U of L unveils thorough plan for handling upcoming NIL rules
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Today, the University of Louisville athletic program came out with a thorough and aggressive plan for how handle the upcoming major changes in college sports, particularly the name, image and likeness rules.
Vince Tyra and associate athletic director Matt Banker held a virtual press conference that you can watch here. Pretty much everything else is covered by the press release below:
The University of Louisville has enacted multiple educational initiatives and resources as part of its
eLevate program to aid its student-athletes in making informed decisions about future Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities coming to collegiate athletics.
Kent Oyler
Kent Oyler has joined the University of Louisville College of Business as an executive in residence. In this role, Oyler will advise college leaders and deliver services to help to raise the profile of the College of Business with Louisville-area employers. The work is intended to increase internships, corporate affiliations, fundraising and utilization of the college’s programs.
“We are incredibly excited to have Kent join our team as executive in residence,” said Todd Mooradian, dean of the College of Business. “His in-depth knowledge of both the College of Business and the Louisville business community will deepen and expand our partnerships, help us better serve our city and region, and connect our students to opportunities and insights connecting classroom learning with business practice”
If we could describe 2020 in one word for posterity, it’d no doubt be “memorable.”
Hopefully it will also be anomalous.
This year was largely defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global disruption, ripped milestones from our routines and created a justifiable (and lingering) amount of concern and anxiety.
That’s not to say it wasn’t hard at times (it was), but our faculty, staff and students stepped up to the challenge – and then some.
Consider UofL’s response to this extraordinary virus as an example. From the onset, our nationally networked lab enabled researchers to safely study coronavirus, our engineering students produced 3D printed face shields for healthcare professionals, our business students started a company to meet demand for reusable face masks, 3D printed swabs developed at UofL filled a gap in test kits and we launched a decontamination program to alleviate a mask shortage for health care workers.
Dr. Elizabeth James Named 31st Recipient Of John W. Galbreath Award Sponsored by:
Elizabeth James, Ph.D., with her horse, Ozzie.
The University of Louisville Equine Industry Program has named Elizabeth James, Ph.D., the 31st recipient of the John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry.
James is a lifelong equine enthusiast who turned her love of horses into a career as an educator and equine career coach. She also co-founded the Liberty Horse Association, the first organization supporting the discipline of liberty training.
“I am most proud of the role I ve gotten to play in helping other people accomplish their career goals. From students in higher education to clients as a coach, nothing has meant more to me than getting the call when they landed their dream job or their dreams were becoming reality,” James said.