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>Our athletes are required to attend study hall beginning Freshmen >year. It is held in the library Monday through Thursday for two >hours, in the evening 7-9 or 8-10 and a GA usually moderates. >He/shehandles the log-in/out sheet. Some teams hold team study hall >and an assistant coach will moderate. Students are released from >study hall attendance once achieveing 2.6 or higher. Each semester >grades are reviewed by the academic advisor for student athletes. >If the GPA falls below 2.5 study hall is reinstated. Students on >the border with a 2.4 meet weekly with the academic advisor for >student athletes. Some students are released after a year while >other are attending for many semesters. It can get a bit loud depending on the patience of the moderator. Best just to break up large groups socializing. Surfing the web is not an option. Studying & completing assignments is on the agenda. >sThis is mandatory until a 2.5 gpa is achieved. Study ahll ><color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>I, for one, would also sure like >to hear from those of you who >monitor athletic study tables. I second Lisa's question: What >works? What doesn't? This is a new position for me here at USM >and one of our two Learning Centers is actually housed in the >Athletic Department. Although it is <underline>not</underline> a >designated LC for just >athletes, we do draw heavily on that population. It was decided >long before I came here that the athletes would also do their "table >time" in the same physical space as the tutorials. These tutors do >not seem to mind, although I have mixed feelings as it seems to >me that many of these athletes bring little or nothing to do. Some >simply get on the Center computers (web--non-academic), so I >wonder about the point. I also schedule tutor hours on Fridays very >lightly since many athletes procrastinate their table time until >week's end, taking up much of our space. Yes, I would LOVE to >hear from those of you who closely work with Athletic departments. >Thanks, Lisa, for bringing this topic up. Advise away! > > ><<[log in to unmask]> if you do not wish to respond to the >entire list. > ><nofill> >Elaine Wright, Director >Dept.of Learning Assistance >Division of Academic Support >University of Southern Maine >Portland, Maine 04104 >Portland, ME (207) 780-4691 Carolyn Zaccagni Learning Skills Specialist Learning Resource Center 610-660-1846 [log in to unmask] http://www.sju.edu/LEARNING