Academic Support

Mission Statement

"The mission of the student-athlete support services office at the University of New Hampshire is to provide the academic support and resources necessary for students to succeed in their academic endeavors.”

Joanne Maldari, Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support
joanne.maldari@unh.edu
(603) 862-0283

Shawn Green, Academic Support/Compliance Assistant
shawn.green@unh.edu
(603) 862-0557


Goals
The Academic Support staff strives to assist student-athletes in meeting their academic goals in 4 ways:  provide general academic information, monitor academic progress, arrange tutorial services and refer student-athletes to other support offices on  campus.

General Academic Information
The Academic Support offices are located on the main floor of the Field House and serve as a resource with information regarding:
Academic programs at UNH
NCAA eligibility information
Additional academic resources on campus
Class registration information

Tutoring Handbook

Monitoring Academic Progress
There are several ways in which the academic progress of student- athletes is monitored:
Communication with professors, academic advisors, and coaches on an ongoing basis.
Progress reports for all first year student -athletes: evaluation forms are sent to professors at the midpoint of the Fall and Spring semester.  The professor  evaluates the student -athlete on the following criteria:   
* Performance on exams/papers/quizzes
* Class attendance & participation
Meetings with academic support staff throughout the year.  Group and individual meetings are held with  student- athletes to monitor  progress and offer additional academic strategies .

Tutorial Program
All student -athletes are eligible for free tutorial assistance through the Athletic Department.  The tutors are undergraduate and graduate students at the University who have been recommended by their professors to tutor in a specific subject area:
Student -athletes are able to arrange tutoring sessions to accommodate their own schedules.
Individual tutoring sessions as well as small study groups.

Academic Center
The Student-Athlete Academic Center is located in the Field House and contains new computers, study carrels and study tables.  It is a quiet place for student-athletes to complete academic work before and after practice.

Student-Athlete Academic Highlights
America East Academic Cup winner for highest GPA in the conference—1998-99 and 1999-2000

The benefits of the academic support system were once again evident in 2011-12 as UNH had the highest number of student-athletes named to the America East Fall Honor Roll (96) and the highest percentage of student-athletes named to the Winter/Spring Honor Roll (65%). Additionally, the football team led the CAA with 20 members named to the CAA Academic All-Conference Team. The men’s and women’s soccer teams received the NSCAA Academic Award for having a team GPA of at least 3.0. UNH was one of only two schools to have both teams receive this award.

Four Wildcat teams were honored by the NCAA with the Public Recognition Award for multiyear Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of all teams in their respective sports: gymnastics, men’s hockey, men’s outdoor track & field and women’s indoor track & field. Also, the football team was recognized for its academic success and student-athlete graduation rate by receiving the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award for the CAA. UNH was one of only five FCS programs in the nation to garner the honor for a second straight season and was the only FCS team in the country to both reach the postseason and capture an APR Award in back-to-back seasons.

Senior volleyball player Amy Keding and sophomore swimmer Lauren McCandless were each recipients of the America East Scholar-Athlete award in their respective sports. Keding graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Physics Teaching, while McCandless, a cellular and molecular biology major, is the first sophomore from UNH to be selected as a Scholar-Athlete.

Gymnast Danielle Reibold was selected as EAGL Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Reibold, who graduated with a degree in Biomedical Sciences, is the first UNH gymnast to receive this honor.

Women’s track & field team members Kate Early and Keely Maguire received University recognition this spring. Early, who also played four years on the women’s basketball team, received the prestigious Dean Williamson Award for her “outstanding and well-rounded extracurricular activities, scholarship, athletics, and loyalty to the University.” Maguire received a Parent’s Association Award for “having shown an understanding and appreciation of the value of a university education and having accepted the responsibility to share their education to better the community in which they live.”