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ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) – Ben Rodriguez, UCF Director of Student-Athlete Welfare & Development, has been selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Leadership Institute.
 
Rodriguez is one of 20 minority and female administrators from around the country at the gathering that is currently taking place in Tampa. The program offers an opportunity to gain insight into every facet of an athletics department, preparing them to become well-rounded leaders who are equipped with the tools an effective athletics administrator needs.
 
As a member of the UCF senior staff, Rodriguez manages and oversees the holistic development of all UCF student-athletes based on four pillars: Personal Development, Career/Professional Development, Leadership Development, and Community Outreach.

Rodriguez, who has been with the Knights since 2013, is the lead facilitator for the UCF Student-Athlete Leadership Institute, creating leadership development programming aimed at growing student-athlete leaders into positive influencers in and out of the locker room.

He has also participated in two international service trips as part of the Knights Without Borders initiative. In August 2014, he participated in a trip to Dublin, Ireland with four administrators and 10 student-athletes. In August 2016, he organized and oversaw a trip to Tucuesito, Panama that included six administrators and 24 student-athletes.

Rodriguez also serves on several UCF committees including the Student-Athlete Welfare Committee, Scholarship and Awards Committee, University Athletics Compliance Committee, Title IX Outreach Committee, and the University Anti-Hazing Committee.

In addition, Rodriguez participated in the NCAA Effective Facilitation Workshop and was a facilitator in the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in 2016.

An alumnus of the UCF DeVos Sport Business Management graduate program, Rodriguez earned an MBA and MS in Sport Business Management. During his time with the DeVos program, he co-authored and contributed to several national studies for the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, including the 2012 Major League Baseball Racial and Gender Report Card and the 2011 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card.