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USAFA hosts NACDA symposium: Collegiate athletic directors discuss stance against sexual assault

By Ray Bowden, U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs / Published April 20, 2017

Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, gives the opening remarks at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, hosted by the Academy’s Athletic Department, April 10, 2017, in Polaris Hall. During the two-day symposium, athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)
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Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, gives the opening remarks at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, hosted by the Academy’s Athletic Department, April 10, 2017, in Polaris Hall. During the two-day symposium, athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)

Jim Knowlton, the athletic director at the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks from the stage of Polaris Hall, April 10, 2017, during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, hosted by the Academy’s Athletic Department. During the two-day symposium, athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)
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Jim Knowlton, the athletic director at the U.S. Air Force Academy, speaks from the stage of Polaris Hall, April 10, 2017, during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, hosted by the Academy’s Athletic Department. During the two-day symposium, athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo)

Kimberly Dickman, the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response analyst, gives the keynote address at the the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, April 10, 2017. The two-day symposium was hosted by the Athletic Department at the Academy. Athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmine Reif)
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Kimberly Dickman, the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response analyst, gives the keynote address at the the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, April 10, 2017. The two-day symposium was hosted by the Athletic Department at the Academy. Athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmine Reif)

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Athletic directors from several U.S. colleges met here April 10-11 to discuss a shared priority: reducing sexual assault and learning innovative ways to teach leadership and develop character among their athletes.

The group included about 100 athletic directors from the Air Force Academy, and the Power Five conferences, including the PAC-12, ACC and Big 12, and Ivy League and District 2 and 3 National Collegiate Athletic Association schools.

They attended forums in Polaris Hall and discussed their stance against sexual assault at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletes Spring Symposium, hosted by the Academy’s Athletic Department.

Kimberly Dickman, the Academy’s Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response analyst, was the keynote speaker.

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