2014-15 Eagles Council Meeting

Saturday, August 16, 2014 - 1:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite Administrators in Attendance: Ken Kavanagh, Kelly Jean Brock, Brian Boveington, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mario Leon (MBA), Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), Jamil Jones (MBB), Demetris Morant (MBB), Katie Meador (WBB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Cody Adkinson (MCC), Courtland Bernard (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Ally Wilbur (WCC), Jack Hernandez (MGO), Gabby Brackrog (WGO), Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Madison Easterbrook (WGO), Ashley Kimbrough (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Melissa Arnold (WSO), Brittany Brown (WSO), Lani Cabrera (WSW), Devon Robins (WSW), Michael Beiler (MTN), Chris Perrigan (MTN), Lucas Vaz (MTN), Elizabeth Means (WTN), Sarah Means (WTN), Caroline Jordan (WVB), Whitney Masters (WVB)

Members Absent: Blake Biggs (MGO), Emma Blackwell (WSO) - medical, Ellen Vann (WSW)

1. Welcome Back - Melissa Arnold

2. Ice Breaker

3. Eagles Council Officers o President - Melissa Arnold (WSO) o Vice President - Emma Blackwell (WSO) o Secretary – Whitney Masters (WVB)

4. Team Updates

5. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

o A-Sun Constitution and Bylaws (Handout) o FGCU Constitution and Bylaws (Handout)

Reviewed the mission, purpose, and roles/responsibilities of each member/officer o Expected Communications/Feedback

Main expectation for ALL Eagles Council members is to stay in consistent and regular communication with your teammates (can utilize email and/or in person dialogue) on matters pertaining to your team or the entire S-A population. This involves both bringing any recommendations/concerns to the administration, as well as relaying information and/or securing feedback from teammates on various matters.

o Amorous Relationship Policy This policy is meant to contribute to the (1) provision of a safe and healthy environment

for students and student-athletes to reach their full potential as students and as athletes; and (2) ensuring that all coaches and other staff within the athletics department adhere to ethical practices and do not develop inappropriate relationships with students or student-athletes, regardless of their age or consent.

This policy is created to address relationships between students and/or student-athletes and coaches or other staff within the athletics department with supervisory responsibility over the student and/or student-athlete.

o A-Sun SAAC Meeting – Talk to Kathy Peterson (KP) if interested in attending the Fall and/or Spring meeting

Fall: September 26-27, 2014 @ Lipscomb Spring: January 23-24, 2015 @ UNF

6. Dress Code – Kelly Jean Brock o Eagles Council created a dress code for all student-athletes entering the Student-Athlete

Learning Center - code will be typed up and printed to be posted throughout the Center: Items include showering after practice if entering the facility, wearing shoes, shirts, and shorts at all time. No sports bras, swimsuit or inappropriate spandex.

7. Academic Updates – Kelly & Brian Boveington

o Classes start Monday, August 18th- Double check your schedule – Talk to your Athletic Academic Coordinator if there are any issues

Upperclassmen – would be a good idea to show all freshman/transfers where all their classes will be

o SLS 1101 – Student Panel Question & answer session for the student-athlete sections of SLS. Check EagleMail for

dates/time. Contact Brian if interested in volunteering. o Student-Athlete Book Night – Sunday, August 17th – Cohen Center Bookstore

Anyone who is on book scholarship should have received an email with your teams scheduled time

Bring a copy of your schedule and Eagle ID Risk forfeiting book scholarship if student-athlete does not show

o Travel Letters Fall sports should have received travel letters Give to all your professors the first day of class

o Last Day to Drop/Withdraw via Gulfline – Friday, August 22nd o Tutoring

Increased tutoring. Will once again have individual and drop in sessions Request tutor via GradesFirst Writing Center will now be in the OSC on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00- 8:00 PM Tutoring offered on campus through the Center for Academic Achievement (CAA) –

schedule posted online o Study Hall

Takes place in the OSC VIP room Computer Lab computers have all been reimaged and hooked up to print Added two new work stations outside Kelly and Megan’s office. Will eventually have

two new Mac Desktop computers Added 10 new laptops (5 Dell/5 MacBook Pros) for student-athletes to use in study hall

and on the road while team is traveling. Check out laptops with your Athletic Academic Coordinator

