The Academic-Athletic Fellows Program:
- Provides coaches with an additional resource to help advise student athletes with on and off the field matters
- Meet prospective student athletes during the recruiting process
- Another person watching the student athletes’ academic progress
- Another mentor the student athlete can seek out for advice
- Affords coaches the ability to manage time better
- Another counselor that can give input to the well being of the student athletes
- Hosted dinners and lunches for their teams
- Travel with teams over vacations and breaks
- Meet with prospective student athletes when they come on their official visit
- Provide freshmen with advice on how to adjust to college life
- Attend practices and games
- Allow student athletes and coaches to contact them at home