University of North Carolina Athletics
NCAA President To Deliver Address At UNC
April 2, 2005 | General
April 1, 2005
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Carolina Leadership Academy - an initiative of the UNC Department of Athletics - will celebrate its first anniversary April 19 with a keynote address by NCAA President Myles Brand.
Brand's talk will be delivered at Koury Auditorium in the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School at 5 p.m. and is open to the public. A discussion will follow with a variety of panelists representing assorted perspectives. Among these will be UNC Chancellor James Moeser, former UNC President Bill Friday and Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford. Dick Baddour, director of athletics, will moderate.
"We're delighted to have President Brand here with us to discuss the challenges to and benefits of intercollegiate athletics," Moeser said. "His presence here shines a light on an outstanding initiative to develop and nurture leadership in our student-athletes, and, too, on the need for similar opportunities elsewhere."
Now in his third year as president of the NCAA, the governing body of collegiate sports, Brand has been a vocal proponent of innovations like the Carolina Leadership Academy. In his role as the leader of a body that includes more than 1,000 member schools, Brand has advocated educational reform and enrichment of the total collegiate experience for student-athletes. Before moving into his current position, he served as president of Indiana University and the University of Oregon for almost 14 years.
"I couldn't be more pleased to be a part of this academy," Brand said. "This is an excellent example of putting the value and values of college athletics to work in enhancing the leadership among those involved in college sports."
Brand will join the anniversary celebration at the invitation of Moeser, Baddour and faculty representative Jack Evans, and will speak about the challenges facing intercollegiate athletics as well as the positive contributions that athletic programs make to the university community.
The Carolina Leadership Academy is a comprehensive training program for student-athletes, coaches and athletic administrators. The program's goal is to develop world-class leaders for a lifetime of success.
The first leadership development program of its kind in collegiate athletics, the Carolina Leadership Academy develops, challenges and supports student-athletes, coaches and staff in their continual quest to become world-class leaders in athletics, academics and life.
At Carolina, all first-year student-athletes participate in the CREED Program, a personal leadership program based on a dedication to embracing the culture of the university, respecting oneself and others, pursuing academic excellence, excelling athletically, and developing the capacity to lead. For sophomores and juniors who choose to pursue additional leadership training, Carolina offers the Rising Stars Program. At the highest level of training, team captains and veterans are part of the Veterans Leaders Program, refining their leadership skills as established leaders of their teams.
"In its first year, the Carolina Leadership Academy has already made a major impact on our student-athletes," Baddour said. "We're seeing early benefits and getting great feedback from the students who have participated, and we look forward to the long-term effects that this program will have as our students graduate and take their leadership skills out into the world."
Brand will meet with Carolina student-athletes, faculty, coaches and university administrators during his campus visit.
