The Baseball Team At Oklahoma Baptist University - 1191 Words

Dear Mr. Davenport, Director of Athletics at Oklahoma Baptist University As you very well know, Oklahoma Baptist University competes in twenty-one varsity sports at the NCAA Division II level. Every year, approximately 500 student-athletes from all around Oklahoma, the United States, and the globe come to Bison Hill to compete on one of those twenty-one teams. As a member of the Bison baseball team, I’ve been very blessed to meet and play with a diverse group of guys. Over the first couple of months that I’ve been at OBU, however, I’ve noticed a barrier that student-athletes place between their team and other students. Generally, most student-athletes solely hang out with their teammates of the sport they play. Now it’s important for teammates to build chemistry with one another, but at the same time it causes a feeling of division among other students. The most effective way to solve this problem is by putting student-athletes in a position to feel unified with the rest of the university through activities that form and streng then relationships, student clubs and organizations, and groups that encourage growth in Christ. Over the course of a school year, student-athletes spend a majority or their time with their teammates. In offseason, they might spend an hour or so with their teammates, plus another hour or two in study hall with them. Whereas during season, they could spend up to a full day or two with their teammates on a road trip. When athletes aren’t on the field,Show MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOrganizational Behavior This page intentionally left blank Organizational Behavior EDITION 15 Stephen P. Robbins —San Diego State University Timothy A. Judge —University of Notre Dame i3iEi35Bj! Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services:Read More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 PagesIntroduction to Statistics and Data Analysis This page intentionally left blank Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis Third Edition Roxy Peck California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Chris Olsen George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, IA Jay Devore California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Australia †¢ Brazil †¢ Canada †¢ Mexico †¢ Singapore †¢ Spain †¢ United Kingdom †¢ United States Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis, Third Edition Roxy