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ow a staple of the Seton Hall student-athlete experience, the Helping Athletes Learn to be Leaders (H.A.L.L.) Program continued to impact Seton Hall student-athletes, and in turn the local community as well. With an emphasis on leadership development, career development, community enrichment, academics and athletics success initiatives, and spiritual development, student-athletes are able to participate in all five components throughout their time at Seton Hall. New to this year’s programming was the creation of the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy. Twenty-six student-athletes were accepted into the academy after an extensive application process. The curriculum included text-based discussions, leadership personality assessments, and a Head Coaches panel where the student-athletes were able to learn first-hand a best-practices approach on leadership. In addition, for the third consecutive
· Media & Social Media Training · Etiquette Training Seminars · Sexual Assault Prevention Training · Mental Health Education Seminars
academic year, student-athletes set records for participation and volunteering in the community. In total, they amassed 3,168 volunteer hours, which averaged out to 13.2 hours per student-athletes. This continues to reinforce the university-led Servant Leadership core principle. In addition to record growth in community outreach participation from student-athletes, they also went through significant training throughout the year that focused on career development and overall student-athlete welfare, as well as leadership training. These events included, but we not limited to, the following educational seminars and training events: · Creation of the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy · The Student-Athlete Leadership Forum · Student-Athlete Mentoring Program · Resume Workshops · Interview Seminars · LinkedIn and Networking Workshops · Smart Study Habits Seminars
Some of the major organizations and initiatives that the student-athletes partnered with the past year include: · BIG EAST Serves · One Shirt, One Body · Seton Hall’s Hunger & Homelessness Week · Seton Hall Campus Ministry & Varsity Catholic · America’s Grow-A-Row · Reading with the Pirates · Essex County Public Schools · Orange District Public Schools · Pen Pal Program with St. Francis Xavier in Newark, NJ · It’s On Us National campaign to stop sexual violence · South Mountain YMCA · New York YMCA After School Programs · St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, NJ · Newark Beth Israel Hospital · Fuel Up to Play 60 – American Dairy Association
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