It  Takes  a  Campus:  Career-­‐Development  Services    for  Student-­‐Athletes  

 Thursday,  January  15,  8:30  a.m.  

   

Session  Overview  

 

•  Welcome  and  Introduc/ons  •  Current  Trends  and  Challenges  •  Panel  Discussion  •  Na/onal  Resources  •  Q&A    

Moderator  •  Kris/na  Navarro,  Assistant  Professor  and  Director  of  the  Higher  Educa/on  Leadership  Program  at  the  

University  of  Wisconsin-­‐Whitewater      Panel  •  General/DI:  Andy  Chan,  Vice  President  for  Personal  and  Career  Development,  Wake  Forest  University  •  DI:  Jim  Pignataro,  Associate  Athle/c  Director  for  Student  Services  and  Director  of  Student-­‐Athlete  

Support  Services,  Michigan  State  University  •  DII:    Kellianne  Milliner,  Assistant  Director  of  Athle/cs,  Assistant  Professor,  West  Chester  University  •  DIII:  Summer  Hutcheson,  Associate  Director  of  Athle/cs,  Mount  Holyoke  College  

Guest  •  Monica  Miller,  Associate  Director  of  Communica/ons,  program  manager  for  ARer  the  Game,  NCAA    

NCAA  Goals  and  the  Student-­‐Athlete  Experience  

By  the  Numbers    •  The  overwhelming  majority  of  student-­‐athletes  par/cipate  in  college  sports  as  part  of  their  

educaMonal  experience  and  play  for  the  love  of  their  sport.  

•  More  than  eight  out  of  10  student-­‐athletes  will  earn  bachelor’s  degrees.    20  percent  are  first  genera/on  

 •  GraduaMon  rates  for  student-­‐athletes  as  a  group  are  higher  than  for  their  peers  in  the  

student  body.  

•  A  college  degree  has  a  direct  impact  on  a  person’s  quality  of  life  •  Median  life/me  earnings  of  bachelor’s  degree  recipients  are  65  percent  higher  than  

those  of  high  school  graduates.  

NCAA  Goals  and  the  Student-­‐Athlete  Experience  

Suppor/ng  student  success  beyond  college  

•  NCAA  sports  help  student-­‐athletes  develop  leadership,  confidence,  discipline  and  teamwork.  Student-­‐athletes  benefit  from  NCAA  programs  suppor/ng  leadership  opportuni/es,  internships,  degree  comple/on  and  postgraduate  scholarships.  NCAA  sports  help  prepare  student-­‐athletes  for  success  aRer  gradua/on.  

NCAA  Goals  and  the  Student-­‐Athlete  Experience  

Current  Trends  and  Challenges  

LiRle  Work  Experience  

Internet  Speed  =  Immediacy  

EnMtled  Consumers  

Stress,  Anxiety  

Technology  

GlobalizaMon  

Rapid  Change  

CompeMMon  

Today’s  Students   World  of  Work  It’

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Clarity    of  Direc/on  

Job  Search  &  Professional  Competencies  

Personal  &  Professional    

Connec/ons  Confidence    

to  navigate  the  future  

Posi/ve  Post-­‐Gradua/on  Outcome    

&    “Employability  for  Life”  

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Student  Professors  

Friends  /  Classmates  

RAs,  Student  Leaders  

Mentors  

Academic  Advisors   Coaches  

Staff  Members  

Parents  

Employers  

Auumni  

Powered  by  the  Office  of  Personal  &  Career  Development  

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Lack  of  Time   Low  sense  of  urgency  

Limited  peer  experience  

Low  self-­‐  expecta/ons  

Coach’s  influence  

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Student  Athlete  

Development:  Personal,  

Academic  &  Career  

Career  educa/on  

programming  by  team/class  

year  

Networking  events:    

employers  &  alumni  seeking  

student  athletes  

Internship  &  Job  Shadowing  

Programs  

Alumni  mentors  by  

team  

Coach-­‐led  programs  /  

requirements  

Inno

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Panel  Discussion  

Kellianne  Milliner  Assistant  Director  of  Athle/cs,  Assistant  Professor,  West  Chester  University  (Division  II)  

Jim  Pignataro  Associate  Athle/c  Director  for  Student  Services  and  Director  of  Student-­‐Athlete  Support  Services,    Michigan  State  University  (Division  I)  

Change  the  culture  of  Athle/c  

Academic  Advising  First  

Campus  Collabora/on  

Career  Mixer  Verses  Career  Fair  

(Veterans)  

Tip  Staff:  Part  of  evalua/on  

Tip  Coaches:  Recrui/ng  

materials  

Summer  Hutcheson    Associate  Director  of  Athle/cs,  Mount  Holyoke  College,  Division  III  

Peak Performance Athletic Curriculum

Athle/c  Performance  

• Sport  Psychology  • Strength  and  Condi/oning  

• Sport  I.Q.  • Skill  Development  

• Nutri/on  &  Ea/ng  Disorders  

• Rest  &  Recovery  

Leadership  Development  

• Communica/on  • Conflict  Resolu/on  

• Mul/-­‐cultural  competencies  

• Integrity  • Emo/onal  Intelligence  

Career  

• Self-­‐Iden/ty  • Skills  Assessment  &  Descrip/on  

• Networking  &  Interviewing  

• Resume  &  Cover  Leher  

• Internships  &  Job  Opportuni/es  

Well  Being  

• Drug  &  Alcohol  Awareness  

• Stress  Management  

• Mental  Health  

Community  Engagement  

• Departmental  Service  

• External  Community  Service  

• MHC  Community  Connec/ons  

Andy  Chan  Vice  President  for  Personal  and  Career  Development,    Wake  Forest  University,  Division  I  

Na/onal  Resources  

•  Introduce your letter winners, former student-athletes and staff in athletics and alumni relations to NCAA After the Game™

•  Encourage use of the career center at ncaa.org/fsajobs •  Submit former student-athlete success stories at ncaa.submittable.com •  Link to NCAA After the Game™ at ncaa.org/formerstudentathlete •  Contact Monica Miller at mmiller@ncaa.org    

Q&A