Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Student Athlete Support Program is to provide the necessary support to enhance the well-being of student-athletes. This proactive program motivates and assists student-athletes to make successful transitions to college life, achievement and maintaining a satisfactory level of academic performance. The Student Athlete Support Program focuses on fostering the total development of student-athletes, both personally and professionally developing leadership skills necessary to succeed in the classroom and in the real world as successful individuals in society.
Getting Started
Make an Appointment with the Athletic Counselor
Athletic Counselor
Debra Gleason, MS, LMFT
Hours
Monday & Wednesday 8 am to 4:30 pm Menifee Campus Room 412
Tuesday & Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm San Jacinto Campus Room 1452
dgleason@msjc.edu
Taylor Bell-Scholars Program Coordinator
Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8 am to 4:30 pm San Jacinto Campus Room 1452
Friday: 8 am to 12 pm
tbell@msjc.edu
Jacob Anderson-Scholars Program Assistant
Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8 am to 4:30 pm Menifee Campus Room 412
Friday: 8 am to 12 pm
Study Hall
Mt. San Jacinto College's Student-Athlete Scholars Program is located in room 1452 at the San Jacinto Campus and room 412 at the Menifee Campus, they serve student-athletes in basic skills courses in developing the attributes and academic competence to succeed in their coursework and make positive gains towards transfer. This program focuses on providing intensive support of the domains vital to student success, including developing key competencies for academic performance, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting and motivation, as well as an effective support to keep school and life in balance. Support is delivered through multiple avenues of interconnected support, while the primary tool used in assisting student-athletes will be individual and group tutoring.
Tutoring Services
Student athletes have access to a variety of tutoring services which include the following: the Learning Resource Center, which offers tutoring, computer usage, and testing; The Math Center; and The Writing Center. These resources are offered on both the San Jacinto Campus and the Menifee Valley Campus.
Student Athlete Progress Checks
The athletic department requests mid-semester progress checks for every student-athlete at least once per semester. Progress check forms are hand carried to individual professors. The completed forms are reviewed by program staff members to determine if a student athlete is making satisfactory academic progress. If a student's progress is determined to be unsatisfactory, the student athlete, coaches, and other faculty and staff members' address the necessary concerns and make any necessary referrals and/or plans for improvement.
Athletic Forum
The student athlete Athletic Forum is an event that brings all student athletes together. A variety of speakers present and welcome the student athletes for the first time or welcome returning student athletes back to school in the fall semester. Several different topics have been presented such as academic success, sexual harassment prevention, drug and alcohol awareness and academic dishonesty. This event is a great opportunity for each student athlete to get to know the college administrators, athletic faculty and other staff members, as well as their peer student athletes.
Student Athlete Summer Bridge Workshops
This summer bridge workshop introduces students to the culture of higher education in the California community college system and higher education. This workshop will focus on orientation to college life and an exploration of higher education resources. Also, concepts of student rights and responsibilities, college policies and procedures, professor and college expectations of the students, as well as graduation and transfer requirements as a student and/or a student athlete will be focused on. Explanation of NCAA and NAIA rules along with the CCCAA rules will be included. This workshop will also explore factors in educational decision making, major selection and development of an effective educational plan in order to meet goals and transfer requirements as a student athlete.
