David Kirk, M.S. ’16, sat down with Redbird Buzz to discuss his role as the director of Redbird Esports at Illinois State University and the program’s recent success. Kirk shares his approach to growing engagement with current and future Redbirds through four pillars of the program: competitive, club, casual, and career.
Redbird Esports officially launched at Illinois State in 2020 and has quickly gained national prominence as one of the country’s top college esports programs. Tune into this episode to hear more from Kirk about how esports is quickly becoming a recruitment tool for the University, how gamers train to compete at the highest levels, and how the program is creating community for Redbird gamers.
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