OTHER INFORMATION
LATE OR EARLY MEALS
Athletics practice or competition occasionally prohibits the student-athlete from attending the dining hall during regular service hours. When a conflict is anticipated, your Head Coach will make special meal arrangements.
STUDENT-ATHLETE ENHANCEMENT/COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CHAMPS/Life Skills
Wake Forest University has an interest in the development of the student-athlete
not only as an athlete, but also as a well-rounded human being. To that
end, Wake Forest adopted the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program in 1995. CHAMPS
(Challenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success) is a program
that was created in 1994 by the Division 1-A Athletic Directors and
the NCAA to prepare student-athletes for the challenges of life beyond
the playing fields. The program is designed to provide student-athletes
with the education, experiences and tools necessary to help them understand
the importance of making a meaningful contribution to their communities.
CHAMPS/Life Skills is a voluntary program that each individual student-athlete
must choose to take advantage of on his or her
own. The program focuses on five areas critical to each student-athlete’s
growth: academics, athletics, personal development, career development,
and service to others. Through seminars/workshops, speakers, videos
and other professionally developed materials and personal interaction
with a caring athletic staff, each student-athlete has the opportunity
to secure skills necessary to succeed on and off the playing field.
The ACT (Athletes Care Team) is the service component of the CHAMPS/Life
Skills program and was founded by former Deacon
basketball All-American, Charlie Davis, in 1991. Now in its 13th year,
it offers student-athletes volunteer opportunities throughout the Winston-Salem
and Forsyth County community. Over the past ten years, student-athletes
have volunteered over 27,000 hours and touched the lives of more than
30,000 people through their participation in the ACT. Santa’s Helpers, Eat with the
Deacs, the Special Olympics, a Speaker’s Bureau, and various tutoring
and mentoring programs through the local school system and Division
of Parks and Recreation are a few of the programs available to Wake
Forest student-athletes through the Athletes Care Team. In 1996, ACT
received the Award of Excellence for Community Relations from Athletic
Management Magazine. This award is given to the outstanding “outreach” program
on the college level in the country.
CHAMPS/Life Skills provides assistance in career exploration, resume
writing and career counseling by providing appropriate programs and
speakers. Additionally, by working with the University Career Services
Office, this program seeks to provide maximum access for the student-athlete
to career information and campus wide activities.
A Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), made up of two members
of each athletic team, works with the CHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator
to oversee the program and make sure the program is meeting the needs
of Wake Forest University student-athletes. A Student-Athlete Mentoring
Program (SAMS) and Freshmen Mentoring Program were put in place in the
spring of 2003.
If you are interested in participating in the CHAMPS/Life Skills program
or have questions, please contact Julie Griffin,
CHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator, at 758-4609 or
griffijd@wfu.edu
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