Volume 82, No. 1


“The mission of Springfield College is to educate the whole person in spirit, mind, and body for


leadership in service to humanity.” PRESIDENT


Richard B. Flynn, Ed.D.


EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Jill F. Russell, Ph.D.


DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Amy Dean


PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR


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“Naismith Rules” faculty and staff team James Naismith Honored in April with a Week of Public Events


In AprIl, SprIngfIeld College honored alumnus Dr. James Naismith, who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while an instructor at the College, with special on-campus events. “Celebrating the Birthplace of Basketball®—James Naismith and His Legacy,” was part of the College’s 125th anniversary commemoration and open to the public. Celebration events included a screening of the film “Hoop Dreams” with director, producer, and


screenwriter Steve James, whose epic chronicle of hope and perseverance tells of two inner-city kids who dare to dream of professional basketball glory; the dedication of a larger-than-life-sized bronze statue of James Naismith, seated and holding a basketball with a peach basket at his feet; “Hoop Themes,” a lecture by Martin Dobrow, Springfield College associate professor of communica- tions and award-winning sportswriter, who read from his extensive writings on basketball; and a poetry reading from “Losing Season” by Jack Ridl, the award-winning author of poetry and chap- books, who read from his newest collection which chronicles a year of hope and defeat on and off the basketball court in a small town. Also, the “Naismith Rules” basketball game was played, which pitted the Springfield College


faculty and staff against the students. The game recreated one played in 1892, in which Springfield College students defeated the faculty 5-1; a youth basketball clinic held for boys and girls in grades 1–6 by Springfield College basketball coaches, players, and alumni of past teams; the lecture “Luther Gulick and the Body-Mind-Spirit Ideal” by Clifford Putney, Bentley University senior lecturer in history; and “Remembering Naismith,” an exhibit of memorabilia and photos of Naismith.


Renaissance High School Students “Test Drive” Springfield College


loCAl hIgh SChool StudentS had the opportunity to "test drive" college life during an inten- sive week of "expeditionary learning" designed to encourage city high school students to incorporate higher education into their life plans, and to show them that it's possible for them to attend college and how to make it happen. From Springfield's Renaissance School, 25 students experienced registering for and attending


college classes, and attended special sessions on how to apply to college and for financial aid. They also received a taste of college co-curricular and social life, enjoying meals in the student dining facilities, attending a men's volleyball team game, and hearing from members of the College's student government association, athletics teams, and other student groups. Accompanying them along the way were Springfield College graduate students from the school guidance counseling program, who were available to answer their questions about the college experience. Toward the end of the week, the high school students made presentations on the impressions that the week made upon them, and how it has influenced their future plans.


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