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5/2/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
May 2, 2002
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College junior men's soccer player Todd Stigliano (Newington, Conn.) has been selected to attend the sixth annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Stigliano is one of 300 student-athletes that were selected to attend the Conference on May 26-30. More than 1,100 nominees from 296 schools submitted personal statements which demonstrated their desire and capacity to lead, as well as their commitment to service, leadership and diversity. The conference is one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of NCAA student-athletes.
Stigliano, a member of PC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council, has played three seasons on the Friar soccer squad. In the three seasons at Providence, Stigliano has scored six goals in 33 games. He is a computer science major with a 3.41 cumulative grade point average. Stigliano, who attended Newington High School, is the son of James and Patricia Stigliano.
The leadership conference is designed to enhance student-athletes' leadership and communication skills to enable them to become more effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses. Several of the participants in the leadership conference are members of NCAA campus student-athlete advisory committees (SAAC). A campus SAAC is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and polices that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses and it is the "student voice" in the NCAA's governance structure.
Toward the conclusion of the leadership conference, the student-athletes will be asked to create a self-directed project to implement on their campus that addresses a critical issue in the university setting.
The conference is an extension of the NCAA's successful CHAMPS/Life Skills Program - a development program structured to prepare student-athletes for graduation and success in life. Each NCAA college and university that has a CHAMPS/Life Skills Program is asked to nominate four student-athletes who have demonstrated an ability or strong desire to be a leader on their campus or who would benefit from a significant leadership experience. In order to be eligible for the conference, the student-athletes must be in good academic standing and must have athletics eligibility remaining in the following academic year. Final selections are made by a committee comprised of CHAMPS/Life Skills coordinators from NCAA member institutions and student-athletes charged with identifying an outstanding group of leaders.
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