Student-Athlete Services
Academic Support | Life Skills Progrm | SAAC | NCAA Leadership Conference Participants | Staff Directory
Academic Support
Through the work of Academic Coordinator Gary Bruening, UVM student-athletes are supported by a comprehensive academic support program. In addition to coordinating weekly study tables and one-on-one work in the newly renovated Academic Center, Bruening serves as primary liaison to the campus Learning Cooperative and student support personnel in the various academic units. Bruening's cooperative work between the academic departments on campus and the athletic department has been instrumental to the Vermont student-athletes.
America East Academic Cup Champions
Vermont has won the America East Academic Cup four straight years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008). In 2005, 2006 and 2008 the Catamount student-athletes posted a cumulative grade-point average of 3.14, the highest in conference history. Vermont is the only America East member to have won the academic cup four straight years and five times overall, also capturing the inaugural acdemic cup in 1996. The athletic department has posted a cumualtive GPA of 3.0 or higher for 12 straight semesters including the spring semester of 2008.
Academic All-Americans
Vermont not only produces All-Americans on the field, but in the classroom as well. In 2006-07, a total of four Vermont student-athletes earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors and three went on to earn national academic All-America honors. Since 2000, 29 Vermont student-athletes have earned Academic All-District honors and 11 have garnered on the national academic All-America teams.
The Life Skills Program, which includes teaching a class "Life Skills for Student-Athletes" that is a mandatory course for all first-year student-athletes at Vermont. The class is based on the CHAMPS/Life Skills program emphasizing academic excellence, personal development, career development and community service.
Student-Athlete Advisory Council
The mission of the University of Vermont
Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is to provide a means of communication between student-athletes and the administration within the University of Vermont Department of Athletics. The SAAC will serve as a forum for discussion of issues concerning student-athletes at the University, work to improve the overall experience of UVM student-athletes, and seek to build community inside and outside of the University.
Vermont's NCAA Leadership Conference Participants
- 2001 - Elaina Coutrayer, track & field
- 2002 - John Cooper, tennis
- 2003 - Kristal Kostiew, track & field
- 2004 - Kami Cote, women's hockey
- 2005 - Martin Klimes, men's basketball
- 2006 - Channel Hamilton, track & field
- 2007 - Christa Sherburne, women's swimming & diving
- 2008 - Jake McFadden, men's soccer
- 2009 - Megan Maynard, field hockey
Student-Athlete Services Staff
- Joe Gervais - Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Services
- Gary Bruening - Academic Coordinator
- Amy Forbes - Assistant Coordinator of Student-Athlete Services
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