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1. Will You be A TOTA3L STUdent-Athlete?

2. The TOTA3L Program: Take Off Toward Academic And Athletics Leadership A program initiated & implemented in 2015 with the financial support and encouragement of Andy Elisburg (BA’89), Executive Vice President and General Manager for the Miami Heat.

3. TOTA3L is a student-athlete success program intended to help you transition from high school or your former college to STU. We’re here to help you – academically and athletically, &

4. TOTA3L To remind you what has to happen for you to be eligible to play sports at Stu: E C Be FULLY accepted to STU – check your STU email Get an ELIGIBLE determination from Be registered as a fulltime student at STU (12+ credit hours - preferably 15+ chrs) Attend your weekly 10-minute TOTA3L meetings

5. To remind you what has to happen for you to be eligible to play sports at Stu (continued): 5. Be on an NAIA Eligiblity Certificate submitted to The Sun or Mid-South Conference. 6. Maintain at least a 2.0 GPA – much higher is expected 7. Adhere to the 24 hour rule (complete 12+ credit hours each semester) [NOTE: STU’s eligiblity requirements for continuing eligibility are higher than the NAIA’s]

6. TOTA3L Athletically??? No NAIA EC determination??? – keep logging into your profile to be certain the EC has everything they need and follow up. . . Not fully accepted to STU?? – be certain admissions has all official documents – check your STU email frequently We can advise, but we cannot do it for you.

7. CAUTION: Eligibility Center Determination Notices At STU you must pass 12 credit hours 12 chrs. @ STU With a 2.0+ GPA Very important

8. TOTA3L Really assists with the Academic part of your college experience. You need to: maintain a great GPA (a goal is 3.0 for the team which makes it your goal) and make progress toward your degree (24 minimum credit hours during the previous fall and spring).

9. Academics – is the immediate focus • Organizing classes – need access to course syllabi • Maintaining the TOTA3L agenda/calendar – scheduling, assignments, game/practice commitments, time management, etc. • Preparing for - • Tutoring – Peer Athlete Tutoring • Internships • Volunteer Opportunities • Career Advice • Career Preparation – down the road as needed – STU Career Center • Interview Skills – Resume Building • Professional Etiquette • Job Searching • Networking TOTA3L: Student-Athlete SUCCESS

10. Schedules – courses / sport competitions The first TOTA3L meeting will be used to receive and begin to get your agenda/calendar organized. • S-As arrive to their TOTA3L meetings with access to or a copy of the syllabus for each class. • S-As will input on the calendar all important class dates, i.e., due dates for papers, projects, dates of quizzes and exams, final exam, etc. • All S-As will distribute a copy of their schedule of  competitions to each of their professors at the beginning of of the season (and also mid-season for basketball). • S-As will also remind their professors and submit any assignments assignments due prior to missing a class. TOTA3L 2019 FALL – weekly meetings begin Monday, Sept. 9th

11. TOTA3L 2019-20 Bobcat weekly TOTA3L meetings Each member of TOTA3L receives a TOTA3L orientation (this session). All members will attend a 10-minute TOTA3L meeting once a week (same day & time every week) with a TOTA3L Advisor. This meeting is to advise and monitor the Student-Athletes’ previous week’s progress and set goals for the following week. It’s the same day & time each week. Attendance is kept and reported to coaches. Missed meetings can potentially result in a 1-game suspension or other consequences determined by your Coach ***** Continued…

12. TOTA3L2019-20 Bobcat weekly TOTA3L meetings Criteria S-As must bring their TOTA3L agenda/calendar and any classwork to show weekly progress during their meetings and to set next week’s goals Attendance and Progress (or lack thereof) will be reported to the respective coach(es) on a weekly basis.

13. Insert what is due Last Year’s TOTA3L Agenda – this year’s is similar Weekly goals

14. Student Athlete Calendaring - emphasized • S-As will fill in any due dates for each class as stated on their syllabi or as mentioned in class or on-line including their sport’s competition schedule of games • TOTA3L will provide each student with an agenda/calendar as well as instructions to set up – write it in your agenda and you won’t have to remember it • S-As are to keep their calendars updated with any new assignments, tests, etc. (take it to class) TOTA3L 2019-2020

15. 1. Receive the TOTA3L Agenda with Calendar 2. Have a Syllabus for each course 3. Start Calendaring – plug in exam, quiz, project and other assignments’ due dates from syllabi (and other sources) into the calendar in the agenda. 4. Visit the Library – find the Tutoring Center – and Writing Center upstairs – left side TOTA3L Meeting #1HOMEWORK - Agenda

16. Your Agenda is a Resource for Information When information is written in your agenda, you don’t have to remember, & you free space for other information, e.g., information for tests/exams, etc.

