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9/19/05

SLU GETS NCAA GRANT FOR DIVERSITY EDUCATION

CANTON - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has awarded a Division III Initiative Grant of $10,000 for diversity programming to St. Lawrence University. The grant will assist with funding workshops on diversity issues for first- and second-year student-athletes.

Workshops will be given during the fall 2005 semester by Rodney S. Patterson, director of training and development for Hudson Inclusion Solutions, a diversity education specialist; and David B. Hunt, president and CEO of Critical Measures, a management consulting firm that specializes in diversity-related matters. Both facilitated a previous workshop held at St. Lawrence, and student-athletes who attended encouraged the athletic department to program additional educational events, with a goal of raising awareness about diversity issues and the leadership role that student-athletes have in creating a positive climate for diversity across campus.

"This grant will assist St. Lawrence in our ambitious program to provide training to future team and campus leaders," said Athletic Director Margaret Strait. "We hope it will be a major step toward building greater awareness of diversity issues and promoting tolerance of difference within our community, and we are grateful to the NCAA for their support."

The program is under the direction of Neil Cifuentes, coordinator of student-athlete support services at St. Lawrence.

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