Newcomers Complete Summer S-Project Series
8/11/2017 10:11:00 AM | Student-Athlete Engagement
SYRACUSE, NY. – The second year of the Student-Athlete Engagement program, The S-Project, kicked off on July 7 with a new crop of incoming Orange student-athletes.
The Summer Series was created to help with new student-athletes transition to collegiate life at Syracuse University. Over the course of five weeks, student-athletes were exposed to a variety of speakers and programs to teach necessary skills to be successful athletes and students. The five sessions covered this summer were: Core Values (Leadership), Fueling for Performance (Nutrition), Upperclassmen Panel, True Colors Personality Identification (Career Development), and Smart Money (Financial Literacy).
The S-Project partners with campus resources to deliver expert speakers and content quality. It also introduces student-athletes to a variety of people and programs on campus that can assist them in reaching academic, athletic and personal goals.
The program began with Student-Athlete Engagement Coordinator, Mark Trumbo, teaching the importance of knowing your core values.
"We did an activity where we had colored cards that represented important things in our life," freshman women's soccer student-athlete Mackenzie Vlachos said. "We had to then take out what we could live without which was very difficult. In the end, we were left with three cards. It helped me know what is most important in my life."
"The session is about understanding what you stand for and what you think of when you make decisions," Trumbo said. "We always have a choice and you want that choice to align with your core values."
In an effort to prepare the new student-athletes for what is ahead of them, a student-athlete panel discussion was organized for the freshmen to ask their peers any question ranging from academics, to roommates, to missing classes for travel.
"Getting to talk to older student-athletes from various sports in a comfortable environment was very helpful in providing insight to the years ahead," freshman midfielder Kailee Coonan said. "Although we discussed the many sacrifices that would be made, it was great hearing how rewarding it is to be a student-athlete at Syracuse."
Freshman Tucker Dordevic from Men's Lacrosse was happy we covered money in the series.
"Talking about money is something many people don't like to talk about," Dordevic said. "At some point, you need to know how to use money appropriately. Having Derek (Brainard) talk to us about saving money, credit and many other things to stay out of financial stress is a great thing. I am glad this was part of the S-Project."
Key contributors to the summer series were: Derek Brainard, Office of Financial Literacy; Veronica Tearney, Strength and Conditioning; Tracy Tillapaugh and Christina Faulkner, Career Center; and panel guests Patrick Castle, Sydney Brackett, and Laura Hurff.
For more information on The S-Project follow on Twitter (@SyracuseSAAC) and Instagram (@SyracuseSAAC) or visit the Student-Athlete Engagement website.
The Summer Series was created to help with new student-athletes transition to collegiate life at Syracuse University. Over the course of five weeks, student-athletes were exposed to a variety of speakers and programs to teach necessary skills to be successful athletes and students. The five sessions covered this summer were: Core Values (Leadership), Fueling for Performance (Nutrition), Upperclassmen Panel, True Colors Personality Identification (Career Development), and Smart Money (Financial Literacy).
The S-Project partners with campus resources to deliver expert speakers and content quality. It also introduces student-athletes to a variety of people and programs on campus that can assist them in reaching academic, athletic and personal goals.
The program began with Student-Athlete Engagement Coordinator, Mark Trumbo, teaching the importance of knowing your core values.
"We did an activity where we had colored cards that represented important things in our life," freshman women's soccer student-athlete Mackenzie Vlachos said. "We had to then take out what we could live without which was very difficult. In the end, we were left with three cards. It helped me know what is most important in my life."
"The session is about understanding what you stand for and what you think of when you make decisions," Trumbo said. "We always have a choice and you want that choice to align with your core values."
In an effort to prepare the new student-athletes for what is ahead of them, a student-athlete panel discussion was organized for the freshmen to ask their peers any question ranging from academics, to roommates, to missing classes for travel.
"Getting to talk to older student-athletes from various sports in a comfortable environment was very helpful in providing insight to the years ahead," freshman midfielder Kailee Coonan said. "Although we discussed the many sacrifices that would be made, it was great hearing how rewarding it is to be a student-athlete at Syracuse."
Freshman Tucker Dordevic from Men's Lacrosse was happy we covered money in the series.
"Talking about money is something many people don't like to talk about," Dordevic said. "At some point, you need to know how to use money appropriately. Having Derek (Brainard) talk to us about saving money, credit and many other things to stay out of financial stress is a great thing. I am glad this was part of the S-Project."
Key contributors to the summer series were: Derek Brainard, Office of Financial Literacy; Veronica Tearney, Strength and Conditioning; Tracy Tillapaugh and Christina Faulkner, Career Center; and panel guests Patrick Castle, Sydney Brackett, and Laura Hurff.
For more information on The S-Project follow on Twitter (@SyracuseSAAC) and Instagram (@SyracuseSAAC) or visit the Student-Athlete Engagement website.
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