Bucknell University Athletics
Pair of Bison Student-Athletes to Attend NCAA Leadership Forum
11/6/2013 6:14:00 PM | Women's Rowing
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell rower Victoria Kielty, women's lacrosse midfielder Sam Rickels and women's lacrosse head coach Randall Goldsborough will be among more than 350 student-athletes and 125 athletics professionals attending the annual NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum this week in Providence, R.I. The event begins on Thursday, and Kielty and Rickels will be sharing their experiences with BucknellBison.com as the forum progresses.
The Leadership Forum is one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of NCAA student-athletes representing their colleges and universities. The program was designed for student-athletes to discuss key issues collectively and provide them with an opportunity to enhance personal awareness and leadership skills needed to positively impact their development at the campus and conference levels, as well as beyond the collegiate realm.
Kielty and Rickels are both active members of the Bucknell Bison Leadership Academy. Now in its third year, the Leadership Academy delivers programming and instruction that bridge theory, development and real experiences in an interactive learning environment. Leadership programming is ongoing throughout the year and is supplemented by opportunities for student-athletes to travel to leadership seminars around the country. Last year, three student-athletes attended the United States Naval Academy Leadership Conference, and three others traveled to Indianapolis for the NCAA's APPLE Conference.
Kielty is a native of Melbourne, Australia and is a senior on the Bison rowing team. Last year she was a member of Bucknell's varsity eight that won the Knecht Cup and took the bronze medal at the Dad Vail Regatta.
Rickels is a sophomore on the Bison women's lacrosse squad. As a first-year player in 2013 she started all 17 games and totaled 14 goals and five assists. Goldsborough is in the third year of her second stint as Bucknell's head women's lacrosse coach. She is a former member of the U.S. National Team and won two national championships as a student-athlete at Maryland.
Throughout the Leadership Forum, representatives from NCAA member schools will lead small group discussions about a variety of topics, such as behavioral styles, branding, social media, decision-making, emotional intelligence and values.
The student-athletes will also hear from several speakers, including Chris Herren, former NBA player and founder of Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren and The Herren Project, about decision-making. They will also hear from Rayna DuBose, a former basketball student-athlete about facing adversity. Additionally, participants will hear from keynote speaker Sam Davidson, president and co-founder of Cool People Care, about leadership lessons that he learned at a young age.
To gain a better understanding of the NCAA association-wide and division-specific structures and committees, participants will also learn from peer representatives on the NCAA National Student-Athlete Advisory Committees as well as NCAA governance staff. During these sessions, participants will learn about the NCAA legislative process and discuss current hot topics. To compliment these sessions, a panel discussion will address global leadership and how student-athletes transition from a leader on campus and into the world. Panelists include Bridget Belgiovine, director of athletics and chair of physical education, recreation and athletics at Wellesley College; Clyde Doughty Jr., director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation at the New York Institute of Technology; and Amy Huchthausen, America East conference commissioner. Participants will also complete team-building activities in order to collect supplies for a service project to benefit Providence's St. Mary's Home for Children.
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