AARP Photo Gallery (including past academic group photos)
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Fall 2017 AARP Lecture Series
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Date
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Time
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Guest Lecturer (Title)
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Subject
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017
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5 p.m.
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Dr. Marc Williams
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"What Would You Attempt To Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?"
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
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3 p.m.
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Danielle Beam (Assistant Athletic Director/Advisement)
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"Dangers of Social Media "
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
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TBA
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Pete Vincent (Head Retention Coach)
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"Study Methods and Techniques "
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All sessions in the JMAC Study Lounge unless otherwise noted
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Spring 2018 AARP Key Dates
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Key Date
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What's Happening
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Monday, January 29, 2018
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First day of Study Hall (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Class Checks
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Friday, April 27, 2018
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Last Day of Study Hall for Spring Semester
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Fall 2017 AARP Student-Athlete Leaders:
Claudia Gomez, Jose Salazar, Nadia Montgomery, and Amber O'Donnell |
Winter 2017-18 AARP Student-Athlete Leaders:
Eugene Campbell and Shea Dawson |
Spring 2017 AARP Student-Athlete Leaders:
David Penaherera, Hannah Gavin and Sean Gibney |
AARP Resources:
The Coordinator of Athletic Academic Retention oversees all retention efforts of NJCU student-athletes from the day they arrive on campus through their graduation. The Coordinator of Athletic Academic Retention manages NJCU’s study hall program, monitors progress reports, and serves as the department liaison to NJCU’s Center for Student Success (CSS).
In 2011, the NJCU athletics department launched NJCU’s Athletic Academic Retention Program (AARP), which provides individual study plans to all student-athletes and conducts evaluations and assessments for all student-athletes at the conclusion of each semester until their graduation. Four ‘Retention Coaches’ assist the coordinator as part of the AARP.
The AARP program compliments the efforts of
NJCU’s two Athletic Academic Advisors, with the goal of increasing the retention rate of student-athletes at the University.
AARP Summary
The Coordinator of Athletic Academic Retention and Retention Coaches reserve the right to administer individual study plans to all student-athletes. The following will apply:
- All incoming student-athletes (freshmen & transfers) will be automatically admitted to the program
- Any returning student-athlete who utilized his/her NJAC waiver will be automatically admitted to the program
- Any returning student-athlete whose GPA is less than 2.5 will automatically admitted to the program
- Each student-athlete will be required to attend an initial ‘in take’ session in The HUB.
- Each student-athlete will be required to attend tutoring sessions as outlined by HUB advisors
- Each athletic team will be assigned a ‘Retention Coach’, and will meet individually with said coach on a biweekly basis throughout the academic year
- Each student-athlete will attend at least TWO HOURS of study hall on a weekly basis
Evaluations and assessments for all student-athletes will be conducted during the middle of the semester, and they will remain with AARP in some capacity until graduation:
- Individualized assessments will determine the level of participation over the course of their tenure.
- Any continuing student-athlete who falls below the aforementioned requirements will be admitted to the program, and all will be monitored closely through communication with professors, tutors, and meetings with their respective Retention Coach.
- Retention Coaches can distribute and collect all forms from the student-athletes at the study table if they haven’t received them:
- Class excuse forms
- Progress reports
- Database forms
- Class schedules
RULES FOR JMAC STUDY HALL
- Quiet study hour
- Cell phone use is prohibited
