Welcome to the Red Flash

Family!

Summer Orientation & Academic Registration

Presenters: Bob Krimmel -Director of Athletics-

Erika Renwick -Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA-

John Krimmel -Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Academic Services-

Presenters:(continued)

Kevin Cavooris-Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance-

Dasha Cherkasov -Associate Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services-

Lauren Fearer -Assistant Director for Athletics Compliance-

SFU Announces Women’s Water Polo as 23rd Sport!

Departmental Structure

Bob KrimmelWomen’s Basketball

Erika Renwick Bowling, Softball, Men’s Volleyball, & Women’s Volleyball

Jim Brazill

Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Tennis, & Women’s Tennis

John Krimmel

Field Hockey & Lacrosse Kevin Cavooris

Men’s Soccer & Women’s Soccer AJ Anderson

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country & Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field & Football

Lauren Fearer

Women’s Swimming & Women’s Water Polo

Spirit Groups • Jim Brazill (Senior Associate Director of Athletics for

Marketing, Promotions, and Athletics Communications)

– Cheerleading – Dance Team –Marching Band – Pep Band

Sports Chaplains SPORT CHAPLAIN

Men’s Basketball Father Joe Chancler, TOR

Women’s Basketball Ms. Loretta Johnson/Father Joe Lehman, TOR

Women’s Bowling TBA

Cheerleading Ms. Vickie Soyka

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Father Jonathan St. Andre, TOR

Field Hockey Brother Marty Zatsick, TOR

Football Ms. Lynne Banks

Men’s Golf TBA

Women’s Golf TBA

Lacrosse Father Chris Baumann, OSA

Marching/Pep Band Father John Mark Klaus, TOR/Ms. Monica Shedlock

Sports Chaplains (Continued)

SPORT CHAPLAIN

Men’s Soccer Dr. Pedro Muino

Women’s Soccer Father Joe Lehman, TOR

Softball Father Dan Sinisi, TOR

Women’s Swimming Ms. Sandra Balough

Men’s & Women’s Tennis Ms. Heather Meck

Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Father Jonathan St. Andre, TOR

Men’s Volleyball Father Michael Tinker, TOR

Women’s Volleyball Ms. Lisa Georgiana

Faculty Athletic Mentors (FAMs)

SPORT FACULTY ATHLETIC MENTOR

Men’s Basketball John Miko

Women’s Basketball Pat Farabaugh

Women’s Bowling James Logue

Cheerleading Loretta Johnson

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Art Remillard

Field Hockey Patricia Fitzgerald

Football Roxana Cazan

Men’s Golf Janice Rummel

Women’s Golf Ed Zovinka

Lacrosse Kelly Garanich

Marching/Pep Band TBA

Faculty Athletic Mentors (FAMs)

(Continued)SPORT FACULTY ATHLETIC MENTOR

Men’s Soccer Pedro Muino

Women’s Soccer Teelyn Mauney

Softball Pete Skoner

Women’s Swimming Kirk Weixel

Men’s Tennis Angela Seidel

Women’s Tennis Norbert Youmbi

Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Art Remillard

Men’s Volleyball Margaret Garcia

Women’s Volleyball Ariane Machin

Women’s Water Polo (NEW!) TBA

“An Unbreakable Bond”

Maurice Stokes & Jack Twyman

“Maurice was on his own,” Twyman

told The New York Post in

2008. “Something had to be done

and someone had to do it. I was the only one there, so

I became that someone.”

Make it 33!!Overall Athletic

Department GPA has been above a 3.0 for 33

consecutive semesters (16 ½ straight years)!

Spring 2015 GPA:

3.250

Three-time recipient of the NEC Institutional

Academic Award

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NCAA Initial Eligibility

“What’s it all about?”

How to register??• Log onto

www.eligibilitycenter.org• Select the “New Account”

button at the top right of the screen.

• Complete the registration. • There is a $60 registration

fee for domestic students.

Qualifier vs.

