{"id":836,"date":"2018-10-22T18:23:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T18:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/?p=836"},"modified":"2021-01-13T15:33:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:33:39","slug":"peace-and-sport-names-csps-partnership-diplomatic-action-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/2018\/10\/22\/peace-and-sport-names-csps-partnership-diplomatic-action-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace and Sport Names CSPS Partnership Diplomatic Action of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Center for Sport, Peace, and Society has been honored with an international award for its work using sport to inspire positive social change around the world.<\/p>\n<p>At the annual Peace and Sport Awards, held October 18 in Rhodes, Greece, the center\u2019s partnership with the US Department of State to implement the biannual Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) was named Diplomatic Action of the Year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat an unbelievable honor it is to be recognized by Peace and Sport,\u201d said Sarah Hillyer, director of the CSPS. \u201cWe are so grateful for their leadership and contributions to an entire global community committed to using sport to build a more peaceful world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alumni Rinor Gashi, a disability inclusion advocate and wheelchair basketball organizer from Kosovo, was in Greece to receive the award. Gashi participated in the 2016 GSMP Sport for Community exchange, where he was mentored by Doug Garner, assistant director of campus recreation for adapted sports at the University of Texas at Arlington.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/PS-Rinor-Award-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-838\" src=\"http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/PS-Rinor-Award-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"At the Peace and Sport Award ceremony, GSMP Alumni Rinor Gashi is seated between two men as they smile at the camera following the award.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/PS-Rinor-Award-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/PS-Rinor-Award-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/PS-Rinor-Award-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/PS-Rinor-Award-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Participating in the GSMP allowed Gashi to return home and collaborate with the Basketball Federation of Kosovo to establish the country\u2019s first wheelchair basketball federation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GSMP gave me the power to empower others,\u201d said Gashi, speaking from Greece. \u201cThis program made me understand that if you want do something great for your society you have to make an impact, not just be impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CSPS has served as implementing partner of the GSMP since its inception in 2012 and has run 10 exchanges for the US Department of State. In six years, the center has collaborated with dozens of national organizations, including the National Hockey League, ESPN, the US Olympic Committee, Google, and Lakeshore Foundation, which serve as hosts to the leaders during three of the five weeks of each exchange. A total of 162 international sports leaders from 76 countries have participated in biannual exchanges focused on gender equality or disability inclusion. (In July, the GSMP\u2019s gender equality exchange was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2018\/06\/20\/csps-partnership-awarded-espn-sports-humanitarian-award\/\">honored with a Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award<\/a>\u00a0at ESPN\u2019s Sports Humanitarian Awards.)<\/p>\n<p>As of August 2018, GSMP alumni have directly impacted more than 235,400 individuals through sport-based clinics and curriculum workshops.<\/p>\n<p>The CSPS is currently hosting a gender equality exchange, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2018\/09\/27\/center-for-sport-peace-and-society-welcomes-women-to-empowerment-event\/\">2018 GSMP Empower Women through Sports<\/a>\u00a0program, which concludes October 31. To learn more about the work of the CSPS, visit its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/sportandpeace\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/thecenterforsportpeacesociety\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sportandpeaceut\">Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/sportandpeaceut\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0channels.<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT:<\/p>\n<p>Jules Morris (865-719-7072,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:julesmo@utk.edu\">julesmo@utk.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Center for Sport, Peace, and Society has been honored with an international award for its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,129],"tags":[64,160,73],"class_list":["post-836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-sports-mentoring-program","category-sport-for-peace-and-development","tag-global-sports-mentoring-program","tag-peace-and-sport","tag-sport-for-development-and-peace"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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