WINS

In conjunction with the Sport Management Society, Women Influencers in Sport (WINS) offers regular programming to encourage the development and education of female students studying sport management. Through the initiative and its mentorship, female students gain the skills, knowledge, networks and confidence necessary to establish themselves in what is currently an overwhelmingly male-dominated industry. For more information, contact Associate Professor Shaina Dabbs.

Empower

  • Build your brand
  • Interviewing
  • Self-confidence and self-reliance
  • Storytelling

Educate

  • X’s and O’s of certain sports
  • Review Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg and Mindset by Carol Dweck
  • Diversity
  • Workplace trends and situations

Engage

  • Women leaders in the sport industry visit campus and serve as guest speakers
  • Empowerment panel
  • Undergraduate research
  • Community outreach
  • Internships

Connect

  • Elon alumni relationships
  • WINS segment on “Elon Phoenix Weekly”
  • Networking
  • Partnership with Women’s Elon Entertainment Empire (WEEE)

Mission statement

To empower female students to be successful leaders in sport through education, engagement, and meaningful connection; in doing so, WINS seeks to create a more diverse classroom, workforce, and sport community.

As a woman in a male-dominated industry, it’s important to find a support system and circle who understand your journey, and to understand that you may one day be able to provide an opportunity to another woman who wants to break into the sport field.

– Kelsey Harris ’14