The Mission of the UAB Life Skills Program is to monitor, guide and encourage student-athletes to fulfill their long-term academic, athletic, personal and career goals. The Life Skills Program focuses on five primary program elements: academic support, personal growth and development, career enhancement, athletic achievement, and community service.

In the process of achieving this mission, the Life Skills Program will do the following:

• Support efforts of every student-athlete toward intellectual development and graduation
• Use athletics as preparation for success in life
• Meet the changing needs of student-athletes
• Promote respect for diversity among student-athletes
• Enhance interpersonal relationships in the lives of student-athletes
• Assist student-athletes in building positive self-esteem
• Enable student-athletes to make meaningful contributions to their communities
• Promote ownership by the student-athletes of their academic, athletic, personal and social responsibilities
• Enhance partnerships between the NCAA, member institutions and their communities for the purpose of education
• Encourage the development of leadership skills

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