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4/7/03

SLU AWARDED GRANT FUNDING MINORITY AND WOMEN'S INTERNSHIP

CANTON - St. Lawrence University is one of 10 institutions selected 
to receive a two-year National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 
Division III Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant, for 
2003-2005. Some 35 proposals for the award were submitted.
	The $15,000 grant will assist in funding a two-year, 12-month 
internship program in athletic administration at the University; the 
individual selected must be an ethnic minority or a woman.
	A recent two-year study by the NCAA Minority Opportunities 
and Interests Committee on the racial demographics of the NCAA 
membership's athletics personnel indicated that Division III has the 
lowest percentage of ethnic minority and women coaches and administrators 
among the three divisions of the NCAA (there has been a slight 
increase since the baseline of year 1995). The Division III Presidents 
and Management Councils have decided to address this challenge directly. 
	The Division III Initiatives Task Force was established to help the 
division better meet the objectives set forth by the NCAA and Division 
III and to bring the division's strategic plan to life. The Ethnic 
Minority and Women's Internship Grant Program is an important initiative 
that supports Division III's stated mission of supporting ethnic and 
gender diversity for all constituents.
	"I am extremely pleased that St. Lawrence has been named as a 
grant recipient for our proposed position, coordinator of student-athlete 
support services and assistant  coach," stated Director of Athletics 
Margaret Strait. "The athletics department is looking forward to taking 
part in this important initiative that will assist us in planning, 
coordination and the recruitment of ethnic-minority student-athletes."

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