They left on Monday with nine other Notre Dame student-athletes and won't return until June 6. Classes for summer school begin June 15.
This is part of a new study abroad option at the University titled “Negative Attitudes: A Cultural, Historical, and Social Psychological Analysis of Racism in South Africa.” The three-week, three-credit program is designed to offer a study abroad opportunity to student-athletes who routinely attend summer school on campus and cannot take advantage of study abroad options during the fall or spring semesters.
Irish sports represented in the delegation are women’s basketball (Diamond Thompson), volleyball (Maddie Dilfer and Simmone Collins), women’s soccer (Sandra Yu and Katie Naughton), women’s swimming (Cat Galletti and Katie Miller), women’s fencing (Francesca Russo), football (Corey Robinson, Jerry Tillery, Scott Daly, Mark Harrell, Jaylon Smith, Doug Randolph and Josh Anderson) and men’s golf (Matt Rushton).
Also attending are Notre Dame senior associate athletics director for student-athlete services Mike Harrity, along with Irish strength and conditioning assistant Elisa Angeles.
The program leader is Notre Dame professor of psychology Anre Venter. He is assisted by Zach Hillesland, a former Notre Dame men’s basketball student-athlete. Among those who helped in the planning of service opportunities were former Irish women’s basketball standout Ruth Riley based on her “Hoops for Hope” experiences in the Johannesburg area—and Tommy Clark, son of current Irish men’s soccer head coach Bobby Clark, via his Grassroot Soccer international AIDs awareness and education organization.
The program is designed to provide students with opportunities to learn about stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination within a culture shaped by a long history of institutionalized racism. It also examines the role sport played in the transition from the apartheid government to the current democratic model. The course includes a service learning component, cultural excursions and a safari in Kruger National Park. The group flew to Johannesburg, will travel to Sowetto, Nelspruit and Cape Town and return June 6.
This is part of a new study abroad option at the University titled “Negative Attitudes: A Cultural, Historical, and Social Psychological Analysis of Racism in South Africa.” The three-week, three-credit program is designed to offer a study abroad opportunity to student-athletes who routinely attend summer school on campus and cannot take advantage of study abroad options during the fall or spring semesters.
Irish sports represented in the delegation are women’s basketball (Diamond Thompson), volleyball (Maddie Dilfer and Simmone Collins), women’s soccer (Sandra Yu and Katie Naughton), women’s swimming (Cat Galletti and Katie Miller), women’s fencing (Francesca Russo), football (Corey Robinson, Jerry Tillery, Scott Daly, Mark Harrell, Jaylon Smith, Doug Randolph and Josh Anderson) and men’s golf (Matt Rushton).
Also attending are Notre Dame senior associate athletics director for student-athlete services Mike Harrity, along with Irish strength and conditioning assistant Elisa Angeles.
The program leader is Notre Dame professor of psychology Anre Venter. He is assisted by Zach Hillesland, a former Notre Dame men’s basketball student-athlete. Among those who helped in the planning of service opportunities were former Irish women’s basketball standout Ruth Riley based on her “Hoops for Hope” experiences in the Johannesburg area—and Tommy Clark, son of current Irish men’s soccer head coach Bobby Clark, via his Grassroot Soccer international AIDs awareness and education organization.
The program is designed to provide students with opportunities to learn about stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination within a culture shaped by a long history of institutionalized racism. It also examines the role sport played in the transition from the apartheid government to the current democratic model. The course includes a service learning component, cultural excursions and a safari in Kruger National Park. The group flew to Johannesburg, will travel to Sowetto, Nelspruit and Cape Town and return June 6.
