Pandemic and Athletics
This session will cover how the pandemic is affecting college athletics. Topics will include the decision for Notre Dame to continue fall sports, the roles of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Athletic Coast Conference, and how the pandemic is affecting college athletics nationally.
Preview for Week 4
Presented by Heidi Beidinger-Burnett
Professor Heidi Beidinger-Burnett gives a preview of this week’s session. Â
Live Chat with Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick
Presented by ND Loyal
Vice President of University Relations Lou Nanni hosts a live chat with Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick on Aug. 7, 2020. Swarbrick discusses Notre Dame sports, COVID-19’s impact on student-athletes and coaches, and much more.
Strong of Heart - Tricia Bellia
Presented by Department of Athletics
Article about the University’s Faculty Board on Athletics Chair Tricia Bellia
She doesn’t play sports for the University of Notre Dame, though she’s still known to wield a wicked tennis racket.
She’s neither a coach nor an Irish athletics administrator.
Neither her face nor her name is likely to be recognized by even the most ardent Notre Dame sports fans.
Yet, Tricia Bellia, in her role as chair of the University’s Faculty Board on Athletics as well as the University’s NCAA Faculty Representative, likely has as much influence as anyone on the philosophy of athletics at Notre Dame.
Read the full article here
What is a Close Contact?
Presented by Mary Ann McDowell
This video tutorial demonstrates the definition of a “close contact” and presents the quarantining and isolation policies of the Centers for Disease Control, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the University of Notre Dame.
Tracking COVID-19 Data
Presented by Heidi Beidinger-Burnett
This presentation will track the COVID 19 data in St. Joseph County, IN while describing the public health implications.
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Presented by Heidi Beidinger-Burnett and Mary Ann McDowell
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Featured Speakers:
- Heidi Beidinger-Burnett, Director, Eck Institute for Global Health Masters Program; Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame; President of the St. Joseph County Board of Health
- Mary Ann McDowell, PhD, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Member of the Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame
- John B. “Jack” Swarbrick, Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics, University of Notre Dame
- Patricia Bellia, William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Professor of Law and Chair, Faculty Board on Athletics, University of Notre Dame
Additional Resources
Presented by Heidi Beidinger-Burnett and Mary Ann McDowell
- NCAA COVID-19 Coronavirus Resource Webpage
- ACC Athletic Department COVID-19 Updates
- As Stanford Cuts Teams, Olympic Hopefuls All Over the U.S. Feel a Chill. New York Times article by Juliet Macur, published Aug. 26, 2020, describing how the pandemic led Stanford to cut nearly one-third of its 36 varsity athletic programs and how this might affect U.S. Olympic teams.
- NCAA Student-Athlete COVID-19 Well-being Study. This study was designed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student-athletes’ current physical and mental well-being.