2007-2008 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship Press Book

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Champions of Character *~*-*"~- ATHLETICS CHARACTER ACADEMICS The NAIA exists to advance character-driven intercollegiate athletics. The long held mission of the NAIA is to promote the education and development of well-rounded students and productive citize~s through intercollegiate athletics. - The NAIA has 45,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. - The NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports and offers championship opportunities at the conference and national level. - The NAIA focuses on character development of student-athletes with the Champions of Character program. - By following the five tenets of responsibility, respect, integrity, se,vant leadership, and sportsmanship, NAIA student-athletes will understand character values inside and outside of the sports setting. - The NAIA emphasizes the importance of academics while participating in athletics. - The NAIA offers the Daktronics Scholar-Athlete program recognizing junior and senior student-athletes with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) -------- www.naia.org --------- :"1