The Blog of the NCAA» Marta Lawrence http://www.ncaa.org/blog Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:34:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Oregon State Athletes Build Homes in Ethiopia http://www.ncaa.org/blog/2012/06/oregon-state-athletes-build-homes-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ncaa.org/blog/2012/06/oregon-state-athletes-build-homes-in-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:51:27 +0000 Marta Lawrence http://www.ncaa.org/blog/?p=1673 This weekend a group of student-athletes from Oregon State will travel to Ethiopia to build homes for two families. Their trip is the fourth of its kind for the Beavers who have dubbed the experience “Beavers Without Borders.”

Stephanie McGregor, a fifth-year gymnast, will document her experiences through this blog.

Check out this video to preview the trip.
 

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]]> http://www.ncaa.org/blog/2012/06/oregon-state-athletes-build-homes-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 Dalton and Misner will represent the United States at FISU forum http://www.ncaa.org/blog/2012/03/fisu_dalton_misner/ http://www.ncaa.org/blog/2012/03/fisu_dalton_misner/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:12:21 +0000 Marta Lawrence http://www.ncaa.org/blog/?p=1486 The International University Sports Federation Forum (FISU) is a conference held every two years at different locations around the world. The 2012 conference is in Chinese Taipei from March 26-31.

Former Division II Pittsburgh-Johnstown women’s basketball student-athlete Andrea Dalton and Division III junior Loras College baseball student-athlete Travis Misner will represent the United States at this year’s forum. The pair, who were selected based on academic excellence, leadership qualities and community service as well as athletics involvement, will meet with other athletes from around the globe to discuss this year’s theme “University Sport: a Platform for Sustainable Development.”

Neither Misner nor Dalton have traveled internationally and had to apply for their first passports in advance of the trip. They areoth a bit nervous about the language barrier, but say it will be part of the experience.

Dalton and Misner will post daily blogs on NCAA.org, detailing their journey and sharing their experiences.

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Marta Lawrence is the associate director of digital communications at the NCAA.

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