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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND<br />
MISSION STATEMENT n n n<br />
Our purpose is to further the educational mission <strong>of</strong> the University by developing<br />
the student-athlete as a total person. We foster a collegiate experience<br />
that promotes academic achievements, athletic excellence and<br />
social responsibility. We celebrate the success <strong>of</strong> our student-athletes to<br />
cultivate pride, enthusiasm and commitment among faculty, staff, students,<br />
alumni and the greater Akron community.<br />
COre VALUes<br />
As a Department <strong>of</strong> Intercollegiate Athletics we are committed to the following core<br />
values: accountability, diversity, integrity, loyalty, pursuit <strong>of</strong> excellence,<br />
responsibility, sportsmanship and teamwork.<br />
exeCUtiVe COmmittee:<br />
THe 2008-09 AkRON STUDeNT-ATHLeTe ADVISORY COMMITTee<br />
president: keith huebner, football<br />
Vice-President: C.J. kaufman, men’s soccer<br />
secretary: steph Zielinski, swimming and Diving<br />
keith Huebner C.J. kaufman steph zielinski<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the total student-athlete<br />
experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image.<br />
“Academics is a vital part <strong>of</strong> the program we are trying to build. You cannot put a number on the value <strong>of</strong> an education.<br />
Our success in the classroom only leads us to greater victories on the playing field.”<br />
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Luke Getsy mark Groza Brian Flaherty<br />
in 2007, Zips seniors Luke Getsy, Tim Crouch and mark Groza were named<br />
to the inaugural class <strong>of</strong> The national football foundation & <strong>College</strong> hall<br />
<strong>of</strong> fame (nff) national honor society. The class was comprised <strong>of</strong> college<br />
football players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. in<br />
2008, UA senior Brian Flaherty was the recipient <strong>of</strong> a $2,000 postgraduate<br />
scholarship, as awarded by the northeastern ohio Chapter <strong>of</strong> the nff.<br />
uA STuDeNT-ATHLeTeS IN THe CLASSRooM<br />
OVer tHe LAst tWO ACAdemiC YeArs...<br />
• 174 achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA during the 2007-08 academic<br />
year, while 142 did so in 2006-07.<br />
• 273 earned Dean’s List honors during the 2007-08 academic<br />
year, and 205 did so in 2006-07.<br />
• 49 were named Academic All-Mid-American Conference<br />
and five earned the league’s scholar-athlete <strong>of</strong> the week<br />
award.<br />
• Elliot Bradbrook (men’s soccer) earned ESPN The Magazine<br />
Academic All-America in 2007-08, while Bradbrook and<br />
ossie michalsen (men’s soccer) earned ESPN The Magazine<br />
Academic All-District in 2007-08 and mark Groza (football)<br />
was an Academic All-District choice in 2006-07.<br />
• Men’s cross country achieved a perfect Academic Progress<br />
rating (APr) by the nCAA for the 2006-07 academic<br />
year.<br />
- J.D. Brookhart, Akron Head <strong>Football</strong> Coach - 1987 GTE Academic All-American at Colorado State
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