Dr. Jo Ann Buysse, senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology, leads the freshman seminar, Sport Culture in Italy (KIN/SMGT 1905).  This course is designed to introduce students to global sport issues from a sociological point of view and to broaden their knowledge of global perspectives in sport with a specific emphasis on sport in Italy. A major part of the course  includes a trip Italy to visit sport and cultural sites and apply course topics. The trip took place over the University of Minnesota’s Spring Break.

During the trip, Dr. Buysse and her students met up with former Gopher basketball player, Trevor Mbakwe who now plays for the Italian professional basketball team, Virtus Roma. Mbakwe graduated from the School of Kinesiology in December 2011 with a degree in Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies.