TicketsCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati junior swimmer Drew Hawthorne has been selected to participate in the American Athletic Conference's annual Academic Symposium, held Thursday-Saturday inside Tulane's Yulman Stadium and Glazer Family Club.
Hawthorne, who began his career at Iowa, joins three other athletes for a 9 a.m. CT panel Saturday to discuss the impact of the transfer portal. The symposium, presented by the American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium, will bring together scholars and students engaged in research related to student-athlete well-being. Faculty, students and staff from The American's member institutions will participate and share information to foster the development of scholarly collaboration among the membership.
"I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to represent Cincinnati at this year's AAC Academic Symposium," Hawthorne said. "I'm looking forward to learning more about and connecting with both the student-athletes and faculty athletic representatives from universities across the AAC, so that I can return to Cincinnati more knowledgeable and ehance the student-athlete experience for all Bearcats."
The 2023 symposium begins an evening reception, while the formal program begins Friday, April 14, with presentations of grant-funded research and topical discussions. This year's agenda includes a broad range of topics, including empowerment of student-athletes, name-image-likeness initiatives, mental health, and the impact of the transfer portal.
Hawthorne, a native of Gilbert, Iowa, this year posted career-best 50 (19.82) and 100-yard (43.55) freestyle times at the AAC Championships, with each ranking second in school history. He is majoring in biological sciences.
The American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium was founded in 2016 as a presidential initiative by the conference's member institutions to promote academic excellence and to develop opportunities for collaboration and professional development for faculty, administrators, and students. The core focus of the consortium is the establishment of research and formulation of programming relative to student well-being, with particular emphasis on the issues surrounding college athletics. The consortium aims at fostering partnerships among member institutions and developing initiatives that advance the academic mission at each institution.
Hawthorne, who began his career at Iowa, joins three other athletes for a 9 a.m. CT panel Saturday to discuss the impact of the transfer portal. The symposium, presented by the American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium, will bring together scholars and students engaged in research related to student-athlete well-being. Faculty, students and staff from The American's member institutions will participate and share information to foster the development of scholarly collaboration among the membership.
"I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to represent Cincinnati at this year's AAC Academic Symposium," Hawthorne said. "I'm looking forward to learning more about and connecting with both the student-athletes and faculty athletic representatives from universities across the AAC, so that I can return to Cincinnati more knowledgeable and ehance the student-athlete experience for all Bearcats."
The 2023 symposium begins an evening reception, while the formal program begins Friday, April 14, with presentations of grant-funded research and topical discussions. This year's agenda includes a broad range of topics, including empowerment of student-athletes, name-image-likeness initiatives, mental health, and the impact of the transfer portal.
Hawthorne, a native of Gilbert, Iowa, this year posted career-best 50 (19.82) and 100-yard (43.55) freestyle times at the AAC Championships, with each ranking second in school history. He is majoring in biological sciences.
The American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium was founded in 2016 as a presidential initiative by the conference's member institutions to promote academic excellence and to develop opportunities for collaboration and professional development for faculty, administrators, and students. The core focus of the consortium is the establishment of research and formulation of programming relative to student well-being, with particular emphasis on the issues surrounding college athletics. The consortium aims at fostering partnerships among member institutions and developing initiatives that advance the academic mission at each institution.