Emily Altier Selected as an NCAA 2016-17 Postgraduate Intern
MAAC Sports
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Former Niagara University swimmer, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) SAAC Chair, and MAAC NCAA Division I SAAC Committee representative, Emily Altier has been selected by the NCAA as a 2016-17 postgraduate intern, announced by the NCAA.
Twenty-nine emerging athletics professionals were selected for the 2016-17 NCAA postgraduate internship class, a 12-month opportunity to work at the national office in Indianapolis.
Based in Indianapolis, the NCAA Postgraduate Internship Program has exposed participants to the inner workings of college sports and higher education from the national perspective for more than 25 years. It is an experience they might eventually bring to careers as full-time athletics administrators on college campuses or athletics conference offices.
A three-time selection to the MAAC All-Academic Team, Altier served as the MAAC SAAC Chair for the past two years and also served on the NCAA SAAC Committee from July 2014, to July 2016.
NCAA postgraduate interns receive comprehensive training, mentor assignments and networking opportunities throughout the experience. Considered temporary full-time employees, interns have daily projects in which they have the opportunity to work on programs and initiatives that positively impact college athletes, and many have opportunities to interact regularly with university officials. Additionally, postgraduate interns plan and execute their own professional development site visits at conference offices, member campuses and affiliate organizations to further their knowledge of college sports and network with industry leaders.
The NCAA offers internships in several departments within the national office: administrative services, championships and alliances, communications, education and community engagement, executive, governance, inclusion, leadership development and regulatory affairs, which includes academic and membership affairs, the NCAA Eligibility Center and enforcement.
2016-17 NCAA postgraduate internship class:
- Emily Altier (administrative services), Niagara University
- Jeff Baker (academic and membership affairs), Cleveland State University
- Jada Buckner (academic and membership affairs), Nova Southeastern University
- Erin Burke (academic and membership affairs), St. Mary’s College of California
- Jason Curry (enforcement), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
- Reed Fogle (governance), Ohio Wesleyan University
- Shalisa Griffin (championship and alliances), Delaware State University
- Maison Haines (academic and membership affairs), Texas Tech University
- Kelsey Harris (championship and alliances), Elon University
- Scott Hays (Eligibility Center), Midwestern State University
- Ashleigh Hazley (inclusion), University of Louisville
- Jackie Hobson (communications), The Ohio State University
- Julian Jones (inclusion), Youngstown State University
- Kelson Lumpkin (enforcement), U.S. Military Academy
- Matt Maginnis (championship and alliances), Boston University
- Faith Morrison (governance), University of Washington
- Katherine Plessy (championship and alliances), Florida State University
- Jessica Ramberg (communications), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Trevor Reeves (governance), Wayne State College (Nebraska)
- J.T. Reinert (enforcement), Texas Christian University
- Niko Roberts (championship and alliances), University of Kansas
- Marissa Robinson (leadership development), Kean University
- Gabrielle Scheder-Bieschin (executive and communications), University of California, Los Angeles
- Adam Schulz (leadership development), University of Utah
- Alexandra Stanley (championship and alliances), Transylvania University
- Kristina Stockburger (communications), Ithaca College
- Andy Supergan (Eligibility Center), St. Ambrose University
- Ali Theodore (academic and membership affairs), Brandeis University
- Beth Thomas (championships and alliances), Wittenberg University