Registration Link | 2019 Symposium Booklet
INFORMATION
Date: May 20, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Montana State University (Gianforte Auditorium)
Registration: Open
The Big Sky Health and Wellness Symposium is the only conference of its kind in the country and has a goal of profiling the student-athlete of the 21
st century to give institutions more tools to manage student-athlete health and wellness on campus. The Symposium is run in conjunction with the Big Sky Spring Meetings. Attendees to the symposium include member Presidents, AD's, SWA's, FAR's, student-athletes, coaches, mental health professionals, high school coaches, doctors and the general public.
The Health and Wellness Symposium is in its fifth year of existence and the Big Sky continually looks for dynamic and innovative presenters to share their expertise in improving the lives of all studnet-athletes.
In its inaugural year, the Symposium was a two-day event in Grand Forks, N.D., with expert speakers presenting on the following topics:
~ The Challenge of Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Student-Athletes: Current Status and Future Directions
~ Components of an Effective Program to Address Sexual Assault Involving Student-Athletes
~ Difficult Conversations: A Look At Anxiety, Depression, Suicide and Ways of Engaging and Supporting Your Struggling Athlete
~ Stress Management and the Student-Athlete
~ Coaching and Mentoring Through Alcohol and Drug Issues
~ It Takes a Village: Diagnosing and Treating Concussions
~ The Mindful Athlete
For more information, please contact
Jaynee Nadolski at 801-392-1978 ext. 15