17. A WELCOME LETTER FROM THE A.D. + • IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS • IMPORTANT NOTES – THINGS TO REMEMBER -> • Athletics’ Mission Statement • STUDENT-ATHLETE PLEDGE – YOU SIGNED AGREEING TO UPHOLD • TOTA3L PROGRAM MISSION, VISION AND VALUES • NAIA 5 CORE VALUES = INTEGRITY, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, SPORTSMANSHIP, & SERVANT LEADERSHIP • STUDENT-ATHLETE HANDBOOK – At-A-Glance • STU ACADEMIC CALENDARS – FALL’19, SPRING’20, SUMMER’20 • GRADED ASSIGNMENTS’ LOG SHEETS – to keep track • July’19 – June’20 monthly & weekly calendar sheets TOTA3L Agenda front half CONTENTS

18. July’19 – June’20 monthly and weekly calendar sheets • Monthly advance planning – 6 months • Important Dates – holidays • Frequently Misspelled Words • Weights & Measures /Formulas • Contacts • Grade Record • Class Schedule • Plan for Success • The Writing Process • Successful Notetaking • Resume Writing • TIPS: Improving Memory / Taking Tests TOTA3L Agenda REAR HALF CONTENTS

19. Some Additional Words of Advice & Resources: Ask before dropping a class – if you fall below full time, you lose eligibility, if affects your financial aid, it leads to possible game forfeitures You must complete 12 credit hours in the fall with a minimum of 2.00 gpa. Starfish – a program that you can find in your Bobcat Portal that faculty can input your attendance, grades, etc. Many faculty will send Starfish alerts that go via email to you, your advisor, the Athletics Director, the Faculty Athletics Representative, and your COACH. Check your STU email regularly – all STU correspondence is through email. Course cancellations may be through email; you don’t check, the course gets canceled, and you may end up less than full time and no longer eligible. Please control your language – we are a family oriented Catholic University and trying to teach self control, respect and discipline.

20. Our GOAL each year is for all of our sports teams to earn the right to be nominated as an NAIA Scholar Team. • Last year (2018-19) 13 of our 14 varsity teams were NAIA Scholar Teams. One More Thing: Scholar Teams

21. To Calculate the average GPA – we will compile all of the credit hours and gpa quality points from the terms in the Fall’19 and Spring’20 semesters for each sport and calculate the average GPA for the entire team. • If the calculation renders a 3.0 or higher average GPA, that team will be nominated to be named an NAIA Scholar Team. • Do you have what it takes to be a Scholar TEAM player? • To be a scholar TEAM, you need to be a life preserver, not an anchor. • Be the student-athlete that pulls your team up, not down – that helps, not hurts the team academically. • Doing this could just end with you getting a degree, i.e., your goal. What is a ScholarTeam?

22. What we see: What it may say about you: Academics don’t come easy – need to work harder to get results May not do well on standardized tests but works really hard in the classroom Have a gift but are not applying yourself Scholar student-athlete – whether it comes easily or you work hard, you’re dedicated to your academics • Lower test scores & Lower GPA • Lower test scores w/ higher GPA • Higher Test Scores w/ lower GPA • Higher Test Scores & Higher GPA SAT/ACT Scores vs GPA

23. IT IS most IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET OFF ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND STAY THERE.ONCE YOU GET BEHIND, IT IS SO HARD TO CATCH UP. Be proactive Resist having to be reactiveFINISH STRONG

24. Complete a tota3l information SheetPRINT CLEARLY, PLEASEand RETURN IT 

25. COMPLETE ALL INFO, PLEASE

26. THE TOTA3L PROGRAM:timeframes for WEEKLY MEETINGS:Mondays 9:00 – 3:00Tuesdays 9:00 – 3:00 Days & times will be expanded as needed& other times by special arrangement only

27. TOTA3L Advisors: • Jamieson Brooks, Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach & Doctoral Student • Taytumn Schlegal, Volleyball Player & Master’s Student • Carli Batsel – Senior Volleyball Player • Maria Vega – Senior Soccer Player • Gus Guerra – Baseball Player & Master’s Student • Waterson Young – Master’s Student • Sydney Moss – Asst. Women’s Basketball Coach Do you know theSE People?You need to . . . This is Dr. Bell. She’s “just” the FAR, the Faculty Athletics Representative, Professor Emerita, AND a TOTA3L Advisor.

28. ONCE ELIGIBLE, TO continue to be eligible the following semester: • In addition: you must be registered as a full time student (12+ credit hours) at all times during the fall and spring semesters. • To drop a class without adding one first, you will need to ask, • Mrs. Laura Courtley-Todd, the A.D., or Dr. Jan Bell, the FAR, to be • certain you do not fall below full time status which may affect your • Eligibility, your financial aid, and possibly generate a violation for playing and ineligible stuent-athlete.. • Dr. Bell’s email = jbell@stu.edu Complete 12 or *more* credit hours each semester Have a 2.0 +++++ GPA at all times

29. Going back to our original question, “Will You be A TOTA3L STUdent-Athlete?”

31. Once again, WELCOME TO ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICSWE ARE HERE TO HELP, TO TALK, TO LISTENTHE END, BUT ONLY FOR NOWPlease complete & return the info sheet.