Dr. Jonathan Kramer’s FINA386 class had a great opportunity to hear from KU alum, Noah Dorman, CFP® ‘21, Certified Financial Planner from Affiliated Financial Planners. Noah also brought Rhian Romain with him. Rhian works at Affiliated Financial Planners LLC, and is entering the Personal Financial Planning major at KU next semester after work at LCCC. Our first Faculty Development Workshop for Fall 2024, “Engage with AI: Leveraging AI as Your Wingman,” presented by Dr. Gary Chao, was a success! Faculty attended and engaged in this exciting conversation about the future of AI in education and beyond! George Kosta was the Vice Rector of Democritus University of Thrace (2010-2014). Now he is teaching as a Professor at the School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace in Komotini, Greece. He was the head of the masters studies programs “Exercise & Quality of Life” and “Sport Tourism, Event Management, Dance” in Democritus University of Thrace. Also he was teaching at the graduate level in the Economic University of Athens. He received his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Recreation Management from the University of Oregon in 1992. He has been a member of the European Association for Sport Management since 1993 and a life member of World Leisure Association. From 2007 to 2011 he was the president of the Hellenic Association for Sport Management. Areas of interest: Sport Tourism, Event Management, Olympic Games, Fitness Centers Management, Sport Management and Recreation Management. He was a volunteer in the 1984 Los Angeles Games, 1988 Seoul Games and 1996 Atlanta Games. He worked for the 2000 Sydney Games and was the Photo manager in the aquatic center in Athens Olympic Games in 2004. Thank you, Dr. Muratcan Erkul, for an inspiring session on ‘Empowering Faculty: Harnessing AI and its Applications in Education’ at our second Faculty Development Workshop! Students stopping by the Sport Management table at the Fall Health Expo. FALL 2024 | 33
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