Youth Leadership
Through his Springfield College Athletic Leadership master’s program, William Balzano served as an activity facilitator at an important student-athlete leadership conference for local high schoolers. It was an opportunity that fit perfectly with his studies at the College and his coaching opportunities in football and track and field at Chicopee (Mass.) High School.
“I hold the view, popular in commentators across the political spectrum, that improving early learning is a vitally important topic at present…” John Cipora, a professor at the Springfield College campus, discusses the tension between the “seasoned but untrained” and “trained but unseasoned,” but most significantly the importance of a middle ground, with each group bringing expertise to t
Daryl Wright has witnessed, first-hand, the positive effects that youth development programs can have on children and our society as a whole. Wright discusses his experiences as a youth worker and the importance of leadership development.
Dr. Debra Salsi, an assistant professor at Springfield College PCS, discusses effective and efficient processes for maintaining a nonprofit business, as discussed in her courses for those pursuing an MBA with a concentration in nonprofit management.
