Published on October 28, 2020 by Sean Flynt Â
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AWSM is 1,000-member national nonprofit organization
Â鶹¹û¶³’s chapter of the Association of Women in Sports Media (AWSM) continues to encourage female students who are interested in careers in the field.
Since 2017, the chapter has extended the mission of a 1,000-member national nonprofit organization that promotes increased diversity in sports media through career-enhancement networking, mentoring initiatives and an internship and scholarship program.
This semester, two speakers have brought their expertise to Â鶹¹û¶³ in support of the organization's aims. Former World Wrestling Entertainment broadcaster Renee Young and al.com reporter and AWSM alumna Giana Han met with students online to describe their professional paths and offer encouragement.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.