April Welch's guest appearances

April Welch

The Academy of Esports

Depth and Light

The Gamerpreneur 

Erin Ashley Simon

Mike Russell

Devorah Heitner

Stephen Reid

Bryce Johnson

Patricia Smith

Darren Korb

Bob Clagett

Jeremy Williams

Kevin Brown

Monica Miller

Chris Aviles

Gabrielle Lyon

Andrew Byrne

Brandon Smith

OwlTail

In this episode, we talk to April Welch. She’s the Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Director of Esports at the Illinois Institute of Technology, or IIT. April details a range of projects she’s initiated and directed in her role at IIT, especially how she built an early Maker Space and launched an award-winning Esports program. Before the interview, we go over exactly what Esports are and why they are one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide. We also discuss the positive impact Esports are having in both K-12 schools and higher ed. • More info about IIT can be found here: web.iit.edu.  • More info about the IIT Idea Shop can be found here: wiki.ideashop.iit.edu • More info about Esports at IIT can be found here: web.iit.edu/esports

In this episode, we talk to April Welch. She’s the Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Director of Esports at the Illinois Institute of Technology, or IIT. April details a range of projects she’s initiated and directed in her role at IIT, especially how she built an early Maker Space and launched an award-winning Esports program. Before the interview, we go over exactly what Esports are and why they are one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide. We also discuss the positive impact Esports are having in both K-12 schools and higher ed. • More info about IIT can be found here: <a href="https://web.iit.edu/homepage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.iit.edu</a>.  • More info about the IIT Idea Shop can be found here: <a href="https://wiki.ideashop.iit.edu/index.php?title=Main_Page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wiki.ideashop.iit.edu</a> • More info about Esports at IIT can be found here: <a href="https://web.iit.edu/esports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.iit.edu/esports</a>

#5: April Welch, IIT, and Esports

April Welch is the Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the Illinois Institute of Technology and an esports fanatic. She has a growing program at IIT and shares her story and passion for esports in education. She even shares that starting soon, IIT will be offering their own esports scholarships! -- April Welch (LinkedIn) Illinois Tech Esports -- Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games!  We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (LinkedIn // Twitter) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (Website // Twitter) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to contact@taoesports.com. -- Music provided Royalty Free "8 Bit Adventure!" Querky Fun Game Music by HeatleyBros iTunes: https://goo.gl/M3b16f Spotify: https://goo.gl/5SbVuk License: https://goo.gl/jadB5E Twitter: https://goo.gl/fKqyrj Facebook: https://goo.gl/PrsTvS--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taoesports/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taoesports/support

April Welch is the Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the Illinois Institute of Technology and an esports fanatic. She has a growing program at IIT and shares her story and passion for esports in education. She even shares that starting soon, IIT will be offering their own esports scholarships! -- April Welch (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilwelchchicago/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>) <a href="https://web.iit.edu/esports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Illinois Tech Esports</a> -- Esports is organized competitive video games allowing schools to redefine their athletic culture, diversify opportunities for student participation, promote physical and mental health, increase collegiate scholarship pathways, and play games!  We cannot forget the importance of play! James O'Hagan (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesohagan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> // <a href="https://twitter.com/jimohagan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>) is the Founder and Host of The Academy of Esports podcast. The Academy of Esports (<a href="https://taoesports.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> // <a href="https://twitter.com/taoesports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>) You may email any questions or topic suggestions to <a href="mailto:contact@taoesports.com">contact@taoesports.com</a>. -- Music provided Royalty Free "8 Bit Adventure!" Querky Fun Game Music by HeatleyBros iTunes: <a href="https://goo.gl/M3b16f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/M3b16f</a> Spotify: <a href="https://goo.gl/5SbVuk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/5SbVuk</a> License: <a href="https://goo.gl/jadB5E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/jadB5E</a> Twitter: <a href="https://goo.gl/fKqyrj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/fKqyrj</a> Facebook: <a href="https://goo.gl/PrsTvS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/PrsTvS</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taoesports/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taoesports/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taoesports/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taoesports/support</a>

An Interview with April Welch // Illinois Institute of Technology