- Royce Fellowship
John
Sheridan
Concentration
Public Policy and Economics
Award Year
2012
Sustaining Education in Sport
Faculty Sponsor: Barrett Hazeltine
John Sheridan developed the Baseball Academy for Sustaining Education in Sport, or "BASES;" a non-profit organization whose aim is to reduce high school dropout rates and improve college access among urban student-athletes in the United States. BASES - Providence provides a one-of-a-kind mentoring experience that lasts three years and features college advising, peer mentoring, and high-level baseball skills instruction, all at no-cost to the kids or their families.