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Fostering Harmony: Building Community with Student Athletes

Identify traits and trends of student athletes, practices for building harmonious relationships, combating negative behavior, and enhancing community success through student athlete integration. Explore challenges and recommendations for balancing academics and athletics.

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Fostering Harmony: Building Community with Student Athletes

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  1. Touchdown! Building Community with Student Athletes Megan Connelly, M.A. Michael Bumbry, M.Ed. Temple University October 27, 2011

  2. Learning Outcomes • Identify traits and current trends that characterize student athletes • Highlight successful practices for building a harmonious relationship between athletics and residence life and housing • Learn appropriate methods for housing and residence life staff to combat negative behavior of student athletes in residence halls • Create strategies for integrating student athletes into the residence life program in an effort to enhance student success for the overall community

  3. Exercise What phrases or words come to mind when we say “student athlete”

  4. Literature Review • Student vs Athlete: Identity Confusion • Perceived Discrimination and Negative Stereotypes • Athletic Subculture • Student Development

  5. Benefits • Student Involvement • Retention/Graduation Rates • Teamwork and Leadership Skills • Confidence and Sociability • Institutional Pride/Connected Alumni

  6. Challenges • Cross Sections of Identity • Exposure to Student Affairs Staff and Opportunities • Isolation • Media • Help Seeking Behaviors

  7. Recommendations • Develop understanding of athletics and student athletes at your institution • Design courses and seminars to help student athletes balance both academics and athletics; provide supplementary academic support • Create a departmental committee or liaison position that focuses on Athletics • Be flexible and creative when offering programming, counseling, and advising sessions. • Student Athletic Involvement • Collaboration

  8. References • (2010, February 26) The Hardships of being a student athlete http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fKSoutHuA&feature=related • Aries, E., McCarthy, D., Salovey, P., & Banaji, M.R. (2004). “A Comparison of Athletes and Non-Athletes at Highly Selective Colleges: Academic Performance and Personal Development.” Research in Higher Education. Vol. 45. • Gaston-Gayles, Joy. (2004) “Examining Academic and Athletic Motivation Among Student Athletes at a Division I University.” Journal of College Student Development. Vol. 45. • Green, G. ,Uryasz, F. Petr, T. Bray, C. (2001) NCAA Study of Substance Use and Abuse Habits of College Student-Athletes.Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 11 (1), pp. 51-56. • Hill, K., Burch-Ragan, K,Yates, D. (2001). Current and Future Issues and Trends Facing Student Athletes and Athletic Programs. New Directions for Student Services, 93, pp. 65-80. • Howard-Hamilton, M., Sina, J. (2001). How College Affects Student Athletes. New Directions for Student Services, 93, pp. 35-45. • Snyder, Eric Matthew. (2009). “The Relationship Between Residence and Socio-Demographics to Academic Performance in NCAA Division I Freshman Athletes.” All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. Paper 534. • Watson, J. C. (2005). “College Student-Athletes’ Attitudes Toward Help-Seeking Behavior and Expectations of Counseling Services.” Journal of College Student Development. Vol. 46. • Watt, S., James L. Moore III (2002). Who are student athletes. New Directions for Student Services, 93, 7-17.

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