The Owl Rise student-athlete development program is an all-encompassing program that enhances the collegiate experience of the student-athlete during his/her collegiate career. The student-athlete development program's mission is to provide holistic programming which encourages the student-athletes to further enhance themselves academically, athletically, and emotionally. The program aims to afford each student-athlete the opportunity to discover and develop strengths, values, goals, and vision as an individual, focusing on the well-being of the whole person, not just the student or the athlete.
The student-athlete development program enhances the student-athlete experience in the areas of Personal Development, Community Service Outreach, Career Development, and Diversity programming.