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An Athletic Mindset

There are several reasons why our student-athletes make such great candidates for peer academic support positions.

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The well-known benefits of participating in organized athletics are many—from physical health and familiarity with working on a team to growth opportunities for student-athletes. One thing that might not be obvious is that student-athletes make a great choice for peer academic support.

 

At Endicott, there is a long list of student-athletes who work as peer tutors, peer coaches, and peer notetakers, helping make sure other Gulls are succeeding in all aspects of their college experience.

 

“Student-athletes make effective peer tutors because of their relationship with a team atmosphere,” says Brittany Potter, Ed.D., Associate Dean, Endicott Center for Teaching & Learning. “Like their team, a peer tutor must work collaboratively with a student to build study habits, review content, or outline a paper. Because of their familiarity with this process, we see a fluent transition of this collaborative mindset in the Tutoring & Writing Center from all of our tutors, but especially from our student-athletes.”

 

There are three ways students can act as mentors and supporters through the Division of Academic Success.

  • Peer notetakers play a valuable role by providing quality and timely notes from classes, ensuring students with disabilities have equal access to course content
  • Peer tutors help students prepare for exams, address assignments, brainstorm for papers, work on presentation skills, and review and reinforce material presented in class
  • Peer coaches engage students through 1:1 informal student-to-student coaching and social events specific to students enrolled in Academic Coaching

What makes a student-athlete a great fit for these academic support positions?

 

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“Student-athletes’ motivation to do well and excel is a significant driver for someone who can provide effective academic support,” says Dr. Brian A. Wylie, Assistant Vice President & Director of Athletics. Additionally, Wylie says that key peer academic support attributes match well with those often attributed to student-athletes, including a sense of competitiveness, an insatiable curiosity and ability to relate a broad range of ideas and synthesize commonalities among them, and a team-player mindset.

 

That team-player mindset is key in the peer notetaking students, according to Jennifer Richard, M.Ed., Assistant Director of Accessibility Services. “Notetakers understand the impact of their job and that they are supporting their peers in class,” she says. “Late or absent notes can negatively impact note-receivers, so it is a priority to have notetakers who understand and embrace the 颅importance of the role they’re playing in their fellow Gulls’ education.” 

 

Despite a busy schedule, environmental science major and women’s hockey student-athlete Bailey Thieben ’22 finds tutoring very rewarding. “I especially love it when a student comes to me multiple times, and I can see their progression,” she says. “As I become a better tutor, I can feel myself getting better at explaining concepts to students.” Thieben adds that having a full schedule helps her stay busy and practice time management skills, creating an Endicott experience she thrives on.

 

“I especially love it when a student comes to me multiple times, and I can see their progression. As I become a better tutor, I can feel myself getting better at explaining concepts to students.” Bailey Thieben ’22

 

Outside of keeping active on campus, Wylie offers another reason why student-athletes might be motivated to become peer academic supporters. “I think it’s about identity,” he says. “The majority of our student-athletes are doing excellent academically and they want to showcase this strength, so they are not viewed as just a student-athlete. Meeting new people and learning from people from other countries and backgrounds really enriches the student-athlete experience.”

  

The ECGulls Launchpad

 

It’s well-known that Endicott’s required internship program readies students for their future professions, and it’s no different with our own athletics department. These are just some of the recent students who have interned within the Sports Information Department through Endicott Gulls athletics and the exciting positions that experience helped them land.male student holding out phone

 

Jamie Becker '21, Psychology

New York City Football Club (NYCFC), Media Relations Assistant 

 

Jayra Bray '21, Digital Media

WGME Channel 13 - CBS Affiliate (Sinclair Broadcast Group), News Assistant

 

Cody Chalifoux '21, Communication

Rhode Island College (RIC) Athletics, Assistant Sports Information Director/Broadcaster

 

Maya Feigenbaum '21, Communication

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Athletics, Marketing Assistant for Marketing and Fan Experience

 

Nick Grace '20 M'21, Marketing/M.B.A.

Utah Athletics, Director of Photography

 

Nicolle Holcomb M'19, M.Ed. in Athletic Administration

Eastern New Mexico University, Sports Information Director

 

Annie Jenkins M'17, M.Ed. in Athletic Administration

UMass Lowell, Assistant Director of Athletic Business Operations

 

Whitley Neumeister '20, Marketing Communication

Ntroduced, Account Manager

 

Mariana Pabon '18, Sport Management

Texas Stars Hockey Club (AHL Affiliate of the Dallas Stars), Sponsorship Services Manager

 

Kymani Palmer '21, Sport Management

ESPN, Production Assistant

 

Zoe Rose '21, Sport Management

Gameday Tailgate Experience, Marketing Coordinator

 

Rachael Tucker '20 M'21, Sport Management/M.S. Sport Leadership

Northeastern University, Coordinator of Club Sports