Sport and recreation business speaker series begins Feb. 1
Andrea Miller
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Jan. 13, 2022
Recreation business professionals will share their experiences during a series of free public online discussions.
The Spring Speaker Series is sponsored by the sport and recreation business program at the University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management.
This semester鈥檚 speaker panels will focus on outdoor recreation management. Dates and topics are below:
- Tuesday, Feb. 1: 鈥淐areers on the Business Side of Hunting鈥
- Tuesday, Feb. 15: 鈥淪ustainability in Outdoor Recreation鈥
- Tuesday, March 1: 鈥淐areers on the Business Side of Aviation鈥
- Tuesday, April 19: 鈥淧roduct Development in Outdoor Recreation鈥
This semester鈥檚 series will be hosted by Danielle Bessent and McKenzie Mitchell, both of whom are adjunct faculty for the sport and recreation business program.
Bessent is an outdoor educator, instructor and graphic designer. She has managed the 草榴社区 Outdoor Adventures trips program and taught an Introduction to Wilderness Leadership course. She is passionate about giving students the tools to get outside and equipping them with interpersonal skills to succeed in their careers. She has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in graphic design and a master鈥檚 degree in professional communication.
Mitchell is passionate about all the outdoor opportunities 草榴社区 has to offer. When not teaching 草榴社区 economics and entrepreneurship courses, she works as a registered big game guide, sport fish guide and flight instructor. She received bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in economics from 草榴社区. She serves on the 草榴社区 Board of Fisheries, which oversees management of one of 草榴社区鈥檚 most important resources.
For more information, contact sport and recreation business program director Peggy Keiper at mkeiper@alaska.edu. To see recordings of previous speaker series events, visit the sport and recreation business program website.
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