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You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation . - Plato. UNCW - Athletics and Academics. Athletics Council - faculty, staff, students Chair - Tammy Hunt FAR - Bill Bolduc (ex officio AC member)
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You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.- Plato
UNCW - Athletics and Academics • Athletics Council - faculty, staff, students • Chair - Tammy Hunt • FAR - Bill Bolduc (ex officio AC member) • Assist & guide Athletics Dept. in maintaining academic integrity
UNCW - Athletics Council • Review student-athlete grades and attendance • Advise Athletics regarding campus life, academic issues & policies • Review “missed class” requests from coaches/teams • Review @ sport @ 2-3 years
UNCW - FAR • Faculty Athletics Representative • Assist/review NCAA compliance issues • Advise AD re. policies & procedures relating to athletics • Evaluate/advise regarding exception requests • Member FARA, collaborate/consult with FARs from CAA, NCAA • Assist in recruit campus visits • Report to Faculty Senate
UNCW - Athletics and Academics • Culture of academic emphasis persists in athletics • Graduation rate among the highest in the state and the Colonial Athletic Assn. • Three winners of CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year award in past 3 years • Melissa Milstead, Michelle Jarman, Michael Krayer
UNCW - Athletics and Academics • MBB, WS&D, MCC - Top 10 % in NCAA DI academically 2006-2007 • MS, WT 100% Grad Success Rate (5 teams > 90%) • All 19 teams > 925 baseline score (1000) in the Academic Progress Rate (APR) report
UNCW - Athletics and Academics • WCC - Div. I All-Academic squad • WVB - 1/55 schools w/team GPA > 3.3 • 148 student-athletes won CAA recognition for GPA> 3.2
UNCW - Athletics and Academics • Faculty role: • Help Athletics monitor academic progress by submitting midterm grade reports • Contact Sandy Morrison, academic advisor, with questions & issues (do not contact coaches directly) • Contact Drs. Hunt or Bolduc with concerns, questions