Fall 2002
For student-athletes, the Freshmen Mentoring Program has become a necessary tool for academic success at Villanova University. Along with a mandatory weekly meeting for freshmen with his/her mentor, free tutorial services and additional scheduling support, a comprehensive time-management program needs to be in place.
In order to support the time-management concept, the Office of Academic Support for Athletics will require all freshmen to adhere to the following NEW procedures:
1. Purchase a daily planner of your choosing. (The Villanova Bookstore has planners for sale at a minimum cost of $5.00).
2. Student-athletes are required to bring their planners to every mentoring meeting.
3. Student-athletes should include in their planners the due dates of papers, projects and exams. This information should be contained in the course syllabus.
4. Student-athletes should include in their planners all mentoring meetings and tutorial appointments.
5. Mentors should encourage student-athletes to update their planners every meeting.
6. Mentors should sit down with student-athletes and discuss the time frame needed to properly complete a paper. This information should be reflected in the planner.
7. The mentors will be responsible for reviewing the entries in the planner on a weekly basis and making recommendations for improvement.
