Core Values
DISCOVER - 1st year student-athletes will focus on self-discovery. Starting with Wreck ‘Em Prep (new student-athlete orientation), student-athletes will be challenged to get to know themselves and those around them through career and personality assessments, values identification, community building and service, and an introduction to self-leadership. Student-athletes will be pushed to start with what’s within in order to become a better member of their teams and society.PREPARE - 2nd year student-athletes will move from self-discovery to self-actualization. During year two student-athletes will begin to create their resume, commit to leadership programming and development, start the job shadow process, participate in community outreach and start completing the Fearless Champions checklist. The Fearless Champions checklist provides year specific "tasks" for student-athletes to complete within Student-Athlete Development in order to become Fearless Champions.
IMPLEMENT - 3rd year student-athletes will use what they learned about themselves, teammates, and life and apply it to the “real world.” Student-athletes should find themselves taking leadership roles in their communities and their teams, start the internship process, continue to build their resume, and complete their Fearless Champions checklist.
EMPOWER - 4th and 5th year student-athletes will focus on their legacy and their transition from being a student-athlete to finding their industry of interest. At this point, student-athletes should know who they are, where they want to go, how to get there, and have the tools and resources to be ready for their next challenges. Student-athletes should be meeting with Student-Athlete Development staff and career mentors, find a club or group that they are passionate about, fulfill all aspects of the Fearless Champions checklist, be leaders in their communities and teams, mentor other student-athletes, complete their Fearless Champions portfolio and build onto to the legacy of the Fearless Champions that have come before them. The Fearless Champions Portfolio is the physical manifest of an individuals holistic development.