Annual Report 2018-2019
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ATHLETIC ACADEMIC SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 Produced Summer 2019 under the direction of Steve Duzan, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Academic Development Table of Contents Director’s Welcome.................................................................................2 Advising Services...................................................................................3 Educational Services..............................................................................4 Tutorial Services.....................................................................................5-6 Immersion Program................................................................................7 EEE Program..........................................................................................8 Internal Operations................................................................................9 Student-Athlete Development................................................................10-11 CLEMMYs...............................................................................................12-13 Tiger Trust Program................................................................................14 Major Distribution..................................................................................15-16 GPA Report.............................................................................................17-18 APR Report.............................................................................................19 ACC Honor Roll.......................................................................................20-21 Team Pages............................................................................................22-35 Baseball......................................................................................22 Men’s Basketball.........................................................................23 Football.......................................................................................24 Men’s Golf...................................................................................25 Men’s Soccer...............................................................................26 Men’s Tennis...............................................................................27 Men’s Track and Cross Country...................................................28 Women’s Basketball...................................................................29 Women’s Golf.............................................................................30 Women’s Rowing........................................................................31 Women’s Soccer.........................................................................32 Women’s Tennis.........................................................................33 Women’s Track and Cross Country.............................................34 Women’s Volleyball....................................................................35 Graduation Reception...........................................................................36 Graduates: Summer 2018 - Spring 2019..............................................37-42 "ENA?PKN O Welcome It is an honor and a privilege to serve Clemson University as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Academic Development, and Director of Athletic ATHLETIC ACADEMIC SERVICES STAFF LISTING Academic Services. The 2018-2019 year has been a Steve Duzan Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Academic Development banner year academically, as many of our Clemson Leslie Moreland Director of Advising Services University student-athletes and their teams received conference and national recognition for Matt Lombardi Director of Football Academic Services their academic achievements this academic year. Luke Fieser Academic Coordinator Our Graduation Success Rate (GSR) reported this year matched last year’s institutional all- Sarah-Jo Lawrence Academic Coordinator time high of 92% for all student-athletes. We also had ten teams report a perfect 1000 Yashica Martin Academic Coordinator single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score to the NCAA. In addition, all of our teams posted a 952 multiyear APR score or higher, with the required score by the NCAA being 930. Erin DeChellis Academic Coordinator Lindsey Ricketts Academic Coordinator Clemson University has a long-standing history of academic excellence in athletics. Clemson Hannon Maylee Academic Coordinator University Athletic Academic Services (AAS) is dedicated to serving the needs of our student- athletes academically and athletically. The primary mission of the Athletic Academic Services Maria Herbst Director of Educational Services staff is to provide all student-athletes with the appropriate resources and support they need Jeff Carey Learning Specialist to excel in academics and athletics. We strive to provide a first class experience in academic Brad Henderson Learning Specialist support, while maintaining the highest level of academic integrity. Roz Pitts Learning Specialist Through this annual report you will see the direct results of the Athletic Academic Services Christina Williams Tutor Coordinator staff’s commitment to our student-athletes, and the unwavering dedication our student- Jean Cox Assistant Tutor Coordinator/Learning Specialist athletes exhibit in their pursuit of excellence in the classroom. As a department, we are Kevin Kennedy Director of Internal Operations very proud of all of our athletic teams and the many accomplishments they achieved Shelly Geer Assistant Director of Internal Operations academically during the 2018-2019 campaign. Sunny Dueland Director of Student-Athlete Development -Steve Duzan Tori Neimann Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development Senior Associate Athletic Director for Academic Development Julian Jones Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development Anthony Hines Graduate Assistant of Student-Athlete Development Clemson Athletic Academic Services Annual Report 2018-2019 2 Advising Services The Athletic Academic Services department has Although coordinators work primarily one-on-one Each coordinator meets regularly with student- eight full-time Academic Coordinators. These with their student-athletes, they communicate athletes who qualify for the Engage, Enrich, coordinators oversee all of the athletic teams frequently with coaches and support staff. Some Empower (EEE) program. The EEE program is at Clemson, and most of our coordinators work of the most important ways that our coordinators designed to ensure each student-athlete receives with multiple teams. The 2018 - 2019 team serve our student-athletes include the following: the academic support necessary to be successful. assignments are listed below. • Monitoring NCAA eligibility In addition to a required number of weekly, BASEBALL: LINDSEY RICKETTS • Meeting weekly with student-athletes to independent study hall hours, EEE students meet with their academic coordinators once a week. MEN’S BASKETBALL: LESLIE MORELAND discuss academic progress Based on class, GPA, and coordinator discretion, FOOTBALL: MATT LOMBARDI & LUKE FIESER • Facilitating communication between student-athletes, professors and coaches the EEE program is split into the following three MEN’S GOLF: LESLIE MORELAND • Supporting student-athletes during course tiers: MEN’S SOCCER: LINDSEY RICKETTS registration, major selection and other • Tier 1: 10 hours of study hall MEN’S TENNIS: YASHICA MARTIN academic processes 1st semester freshmen MEN’S TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY: HANNON MAYLEE & • Arranging enhanced learning support SARAH-JO LAWRENCE • Meeting with prospective student-athletes 2nd semester freshmen < 2.60 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: SARAH-JO LAWRENCE and parents during campus visits 1st year students with a learning specialist WOMEN’S GOLF: LESLIE MORELAND • Tier 2: 8 hours of study hall WOMEN’S ROWING: YASHICA MARTIN WOMEN’S SOCCER: ERIN DECHELLIS 2nd semester freshmen < 3.00 but > 2.60 SOFTBALL: ERIN DECHELLIS Sophomores with GPA < 2.60 WOMEN’S TENNIS: YASHICA MARTIN Juniors/Seniors with a GPA < 2.30 WOMEN’S TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY: HANNON MAYLEE & Transfers > 2.60 at previous institution SARAH-JO LAWRENCE VOLLEYBALL: HANNON MAYLEE • Tier 3: Coordinator discretion Clemson Athletic Academic Services Annual Report 2018-2019 3 Educational Services The Educational Services team is comprised of The mission of the Educational Support Services NUMBER OF STUDENTS learning specialists, tutor coordinators, tutors (see group is to provide academic support to all student- SPORT WITH LEARNING tutorial services page) and strategic mentors. athletes, specializing in providing under-prepared SPECIALIST student-athletes with the tools necessary to foster Learning Specialists are tasked with identifying and FOOTBALL 29 supporting under-prepared student-athletes. They academic independence. These student-athletes MEN’S BASKETBALL 2 also design and implement learning strategies, as typically work with a learning specialist during their well as monitor the academic progress of student- freshmen and/or sophomore years then transition MEN’S SOCCER 4 athletes. They provide individualized instruction on to work independently or with a Strategic Mentor. MEN’S TRACK 4 learning strategies and other intervention strategies Strategic mentors, under the supervision of learning WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 4 specialists, support student-athletes by: to help students gain the academic skills necessary WOMEN’S TRACK 4 to earn a Clemson degree. • Assisting with developing semester plans VOLLEYBALL