Greetings to the Chattanooga Faculty!   

 

I'd like to thank you for all of your dedication and hard work you show to
our students each day.  I have had a tremendous response from our faculty as
I have initiated an assessment of the Academic Assistance and Advising
aspects of the Department of Athletics and will now re-design our program
office to better meet the needs of our student athlete population.  I look
forward to the continued advice and feedback from our faculty as we strive
to set a standard of excellence for our students in their academic and
personal development.

 

As a part of the on-going monitoring of the academic status of our students,
we have issued the "Mid-term Progress Report Card" for each student athlete
enrolled in your individual courses.  These forms will be delivered over the
next two days to your department offices.  I hope that you will provide a
candid assessment of the progress and status of the student.  Our office
will use your response to determine what type of interventions should be
incorporated from the Learning Assistance dimension of our program office.
We have several avenues to pursue with students which include:  tutoring,
academic coaching, learning skills enhancement, supervised study
environments, and time management.

 

Each student athlete is required to sign a Buckley release in the Athletic
Department which allows our office to obtain this information and to discuss
your responses with the student and the appropriate academic liaison for
each team.  These records are on file with Laura Mincy, Associate Director
for Compliance (phone:  x4583).  

 

Please return these reports to our office at:  Athletic Academic Services,
Dept. 3503, 443 McKenzie Arena.  

 

Again, my sincere thanks for all that you do and I look forward to working
with you in the future.

 

Kimberly Reece

 

Director of Student-Athlete Support Services

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

615 McCallie Ave  Dept. # 3505

Chattanooga, TN  37403

Phone:  (423) 425-2242

Fax:      (423) 425-2356