Cal Ripken. Brett Favre. Heather O’Reilly. A.C. Green. Doug Jarvis. Take a moment to ponder what these individuals all have in common. Well, if you didn’t know already, these athletes all hold records for most consecutive games played and/or started in their respective sport.
So what does this have to do with this edition of Student Spotlight? While the student featured in this edition doesn’t necessarily have an elongated game streak like the aforementioned, she most certainly holds the record for most consecutive classes attended without an absence…well, at least for the courses I’ve taught! As the semester comes to a close, the final edition of Student Spotlight features Candace Mosby aka Ms. Consistency!
Candace is a sport management major from Louisville, Kentucky. Currently a junior, she will commence her senior year in the fall of 2012. During the fall 2011 semester, she took my PHE 322 (Legal Issues in Sports) course. She liked my class so much that she took my PHE 327 (Sport in American Society) course in the spring of 2012.
So, what is there to know about Candace?
“Keeping my grades up and maintaining a high GPA is obviously the most important thing to me so I can graduate on time.”
As many of us know, the college experience is not complete without involving oneself in activities outside of the coursework. For Candace, this is no different, as she has continued her active participation as she did before coming to Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). She says that she’s grown accustomed to moving from one activity to the next. If not, she gets bored!
“Intramurals are something I do year round along with club sports. I’m a member of the Women’s Club Basketball team, and also I’m President of the Women’s Rugby Club team here at EKU. Rugby is definitely one of the craziest and most physical sports I’ve ever played, but I absolutely love it. Hopefully we get more people out in the fall so we can have a decent season. I hope to continue to play after school; the number of city leagues for men and women is increasing, so I should find somewhere to play.”
As you can see, Candace has a great passion for sports, which is partly why she is pursuing her undergraduate degree in sport management at EKU. After obtaining her undergraduate degree, she plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Sport Administration from the University of Louisville with the ultimate goal of working in college athletics and eventually the WNBA. In view of her interests in the WNBA, Candace hopes to intern with the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis during the summer of 2013.
Candace also has other ambitions…
“In the future, I would like to make some type of positive impact on women’s sports. In addition to working with a WNBA team, being somewhat of an advocate for women’s sports would be an honor to me. The issue of equality for women in sports and where they compare to men’s sports at this time is a huge problem for me. Eventually, I would like to address that topic in a public setting because it is an issue that is very important to me. “
Candace is well on her way to realize her goals and aspirations. She possesses the confidence, work ethic, and drive to do so. After all, what else would you expect from Ms. Consistency? As Charles Barkley once said, “Anything less would be uncivilized.”
