INDIANAPOLIS---The 2003-04 NCAA intern class will host the 15th annual NCAA Conference Intern Seminar, January 29-31, 2004, at the NCAA national office, located at 700 West Washington Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
This year's theme is "It's Your Move." NCAA President Myles Brand will deliver the welcome speech and University of Central Florida Sports Business Management Program Director Richard Lapchick will be the keynote speaker. Over 60 interns representing the NCAA national office, conferences and athletics departments nationwide will participate in the three-day seminar, which will feature speakers from all areas of intercollegiate athletics. The agenda provides the interns with an opportunity to meet senior athletics administrators, enhance their professional skills and learn about current collegiate issues.
The 15th annual NCAA Conference Intern Seminar will also feature speakers such as Murray Sperber, professor of English and American studies, Indiana University, Bloomington; Todd Turner, chair, NCAA Incentives/Disincentives Working Group and former athletics director at Vanderbilt University; Bill McGillis, athletics director, University of Evansville; Katie Hill, senior associate athletics director, Clemson University; Andy Geiger, athletics director, Ohio State University; Floyd Keith, executive director, Black Coaches Association; and John Parry, athletics director, Butler University. Seminar attendees will have the opportunity to participate in workshops on interviewing, public speaking, and ethical and critical decision making. Other topics to be discussed include the NCAA's mission, athletics business challenges, diversity in hiring practices and academic reform.
The 2003-04 intern class is extremely proud of this year's programming, which can provide a wide range of interesting stories surrounding collegiate athletics. Keli Cunningham, compliance assistant for the Big East Conference and one of last year's attendees, states, "The Conference Intern Seminar was excellent! It allowed me the opportunity to meet other aspiring young athletics administrators, as well as receive valuable information from the panel discussions and workshops. The NCAA interns and speakers are to be commended for their contributions to making this seminar one that I would definitely recommend to future interns."
