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Castleton University is moving swiftly into the future. Having added several cutting-edge initiatives already this spring and summer, the university announced Thursday that it will be adding eSports to its growing list of club sports offerings. eSports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and counts millions of gamers, fans, and some of the world’s largest investors among its supporters. Chief Technology Officer Gayle Malinowski and Castleton sophomore Jac Culpo will serve as the advisor and club president respectively and the duo has already taken the lead in recruiting team members.
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Want us to help spread your news or event? Tell us more, here! Submit Newsletter Archive Did you miss one of our monthly newsletters? Catch up, or largest yet sign up to get the next one! Browse the Archive eSports Headlines Club Sports Growth July 26, 2018 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Print This Castleton University is moving swiftly into the future. Having widow several cutting-edge initiatives once this spring and summer, the university spoken Thursday that it will be subtracting eSports to its growing list of club sports offerings. eSports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and counts millions of gamers, fans, and some of the world’s largest investors among its supporters. Chief Technology Officer Gayle Malinowski and Castleton sophomore Jac Culpo (pictured whilom editing video with Professor Andrew Wilson) will serve as the counselor and club president respectively and the duo has once taken the lead in recruiting team members. “We sent out emails to current and admitted students older this summer letting them know we were starting eSports and scrutinizingly immediately we had 20 students reply,” equal to Culpo. “With the growth and popularity of the industry, and the investments pouring into the gaming world, there is one major market that has still gone largely untouched, and that’s collegiate eSports. There are only virtually 60 varsity teams in the country and a few dozen club-level organizations like ours.” Varsity sports have been a strong presence at Castleton University dating when to the early 1960’s when teams competed in the NAIA. A transition to the NCAA Division III in 2001 signaled growth was on the horizon. “The growth in varsity sports at Castleton University has been well documented,” said Castleton University President Dr. Karen M. Scolforo. “Since the turn of the century, we have increasingly than doubled our varsity offerings from 12 sports to 28 and increasingly than quadrupled the number of student-athletes on campus from 150 to nearly 700 during that same span. This fall we will have a record number of student-athletes on campus thanks to some of the recent recruiting initiatives we’ve added. I am thrilled to see club sports now taking off and flourishing thanks to an empowered student body.” As a former student-athlete and mentor at Castleton, Dean of Advancement Jeff Weld appreciates the growth and sustentation that varsity sports has provided the university, but the growth in club sports has infused new energy at the university. “Club sports at Castleton has wilt this burgeoning thoroughfare for our students to create, operate, and compete in a sport well-nigh which they are passionate,” Weld said. “I have watched with swooning as our students come up with an idea, take it to Chappy (Chris Chapdelaine, Club Sports Advisor), and together they just wrack-up it up into this wondrous opportunity for our students.” Chapdelaine has been instrumental in empowering students and cultivating a growth mindset that has brought club sports to the forefront of the university. “There is no limit to the growth of club sports,” said Chapdelaine. “It is all well-nigh our students and what they want to do and see at the university which makes it very rewarding to see ideas come to fruition. They provide an opportunity for many to protract to do something they love in an environment that supports their interests while getting the personalized, high-quality education Castleton offers. My mindset has unchangingly been, ‘the increasingly opportunities we can offer the better’ and then I’ve just tried to support our students as weightier as I am able.” Chapdelaine is well-known by many as the throne mentor of the Spartan varsity women’s soccer team. He has guided the team to priming championships, earnedMentorof the Year honors, and has built a program based on nonflexible work and respect in the classroom, on the field, and in the community. It is this dual role which has unliable for Chapdelaine to have a unique perspective on the club sports community. “As a varsity coach, I make a majority of the decisions for our program based on what I believe is in the weightier interest of the university and our students. One of the really tomfool things well-nigh club sports is that the students make the decisions based upon meetings they have with teammates and they utilize a formal governance structure. My role is to help guide them through the process and squire in towers their vision using my experiences in athletics and with the broader university community.” Castleton students have recently widow badminton, bowling, cycling, curling, and ultimate frisbee to the growing list of club sports. Badminton and cycling each boast rosters of increasingly than two dozen students, while the bowling team had the fourth-ranked bowler in the country this past season. The success of these programs makes the prospects for eSports very enticing.Equalto Weld, the potential of eSports is endless. “I know just unbearable well-nigh eSports to know it’s a win-win for us to add,” Weld said. “When the League of Legends is selling out 80,000 seats in an Olympic stadium to witness their championships live, and flipside 57 million are tuning in online, you know there is huge potential. I am a traditional sports fan who was admittedly skeptical of the potential at first, but those numbers are staggering when you consider 40 million people watched Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and that set a 25-year upper water mark.” While Castleton considered subtracting eSports as a varsity program initially, the visualization to encourage its students to build the program surpassing sooner elevating it to varsity status held vast request to all involved. “Our students are the ones with the knowledge wiring in this arena,” Weld said. “It’s not as if we are subtracting a traditional sport such as football or ice hockey where there is a very well-spoken model to follow. This is all very embryonic, and to have students at the forefront ways that the program will be built through their lens, making it increasingly well-flavored to future Spartans.” With several opportunities to create meaningful collaborations both on campus and off, Weld has seen a wealth of new energy born from this single club. “My role with the university is to build bridges, create connections, and whop the university utilizing a collaborative process. There are very few opportunities where I can point to a single club and say, the Information Technology staff is excited well-nigh helping with technology infrastructure, the Student Life office is excited well-nigh increasingly opportunities for student engagement, the Admissions office is excited well-nigh flipside engaging enrollment driver, and the Development office has an untapped thoroughfare to seek new funding partners and naming opportunities. It’s just a quintessentially Castleton moment, where everyone comes together in support of our students to build a transformational experience. For me, it doesn’t get any largest than that.” Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Print This Share Your News or Event! Want us to help spread your news or event? Tell us more, here! Submit Newsletter Archive Did you miss one of our monthly newsletters? Catch up, or largest yet sign up to get the next one! Browse the Archive Castleton Castleton University, Castleton, VT 05735 (800) 639-8521 info@castleton.edu Resources VSC Portal Contact Us Maps & Directions Employment Castleton Store © 2018 Castleton University. All rights reserved. A-Z Index Privacy Policy Emergency Information Accessibility Twitter Facebook Flickr Instagram LinkedIn youtube MeritWell-nighCastleton Academics Campus LifePolityArts Athletics Admissions News & Media Calendars Library Directory Alumni & Giving