Terp Staffers Set For NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar
1/28/2021 3:56:00 PM | The Barry & Mary Gossett Center for Acad
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Five promising young professionals at the University of Maryland's Athletic Department have received the opportunity to be a part of the prestigious NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar.
The professional development event provides leadership, educational and transitional programming for NCAA member schools, conference offices and affiliate organizations.
Assistant Learning Specialists Callie Clayton and Scottlyn Cottrell, Assistant Athletic Counselors Peter Antognetti and Stephanie Eckert, and Big Ten Fellow Meghan Boryeskne will join graduate assistants and interns from NCAA schools and conferences of all divisions across the country at the seminar.
The event will take place virtually in February over three days from Feb. 3-5. Its goal is to educate, develop and connect selected participants and equip attending young professionals with the skills necessary to accelerate their career progression in college sports.
Though the virtual setting will differ from how the conference has worked in the past, participants will still have ample opportunity to learn from one another.
"I think any time you can learn more about the way other people run their programs or the experiences they've had it gives you a diverse toolbox as far as your skills," said Clayton.
Facilitated small group breakout rooms, networking hubs, and collaborative case study spaces are just some of the events scheduled. An exhibit hall where participants can speak with industry professionals is another opportunity that professionals have to interact.
"I'm most looking forward to the networking aspect and meeting people in the same career benchmark as me. Meeting people in this field and getting the professional development from keynote speakers who have been very successful in this job is exciting." said Cottrell.
Acceptance into the conference is no small feat. Interns and graduate students are expected to fill out applications months in advance for the nationally known seminar.
"I think it's a testament to the people we have working at the Gossett Center that they were able to help coach all of us interns to get accepted into this conference, and what a great job they're doing building young professionals" said Antognetti
Among the guest speakers and panelists is University of Maryland's own Resa Lovelace. Lovelace works with student athletes as an Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development.
Lovelace will be speaking as a panel member on the topic of diversity and inclusion to the 300 young professionals chosen to attend.
"I'm excited to be able to tell these next generational leaders about what we should be excited to look for into the space of diversity and inclusion." said Lovelace "This generation is coming more active in the political climate, in making a stance for black lives matter and you're also starting to see more students in the LGBTQ community become more relevant in saying we need our spaces."
As a keynote speaker on such a crucial topic of conversation, Lovelace understands the value of her role but also the importance of the effort of those she works with.
"I know we as administrators always want to have the right answer and want to do things our way but in this space it's a collective effort, and that's what I would like to impart on these interns'' said Lovelace. "This is a collective and not a one man show and at the end of the day it's for the greater good of our students."
The professional development event provides leadership, educational and transitional programming for NCAA member schools, conference offices and affiliate organizations.
Assistant Learning Specialists Callie Clayton and Scottlyn Cottrell, Assistant Athletic Counselors Peter Antognetti and Stephanie Eckert, and Big Ten Fellow Meghan Boryeskne will join graduate assistants and interns from NCAA schools and conferences of all divisions across the country at the seminar.
The event will take place virtually in February over three days from Feb. 3-5. Its goal is to educate, develop and connect selected participants and equip attending young professionals with the skills necessary to accelerate their career progression in college sports.
Though the virtual setting will differ from how the conference has worked in the past, participants will still have ample opportunity to learn from one another.
"I think any time you can learn more about the way other people run their programs or the experiences they've had it gives you a diverse toolbox as far as your skills," said Clayton.
Facilitated small group breakout rooms, networking hubs, and collaborative case study spaces are just some of the events scheduled. An exhibit hall where participants can speak with industry professionals is another opportunity that professionals have to interact.
"I'm most looking forward to the networking aspect and meeting people in the same career benchmark as me. Meeting people in this field and getting the professional development from keynote speakers who have been very successful in this job is exciting." said Cottrell.
Acceptance into the conference is no small feat. Interns and graduate students are expected to fill out applications months in advance for the nationally known seminar.
"I think it's a testament to the people we have working at the Gossett Center that they were able to help coach all of us interns to get accepted into this conference, and what a great job they're doing building young professionals" said Antognetti
Among the guest speakers and panelists is University of Maryland's own Resa Lovelace. Lovelace works with student athletes as an Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development.
Lovelace will be speaking as a panel member on the topic of diversity and inclusion to the 300 young professionals chosen to attend.
"I'm excited to be able to tell these next generational leaders about what we should be excited to look for into the space of diversity and inclusion." said Lovelace "This generation is coming more active in the political climate, in making a stance for black lives matter and you're also starting to see more students in the LGBTQ community become more relevant in saying we need our spaces."
As a keynote speaker on such a crucial topic of conversation, Lovelace understands the value of her role but also the importance of the effort of those she works with.
"I know we as administrators always want to have the right answer and want to do things our way but in this space it's a collective effort, and that's what I would like to impart on these interns'' said Lovelace. "This is a collective and not a one man show and at the end of the day it's for the greater good of our students."
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