TU to Host 3rd Annual American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium Symposium This Week
3/26/2019 3:10:00 PM | Tulsa Hurricane
Two-day event March 29-30 will be attended by administrators and student-athletes from American member institutions
PROVIDENCE, RI – The third annual American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium Symposium will be held March 29-30 at The University of Tulsa. The Symposium brings together scholars, practitioners and students from all 13 American member institutions who are engaged in multi-disciplinary research related to student-athlete well-being with a special emphasis on student-athlete mental health.
The American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium was founded in 2016 as a presidential initiative by the league's member institutions to promote academic excellence and to develop opportunities for collaboration and professional development for faculty, administrators and students. The core focus of the Consortium is the establishment of research and formulation of programming relative to student-athlete well-being. The Consortium aims at fostering partnerships among member institutions and developing initiatives that advance the academic mission at each institution.
"The American Athletic Conference and our 13 member institutions are committed to being a national leader in the area of student-athlete health and well-being," Commissioner Mike Aresco said. "We have established a great model for collaboration and I am proud that our presidents, athletic directors and faculty athletic representatives strongly support and continue to provide the funds for this Academic Consortium. I appreciate President Gerard Clancy and The University of Tulsa serving as our host for this year's event. Our first two Symposiums were highly successful and were marked by valuable discussion and a sharing of ideas."
Highlighting the Symposium will be presentations from 2018-19 American Academic Consortium Grant recipients who have conducted research on member institution campuses throughout the past year on behalf of student well-being. President Gerard Clancy will be one of three keynote speakers during the two days of the Symposium. He will make a presentation on the Neuroscience of Depression and Suicide. In addition, Jessica Wagner, Assistant Director of Prevention and Health Promotion at the NCAA and Kevin Grawer, Principal at Maplewood Richmond Heights District in St. Louis, Missouri, are keynote speakers.
Grawer, a 1995 Tulsa alumnus, was a member of the Golden Hurricane NCAA Sweet Sixteen basketball teams in 1993-94 and 1994-95. After transferring to Tulsa from Olney (Ill.) Junior College, Grawer earned his degree in history and education.
Two student-athlete panel discussions regarding current issues pertaining to student-athlete mental health and well-being also will take place.
More than 100 individuals from all 13 American institutions are expected to attend this year's Symposium.
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The American Athletic Conference (The American), a member of the NCAA, was reconstituted in 2013. With the conference office in Providence, Rhode Island, The American is comprised of the following institutions: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, ECU, Houston, Memphis, Navy (in football only), USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa. Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports) joined the Conference on July 1, 2017. Under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Aresco, The American sponsors 22 championships – 10 for men and 12 for women; is a member of the College Football Playoff; began new television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports in 2014; and has a marketing partnership with Learfield. For more information, please visit www.TheAmerican.org.
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