• Must log into the PCs before leaving campus o Weekly mentoring meetings

Campaign was sent via GradesFirst Meetings will start the week of August 24th

8. Mentor Program – Kelly

o Peer academic coaching Mandatory for selected student-athletes Costing over $16,000

9. Upcoming Campus Events

o Eagle Revolution: Monday, August 18 @ 6:00 PM in Alico Arena Wear Eagle Revolution t-shirt on Monday to campus to help promote the event

• Everyone should have received t-shirt by now, if not, check with your coach Dress rehearsal: Mon. from 2:00–5:00 PM. Need at least 3-5 people from each team Check with coach for dress code

o Student-Athlete Welcome Back Picnic: Sunday, August 24 from 4:00-6:00 PM in Alico Arena

Eagles Council Event – All EC members need to be here at 2:00 PM for set up. Breakdown/clean up from 6:00– 6:30 PM

Will be playing Chubby Bunny, Simon Says, and having the watermelon eating contest

10. Life Skills Programs - Fall Semester - Lindsey Burr o Drugs & Alcohol – Mike Greene (“Greeny”) – Wednesday, September 10th @ 8:00 PM – Alico

Arena Mandatory for all SAs that did not attend 2 years ago and/or anyone who has received

a disciplinary letter in the past 2 years – all others welcome to attend Will be emailing everyone that needs to attend

o Resume Writing Workshop Mandatory resume requirement for seniors by end of September Working with Emily Tipton from Career Development Services

o Will be hosting several other workshops (i.e. interviewing, choosing a major, job searching, etc.) throughout the year. Dates will be sent via EagleMail

o Center for Academic Achievement (CAA) – Student Success Workshops – Offered on campus, in residence halls, and in Alico Arena Hospitality Suite. Schedule posted online and in Student-Athlete Learning Center

11. Community Service – Lindsey

o Service Learning Fair – Friday, September 5th 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Cohen Center Ballroom Great opportunity to meet community partners and find volunteer opportunities

o Check EagleMail throughout the semester for any volunteer opportunities o Please “Like” FGCU’s Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement Facebook page for service

learning opportunities throughout the semester

12. Eagle Pride Challenge – Lindsey o Editing rules/point system. Will post online and go over everything during the September

meeting

13. Director of Athletics - Ken Kavanagh o NCAA Governance Changes

Autonomy group of the 5 biggest FB conferences (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) – They now can make their own rules on certain matters (other schools can also follow suit). However, they can’t unilaterally make changes to access to NCAA Tournaments and the NCAA revenue stream tied to MBB Championship that significantly effects FGCU’s and others budgets, number of scholarships or amount of games allowed, etc.

o A-Sun Tournaments/NKU Will give an update at the next Eagles Council meeting (NKU is now eligible to

participate in all A-Sun Tourneys – yet, still not eligible for NCAAs for two more years) o Capital Campaign

Looking to raise $12 million. $6 Million would be to enhance Alico Arena – Build out the Southeast side of the arena to expand the training room, add a student-athlete weight room, and larger offices on the second floor for basketball, that would leave more room for others. The other $6 million would go toward operating expenses (recruiting, equipment & supplies, team travel, etc.), salaries and facility improvements (i.e., new scoreboards for baseball, softball, and possibly soccer, video scoreboard for Alico Arena, improve the tennis facilities, and swimming & diving locker rooms, etc.)

o Student-Athlete Surveys Very much appreciate all who have taken the time to provide this valuable annual

feedback. You should feel confident enough to put your name on your survey and trust that the administration will handle the surveys properly. If we don’t the system is doomed for failure anyway.

o Budgets Thanks to the positive “Dunk City” spin-off, our department now has $1 million more

than it had last year. The new resources are going towards scholarships (all men’s teams now at NCAA limits and every women’s team was increased), recruiting, team travel, preseason/recess meals, equipment, etc. We all should be thankful every time Alico Arena is full for both the great home court advantage/atmosphere, as well as the ticket revenue and demand it has placed on season tickets that requires new folks to have to join the Eagles Club, which produces even more revenue for ALL our teams.

