Presents: Pumping Iron II: The Women

This poll will be open from Monday, October 12 to Sunday, October 18 at midnight. The initiative is an attempt to make the song more inclusive to women.

Consider signing on to the request to change one word in the school song: http://www.jointhebraveandbold.gatech.edu/

Are you interested in a career in the sporting industry? 

Are you interested in learning from and networking with industry leaders? 

Are you interested in learning how your marketing, management, analytics and other skills can be utilized in a sports organization?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, The Sports Business Club at Georgia Tech is for you!

Join us as we have a series of speakers come to Tech, give insight into their career, and give advice on important skills to start developing now!

We plan to take off-campus visits to professional sports teams' facilities in Atlanta to learn more about how these organizations operate.

If you want to take your love for sports to the next level, then click here!

The first meeting will be held today from 6:00-7:00PM in Room 109 of the Instructional Center.

Sports, Society, and Technology will be presenting a film series during the 2015 - 2016 academic year.  The first film (Friday Night Lights) is Wednesday, September 30th at 7.00 PM.  Admission is free.  Click "Read More" to see the full schedule.

The Society for the History of Technology recently published an article titled "Motorsports and the Motoring Public at Full Song (1950 to 1965): Measuring Men, Creatively Destroying, or Stimulating Technology?" by Peter Westin.

Graduate Students: Georgia Tech will host the North American Society for Sport History conference next May. Prior to that conference we will also host a workshop on digital sport history. Please consider submitting to the workshop and/or conference.

Georgia Tech, The Aspire Group and Teamwork Online have partnered to host the inaugural Georgia Tech Sports Business Career Fair.

Are you looking to further grow and develop the Sports Business program at your college or university? Georgia Tech Athletic Association, The Aspire Group and TeamWork Online have partnered to host the inaugural Georgia Tech Sports Business Career Fair. This opportunity will give your students and institution the chance to network with leading sports industry professionals and learn more about current job openings nationwide!

When: Thursday, September 3rd at 11:00 AM
Where: McCamish Pavilion at Georgia Tech

http://www.ramblinwreck.com/ot/f15careerfairstudent.html

****The first 100 students to sign up using the link will receive free admission to the Georgia Tech and TeamWork Online Career at McCamish Pavilion on Thursday, September 3 starting at 11:00 a.m