An Ambassador on and off the Field

Autor/in	Elfman, Lois
Titel	An Ambassador on and off the Field
Quelle	In: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 26 (2009) 8, S.10 (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5411
Schlagwörter	College Athletics; Global Approach; Recognition (Achievement); Change Agents; Profiles; Social Support Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Globales Denken; Soziale Anerkennung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	This article features Oklahoma State University (OSU) soccer midfielder Yolanda Odenyo. Odenyo grew up in Sweden the daughter of a Swedish mother and Kenyan father. Each year, she would spend her summer months in either Kenya or Zaire. She believes her extensive travels gave her a global perspective and a strong appreciation for human rights and responsibilities. Her drive to excel on and off the soccer field has led to her selection as the Diverse 2009 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year. She put on a fundraiser at OSU to create a scholarship fund for high school girls in Kenya. Odenyo has also served on the student athlete advisory committee and tutored other student-athletes for the academic services office at OSU. She's also been active in doing outreach work with her church, which started as an on-campus ministry run by the football strength coach and has now evolved into an off-campus church. Odenyo has taught life skills at a juvenile detention center in Oklahoma City. A child and family services major, Odenyo completed her undergraduate coursework last December and spent this semester doing an internship. Prior to her injury, her plan was to return to Sweden to play pro soccer, but now she is scheduled to start a master's program at OSU in June in international studies with a focus on human development. She'll also be a volunteer coach with the soccer team this coming fall, giving her a feel for whether she'd like to pursue a career in coaching. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10