一、 演讲主题:
美国高校体育概况及发展模式——NCAA员工运动员奖学金
二、 时间:
2018年11月22日(星期四)15:30-16:30
三、 地点:
太阳成集团四平路校区中法中心二楼报告厅
四、 邀请人群
对美国高校体育感兴趣的大学和高中体育教师及体育特长员工。特别是有一定竞技体育专长,年龄在15-22岁,且有意愿去美国留学深造的员工。
五、 演讲嘉宾
· Andrew Kean(安德鲁·基恩)
FirstPoint USA
Founder & ChiefExecutive
创始人兼首席执行官
嘉宾简介
Chief Executive & Founder of FirstPoint USA. Andrew Kean earned a soccer scholarship to the University of Cincinnati and became the program's first All-American award winner in their history. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010 alongside NFL Super Bowl winner, Brad Jackson, and Olympic Gold medallist, Mary Wineberg. During his four years at the University of Cincinnati, Andrew was named Conference USA 'Defensive Player of the Year', Conference USA 'All-Conference 1st Team', a two-time NSCAA All-American, the Ohio 'Player of the Year', NSCAA All-Region, and the Cincinnati Bearcats 'Player of the Year'. As captain, he led the team to its first NCAA Soccer National Tournament appearance in 1998. He pursued an undergraduate degree in Nutrition & Physiology whilst at the University of Cincinnati.
Andrew Kean是FirstPoint USA的首席执行官兼创始人,辛辛那提大学员工运动员—全额足球奖学金获得者。并成为该运动项目历史上第一位全美最佳运动员奖项获得者。2010年,他与美国国家橄榄球联盟(NFL)超级碗冠军Brad Jackson以及奥运金牌得主Mary Wineberg一起被列入了“名人堂”成员。在他就读于辛辛那提大学的四年期间,Andrew Kean被评为美国大学体育联盟“年度最佳防守球员”、美国大学体育联盟“全美大学体育联盟一线球队”、两次当选全美NSCAA(美国足球教练员协会)、俄亥俄州“年度最佳球员”、 NSCAA(美国足球教练员协会)全区冠军、以及辛辛那提大学熊狸队“年度最佳球员”。作为足球队的队长,他带领这支球队成功打入了1998年第一届
NCAA(全国老员工体育协会)足球全国锦标赛。在就读于辛辛那提大学期间,他还攻读了营养学和生理学的本科学位。
In 2001, Andrew founded FirstPoint USA with the assistance of a loan from the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust. The company has gone on to provide assistance to over 8,000 sportsmen & women; brokering over $200 million in scholarship deals on their behalf. Andrew was named as a finalist for the Shell LIVEwire Entrepreneur of the Year award and Royal Bank of Scotland Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards, respectively. In 2002, he was named as a finalist for the 'Scotsman of the Year' award alongside Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Ian Wilmut, and Baron George Robertson of Port Ellen. In 2009, Kean was appointed to the Board of the English Women's Golf Association (now England Golf) and served as an Aftercare Advisor for the Princes Trust.
2001年,Andrew Kean从查尔斯王子苏格兰青年商业信托基金获得了资助,并以此创办了FirstPoint USA。长期以来,该机构为超过8千名男性和女性运动员提供帮助,并为他们申请到了超过2亿美元的奖学金。Andrew Kean分别入围“壳牌公司LIVEwire年度企业家奖”和“苏格兰皇家银行年度青年企业家奖”的决赛。2002年,他与Jackie Stewart爵士、Ian Wilmut爵士以及埃伦港的Baron George Robertson一起入选“年度最佳苏格兰人”。2009年,Andrew Kean被任命为英国女子高尔夫协会(现为英格兰高尔夫协会)理事会成员,并担任王子信托基金的一名服务顾问。