{"id":6169,"date":"2025-07-10T13:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/?post_type=conferences-events&#038;p=6169"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:50:08","slug":"esports-in-the-classroom-building-futures-beyond-the-game-for-pre-college-programs","status":"publish","type":"conferences-events","link":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/esports-in-the-classroom-building-futures-beyond-the-game-for-pre-college-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"eSports in the Classroom: Building Futures Beyond the Game for Pre-College Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"page-banner-event alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container page-banner-event__inner scrollbar-correct\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-event__content column-2 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event__content wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs kicker\"><\/div><!-- .breadcrumbs -->\t\t\t\t\t<h1>eSports in the Classroom: Building Futures Beyond the Game for Pre-College Programs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"event-date\">September 17, 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-settings meta-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-event__media wow column-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-event__image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/professional_development_webinar_esports_performance_academy_events_college-500x500.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block-33055e95e744735f2ce5635bd565ef5d\" class=\"cta-ribbon-wrapper cta-ribbon alignfull  has-background gradient-as-background coe-block bg-color-red\">\r\n\t<div class=\"cta-ribbon-inner container wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"cta-ribbon__title\">2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-ribbon__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>Join us for an exciting and forward-thinking webinar that explores how eSports can become a game-changer for student engagement, development, and career readiness within TRIO Student Support Services programs. Discover how the dynamic world of competitive gaming mirrors professional sports leagues like the NBA and NFL\u2014complete with structure, strategy, and teamwork\u2014while offering a new arena for cultivating academic and life skills. This session goes beyond gameplay. We\u2019ll dive into the distinction between holistic and fractured performance, and how to support students not just as competitors, but as well-rounded scholars and leaders. Learn how eSports opens doors to various high-impact careers in media production, event management, marketing, broadcasting, and tech, and how it aligns with your program\u2019s mission. We\u2019ll also examine the rise of eSports scholarships and how they\u2019re helping students access and persist through college, while advancing institutional goals. 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