Athlete Board

The University Athletics Board (UAB) is a student group made up of student athletes that also represents the student athletes at the historic University of Alberta in Edmonton. The board has three goals that focus on enriching the varsity experience during the school year. These include enhancing the athlete experience, advocating and representing student athletes within the athletics department, and expanding the role of athletes beyond the confines of the university. The UAB is composed of one athlete representative from each varsity team and executive members who provide direction for the board. Their mission is to improve the depth of the varsity experience, give back to the community, and represent athletes to the campus population at large. Simply put, their motto is “Athletes Supporting Athletes”.

Striving for excellence at the University of Alberta is always a challenging task, yet the reward outweighs the effort, especially when it comes to developing a stronger, more connected, and philanthropic body of student athletes.

The charitable focus of the UAB is to give student athletes opportunities to give back to the community despite an already intricate schedule balancing academics and athletics. Some of the events include: Stollery Children’s Hospital visits, Edmonton food bank drives, charitable puck toss events; and Read-In Weeks at various schools throughout Edmonton.  Among the organizations the UAB works with are Kidsport, an organization that gives all children an opportunity to participate in organized sport, as well as the Tobacco Free Kids program, which will see varsity athletes visit elementary and junior high schools to give a presentation on living a tobacco-free lifestyle.

2011/12 Events:

UAB Christmas Party December 9th at The Old Strathcona Rack
UAB Moksha Yoga Night December 11th at Moksha Yoga Edmonton South
Puck Toss (Jan 20th) for KidSport
Panda-Bear Fest (Feb 4th)
Pandas Hockey CIS National Championship (Events at night)
Campus Mass Yoga Event (March 21st)
Blood Drive at U of A Blood Donation Clinic(Ongoing through March)
Green and Gold Awards Night (April 5th)

For more information on the activities of the University Athletics Board or to get involved, please e-mail uaboard@ualberta.ca.

UAB Executive Council 2011-2012

Co-President
Name: Caity Buckell
Sport: Pandas Volleyball
Faculty: Physical Education and Recreation (Sport & Leisure Management)
Eligibility year: 5
 
Co-President
Name: Todd Bergen-Henengouwen
Sport: Bears Basketball
Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences
Eligibility Year: 3
 
VP External
Name: Matt McCreary
Sport: Bears Volleyball
Faculty: Arts
Eligibility Year: 3
 
VP External
Name: Jaki Ellis
Sport: Pandas Volleyball
Faculty: Physical Education and Recreation (Kinesiology)
Eligibility Year: 4
 
VP Internal
Name: Goran Miletic
Sport: Bears Track & Field
Faculty: Physical Education and Recreation (Sport & Leisure Management)
Eligibility Year: 3
 
VP Internal
Name: Sasha Sproule
Sport: Pandas Swimming
Faculty: Physical Education and Recreation (Activity & Nutrition)
Eligibility Year: 4
 
VP Finance
Name: Andrea Boras
Sport: Pandas Hockey
Faculty: Arts
Eligibility Year: 5

Bear Hugs
Name: Melanie Reid
Sport: Pandas Field Hockey
Faculty: Physical Education/Education Combined
Eligibility Year: 4
 
Bear Hugs
Name: Courtney Wilkes
Sport: Pandas Track and Field
Faculty: Sciences
Eligibility Year: 3
 
Bear Hugs
Name: Jamie Weikum
Sport: Bears Cross Country/ Track
Faculty: Engineering
Eligibility Year: 4
 
Bear Hugs:
Name: Debby Trang
Sport: Pandas Track and Field
Faculty: Physical Education and Recreation
Eligibility Year: 2