Fleming College to host Leadership in Sport, first athletics and fitness conference to close Orientation Week 2018
Peterborough ON – (August 29, 2018) – Fleming College is pleased to host the first athletics and fitness conference, Leadership in Sport, as the closing event for the Fleming Knights Orientation week on September 8, 2018. The all-day conference is open to Fleming students, staff and the public, and will include interactive demonstrations, guest speakers and coaching seminars by nationally recognized agencies. Students will be given an additional opportunity to sign up for Fleming athletics and recreation.
The conference will include keynote speaker, Harrison Browne, the first transgender athlete in North American professional sports. Browne currently plays in the National Women’s Hockey League and was on the championship team, the Buffalo Beauts, for the 2016-17 season. During his first two seasons in the NWHL, Harrison has been a trailblazer and pioneer for LGBTQ rights. He helped form the first ever transgender policy in professional sports to aid both transmen and transwomen in their participation.
Additional presenters include local cricket players, the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) and Fleming Indigenous Student Services.
Members of the media and community are invited to attend. The conference is free for Fleming students and staff, and $50 for members of the community. Community members can register by phone at 705-742-0050, in person at the Peterborough Sport & Wellness Centre or by email at studentlife@flemingcollege.ca.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, September 8, 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre
775 Brealey Drive, Peterborough
For more information, please visit http://flemingknights.ca/events/leadership-in-sport-flemings-first-athletics-and-fitness-conference/ or email studentlife@flemingcollege.ca.
About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 71,000 alumni.
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For more information, please contact:
Sara O’Halloran
Communications Officer
sara.ohalloran@flemingcollege.ca
705.749.5530 x 1366