Center for Student-Athlete
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Postgraduate Scholarship Dealine
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White Ribbon Campaign
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Enhancement
White Ribbon Campaign
Career Development
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Academic Reminders
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Study Hall Reminders
RED FOX STUDENT-ATHLETES TAKE A STAND TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
On Tuesday, April 28th, 2009, Marist student-athletes
took a stand to end violence against women. Marist
began its participation in the campaign last Spring as
Dan Smith (Reston, VA) and Adalberto Ruiz (Harrison,
NJ) of the Marist Football team led the initiative. This
year’s White Ribbon Campaign was led by Senior Terrence Turner (Football), who spoke out about his personal experiences with domestic violence, and Junior
Terah Paluba (Softball), who assisted in organizing this year’s event. The White
Ribbon Campaign is the largest effort in the world of men working to end violence
against women. In conjunction with Marist’s “Take Back the Night” activities, more
than 50 Red Fox student-athletes came out to show their support for the campaign,
that pledges to never commit, condone, or remain silent about violence against
women & girls. For more information on the White Ribbon Campaign, visit http://
www.whiteribbon.ca/.
Post-Graduate Scholarship Deadline
Enhancement Center Staff:
Director, Alyssa Gates
Asst. Director, Lynsey Miller
Academic Fellow, David
Mires
The deadline for the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Nominations for Spring
Sport student-athletes is May 14th, 2009. The NCAA awards up to 174 postgraduate
scholarships annually, 87 for men and 87 for women. The scholarships are awarded to studentathletes who excel academically and athletically and who are in their final year of intercollegiate
athletics competition. The one-time grants of $7500 each are awarded for fall, winter, and
spring sports. Each sport season, there are 29 scholarships available for men and 29 scholarships available for women. The scholarships are one-time, non-renewable grants. If you are a
interested in being nominated for this scholarship, please see Alyssa Gates in the
Enhancement Center.
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Career Development Opportunities
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44th semi-annual New Jersey
Collegiate Career Day
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Date: Thursday, May 28th
Location: Rutgers University
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*** This event is open to all college
students and graduates from any
A Student-Athlete Career Development Committee has been
formed. If you would like to get
involved, please email Lynsey
Miller at lynsey.miller@marist.edu.
or contact Neil Walsh on
Facebook
Academic Reminders
Summer Courses
May be taken at another institution prior to a student’s attainment of senior status
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(less than 90 credits)
Students who have less than 70 earned Marist credits may undertake course work at a
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2-year or 4-year institution
Students who have 70 or more earned Marist credits will be permitted to undertake
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course work only at other four-year accredited institutions
All summer courses taken at another institution must be approve by the appropriate
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department chairperson prior to registration
NCAA Certification
If, for any reason, a student-athlete is academically deficient, he/she will receive a letter
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from Alyssa Gates stating his/her reason for deficiency. A student-athlete will be deficient
if he/she has not:
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Declared a Major with an identified concentration by his/her 5th
semester
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Completed 40% of his/her degree by his/her 5th semester, 60%
his/her 7th semester, or 80% by his/her 9th semester
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Registered for at least 12 credits for Fall 2009
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Earned 18 credits during the 2008-2009 academic year
Study Hall Reminders
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Last Day of Study Hall for Spring 2009: May 7th
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The Enhancement Center will be open from 9a.m.—5p.m. throughout finals week