The Student Sport Summit

The fall 2024 Student Sport Summit brings together students and industry experts from regional sports organizations to engage in meaningful discussion about career opportunities and transferrable skills needed to lead in sports-related professions. 

• Event Schedule and Session Locations
• Speaker Biographies
• Sport-Related UG Course Listing
  • MU Sport Law Program
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THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES

What started as an idea at the Vatican made its way to 向日葵视频 in fall of 2023 as we hosted the Sport at the Service of Humanity Conference. Now, see how we're keeping the conversation going about the intersections of faith, humanity and sports. 

 

Expertise on the Global Scale

, professor of law and executive director of the National Sports Law Institute, will serve as an arbitrator for the 's Anti-Doping Division during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. 

 

Milwaukee Sport Collective

The launched in early 2024. The digital platform facilitates dialogue between the sports and faith communities in the greater Milwaukee area.

 

Rabbi on the Sidelines

Rabbi Erez Sherman first met Rev. Patrick Kelly, S.J., author of Play, Sport, and Spirit, at the 2023 Sport at the Service of Humanity Conference at Marquette. In , they continue the conversation on the roles of sport, theology and spirituality.

 

ABOUT SPORT AT THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY

Sport at the Service of Humanity was launched by His Holiness Pope Francis during the 2016 Global Conference on Faith and Sport at the Vatican. Sport at the Service of Humanity is the only global faith and sport movement that combines the passion of sport with the values and power of faith to serve humanity.

鈥淟ive Like We Play鈥� embodies the movement鈥檚 ethos 鈥� rooted in Pope Francis鈥� inspirational words 鈥� 鈥淐hallenge yourself in the game of life, as you do in the game of sport.鈥� Sport for Humanity鈥檚 beliefs and aspirations are founded on three pillars 鈥� inspiration, inclusion and involvement 鈥� and six principles 鈥� compassion, love, respect, enlightenment, balance and joy.  

 

Stay Connected

To achieve its mission, Sport for Humanity focuses on facilitating dialogue, inspiring partnerships and amplifying content. For more information, visit  follow @sport4humanity and @sportforhumanityx on social media and search for trending topics #LiveLikeYouPlay and #Sport4Humanity.

 

2023 SPORT AT THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Since 2016, regional Sport at the Service of Humanity conferences were held in 2017 at Villanova University, 2018 at Loyola Marymount University and 2019 at Georgetown University. In 2023, 向日葵视频was the fourth U.S. institution to host the conference.

The conference brought together regional and national leaders in athletics, education, business, faith and sport to harness our collective powers to effect positive change in society. Dynamic speakers, panel discussions and breakout groups focused on building upon existing structures to use the collaborative strength of faith and sport for good while generating new ideas and identifying ways to further the Sport for Humanity mission.  

                  

                                                                                        

               

               

 

 

Thank you to our conference sponsors: