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Assistant director of athletics experiences Olympics firsthand in London
Assistant director of athletics experiences Olympics firsthand in London

When it comes to answering the question “What did you do on your summer vacation?”, Jessie Chandler might have the best answer. While millions across the world watched the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London from the comfort of their couches, Chandler, the assistant director of athletics-compliance at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was experiencing the spectacle firsthand.

Assistant director of athletics experiences Olympics firsthand in London

When it comes to answering the question “What did you do on your summer vacation?”, Jessie Chandler might have the best answer. While millions across the world watched the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London from the comfort of their couches, Chandler, the assistant director of athletics-compliance at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was experiencing the spectacle firsthand.

Assistant director of athletics experiences Olympics firsthand in London

When it comes to answering the question “What did you do on your summer vacation?”, Jessie Chandler might have the best answer. While millions across the world watched the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London from the comfort of their couches, Chandler, the assistant director of athletics-compliance at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, was experiencing the spectacle firsthand.

Professor in demand for Olympic expertise
Professor in demand for Olympic expertise

With the London Olympics just around the corner, the demand has increased for the expertise of a professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology at UMSL, is an expert on the Olympic Games, with a special emphasis on Chinese sports. She was in Beijing during the 2008 games and has written two books on China and the Olympics; “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China” and “Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People’s Republic.”

Professor in demand for Olympic expertise

With the London Olympics just around the corner, the demand has increased for the expertise of a professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology at UMSL, is an expert on the Olympic Games, with a special emphasis on Chinese sports. She was in Beijing during the 2008 games and has written two books on China and the Olympics; “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China” and “Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People’s Republic.”

Professor in demand for Olympic expertise

With the London Olympics just around the corner, the demand has increased for the expertise of a professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Susan Brownell, professor of anthropology at UMSL, is an expert on the Olympic Games, with a special emphasis on Chinese sports. She was in Beijing during the 2008 games and has written two books on China and the Olympics; “Beijing’s Games: What the Olympics Mean to China” and “Training the Body for China: Sports in the Moral Order of the People’s Republic.”

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