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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference hosted its ninth annual “Taking MACtion” Summit on Jan. 22, 2024 at the Aloft Hotel in downtown Cleveland. This year’s Summit focused on “Creating Positive Culture” and highlighted three topical issues focusing on Individual Development, Inclusion, and Mental Health.
The Summit featured over 230 individuals, including student-athletes, across all 12 MAC institutions and produced speakers that included Human2Human Founder/CEO Anya Covington, Athlete Ally Director of Research Dr. Anna Baeth, NCAA Sport Science Institute Director of Policy, Education, and Strategic Engagement Anne Rohlman, and NCAA Sport Science Institute Director of Health Promotion Carey Wheelhouse. Each session incorporated a topic driven presentation, followed by breakout sessions that promoted discussion to stimulate different ideas and solutions to the topics raised from the directed questions.
"Opportunity for growth".
MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher began the summit with opening remarks on Monday morning.
Session I speakers, Anne Rohlman and Carey Wheelhouse, with the NCAA's Sport Science Institute, on how important student athlete engagement and identity is to a positive culture.
Dr. Anna Baeth, the Director of Research at Athlete Ally, takes the group through the second speaker session of the day.
“Whatever your role is, you have to show up as yourself.” Dr. Anna Baeth’s message for today and every day.
Anya Covington of Human2Human wrapped up the Taking #MACtion Summit guest speakers with a rouble table of mix disciplines from the same institutions.
Builders build the buildings!
“Everybody is human. Everybody needs empathy.”
COSA Vice President, NCAA SAAC Rep and Ohio football student-athlete Keegan Wilburn on today’s summit takeaways.
Kennedy Lovell of Toledo women's swimming and diving touches on learning throughout the summit to create a positive culture.
COSA members Emma Potter and Tianna Mccormick touch base on how important it is to come together as a conference and create unity among MAC athletic departments.
MAC COSA and DEI Intern groups pose for a photo after the ninth annual “Taking MACtion” Summit!
Buffalo's head volleyball coach Scott Smith speaks on bouncing ideas off each other throughout the day.
Being your authentic self, geninue conversations and building relationships were the biggest takeaways for Bowling Green Deputy AD-SWA, Stacy Kosciak.
That's a wrap from the ninth annual “Taking MACtion” Summit!
