UA Fraternity Hosting Campus Awareness Event for Wheelchair Athletics
April 15, 2010 - Filed under: Events, Students | Tagged: Wheelchair Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at The University of Alabama is hosting “Push Alabama-Campaign for Awareness” Friday, April 16, on the Quad from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to raise awareness on campus about wheelchair athletics.
Athletes from UA’s Wheelchair Athletics program and the 2010 national champion UA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will be at the event along with Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members.
The wheelchair basketball teams will show wheelchairs and athletic training chairs that they use for conditioning, basketball, tennis, track and field, and kayaking.
UA student Phillip Dean, a member of Pi Kappa Phi, says they hope to bring together different groups of students on campus. “We are going to have a hands-on experience. Individuals who want to participate and gain a new perspective can try sitting in wheelchairs. We will also be able to converse one-on-one with each other,” he said.
Pi Kappa Phi plans to donate a wheelchair-friendly exercise machine, NuStep, to the Student Recreation Center and the UA Wheelchair Athletics program, Dean adds.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Cara Cramer or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/3488325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Phillip Dean, Pi Kappa Phi, 678/468-2762, pcdean@crimson.ua.edu