| Presentation Proposal - NACADA Annual Conference |
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Conference Year:
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2025
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Session #:
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(PO)
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Title:
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Empowering NCAA African American Student-Athletes to Optimize Graduate Career Development |
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Lead Presenter:
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Bryan Romsa |
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Date:
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October 28, 2025 Time: 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
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Room:
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Octavius Ballroom, Promenade South |
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Abstract:
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African Americans remain underrepresented in career fields requiring a graduate education. Romsa and colleagues are generating a mixed methods study to build a stronger body of knowledge about initiatives for reducing inequality in graduate education for African American student-athletes so that faculty, academic advising professionals, and athletic departments can more effectively respond to their needs. Participants of their study will include African American student-athletes chosen through purposive sampling who will participate in a workshop to (a) learn about careers requiring graduate degrees and to (b) develop an Individual Development Plan (IDP), a personalized road map that outlines a person's career goals and skills. Using Planned Happenstance Theory as a conceptual framework, this study will provide recommendations for professionals to assist African Americans in optimizing their graduate career development. |
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Handouts
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Note: Handouts (if offered for this session) are accessible via the conference app. |
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