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1 7 F O O T B A L L ME D I A G U I D E
ATHL ET I C TRANS I T IONS
Freshman student-athletes
– An optional
course designed to ease the transition from
high school to college.
OR I ENTAT I ON
Freshman and transfer student-athletes
– SAASS schedules team and individual
sessions to acclimate new students to Virginia
Tech.
TUTOR I NG
All student-athletes
– Individual and group
tutoring appointments are available on-site.
ACADEMI C PROGRESS
All student-athletes
– Professors send
academic progress reports to his/her athletic
advisors twice a semester.
SAASS COMPUTER LAB
All student-athletes
– The lab features
computer and printer access conveniently
located in Lane Stadium.
ACADEMI C RECOGN IT I ON
Qualified student-athletes
– SAASS
recognizes each student-athlete with a GPA of
3.0 and above at the end of each semester on
the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
STUDY HAL L
Freshman student-athletes and
upperclassmen with a GPA below the
team requirement
– Study Hall is mandatory
for all freshmen, transfers and currently enrolled
students with an overall GPA below 2.30.
ADV I S I NG / COUNSE L I NG
All student-athletes
– SAASS works closely
with each student’s academic advisor within
the college of their major.
ACADEMI C AND ATHL ETI C E L I G I B I L I T Y
All student-athletes
– The department
monitors each student-athlete’s academic record
to ensure that they are making progress toward
their degree.
ACADEMI C SERV I CES
Matt Mayotte
Director
Kendrick
Gholston
Associate Director
Sarah Armstrong
Senior Associate
Director (football)
Cory Byrd
Assistant Director
(football)
Tim Moore
Assistant Director
Mike Swanhart
Associate Director
Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS) is committed
to providing a comprehensive academic and personal development
program with counseling and advising for student-athletes, offering
academic counseling to ensure students receive a complete system
of support consistent with university and NCAA policies.
Student-athletes have access to the department’s spacious
facilities, located in the West Side of Lane Stadium. Opened during
the 2006-07 academic year, the SAASS suite, located in the Quillen
Family Academic Center, features 17 private tutor rooms, a state-
of-the-art classroom, a 36-station computer lab with printer access,
a conference room, three quiet areas for reading and studying and
a reference library. To accommodate the busy schedules of all of
Tech’s student-athletes, the SAASS office is open and available for
students to access from 8 a.m., until 10 p.m., weekdays and from
6 p.m., to 10 p.m., on weekends. The SAASS office offers a tutor
program available to Tech’s student-athletes in both individual and
group settings. Tutor services are availble six days a week and the
staff assures options for nearly every subject a student-athlete could
request assistance in. The collection of SAASS programs housed in
Lane Stadium guarantees that all student-athletes achieve success
during their time at Virginia Tech.
Tech’s football student-athletes have always seen great success
in the classroom much in part to the help of the SAASS office. Since
2012, 100 percent of Hokie seniors have earned their degree, and
the football team has earned some of its highest scores ever in the
Academic Progress Rate (APR) in recent reports. Academic All-
America honorees in past years have included the likes of Danny Coale
and Chris Drager. Among FBS schools, Tech is annually among the
best in the number of players on the current roster who have already
earned their undergraduate degrees.
Nick Vaccaro
Assistant Director
Robyn Jones
Learning Specialist
Ryndee Mitchell
Assistant Director
Will Hozey
Tutor Coordinator
Mary Anne
Steinberg
LAP Coordinator
Terrie Repass
Administrative
Assistant
Amanda Guerry
Intern
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEBSITE:
SAASS.VT.EDUSTUDENT- ATHL ETE ACADEMI C SUPPORT SERV I CES
SAASS