o Banners & Slogans – we will continue to look to build upon our growing traditions. This includes working on truncating the FGCU Fight Song, as well as utilizing WingsUp, Soaring Expectations, etc. in both additional signage, on t-shirts, etc. Years from now, we can all look proudly back upon leaving a legacy off successes in the classroom, in your playing venues, greater SW Florida community, and in commencing lasting traditions for future generations of the Green & Blue!

o Night @ Nest – Friday, December 5th Please start thinking about auction items – all net proceeds teams generate goes to

their sport’s gift account. Ask family and friends of the program for possible autographed memorabilia, tickets, vacation properties, golf foursomes, et al

o E-Calendar E-calendar is available to download in lieu of schedule cards (except for hoops) There will still be schedule magnets for home games

o FGCU Athletic Website Unveiling new look September 1st Please double check Bios to make sure that all your information is correct. Contact

your assigned sports information person if there are any typos and/or missing information

14. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates – Mark your calendars now! All meetings will take place in the Alico

Arena Hospitality Suite o Sunday, September 21st - 7:00 PM – Wear blue/green for group photo o Sunday, October 19th - 7:00 PM o Sunday, November 16th - 7:00 PM o Sunday, December 7th - 7:00 PM

2014-15 Eagles Council Meeting

Sunday, September 21, - 7:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite Administrators in Attendance: Kathy Peterson, Kelly Jean Brock, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mario Leon (MBA), Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), Jamil Jones (MBB), Demetris Morant (MBB), Jenna Cobb (WBB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Cody Adkinson (MCC), Leonel Delacruz (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Ally Wilbur (WCC), Jack Hernandez (MGO), Tomas Cerda (MSO), Melissa Arnold (WSO), Emma Blackwell (WSO), Brittany Brown (WSO), Lani Cabrera (WSW), Devon Robins (WSW), Ellen Vann (WSW), Michael Beiler (MTN), Chris Perrigan (MTN), Lucas Vaz (MTN), Breana Stampfli (WTN), Candela Munoz (WTN), Caroline Jordan (WVB), Whitney Masters (WVB)

Members Absent: Katie Meador (WBB), Courtland Bernard (MCC), Blake Biggs (MGO), Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Luis Vega (MSO)

1. Welcome - Melissa Arnold

2. Team Updates

3. Event Recap/feedback

o Student-Athlete Welcome Back Picnic Switch back to barbeque Have everyone remain seated during the watermelon eating contest

o Mike Green – “Greeny” Drug & Alcohol Presentation. Feedback was again very positive on Mike’s seminar

o Resume Advising Workshop Senior resumes are due to Lindsey by Friday, October 3rd. Submit via email –

lburr@fgcu.edu Any senior that did not attend the Resume Advising Workshop must schedule

a one-on-one advising appointment with Emily Tipton from our Career Development Services prior to October 3rd. Email Emily at etipton@fgcu.edu to schedule appointment

Looking to post resumes on our athletic website – feedback suggested that the student-athletes like having the resumes in the Alico Suites, saying that our fan base is not normally internet-savvy. Do not want personal information such as cell phone and address on the web.

4. Review Dress Code o Dress code will be posted in the Student-Athlete Learning Center and online. Please

inform all of your teammates about the new dress code.

5. A-Sun SAAC meeting – Kathy Peterson o This weekend in Nashville. Mario Leon (Baseball) will be attending and giving everyone

an update at the October Eagles Council meeting.

6. Academic Updates – Kelly Brock o Priority Registration – Wednesday, October 29th

Please remember to check your holds. You will NOT be able to register if you have a hold on your account

Make sure to schedule your advising appointment with your Academic Coordinator. Spring schedules are released October 1st. Try and schedule your appointment after October 1st so you can pick class days and times.

o Initial Progress Reports Sent out last Monday (September 15th) Starting to get feedback on where everyone stands in their classes

7. Isaak Books Technology - Kelly

o Approached by Isaak Books to see about switching over to electronic books Feedback: Student-athletes like having a hard copy of textbooks and do not

want to switch to e-books only

8. Life Skills Programs - Fall Semester - Lindsey Burr o Open House Networking Event – Monday, October 27th from 1:00– 5:00 PM in the

