Last evening, NSU held its first-ever "New Student Convocation" for freshmen and transfer students. This concept was developed by NSU's Division of Student Affairs and based on its debut last evening, will become a staple on the academic calendar for years to come. In summary, the event was highly successful and set a great tone for the start of classes today.
From the perspective of NSU Athletics, it was especially noteworthy that one of the two keynote speakers at the convocation was NSU softball player Cary Bruno (the other being Professor of Business and avid NSU sports fan Dr. John Williams). Since being named the recipient of the Southland Conference's 2007-08 Female Steve McCarty Citizenship Award in May, Cary has become well known across campus. That's a good thing. The McCarty award is based on campus and community activism, as well as athletic and academic achievement. Over 1,200 female students who competed in the SLC this past year were eligible for the award so it says much about Cary that she was chosen to receive this honor.
Readers of this blog are most likely season ticket holders, donors, sponsors, and, in general, big NSU sports fans. With that said, I want you to know how well Cary represented the NSU athletic program last evening. To stand up in front of a crowd of 700-800 people and talk is not easy (that's her at the podium in the photo above). I had to introduce Cary and admit to having butteflies. Yet, the message she gave to those students - that being involved in campus and community activities, while taking time, is positive for many, many reasons - was "spot on" and was delivered with both sincerity and passion. With President Randy Webb, members of his cabinet, deans and department heads, other faculty and staff - not to mention the NSU Class of 2012 - in attendance, it made me swell with pride to have one of our student-athletes represent the Athletic Department so well.
Way to go, Cary!
Greg Burke, Athletic Director
From the perspective of NSU Athletics, it was especially noteworthy that one of the two keynote speakers at the convocation was NSU softball player Cary Bruno (the other being Professor of Business and avid NSU sports fan Dr. John Williams). Since being named the recipient of the Southland Conference's 2007-08 Female Steve McCarty Citizenship Award in May, Cary has become well known across campus. That's a good thing. The McCarty award is based on campus and community activism, as well as athletic and academic achievement. Over 1,200 female students who competed in the SLC this past year were eligible for the award so it says much about Cary that she was chosen to receive this honor.
Readers of this blog are most likely season ticket holders, donors, sponsors, and, in general, big NSU sports fans. With that said, I want you to know how well Cary represented the NSU athletic program last evening. To stand up in front of a crowd of 700-800 people and talk is not easy (that's her at the podium in the photo above). I had to introduce Cary and admit to having butteflies. Yet, the message she gave to those students - that being involved in campus and community activities, while taking time, is positive for many, many reasons - was "spot on" and was delivered with both sincerity and passion. With President Randy Webb, members of his cabinet, deans and department heads, other faculty and staff - not to mention the NSU Class of 2012 - in attendance, it made me swell with pride to have one of our student-athletes represent the Athletic Department so well.
Way to go, Cary!
Greg Burke, Athletic Director
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