GNAC Well Represented at 2013 NCAA Convention
GRAPEVINE, Texas - The National Collegiate Athletic Associate (NCAA) is hosting its annual convention for administrators, coaches and student-athletes this week in Grapevine, Texas. Several members of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference have made the trip out west to partake in the workshops, discussion panels and festivities.
GRAPEVINE, Texas - The National Collegiate Athletic Associate (NCAA) is hosting its annual convention for administrators, coaches and student-athletes this week in Grapevine, Texas. Several members of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference have made the trip out west to partake in the workshops, discussion panels and festivities.
As members from Division I, II & III enter the conference, they're greeted with a smile from Simmons College women's volleyball player Nafeesa Connolly.
Some of the topics being covered at this year's convention include:
Division III: Rules Compliance Campus Integration
Division III Student-Athlete Well-Being – New Trends
Social Media and Student-Athletes
Senior Administrators’ Guide to a Values Model for Athletics Health Care
Foul Language and Sportsmanship: Dealing with Student-Athletes’ Offensive Speech
Creating Fair Learning and Competitive Environments: Serving the LGBTQ Community in Athletics
The Future of NCAA Championships
All of the GNAC athletic directors will meet during the conference
to discuss current topics regarding membering institutions and the
conference as a whole.
Pictured left to right: Albertus Magnus men's tennis player Elvis
Santana (Bronx, N.Y.), Suffolk University men's basketball/baseball
player Jhonneris Mendez (Boston, Mass.), Saint Joseph's College
(ME) Athletic Director Brian Curtain, Norwich University Athletic
Director Tony Mariano & Albertus Magnus Colleg Athletic
Director Mike Spinner.
More topics at this year's convention include:
NCAA Educational Session: Student-Athlete Perspective: What Does Inclusion Really Mean?
The Effects of the Economic Model of College Sport on Athlete Educational Experience
It Takes a Village: Shared Responsibility of Athletics Compliance
(Photo Credit: Pete Roby, Northeastern University Director of Athletics)
Commissioner Walsh with Donna Ledwin, Commissioner of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC), Santa, Mendez and student-athletes from the AMCC during the 2013 NCAA Convention.