Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Hoos on the Move

Congratulations to former @UVAFootball player Josh Zidenberg, who was named as a defensive assistant coach at Ball State this week. Zidenberg earned three varsity letters as a running back and playing on special teams at Virginia from 2004-07. He won the team’s George Welsh Award in 2006 (most outstanding special teams player) and John Polzer Award in 2007 (ability, sportsmanship and character). He began his coaching career as a player personnel assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2008. He moved into the collegiate ranks as a graduate assistant at Virginia (2009-11). To read more about his career, click here.

Last week, 1,100 students from more than 130 universities attended the NRF (National Retail Federation) Foundation Student Program in New York City. The four-day event featured 44 speakers across the main stage and in breakout sessions. The who’s who of presenters at the event included Macy’s Chairman and CEO Jeff Gennette, Emily Chang (senior vice president of marketing at Starbucks) and Kelly McGinnia (chief communications officer of Levi Strauss & Co.). The Hoos Hoo of attendees included @uvawomenshoops’ Felicia Aiyeotan, @uvafieldhockey’s Makayla Gallen and @uvawomenslax’s Taylor Regan, among others. “It was a really great experience to learn and engage, but also to ask experts who’ve been in the industry for a long time questions and have them share their knowledge with us,” Aiyeotan said of the event.