ORLANDO, FLA – Representatives from the American Athletic Conference and its 13 member institutions gathered for the second annual American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium Symposium on April 6-7 on the campus of the University of Central Florida. Leaders from athletics and academia attended the two-day event. UCF Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Dr. Manoj Chopra, chair of the Conference’s FAR Committee, served as the event’s facilitator.
The symposium once again focused on a holistic approach to the health and well-being of student-athletes and a significant increase in student-athlete participation on panels highlighted this year’s event.
“Our Conference is committed to being at the forefront of student-athlete health and well-being,” American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco said.