Alico Arena Hospitality Suite A final list of all employers will be sent to your EagleMail Stop by the OSC Learning Center to have your resume printed on resume paper Event is highly recommended for ALL student-athletes

o Center for Academic Achievement (CAA) - Student Success Workshops Offered on campus, in residence halls, and in Alico Arena Hospitality Suite Schedule posted online and in Student-Athlete Learning Center Study Hall hours for attending - complete Charity Sheet in order to receive SH

hours o Program feedback

What would you like to see this year? (Guest speakers, workshops, etc.) • Finance, Nutrition

9. Bottles for Benefit

o Please make sure to grab hotel toiletries when your team is on the road. Toiletries are donated to homeless shelters around the community

o Drop bins are in Alico at Trish’s desk and the OSC with Mrs. Kathryn

10. Community Service - Lindsey o Check EagleMail throughout the semester for any volunteer opportunities o “Like” FGCU’s Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement Facebook page for

service learning opportunities throughout the semester o Please get with teammates/coaches or myself to discuss your teams service project

11. Student-Athlete Focus Group - Lindsey

o Campus Dining hired a dining consultant group. They would like to have a student-athlete focus group of 10-12 student-athletes on Wednesday, October 8th at 4:00 PM

o Please contact Lindsey if you are interested in participating

12. Eagle Pride Challenge - Lindsey o Recreated the point system (handout) - Incorporated all life skills categories o Everything is based off of a percentage of attendance so it is fair for everyone

13. Director of Athletics – Kathy Peterson filling in

o “Feed the Hunger” – Athletics Charity of Choice We are going to try to be incorporating a “Feed the Hunger” day, like the “pink”

days into as many of the sports as we can this year. Be thinking of a slogan for your team to use. (I.e. volleyball “spikes hunger”, baseball/softball “strikes out hunger”, etc.)

o A-Sun Tournaments FGCU is hosting A-Sun volleyball, sand VB, baseball, and softball championships

with the potential to also host both soccer and basketball also. o “Hail to the Eagles” Fight Song

The FGCU fight song has been officially shortened by Dr. Bradshaw and is much easier to sing – Please lead by example and learn and SING!!

14. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates – All meetings will take place in the Alico Hospitality Suite

o Sunday, October 19th - 7:00 PM o Sunday, November 16th - 7:00 PM o Sunday, December 7th - 7:00 PM

15. Group Photo Taken - Will be posted on the Eagles Council page of the Athletic website

2014-15 Eagles Council Meeting

Sunday, October 19, - 7:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite

Administrators in Attendance: Ken Kavanagh, Kathy Peterson, Kelly Jean Brock, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mario Leon (MBA), Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), Zach Johnson (MBB), Armand Shoon (MBB), Katie Meador (WBB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Cody Adkinson (MCC), Leonel Delacruz (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Ally Wilbur (WCC), Jack Hernandez (MGO), Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Tomas Cerda (MSO), Melissa Arnold (WSO), Devon Robins (WSW), Nina Schiffer (WSW), Michael Beiler (MTN), Chris Perrigan (MTN), Lucas Vaz (MTN), Caroline Jordan (WVB), Whitney Masters (WVB)

Members Absent: Jamil Jones (MBB), Demetris Morant (MBB), Luis Vega (MSO), Emma Blackwell (WSO), Brittany Brown (WSO), Lani Cabrera (WSW), Ellen Vann (WSW), Breana Stampfli (WTN), Candela Munoz (WTN)

1. Welcome - Melissa Arnold

2. Team Updates

3. Win As Much As You Can

o Game/team building exercise

4. A-Sun SAAC Recap - Mario Leon o Overall, this was a great experience. I encourage you to go if you get the opportunity.

One of the things I really enjoyed was “team impact” where student-athletes are paired with children with a chronic disease. The kids get to participate in team activities.

o I also got to see how other schools in the conference run their SAAC o KP encouraged anyone who was interested in attending the spring meeting in

Jacksonville to let her know

5. Student-Athlete representation on University’s Hazing Prevention Team – KP o Looking for a student-athlete to become a representative on the University’s Hazing

Prevention team. This student-athlete does not have to be an Eagles Council representative. Meetings are once a month on a Wednesday at noon

o Please contact KP if you would like to become a representative

6. Academic Updates – Kelly Brock o Priority Registration – Wednesday, October 29th

Registration is now at 6:00 AM the morning of October 29th. It is expected that all student-athletes will register themselves on October 29th

