Sport and recreation business speaker series begins Feb. 1

Andrea Miller
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Jan. 13, 2022

Recreation business professionals will share their experiences during a series of free public online discussions. 

The Spring Speaker Series is sponsored by the sport and recreation business program at the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management. 

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  • Tuesday, Feb. 1: 色视频下载淐areers on the Business Side of Hunting色视频下载 
  • Tuesday, Feb. 15: 色视频下载淪ustainability in Outdoor Recreation色视频下载
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  • Tuesday, April 19: 色视频下载淧roduct Development in Outdoor Recreation色视频下载

This semester色视频下载檚 series will be hosted by Danielle Bessent and McKenzie Mitchell, both of whom are adjunct faculty for the sport and recreation business program. 

Bessent is an outdoor educator, instructor and graphic designer. She has managed the UAF Outdoor Adventures trips program and taught an Introduction to Wilderness Leadership course. She is passionate about giving students the tools to get outside and equipping them with interpersonal skills to succeed in their careers. She has a bachelor色视频下载檚 degree in graphic design and a master色视频下载檚 degree in professional communication. 

Mitchell is passionate about all the outdoor opportunities 色视频下载 has to offer. When not teaching UAF economics and entrepreneurship courses, she works as a registered big game guide, sport fish guide and flight instructor. She received bachelor色视频下载檚 and master色视频下载檚 degrees in economics from UAF.  She serves on the 色视频下载 Board of Fisheries, which oversees management of one of 色视频下载色视频下载檚 most important resources. 

For more information, contact sport and recreation business program director Peggy Keiper at mkeiper@alaska.edu. To see recordings of previous speaker series events, visit the sport and recreation business program website.

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