Experience Trips with Dr. Jengelley
February 7, 2015
By Madison Denning, Student Communications Specialist
This year, honors students enrolled in Dr. Jengelley’s courses have been given the opportunity to go on experience trips to further explore the topics discussed in class. Trips have included a tour of the NCAA museum as well as a viewing of the movie Selma.
Above: Dr. Jengelley with students at the NCAA Hall of Champions
During the fall, Dr. Jengelley taught a Sports and Politics course. Throughout the semester, this discussion-based class focused on the NCAA and its economic relationship with student-athletes as well as the implications of Title IX, a clause that states nobody can be denied benefits of a federally funded educational program based on their sex. To supplement their discussions in class, Dr. Jengelley took a group of students to the NCAA museum where they had the chance to speak to two NCAA employees and tour the facility. First-year student Thomas Rotter said, “During the trip, our tour guides gave us insight to the NCAA’s finances, which the general public probably isn’t aware of. I enjoyed learning about the lesser discussed side of NCAA student-athlete conflicts.” Students were able to see first-hand the connections between college sports and politics during their trip.
This semester, Dr. Jengelley is teaching another honors course called “Freedom in America: From Selma to Ferguson” in which students explore the many different aspects of freedom in our country. Recently, students watched a documentary in class about the freedom marches that happened in Selma, Alabama. After watching this video and discussing the Selma Voting Rights Movement, students were given the opportunity to meet at Wabash Landing to watch the newly-released movie titled Selma, a film released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of these freedom marches. By comparing the events in the documentary to the happenings in the movie, students were able to more completely understand the history of our country’s civil rights.