Nonqualifier • Qualifier – Practice – Compete – Receive Athletic Aid

• Nonqualifier – during first year in

residence, he/she…

– Cannot Practice – Cannot Compete – Cannot Receive Athletic Aid

Core Course Requirements

• 4 years of English • 3 years of Math (Algebra I or higher)• 2 years of Natural/Physical Science (1 year of lab if

offered by high school) • 1 year additional of English, Math, or Natural/Physical

Science • 2 years of Social Science • 4 years of Additional Courses (from any area above,

Foreign Language, and Philosophy)

16 Total *All courses must be on the NCAA’s list of approved courses for the respective high school.

Core-Course Completion “On Time”

• From the time you entered the ninth grade

• You have four (4) years or eight (8) semesters to complete the 16 core-course requirements

• If you don’t complete the 16 core-courses “on time” in eight semesters, core courses taken after the eighth semester will not be counted toward your NCAA academic eligibility requirements

• “On time” also means that if your high school graduation take place June 1st, you must graduate June 1st

SAT/ACT• Test scores must be sent directly

from testing agency to the eligibility center

• Eligibility Center Code: 9999

Amateurism • My Sports

– Answer questions honestly

• Log back in: Be sure to REQUEST FINAL AMATEURISM REVIEW!!!

• Amateurism Red Flags – Receiving money for participating in athletics – Receiving prize money above actual and necessary expenses – Receiving benefits from an agent or prospective agent – Agreeing to be represented by an agent – Participating in organized competition after your first

opportunity to enroll in college

NCAA D-I Requirements

• In order to practice, compete, and receive institutional financial aid as a freshman you must…– Graduate from high school – Complete 16 core-courses in the required

subject areas – Earn a minimum required GPA in those 16 cores

courses– Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that

matches the core-course GPA (refer to the “sliding scale” in the NCAA’s Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete)

Before Enrolling Full-Time @ SFU…

• Official final transcript with proof of graduation – Cannot be faxedNCAA Elig. CenterCertification ProcessingP.O. Box 7136 Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136 317.223.0700 (International) 877.262.1492 (Domestic) www.eligibilitycenter.org

• Also remember…Request Final Amateurism Certification!

• Cannot report to pre-season camp without being “Final: Qualifier” in Academic Certification AND “Final: Certified” in the area of Amateurism Certification through the Eligibility Center

Continuing Eligibility

• After two (2) semesters…– Earn at least 6 credits from previous semester

– 18 credits from Fall & Spring semesters

– 24 credits from Fall, Spring, & Summer semesters

• Good Academic Standing • 30 or fewer attempted credits: Cumulative GPA at

or above a 1.800• 31-59 attempted credits: Cumulative GPA at or

above a 1.900 • 60 or more attempted credits: Cumulative GPA at

or above a 2.000

Student-Athlete Development Center

Team• John Krimmel Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Academic Services

• Dasha Cherkasov Associate Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services

• TBA Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services

• Nikki Snyder Graduate Assistant

Official Partners

Academic Support • Constant Communication with Faculty • Required Academic Meetings • Progress Reports/Mid-Term Grades • Study Table • Drop/Add/Withdraw Deadlines • Change of Major/Declaration of Double

Major• Student Assistance Team (SAT) • Missed Classes for Travel

GEN 101: Freshman Student-Athlete Experience • Instructors: John Krimmel, Dasha

Cherkasov, and Nikki Snyder• Credits: 1 (Graded)

Study Table • Study Table Hours

– Sunday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM – Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

• Study Table Requirements – All Freshmen: Both Semesters – Upperclassmen below a 2.500 cumulative GPA– Hours Required: 5 hours per week (Freshmen and

Upperclassmen)– OASIS and SAGE Student-Athletes

Tutoring/Writing Center

• Stokes Tutoring Hours – Sunday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Monday – Thursday: 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Friday & Saturday: CLOSED

• Writing Center Hours– TBD

• Main Tutoring Center and Writing Center located in the Library (2nd Floor)

• Drop-in tutoring and individual tutoring

Progress Reports Progress Reports (Approx. Week 5)

Mid-Term Grades

Progress Reports (Approx. Week 10)

Final Grades

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

(SAAC)• What is SAAC?

– The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee consists of appointed representatives from each athletic team. The committee meets regularly with athletic administrators to discuss issues concerning student-athletes. Its purpose is to serve as the link between the student-athletes and the Athletic Department administration. Committee members get involved in campus projects, community service, and fundraising.

