Events and Programs

“A Sophmore in Paris: Samantha Heyison”
Wednesday, Nov 13 at 6PM
Tribble Hall, DeTamble Auditorium
Please join us for a conversation with Samantha Heyison, WFU’s very own Team USA athlete and Track & Field Paralympian about her experience at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, as well as, more broadly, her experience as a disabled athlete. Samantha will be in conversation with Adam Kadlac, co-director of DSI and Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy at WFU. Among other related courses, Professor Kadlac teaches disability and sports. The event is free and open to the public, for accommodations please contact Michaela Appeltova: appeltm@wfu.edu.

The attached flyer has a white background with a washed-out image of the Eiffel tower and the Paralympics logo (red, blue, and green agitos encircling a central point). It includes two images of Samantha – next to Samantha’s name is an image of her at a stadium in her Team USA jersey throwing a discuss, the bottom of the flyer has a small image of Samantha’s torso in a red blouse, smiling. The flyer includes a brief description of the event: “Join the Disability Studies Initiative for a conversation with WFU’s very own Team USA athlete, Samantha Heyison, about her experience as an athlete at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.” It further includes a note on accommodations.