North Carolina State University Athletics
NCAA President Brand to Speak at NC State
10/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Pack Athletics
Editor's note: This event is mandatory for all NC State student-athletes.
BY DAVE POND
NCSU.edu Web Communication
Dr. Myles Brand, an innovative leader with an extensive background in both academia and college athletics, will be in Raleigh on Monday, Oct. 13, to take part in NC State's highly-regarded Millennium Seminar Series. His presentation will begin at 6 p.m. at Stewart Theatre, is free and open to NC State students, faculty and staff, as well as the general public.
Brand has served as the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for five years, and is a past president at the University of Indiana and the University of Oregon, giving him a unique perspective on the difficulties faced in balancing the on-field and classroom interests of NCAA student-athletes.
"[Brand] is a person who truly cares about the 'student' part of student-athlete," NC State athletics director Lee Fowler said. "He is very pro-student and pro-education.
"To have been a president of two major universities, you know he understands the campus life as well," Fowler said. "Prior to Dr. Brand's arrival, the past presidents of the NCAA were mostly athletic directors, but he has brought a breadth and a knowledge that we've never had to the NCAA."
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