General | 1/24/2025 12:45:54 PM
The Empire 8 Conference is set to hold its annual Student-Athlete Leadership Summit on Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8, 2025, from Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in Fairport, NY. E8 Executive Director Chuck Mitrano is the keynote speaker for the event.
This year’s Summit is once again focused on bringing together members of the higher education community from around the conference (student-athletes, Administrators, Coaches and Vice-Presidents) in a fun and educational environment away from campus.
Mitrano is in his 24th season as Empire 8 Executive Director in 2024-25. During his time, the conference has distinguished itself among its peer group for its national leadership, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services, highly ethical policies and practices and commitment to act in the best interest of the student-athlete. Mitrano will speak to student-athletes about “Building a Winning Culture" on Friday evening.
On Saturday morning, Melissa Goodwin and Becky Kieffer from St. John Fisher University will discuss the merits of proper self-care in leadership settings.
In addition to the presentations, the student-athletes will also participate in a Minute-to-Win-it challenge, discuss various Student-Athlete Advisory Initiatives and each school will be making their donation of Pop Tabs to the Ronald McDonald House. The group will wrap up with the first Empire 8 Student-Athlete Leadership Pickleball Tournament.
“The E8 Student-Athlete Summit is such a valuable part of our academic and athletic year,” said Joe Venniro, Empire 8 Senior Associate Commissioner. “Chuck is an engaging speaker who will provide valuable insight about instilling the value of sportsmanship how that translates into a winning culture to our student-athlete leaders and administrators, who will be able to take these conversations back to their teams, campuses, and SAAC departments. It is always a special time to be able to bring everyone from all of our member institutions together for an unforgettable two-day event.”
Please visit the link for more information on the pop-tab program:
http://www.ronaldshouse.com/community-fundraisers/pop-tab-program.
Programming for the Summit is made possible through the NCAA Strategic Initiative Grant Tier II funds.
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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