Sports, Culture, and Leadership: UK

Join us for an amazing opportunity to experience the UK and learn about Sports and Culture! Experience the vibrancy of UK Sports and Culture as you visit locations such as Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge Stadium, Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium, Lord’s Cricket Ground, Wimbledon, and more! At each location, you will also enjoy amazing lectures from Dr. Jim Tennison, who has a rich amount of experience in sports as a former mascot/marketing leader for the Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, and Colorado Rockies. 

Why Travel With Cornerstone?

1. We not only see amazing sites, but we also dig deeper and provide you with an understanding of how sports events really happen behind the scenes;
2. We offer immersive experiences that allow you to gain a rich understanding of how sports and culture intersect in the UK;
3. We make it fun! We fill the trip not only with wonderful learning opportunities but also create fun, memorable moments for trip participants to share;
4. Our trip leaders are seasoned travelers who will make your trip enjoyable, safe, and fun. Jim has led student groups from multiple universities across the last half decade on exciting travel-study opportunities.

Meet your trip leader

Jim Tennison has a rich background in sports, having served as a mascot/marketing leader for the Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers, and Colorado Rockies. For the last decade, he has served as a Sports Management professor at Dallas Baptist University and Tarleton State University. Jim has a gift for making learning come alive as you visit sports facilities and he is able to tell about the behind-the-scenes action that goes on to make a sporting event possible. He draws from his deep knowledge of the inner workings of sports teams to help you understand everything that goes into making a sporting event a magical experience for guests.