Student-athelete support center
starts 2nd year with new director
By CYNDI BURK main objective of the center this change in the classes is actual course
collegian Staff Writer year,” Sheffield said. content.
T- IT . A fourth service, provided only for “We’ve focused more on familiariz
nnrt i ca . d fl?! c . Su P‘ fres hmen, is a freshman enrichment ing the athlete with college life, dis
.. . ter j Student-Athletes is program in which the athlete is re- cussing topics such as the location of
*^ enew^ 9 u ’ red to take a study enrichment important help centers, the definition
uon Sheffield to try to help student- class, a health education course and a and importance of higher education
Dotential maximize the,r academic career development course. ' and the importance of time manage
, . - “On top of these requirements, ment,” Meyer said, adding that study
n 1 second year, the center offers each athlete has seven-and-a-half skills are still discussed because stu
tnree major services, which are hours of study hall per week the first dents gave this aspect of the course a
available to all University athletes, semester, and the number of hours in very positive evaluation,
nese include: helping with career the second semester is based on the Bill Murphy (sophomore—busi
evelopment, providing academic grade-point average received in the ness), a member of the men’s track
a vising, and providing access to a fall,” he explained. For instance, a team who took the course last year,
sports psychologist, Sheffield said 3.0 average would exempt the athlete said the enrichment course was not
lhe sports psychologist helps the f ro m study hall. very useful for him because he came
L U tTll’ a as h get aToLTview oflffe Thehealth class fulfills the Univer ‘ vS® g °°i StU ? y
rather than a f ’ sity’s General Education course re- hablts He added ’ however, that the
through a thlettcs, 1 ” said" for heal * a " d /. a full So "had*
University sports psychologist Dave scheduled: durmg the
Yukelson will lift fhe nrnpram tn new athlete s less actlve season, Sheffield .. acaaemic ana career explora
heiohts hrirfHeL 1 " p g 1 said. The other two courses are a half tlon course - under the Erection of
heights, he added. semester each, taken one right after Hatti g- career development
By advising student athletes, Shef- the other, also during the less busv s P ecialist ’ wiU have relatively few
field said he hopes to pull together the season. J changes made in comparison to the
academic as well as athletic needs of T u„ ' hlHu „„„„ seminar, Hattig said.
individuals. This goal is achieved, he first established last vear under the “ We wiU still focus on decision
said, through careful examination of direction of Sandy Mever freshman making ’ goal making and the respon
the individual’s educational back- sibiliHes of being both a student and
g gone several changes to make it an athlete, Hattig said, noting that
“Advising is not just looking at a stronger classes will be smaller so students
jL ke „!!* S S >«*«* *1 the course evalua- Cl “ nCe Se “ d ' s “ v -
S^iTda t |? ,e ki , T ,^^ r mo ' r e oStma"haif™P!dhey 0 S t m a"haif™ P! d hey W ?i 8< "
them, said Sheffield, who served as a class that thp thino „ more of a chance to discuss things
the center’s interim director last f f* n g and see that they are not alone in
year. den |?. ***** to ’ as a ® add their feelings,” Hattig said.
Sheffield said he realizes students said. 1 " eysugges ’ eyer Both the study hall and the career
not narticiDatine in athletics have « . „ . , course had very good responses from
lust as much afa time manaeement ° ne dlfference in this year’s pro- the freshmen who took the classes
hH ma, f gement gram is that the career development last year,
problem as those who do, but because „„„„„ „„ ~ , , . F „
athletes have made a commitment to eSation- Thecareer course finalized in my
facilitate in helnine the llniversitv ex P loratlon and me freshman mind what I wanted to do in the future
“1“ si Sst T, , g , raded S y , s ss/fai ' and , ll a,so 15 g r“ •; kn ™ h “ “
immediate suDDort stead of a lette r grade. Meyer said write a resume,” said Lara vonSee
_ ~ ~ ‘ this change alone should enable stu- len (sophomore-broadcast/cable)
tvW?iXriSeT th sSf U eM VerS H dCnt ' athleteS t 0 get more out of the VonSeelen also said the study hall
he conSto strS COUrS e' was a great wa y to develop excellent
th e importance “By having the course pass/fail, study habits.
no JUSt H° the student doesn’t have to worry Programs like these are in the
d ‘ f j^ a te ? of balancing academics about the class hurting his grade workings for all freshmen at the
a nd their busy sport schedules. point average, or inflating it,” Meyer University, Sheffield said.
While upperclassmen use the cen- said. ™. ... . ..
tor’s services on a volunteer basis, The classes are now scheduled dur- get meaning out of academicpursuits
freshman athletes are required to ing the day instead of at night, so they and that all freshmen have a need for
BSTfiKSaS 8 Pr ° gram ' less inconvenience to athletes a program like the one provided to
witi tn h- a Wlth busy schedules - the athlete in order to achieve this,”
resnmen will continue to be a However, Meyer said the major he said.
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