Clemson, S.C. - POWER, a one-of-a-kind leadership program for female Clemson student-athletes, went to Chicago, Illinois on June for its first leadership summit. Eleven talented female student-athletes from six different sports flew in to gain experience in identity, professional presence, self-leadership and community from well-respected women in the Chicago area. Director of Student-Athlete Development, Tori Nieman, and Athletic Leadership Graduate Program Lecturer, Dr. Janna Magette Butler, created an array of opportunities for the student-athletes, both fun and transformative, that made the trip so memorable. After arriving in Chicago, the group headed to Nordstrom to meet with multiple stylists to help the student-athletes learn to create a business professional look that could be worn in interviews after graduating. With a set budget and the ability to build an outfit they felt comfortable and confident in, all eleven women felt better prepared for the future and energized
CLEMSON, S.C. - Director of Athletics Graham Neff and Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator Stephanie Ellison-Johnson announced the formation of the POWER: Women’s Leadership Academy. POWER is a one-of-a-kind program for Clemson female student-athletes and believed to be one of few in the nation focusing in this area. “We are very excited to launch our first women’s leadership academy that will provide an amazing opportunity for our young women, particularly this first cohort who have been instrumental in guiding our department in meeting the needs to empower and enhance leadership growth opportunities for women,” said Johnson. “This leadership academy would not have been possible without the generosity of our past and present Director of Athletics who has graciously provided funding to launch the program.” The women’s leadership academy is a three-pronged women’s leadership program with curriculum developed by Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development Tor