NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and Special Olympics Illinois teamed up for the second time in conference history on Tuesday, April 15 at North Central College.

CCIW student-athletes and Special Olympic athletes participated in bocce ball inside North Central’s Residential/Recreation Center, two years after both groups played bocce ball together at the CCIW SAAC’s 2012 Spring Workshop.

Tuesday’s event was held in conjunction with the conference SAAC’s 2014 spring workshop. Student-athletes listened to a presentation on Conducting an Effective Career Search by Carly Vadnais of the McTigue Financial Group, followed by bocce ball and lunch with Special Olympic athletes.

The short video below features CCIW SAAC and Special Olympics taking part in bocce ball on Tuesday.




The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2012-13 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 15 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans, 30 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, 68 all-Americans and one national championship team.