Three-sport student-athlete Jen Bower will represent Frostburg State University at the NCAA Career in Sports Forum that will be held in Indianapolis from June 8-11. Bower is one of nearly 300 student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III that were invited by the NCAA to attend the forum.

The Career in Sports Forum will provide education on career development and potential career opportunities, while focusing on assisting student-athletes with making a successful transition from competition to their future professions in intercollegiate athletics.

Bower, who will be a senior in the fall of 2013, competes for the Bobcat cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field programs. She serves as the Vice President for Communications for FSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

The Career in Sports Forum brings career leaders together to discuss their professional career paths and to enlighten student-athletes on career choices and future decisions they'll need to consider. Some of the session topics include discussion on skills sets needed to perform at the highest level; nontraditional careers in athletics; best practices in athletics administration; personal and professional branding; resources for applying to graduate school; and human resource hiring processes.  

The student-athletes who were selected for the Career in Sports Forum were chosen by a committee made up of administrators from member institutions, conference offices and affiliate member organizations. Also included are the 2013-14 Ethnic Minority & Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship recipients.

Bower will not only represent FSU at the NCAA forum, but is the only student-athlete selected from the Capital Athletic Conference.