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NCAA Division II Community Engagement

Division II is committed to developing students and communities by actively engaging in shared experiences.Our community engagement objective is bringing community to campus to experience Division II collegiate events.
 Through community engagement, student athletes can direct the energy and spirit of winning to positively change society. 

There is a distinction between Community Service and Community Engagement. To learn more click here.

As we engage our communities, it is our hope that we provide an enjoyable experience as a result of the positive game environments that are being created for Division II events.  To learn more about this initiative, click on the “Visit NCAA Division II Game Environment” navigation bar in the upper right corner of this page.



Resources
Start Your Community Engagement Initiative

Dr. Rich Luker— Author, Researcher and Consultant – The Luker Company—offers valuable insights on starting a community engagement program at your school.

Learn how to form your team and get started, and listen to Rich talk about Community Engagement >>

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Feature Idea
"SAAC Race" Keeping Children Healthy in the Franklin County Area - Kentucky State University
KSU.JPGThe Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Kentucky State University (KSU) hosted its 1st annual “SAAC Race” on Saturday, May 2, 2009. The “SAAC Race” was a community engagement event that targeted local elementary students to come on to campus and interact with the student-athletes in an afternoon filled with kid-friendly activities and healthy snacks. Activities included putt-putt, a mini football combine, corn hole toss, tug-a-war, jump rope, dizzy bat, a basketball obstacle course, three legged race, and an actually sack race!!!! Not only was this event filled with lots of fun...
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Feature Story
Youth Appreciation Weekend

semeraro.jpgIn conjunction with the 2009 PBC Baseball Championship, the PBC invited area youth baseball players across the region to come out and enjoy a collegiate baseball experience. Children 12-under who came out, received one free child admission with a paying adult if they were dressed in his/her teams youth baseball uniform and accompanied by one paying adult. The event provided an added feature to the championship enticing youth baseball players and local recreation departments to come out and enjoy a day on the diamond.

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Rich talks about the differences between Community Engagement and Community Service
On the Road with Rich Luker!
Rich is checking out the great ideas that schools across the country are using to enrich their community engagement programs.
Rich talks about the differences between Community Engagement and Community Service >>

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