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Hofstra University is committed to the pursuit of academic and<br />
athletic excellence. The University views participation in<br />
intercollegiate athletics as benefiting the student-athlete<br />
in an educationally enhancing experience beyond any other<br />
opportunity available. Hofstra also realizes the time<br />
commitment made by student-athletes and has<br />
committed the facilities and resources to support all<br />
students.<br />
The University Tutorial Program (UTP) provides free<br />
tutoring in every subject area to any Hofstra<br />
student. In addition to this service, the UTP has an<br />
athletic component that addresses the academic<br />
needs of student-athletes. The UTP academic<br />
counselor administers this athletic component. The<br />
UTP emphasizes four areas in their efforts to<br />
ensure the academic success of Hofstra’s studentathletes.<br />
Area one is academic counseling. Services are provided<br />
in the areas of academic planning, career planning,<br />
personal counseling, and campus and community referrals.<br />
The counselor also meets with prospective student-athletes, at<br />
the coach's request, to share the many benefits of a Hofstra<br />
University education.<br />
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT<br />
Area two is academic advising. In an effort to ease the demand on the Office<br />
of Advisement, the UTP academic counselor also advises first-year and<br />
undecided student-athletes.<br />
Area three is academic monitoring. The UTP counselor monitors the academic<br />
progress of student-athletes to ensure compliance with Hofstra University,<br />
NCAA and conference regulations. The counselor’s regular<br />
communication with the faculty and coaches provide an<br />
opportunity for early intervention should academic<br />
difficulties arise.<br />
Area four is study halls. The University Tutorial Program<br />
provides all athletic study halls with tutors in various<br />
subjects and assesses the needs of individual studentathletes<br />
to provide the most effective study environment.<br />
The assessment tool administered by the UTP is also used<br />
to provide various enrichment seminars for the studentathletes<br />
such as time management, writing skills, campus<br />
resources, and surviving the college transition.<br />
In addition to the UTP, the Athletic Department has four<br />
academic mentors – Marybeth Gallagher, Jeff Fowler, Jane<br />
Gibbons and Ryan Herson – to assist student-athletes. The<br />
academic mentors act as a liaison between the academic<br />
advisement counselor, the Associate Athletic Director for<br />
Student Enhancement, team coaches and student-athletes.<br />
The mentors also meet with student-athletes with particular<br />
attention paid to academic progress and compliance issues<br />
in accordance with NCAA and Hofstra regulations.<br />
In the fall of 1999, the Pride Teaching and Learning Center<br />
opened on the second floor of Margiotta Hall. Funded in<br />
part by proceeds from the Joe Gardi Golf Open, the stateof-the-art<br />
computer lab and learning center features a<br />
projection system and 18 computer work stations, which<br />
are connected to the University network for easy research<br />
access to the Internet.<br />
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