Leadership Development

OUR COMMITMENT: educate, empower and inspire student-athletes to be leaders for life on and off the playing field

The Virginia Tech Athletics Leadership Institute strives to help Hokie student-athletes identify ways they can thrive as students, leaders and competitors. Through the Leadership Institute, student-athletes have opportunities to create strong connections with their peers, learn from other leaders in our Hokie community and share the student-athlete experience as a journey done together.

NEXT LEVEL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

VT Athletics' premiere leadership academy, Next Level is an application-based, three-year progressive program for select student-athletes with high interest and potential in leadearship. Next Level provides a space for students from all sports to come together to elevate themselves and each other as leaders on their teams and in the community.

EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Leadership Institute offers experiential opportunities annually, exposing student-athletes to the widescale influence of sports and leadership within society and culture. Since 2012, the program has trvaeled to the Domincan Republic, Switzerland, Rwanda, Colorado Springs and Washington D.C.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a leadership group representing all sports at Virginia Tech. As the voice of the student-athlete body, SAAC provides insight on the student-athlete experience and policies at the local, conference and national level. SAAC also hosts various events throughout the year, including:

•Hokies for Hokies - supporting fellow athletes at home competitions
•Adopt-A-Family - holiday fundraiser for local youth
•The Gobblers - end-of-year awards show