Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 11 No. 6 | June 2019

42 Inside Hokie Sports Members of the women’s tennis team visited with the patients and families at Carilion Children’s Hospital as part of its community outreach efforts. CAREER Development Recruiting Career Jumpstart is open exclusively to junior and senior Hokie student-athletes and provides them with opportunities to enhance their career development skills through an Industry Info Session and Networking Reception. student-athletes attended the first ever ACC Service Trip to Wilmington, NC to aide in hurricane relief PERSONAL Development p LEADERSHIP Development Associate Director of Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning Allison Randall spoke to nearly 100 Hokie student-athletes at Leadership Culture this past fall. 4,200 of community outreach completed by Virginia Tech student-athletes during the 2018-19 academic year The number of PB&J (personal branding and job success) workshops facilitated with teams during the 2018-19 year 15 2 HOURS Average attendance of student-athletes at Leadership Culture speaker series events in the 2018-19 academic year. Number of student-athletes participating in the first ever domestic leadership retreat in Colorado Springs in August 2019 to visit the U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Olympic Training Center. 10 $ 3,086 Amount raised by Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for its annual Hokie Holiday Adopt-A-Family project to purchase gifts for two local families in need during the holiday season. NUMBERS BY THE 2018-19 Number of prospective student-athletes the staff met with during recruiting visits. 310 The number of teams involved in recruiting efforts with Student-Athlete Development. 8 of teams participated in a Career Game Plan event, which are targeted career development programs to help facilitate a student-athlete's transition to his/her professional aspiration student-athletes (mentees) were matched with professional mentors in the HOKIE L.E.A.D. Mentorship Program ever career trek —Charlotte Sports Industry Career Trek—allows student-athletes to travel to various cities to explore potential careers, network with professionals and gain insights into what employers are seeking in potential candidates 1 s t