Temple University Athletics
(L to R): Brooke Williams, Avery Ellis and Kristen Kemnitzer
Three Temple-Student Athletes Selected for NCAA Career in Sports Forum
5.13.16 | Football, General, Women's Fencing, Women's Lacrosse
INDIANAPOLIS – For the seventh year, the NCAA is inviting more than 200 current student-athletes and NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients with an interest in working within the sports industry, to the Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis. Six student-athletes were selected from the American Athletic Conference, with three of those being from Temple. Football's Avery Ellis, fencing's Kristen Kemnitzer and lacrosse's Brooke Williams will all attend the forum from June 2-5.
Also chosen by an NCAA committee from The American were Taylor Lockett (Southern Methodist University), Elie Nabushosi (Southern Methodist University) and Shea Flanagan (University of Connecticut).
Participants who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in sports, and who were viewed as leaders on their campus, were invited to apply to attend the forum after a nomination by athletics administrators at their respective schools. Many current and past attendees are members of their Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the student-athlete voice within the NCAA governance structure. The selection committee is comprised of administrators and coaches within the NCAA, many former forum participants themselves.
"Supporting NCAA student-athlete leaders with their education is a key goal for the Association," said Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of education and community engagement and chief inclusion officer. "Our Career in Sports Forum puts student-athletes and postgraduate scholarship recipients in a non-traditional academic setting where they can learn directly from successful leaders, which can have a positive impact on their future after graduation."
Williams, a rising senior for Temple lacrosse, has been active in SAAC and will serve as the Owls' SAAC President next year. Kemnitzer is also a SAAC representative, and Ellis is very active within the football team and in community service projects.
Out of a very competitive applicant pool, for Temple to have three student-athletes selected was a real achievement.
"We are extremely proud of these three for being selected," said Associate AD/Compliance & Student-Athlete Affairs Kristy Bannon Sromovsky. "The forum is an incredible professional development opportunity for these student-athletes as they navigate the different opportunities available within college athletics."
One of more than 20 annual programs and resources organized and directed by the NCAA leadership development department, the Career in Sports Forum provides college athletes with a broader scope of the career tracks available within the sports business, with the primary focus on college athletics. The forum provides student-athletes interactive experiences with successful individuals in the sports business and a peek into their day-to-day duties and responsibilities.
Forum attendees will hear from keynote speakers and panelists, highlighted by LaChina Robinson, former women's basketball player at Georgia Tech and current TV analyst; Stevie Baker-Watson, director of athletics at DePauw University; and Craig McPhail, vice president of athletics and club sports at Lees-McRae College. The participants also learn best practices for gaining employment and gathering a better understanding of what future expectations will be once they get a job in sports at the Next Steps Fair, hosted in the NCAA Hall of Champions.
The NCAA leadership development department provides professional and personal development for the entire Association, including student-athletes, coaches and administrators, through accessible resources, strategic partnerships and annual customized programming at little or no cost to the membership. For more information, please go to www.NCAA.org/leadershipdevelopment.
Search #LearnLead and follow the social conversation and events at the 2016 Career in Sports Forum, as well as all the leadership development programs in 2016.
Also chosen by an NCAA committee from The American were Taylor Lockett (Southern Methodist University), Elie Nabushosi (Southern Methodist University) and Shea Flanagan (University of Connecticut).
Participants who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in sports, and who were viewed as leaders on their campus, were invited to apply to attend the forum after a nomination by athletics administrators at their respective schools. Many current and past attendees are members of their Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the student-athlete voice within the NCAA governance structure. The selection committee is comprised of administrators and coaches within the NCAA, many former forum participants themselves.
"Supporting NCAA student-athlete leaders with their education is a key goal for the Association," said Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of education and community engagement and chief inclusion officer. "Our Career in Sports Forum puts student-athletes and postgraduate scholarship recipients in a non-traditional academic setting where they can learn directly from successful leaders, which can have a positive impact on their future after graduation."
Williams, a rising senior for Temple lacrosse, has been active in SAAC and will serve as the Owls' SAAC President next year. Kemnitzer is also a SAAC representative, and Ellis is very active within the football team and in community service projects.
Out of a very competitive applicant pool, for Temple to have three student-athletes selected was a real achievement.
"We are extremely proud of these three for being selected," said Associate AD/Compliance & Student-Athlete Affairs Kristy Bannon Sromovsky. "The forum is an incredible professional development opportunity for these student-athletes as they navigate the different opportunities available within college athletics."
One of more than 20 annual programs and resources organized and directed by the NCAA leadership development department, the Career in Sports Forum provides college athletes with a broader scope of the career tracks available within the sports business, with the primary focus on college athletics. The forum provides student-athletes interactive experiences with successful individuals in the sports business and a peek into their day-to-day duties and responsibilities.
Forum attendees will hear from keynote speakers and panelists, highlighted by LaChina Robinson, former women's basketball player at Georgia Tech and current TV analyst; Stevie Baker-Watson, director of athletics at DePauw University; and Craig McPhail, vice president of athletics and club sports at Lees-McRae College. The participants also learn best practices for gaining employment and gathering a better understanding of what future expectations will be once they get a job in sports at the Next Steps Fair, hosted in the NCAA Hall of Champions.
The NCAA leadership development department provides professional and personal development for the entire Association, including student-athletes, coaches and administrators, through accessible resources, strategic partnerships and annual customized programming at little or no cost to the membership. For more information, please go to www.NCAA.org/leadershipdevelopment.
Search #LearnLead and follow the social conversation and events at the 2016 Career in Sports Forum, as well as all the leadership development programs in 2016.
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