Rochester, Mich. (Oct. 3, 2003) ???C Susanne Consiglio will be speaking on the topic of sports nutrition to Oakland University student-athletes on Sunday, October 5. Her program, entitled ???Sports Nutrition ???C Your Competitive Edge??? will be presented at both 6 and 7:15 p.m. in 201 Dodge Hall on the OU campus. The event is part of Oakland???s PAWS (Providing Athletes With lifeSkills) program and is sponsored by the NCAA Speakers Grant Program. Consiglio has 22 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian and has managed a private practice for the last 15 years. Her company, Nutrition Balance, has been highly successful in Chicago and now in the metropolitan Detroit area. At the corporate level, Consiglio provides numerous programs to DaimlerChrysler Corporation StayWell sites. On the sports end, during the summer of 1997, Consiglio provided a two-part sports nutrition lecture including a grocery store/nutrition tour to prospective players for the Detroit Red Wings Hockey team under the direction of Red Wings trainer John Wharton. Susanne???s previous Chicago experience includes working with the Chicago Cubs' major and minor league players, and Chicago Bears players during the 1990???s, to incorporate a nutrition program into their training efforts.