University of KentuckyUniversity of KentuckyCenter for Academic Center for Academic and Tutorial Servicesand Tutorial Services

C.A.T.S.C.A.T.S.Who came up with this nameWho came up with this name

MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT

THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC AND TUTORIAL SERVICES ACADEMIC AND TUTORIAL SERVICES IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL STUDENT-ATHLETES WHERE ALL STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAXIMIZE THEIR ACADEMIC, MAXIMIZE THEIR ACADEMIC, PERSONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH PERSONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH AND IMPROVE THEIR POST-COLLEGE AND IMPROVE THEIR POST-COLLEGE QUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF LIFE

Student ServicesStudent Services

8 full-time academic 8 full-time academic advisors advisors

Tutor Coordinator Tutor Coordinator Life Skills CoordinatorLife Skills Coordinator 8 part-time academic 8 part-time academic

graduate assistantsgraduate assistants

Academic ServicesAcademic Services Advising Advising

• Providing campus Providing campus informationinformation

• Monitoring progress toward Monitoring progress toward degree degree

• NCAA EligibilityNCAA Eligibility• Maximum Contact with Maximum Contact with

Student-AthletesStudent-Athletes TutoringTutoring MentoringMentoring Diagnostic Testing Diagnostic Testing

ProgramProgram

AdvisingAdvising College Advisors, as College Advisors, as

one of their many one of their many duties, meet with our duties, meet with our students to assist students to assist them in selecting them in selecting courses toward courses toward degree. degree.

CATS Advisors work CATS Advisors work with student-athletes with student-athletes to ensure each to ensure each student schedules student schedules classes around as classes around as many athletic many athletic commitments as commitments as possible.possible.

MentoringMentoring

Mentors come from a Mentors come from a corps of veteran adult corps of veteran adult tutors, including tutors, including retired elementary retired elementary and high school and high school teachers and full-time teachers and full-time staff.staff.

Mentors work with Mentors work with selected students, selected students, assisting with assisting with organizational skillsorganizational skills

TutoringTutoring

25 tutoring rooms25 tutoring rooms Private tutoring Private tutoring

rooms equipped rooms equipped with computerswith computers

Jerry Claiborne Quiet StudyJerry Claiborne Quiet Study

Monitored Quiet Monitored Quiet Facility with 116 Facility with 116 seats where seats where students can work students can work on class on class assignments. assignments.

Computer CenterComputer Center

35 computer 35 computer stations including stations including PC’s and MacsPC’s and Macs

Career Resource CenterCareer Resource Center

Helping undecided students Helping undecided students Cooperative effort with the Cooperative effort with the

Stuckert Career CenterStuckert Career Center• Resume and cover letter Resume and cover letter

assistance assistance • Job ShadowingJob Shadowing• InternshipsInternships• PlacementPlacement

Providing assistance with Providing assistance with professional & graduate professional & graduate school admissionschool admission

Career Athletes websiteCareer Athletes website• Over 10,000 companies have Over 10,000 companies have

access to our student-athlete’s access to our student-athlete’s resumesresumes

Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development

Personal Development Personal Development SeminarsSeminars • Coaches select from a menu of Coaches select from a menu of

choiceschoices

For example: Alcohol For example: Alcohol Responsibility, Responsibility, Gambling, Prevention of Gambling, Prevention of Violence Against Women Violence Against Women (MVP), Cultural Diversity(MVP), Cultural Diversity

Frank G. Ham Society of Frank G. Ham Society of CharacterCharacter

Student-Athlete Advisory Student-Athlete Advisory CommitteeCommittee

Community and School OutreachCommunity and School Outreach

4,300 hours of community service 4,300 hours of community service

Habitat for HumanityHabitat for HumanityHope CenterHope CenterAthletics “Back Pack” ProgramAthletics “Back Pack” Program SEC Food DriveSEC Food DriveSpecial OlympicsSpecial OlympicsCATS Cultivating Character CATS Cultivating Character Ronald McDonald HouseRonald McDonald HouseUK Children’s Hospital UK Children’s Hospital

Other ProgramsOther Programs 55thth Year Program Year Program Post Eligibility Post Eligibility

ProgramProgram Mashburn Scholarship Mashburn Scholarship Division I-A Directors Division I-A Directors

Program of ExcellenceProgram of Excellence National Student-National Student-

Athlete DayAthlete Day

Student-Athlete AchievementsStudent-Athlete Achievements

Jake LewellenJake Lewellen• 2011 AFCA National 2011 AFCA National

Good Works TeamGood Works Team• Over 300 hours of Over 300 hours of

community community outreachoutreach

• 2012 SEC Brad 2012 SEC Brad Davis Community Davis Community Service Service Postgraduate Postgraduate Scholarship Scholarship Recipient Recipient

Student-Athlete Achievements (cont.)Student-Athlete Achievements (cont.) Josh Nadzam and Luis Josh Nadzam and Luis

Orta – UK Soles4SoulsOrta – UK Soles4Souls Josh named the 2011 N4A Josh named the 2011 N4A

Wilma Rudolph Award Wilma Rudolph Award winnerwinner

2012 University of 2012 University of Kentucky Sullivan Kentucky Sullivan Medallion Award winnerMedallion Award winner

Finalist for the 2012 John Finalist for the 2012 John Wooden Citizenship AwardWooden Citizenship Award

Academic Accomplishments Academic Accomplishments

In 2010-11, 141 In 2010-11, 141 student-athletes were student-athletes were named to the SEC named to the SEC Academic Honor RollAcademic Honor Roll

Fall 2011Fall 2011• 15 of 20 varsity teams 15 of 20 varsity teams

earned cumulative 3.00 earned cumulative 3.00 or higher team GPA or higher team GPA

• 44 student-athletes 44 student-athletes earned a 4.00 GPA earned a 4.00 GPA

• 248 student-athletes 248 student-athletes earned a 3.00 GPA or earned a 3.00 GPA or higher higher