Faculty Tips For working with Student Athletes

Dear faculty,  

As the school year begins, I wanted to reach out to make sure you have relevant contact information for myself and ISU’s athletic academic advisors. This year you can reach out to Brad Puckett, associate director for student athlete academic services, or Liz Geyer, athletic academic advisor. 

I am also here to help.  My job as the Faculty Athletic Rep is to provide support if you have questions related to travel, attendance, or anything else relevant to student athletes. 

Finally, below are a few informational items that can help you have conversations with student athletes throughout the semester: 

• Student-athletes should be treated just the same as all students. Provide student-athletes the same opportunities as every enrolled student. Student-athletes should not get any special privileges. 
• Sometimes student-athletes miss class as they represent ISU. Please see ISUPP 5040 for the official student absence policy.   
• Student-athletes are not permitted to miss class due to practice, meeting a coach, working out, or receiving medical care. 

Student-athletes are not all the same. Some are on full scholarships, but there are others on partial scholarships, and some receive no scholarship support at all. Just like our overall ISU student population, student-athletes are a diverse group. I know you all do an excellent job working with ISU's student athletes and I'm very thankful. 

I hope you have a great start to the semester. Please let me know if I can support you in any way.  

Best, 

Karen Hartman 

Faculty Athletic Representative