It takes commitment, sacrifice and perseverance. Ultimately, it results in a sense of accomplishment, and perhaps, the knowledge that something is infinitely better because of those efforts. Four student-athletes, all members of the gray color team and none from the same school, brought ideas for change to the conference with hopes of receiving the knowledge and tools to make those ideas reality. They agreed to talk about their projects and share the ways in which the projects took shape. At a Division III campus where the overriding emphasis is success in academics first, creating enthusiasm among the student body for school athletics events might seem daunting, if not impossible.
People tend to be very focused on what they're doing in order to achieve good grades.
Attending a school athletics event doesn't benefit them in achieving that. Bagay cited interactions with other student-athletes and administrators as the breeding ground for ideas that could help her. She also said her project is expanding. Bagay said she plans to look toward community outreach as a way to incorporate all of her initiatives. Not only would doing community service increase publicity for my school and raise awareness among the students, but it would give the student-athletes a way to be fulfilled.