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Blog: Gophers Enjoying Academic Success
As the spring semester begins to wind down, thoughts around college campuses all over the country turn toward final exams, grades and eventually graduation. The same is true at the University of Minnesota and within the Golden Gopher football program.
"Since I've been here, it has been in our mission statement that we want our football players graduate," Minnesota head football coach Tim Brewster said. "Year in and year out, we want do a great job in the classroom."
Of the 26 seniors who were on the Minnesota football roster for the 2009 season, 23 have already graduated or are on pace to graduate this spring. Combined with graduates from the 2007-08 (14-of-16) and 2008-09 (13-of-13) years, this year's numbers would mean that 89 percent of those Gophers who reached their senior year of eligibility left the University of Minnesota with degrees.
In addition to success graduating players, the Gophers have also recorded a solid showing in the Big Ten All-Academic teams over the past couple years. Following the 2008 season, Minnesota tallied 27 Big Ten All-Academic Team members to lead the entire conference. Last season, 22 Gophers were on the Big Ten All-Academic Team, ranking No. 3 in the league.
Another indicator of academic success and progress is the Academic Progress Rate, widely known as the APR. While APR numbers won't be official until the NCAA announces it later this year, the score for this year is expected to be the best ever for a single year in the Gopher football program.
"I couldn't be more pleased with our graduation rates," Brewster said. "I'm also extremely proud of the progress we've made with our APR over the last year."
Much of the aforementioned academic success can be attributed to the emphasis put on academics by Coach Brewster, his staff and the athletic department as a whole. An important factor in student-athlete academic success at Minnesota comes from programs available to student-athletes such as Mentor Tutors, Student Writing Support (which is a free service for all U of M students) and the Peer Assisted Learning program.
Brewster said the dedication he and the Gopher football team have made to academics is shown through the staff members who are responsible for the team's academic program.
"I'd like to personally thank Chris Elrod and Chris McNelley for their dedication to helping us in the area of academic support," Brewster said.
-Andy Seeley
SIAP
Blog: Gophers Enjoying Academic Success
As the spring semester begins to wind down, thoughts around college campuses all over the country turn toward final exams, grades and eventually graduation. The same is true at the University of Minnesota and within the Golden Gopher football program.
"Since I've been here, it has been in our mission statement that we want our football players graduate," Minnesota head football coach Tim Brewster said. "Year in and year out, we want do a great job in the classroom."
Of the 26 seniors who were on the Minnesota football roster for the 2009 season, 23 have already graduated or are on pace to graduate this spring. Combined with graduates from the 2007-08 (14-of-16) and 2008-09 (13-of-13) years, this year's numbers would mean that 89 percent of those Gophers who reached their senior year of eligibility left the University of Minnesota with degrees.
In addition to success graduating players, the Gophers have also recorded a solid showing in the Big Ten All-Academic teams over the past couple years. Following the 2008 season, Minnesota tallied 27 Big Ten All-Academic Team members to lead the entire conference. Last season, 22 Gophers were on the Big Ten All-Academic Team, ranking No. 3 in the league.
Another indicator of academic success and progress is the Academic Progress Rate, widely known as the APR. While APR numbers won't be official until the NCAA announces it later this year, the score for this year is expected to be the best ever for a single year in the Gopher football program.
"I couldn't be more pleased with our graduation rates," Brewster said. "I'm also extremely proud of the progress we've made with our APR over the last year."
Much of the aforementioned academic success can be attributed to the emphasis put on academics by Coach Brewster, his staff and the athletic department as a whole. An important factor in student-athlete academic success at Minnesota comes from programs available to student-athletes such as Mentor Tutors, Student Writing Support (which is a free service for all U of M students) and the Peer Assisted Learning program.
Brewster said the dedication he and the Gopher football team have made to academics is shown through the staff members who are responsible for the team's academic program.
"I'd like to personally thank Chris Elrod and Chris McNelley for their dedication to helping us in the area of academic support," Brewster said.
-Andy Seeley
SIAP
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