GForce Sports Presentation

Last night Sport in Society and Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies co-hosted GForce Sports as they presented their “Invisible Athlete” forum.  Boston’s Bean Pot schools were fully represented as the men and women’s ice hockey teams from each institution piled into the room.  The event was open to the public and many chose to stand… [Read more…]

Invisible Athletes

On October 17th from 6-8pm at the Sunday School Building in the Christian Science Plaza, Sport in Society will host GForce Sports as they present Invisible Athletes.  Invisible Athletes is a program about gay athletes, straight allies and changing locker rooom attitudes.  A panel of gay and lesbian athletes will present their personal stories and… [Read more…]

Celtics CommUNITY Crew

Yesterday the co-ops and I had the opportunity to volunteer at Mattahunt Elementary School and Community Center in Mattapan, MA.  We were invited by the Celtics community crew along with volunteers from the Celtics staff, season ticket holders, President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, Dana Barros, City Year, YMCA, and other community partners. City Year… [Read more…]

Social issues in sport

Having worked at Sport in Society for a little over 2 months now, I have learned that sport truly is a microcosm representative of the world’s social issues.  Whether it be related to drug use, equality, homophobia or diversity, troubling issues within our society are also mirrored within the world of sport.  The significance of… [Read more…]

Upcoming student group

After an encouraging turnout at NU’s volunteer fair last week, the co-ops and I feel confident that Huskies for Sport in Society will have a successful future.  Most students were drawn to our table due to the affiliation with Sport in Society.  The students decided to sign-up, though, when we informed them about the group’s… [Read more…]

As we move further along in our co-op, we’re starting to see our roles here at Sport in Society take shape.  From the beginning, we were told that we would partner with the YMCA to enhance the organization’s professional development and program quality assessment.  At first I was uncertain as to how we would attain… [Read more…]

Huskies for Sport in Society

Earlier this week  the other co-ops and I met with Aubrey Bynoe, a co-op from last semester, to discuss the formation of Huskies for Sport in Society (Huskies4SIS).  As stated in the student organization’s constitution, the mission of the group will be to “provide opportunities for students to utilize their passion for sport to serve… [Read more…]

Getting to know Hyde Park

The start of my co-op here at Sport in Society has me at the Hyde Park YMCA.  I am working directly with another co-op, Demetrius Biggs.  Neither Demetrius nor myself were significantly knowledgeable about the area, so in our first week here we sought out to examine Hyde Park.  What is the community like?  Who… [Read more…]