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At Jacksonville University, more than 350 student-athletes participate in 18 varsity sports. The University is proud to offer these athletes an academic support system designed to foster responsibility and enthusiasm for learning. It is a system that emphasizes the University's commitment to education, graduation and community involvement.
The Academic Advisor for Student-Athletes serves as the primary point of contact for student-athletes regarding NCAA rules, academic eligibility and progress towards graduation requirements. Every effort is made to ensure student-athletes receive the necessary tools to be successful in the classroom.
Through individual academic counseling, NCAA rules education, academic progress reports, study hall and tutoring, the Academic Advisor for Student-Athletes and Jacksonville University seek to provide each student-athlete with the resources to make his/her college experience as rewarding as possible.
Balancing the rigors of a full academic schedule with the additional demands of Division I Athletics presents a unique challenge. SPLASH - Successful Professional, Life, and Study habits - was designed to help students meet this challenge head-on. The SPLASH program, which encompasses many aspects of the NCAA's CHAMPS/ Life Skills Program, offers student-athletes a variety of presentations, workshops and hands-on activities designed to help them succeed and grow on and off the playing field.
SPLASH is available to every JU student, which allows student-athletes to interact with the entire JU population. In addition, SPLASH offers special topics throughout the academic year geared specifically towards the interests and needs of student-athletes.
SPLASH
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The SPLASH program provides a comprehensive set of experiences and services focused on building a student's sense of personal responsibility. The program is a collaboration of Jacksonville University's Advising Center, Counseling Center, Career Services Office, Residential Life and LRNet - JU's Learning Resource Center.
SPLASH focuses on the cultivation of four areas viewed as critical to an individual's growth:
1. Academic Excellence
2. Personal Development
3. Career Development
4. Community Service
By providing programming to support the growth of these four crucial areas, SPLASH helps student-athletes develop lifelong skills which will prove useful in the classroom, on the field and later in life.
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Academic Excellence
- Academic orientation
- Individual academic counseling
- Mid-semester progress reports
- Study skills training
- Study hall & tutoring
- Degree completion check sheets
- Goal setting
- Time management
- Stress management
- Financial management
- Communication skills
- Substance abuse awareness
- Nutrition
- Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
- Individual assessments
- Interview training
- Career fair
- Internship coordination
- Resume preparation
- Job site visits
- Alumni Network
- On-line job search
- On campus interviews
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- Arlington Elementary Mentor Program
- Big Brother/Big Sister
- Habijax
- Boys/Girls Club
- Alternative Spring Break
- America Reads
- Hospital visitation
