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[Freshman Curriculum Covered] [Inventories] [Programs for Continued Development] [CHAMPS] |
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growth and development programs are designed to provide student athletes
with a smooth transition to college life and to enhance decision making
skills crucial to their personal and academic lives.
All freshmen student athletes are requited to attend one 50 minute session per week for approximately 16 weeks during their first semester at Clemson. The freshman year is targeted heavily because it is a crucial time for student athletes to obtain success in all areas. Success lays the foundation for positive experiences during college and into life after graduation. The programs are facilitated by the Development Coordinator and utilize a variety of teaching approaches including group discussion, video presentation, peer facilitation, and speakers who are specialists in their fields. |
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Inventories
The following tools are used
by the student athletes to help them assess their own styles of learning
and studying. In addition, they are able to determine their career interests
which they can use to choose a major course of study and to set goals toward
graduation.
- Learning Styles Inventory: To help student athletes understand what type of learners they are auditory, visual, or tactile.
- Study Skills Inventory: to help student athletes identify their specific study strengths and weaknesses.
- Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory: To help student athletes identify interests and decide on a major course of study.
Continued
Programs for Development
The Personal Growth and Development
Program is a continuing process of student development. Beyond the freshman
year, seminars are also offered to sophomore, junior, and senior level
students during the spring semester to continue more specific development.
Below is a list of programs offered to upperclass student athletes:
- Nutrition
- Sports Psychology and Performance
- Financial Management
- Assistance with Graduate Opportunities and Scholarships
- Life Skills
CHAMPS
CHallenging Athletes´ Minds for Personal Success
Clemson University has been chosen as one of 47 pilot institutions for the NCAA Life Skills/CHAMPS program. The pilot program is in place for three years, after which time Clemson will become a mentoring school for other intercollegiate sports programs. Although the CHAMPS program was initiated at Clemson University in 1994, the Student Athlete Enrichment Programs has long felt a strong commitment to each student athlete in achieving personal success long after graduation.
The focus of the program is on the individual student athlete as a whole person academically, athletically and emotionally and on the changing needs and skills of the individual in the years during college and after graduation. The Life Skills program is designed to help student athletes realize higher academic achievement, increased likelihood of retention, graduation, and employment in their chosen professions. Each student athlete is also shown paths to a higher level of maturity, self responsibility and greater overall success. The program includes five areas of commitment:
- Academic Support
- Athletic Excellence
- Personal Development
- Service
- Career Development
