ANNVILLE, Pa. (Conference News) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) is proud to announce part two of the #MACunited series, Normalize the Conversation Surrounding Mental Health. The objectives of part two of #MACunited are both to help student-athletes, coaches, and administrators help break the stigma surrounding mental health and provide resources for mental health during the pandemic.
The MAC will host Ivy Watts whose personal story of struggle as a student-athlete shed light on metnal wellness and reducing the stigma surrounding mental health. Watts will also focus on how to deal with uncertainty, staying motivated during COVID-19, being patient with yourself during tough times, and ultimately knowing that it is okay not be okay. Watts will also share self-care techniques, online resources, and the power of positivity.
Ivy Watts will speak on Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Contact your athletic department for registration information.
In continuing to discuss mental health openly, the MAC hopes to build upon the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee #BreakTheStigma campaign that was announced at the 2020 NCAA Convention last January. This campaign provides a platform for student-athletes, coaches, and administrators to start the discussion and to speak out on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health.
For the most up to date information on speakers, registration, and other important resources for the #MACunited campaign, visit www.gomacsports.com or follow @gomacsports on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Information on the #MACunited series.
ABOUT THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Located in Annville, Pa., the Middle Atlantic Conference is an NCAA Division III conference comprised of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (MAC Commonwealth) and Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom).
Its 18 member institutions, located across three states, are: Albright College (Reading, Pa.), Alvernia University (Reading, Pa.), Arcadia University (Glenside, Pa.), Delaware Valley University (Doylestown, Pa.), DeSales University (Center Valley, Pa.), Eastern University (St. Davids, Pa.), Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (Madison, N.J.), Hood College (Frederick, Md.), King's College (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Lebanon Valley College (Annville, Pa.), Lycoming College (Williamsport, Pa.), Messiah University (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Misericordia University (Dallas, Pa.), Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, N.J.), Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Md.), Widener University (Chester, Pa.) and Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), and York College of Pennsylvania (York, Pa.).
The MAC currently sponsors 27 intercollegiate sports that compete in the NCAA Division III. More than 7,000 student-athletes participate in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track & field, softball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's volleyball and wrestling.