Marquette University Athletics
Mitchell to Speak at NCAA Convention
1/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 9, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Marquette women's basketball coach Terri Mitchell has been invited to speak at the 2008 NCAA Convention on Saturday, Jan. 12. Mitchell will speak on the topic of Relating to Today's Student Athlete. A record number of attendees are set be present at the annual convention in Nashville, Tenn.
"It is a privilege to speak at the convention," said Mitchell. "The lives of our student-athletes are affected by so many different people within the university. I am excited to give a coaches' perspective of what it is to coach this generation. We are firm believers that winning is a byproduct of how you treat one another. It is an honor to be invited to come to the convention, share my experiences and perspective, and to be around such a great group of people. Anyone who is involved in the lives of our student-athletes is special. We all have the same goal of reaching out and helping our student-athletes mature, grow and leave their universities as better people."
Mitchell, the 2006-07 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, is one of three panelists who were invited to speak on the topic, and the only head coach to speak on any of the Association-wide menu sessions. She joins Dr. Jim Hundrieser, Vice President of Student Development from Lynn University and Brittany Jefferson, a student-athlete from Southern University on the panel.
The NCAA Convention is the first of many speaking engagements Mitchell has on her 2008 calendar. Among others, Mitchell will host the second installment of "Breakfast with Terri" on Tuesday, Jan. 15, and will speak at the School Sisters of Notre Dame Women's Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008.
A description of the session entitled "Relating to Today's Student-Athlete" is below.
Who are today's student-athletes? What does it mean to be a Millennial? What are educators, coaches and administrators doing to "talk their language", and why is that so important? Coaches, life skills administrators and experts in the student development field will address these and other timely issues relating to student-athletes' use of technology, the generation or trust gap that exists between "us" and "them" and strategies athletics administrators can use to facilitate understanding and strengthen those relationships. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of relationships between student-athletes and administrators based on data-supported and empirical evidence.
For more information on the 2008 NCAA Convention please visit www.NCAA.org.
