Personal Development

Student-Athlete Welfare & Development Links

Positive Transition Seminars
PTS is designed to address the unique transition from a student-athlete to life after collegiate athletics. It includes a combination of lectures, group discussions, guest speakers and activities. Students will learn about real world decisions, career opportunities and trends, and most importantly, themselves. Students that attend six of seven workshops, receive assistance with the purchase of professional attire for interviews and business functions.
Guest Speakers
Each year student-athletes hear from a guest speaker in both the fall and spring semesters. The speakers discuss and/or address the different challenges that student-athletes face on a daily basis.
Pages to Knights Program
The Pages to Knights Program is an orientation program designed to assist new student-athletes, both freshman and transfers, in their transition to UCF.
Senior Meetings
Each senior student-athlete must meet with thePRIDE staff to outline their post graduate plans. These meetings serve as a planning session and an opportunity for the student-athletes to begin to think about life after UCF.
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
SAAC is a select group of student-athletes that work as a connection between teams, administration (UCF Athletics, AAC, and NCAA) and the UCF campus community. The committee is comprised of student-athletes from every sport whose job is to serve as the unified voice for all UCF student-athletes. SAAC is responsible for the education of its members on legislative issues, creating and fostering a network of athlete-to-athlete support, staying actively involved in community outreach, and providing leadership, networking and learning opportunities for its members.
Student-Athlete Leadership Institute
"Developing Market Ready Leaders for a Lifetime of Service and Success" S.A.L.I. currently consists of two programs; theSquires program for developing leaders as sophomores and juniors, and the Knightsprogram for established leaders as juniors, seniors, and returning 5th years. Guest speakers and workshops on defining leadership, character, integrity, vocalization, and conflict resolution are provided to members of the institute. The Institute meets throughout the entire school year.