SAAC LeadershipPresident:

Dani Gryckiewicz (Women’s Tennis)

Co-Vice Presidents: Taylar Jaramillo (Women’s Golf) Hallie Rexer

(Women’s Soccer)

Finance Chair: Sara Dieterich

(Women’s Swimming)

Marketing Chair: Kacie Urian

(Women’s Track & Field)

Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMs)

• What are SAMs?– SAMs serve as mentors to first-year Red Flash student-athletes. SAMs serve as

role models in leadership, scholarship, and service; in addition to taking an active role in helping the student-athletes whom he or she is mentoring.

SAMs LeadershipAnthony Abeid

Football Taylar Jaramillo

Women’s Golf Hannah Kutny

Women’s Volleyball Kordel McInnis

Football Hallie Rexer

Women’s Soccer Katie Schaaf

Lacrosse

Internship Program

The Internship Program aims to provide students real-world experience working with Saint Francis University’s Department of Athletics and help them in their desired career paths. The goals of the internship program

are…

 To introduce students to the different job opportunities that exist in college athletics. To educate students about the process of building a career.

To assist students in preparing for life after college. To offer networking and professional development opportunities.

Athletics Communications Compliance

Facilities & OperationsMarketing & Promotions

Student-Athlete Development/Academic

Services

@SFU_SAMs_SAAC@SFU_StuAthDevel@SFU_FlashFocus

Red Flash Student-Athlete Development/Flash

Focus

Saint Francis University SAAC

 Saint Francis University SAMs

@sfu_sams_saac

School Datebooks • Daily Planners – ALL student-athletes for the

2015-16 academic year will be supplied with a daily planner by the Student-Athlete Development Center to aid with time management skills.

Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)• Dr. Maria Colmer (Associate Professor of Occupational

Therapy) – The Faculty Athletics Representative can be contacted about any matters that deal with athletics

and academics. As Chair of the AAB, the FAR leads the way in bringing student-athlete issues to the University Administration and community members, while also maintaining the Athletic Department's adherence to the University's academic policies. The AAB is a University-wide committee comprised of faculty, staff, and students representing various University constituencies. Student-athletes also have representation on the AAB. The AAB has subcommittees that monitor, evaluate, and address matters concerning gender equity, minority opportunities, student-athlete welfare, sportsmanship and ethical conduct, and academic integrity.

Sports Medicine • Sports Medicine Site: www.sfuathletics.com/spmed

• Staff

• Physical Examinations– Will be conducted by Team Physicians on Day one of pre-season camp or on scheduled day prior to start of practice/conditioning sessions

• Evaluation/Treatment – Performed by ATCs on campus; formal PT is available on campus (fee and insurance involved)

• Follow Us on Twitter @SFUSportsMed

Sports Medicine • ALL STUDENT ATHLETES MUST COMPLETE THE 2015-16 SFU

DEMOGRAPHICS FORM!

• ALL FIRST YEAR STUDENT ATHLETES (FRESHMAN AND TRANSFERS): – On Day one your team will meet with your contact ATC and medical forms will be distributed

and collected. PLEASE HAND DELIVER THEM TO YOUR CONTACT ATC, DO NOT MAIL THEM TO SFU!

– You may download the following forms that are necessary prior to any athletic activity at Saint Francis University:

• 2015-16 SFU Demographics Form• Pre-Participation Physical Examination Form• Sickle Cell Trait Testing/Waiver Form• HIPAA Consent Form

• YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITIES WITHOUT THESE COMPLETED FORMS!

Drug Testing • Departmental

• NCAA–Year-round

Insurance • Personal or Purchase through

the university –Hulse/QM (Insurance Administrators) – You MUST have insurance to

participate in intercollegiate athletics at Saint Francis University

• Athletics – Excess Policy – Deductible: $1,000

Team Travel • Lodging

• Meals

• Transportation

• Miscellaneous

Red Flash Futures

Contact:

Jim Brazill (Senior Assoc. Dir. of Athletics for Marketing, Promotions, &

Athletics Communications) 814-472-2785

Stokes Club• Purpose

• Membership

Contact:

Jim Brazill (Senior Assoc. Dir. of Athletics for Marketing, Promotions, &

Athletics Communications) 814-472-2785

Pre-Season Camps

• Cheerleading • Cross Country (Men’s and Women’s)• Field Hockey• Football • Marching Band • Men’s Soccer • Women’s Soccer • Women’s Volleyball

Be Prepared!• Student-Athletes

• Parents/Family