Double check all holds. Make sure there are not any that will prevent you from registering

Schedule advising appointment – If you haven’t already done so, schedule your advising appointment as soon as possible. Priority Registration Forms are in the Student-Athlete Learning Center

o Internship Opportunities – Lindsey Ariel Capital

• Limited to Finance or Accounting majors • Paid internship down in Naples

Fort Myers Miracle • Game day operations Intern (i.e. ticket sales, marketing/promotions,

community relations) • Unpaid and must be receiving college credit

7. Life Skills Programs - Fall Semester - Lindsey o Center for Academic Achievement (CAA) – Student Success Workshops – Offered on

campus, in residence halls, and in Alico Arena Hospitality Suite all semester long. Schedule posted online and in Student-Athlete Learning Center

Workshops are also listed on the Upcoming Campus Event email sent our every Monday

Study Hall hours for attending. Bring Charity sheet to receive hours o Networking event – Monday, October 27th

First ever Networking event with our corporate sponsors Great opportunity to learn how to network. Encourage your teammates to

attend. 1:00–5:00 PM in the Alico Arena Hospitality Suite o Resume Advising Workshop

Still waiting on a couple of senior resumes. Please get them to me as soon as possible

All submitted resumes will be bound into a student-athlete resume book to hand out at networking events and career fairs

Seniors that do not submit their resume will have a hold preventing them from registering for classes

o Nutrition Looking to bring Michelle Rockwell back before the end of the fall semester to

meet with teams on an individual basis Michelle created a website for FGCU:

http://www.fgcusportsnutrition.com/nutrition-info.html o Financial Speaker

“The Money Game” with Eric Smith in the spring

8. Community Service – Lindsey o Check EagleMail throughout the semester for any volunteer opportunities o “Like” FGCU’s Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement Facebook page for

service learning opportunities throughout the semester o Upcoming opportunities:

Fall & Halloween Festival – October 17th -31st • Lakes Regional Park 7330 Gladious Dr. Fort Myers, FL 33908

9th Annual Walk to Prevent Child Abuse – Saturday, October 25th • Pelican Preserve 10561 Veneto Dr. Fort Myers, FL 33919

Make A Difference Day – Saturday, October 25th 8:00– 10:00 AM • On campus volunteer opportunity

FGCU Winter Games – October 30th 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM • On campus volunteer opportunity

o Please make sure to see me if you are planning on volunteering. The Student-Athlete Appearance Request form must be completed (and approved) for any volunteer activity

9. Director of Athletics - Ken Kavanagh

o Eagles Council Members Reminders Important to be leaders not only for your team, but the Athletics Department

and the University You are responsible for relaying messages, discussions, topics, etc. to all team

members Please don’t let issues wait that shouldn’t - bring to the meeting to be

discussed o A-Sun Tournaments

Working hard to make sure that the best teams in the A-Sun are protected via not taking all teams that already play each other in full regular season schedule and through providing first round byes for top teams who have earned such. Voted recently to only take six to Baseball Tourney.

We have the potential to host eight A-Sun tournaments this year

o Team meetings/SA Surveys

These are very important opportunities for us to get pulse of each program. Encourage everyone to please complete the end of the year SA surveys. Looking for honest feedback (not just all 5’s) and any reasoning for scoring anything under a three (3).

o Mike Green With continued positive feedback, we will continue to bring Greeny back every

2 years for all those who have never heard his presentation and knuckleheads Important to take on the leadership role (being a daily “spotter”)

o Facility Enhancements Excited to report that we have been allocated the $1M for new Alico video

scoreboard that will be installed next summer (new LED scorer’s tables will be in place this winter), sound system, auxiliary gym scoreboards and some other needs

Would appreciate our SAs relaying appreciation to President Bradshaw for helping with the funding

Still pursuing funds to generate additional enhancements to other facilities

10. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates – Mark your calendars now! All meetingstake place in the Alico Arena Hospitality Suite

o Sunday, November 16th - 7:00 PM o Sunday, December 7th - 7:00 PM

2014-15 Eagles Council Meeting

Sunday, November 23, 2014 - 8:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite

Administrators in Attendance: Ken Kavanagh, Kelly Jean Brock, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mike Murray (MBA) for Mario Leon, Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), TeJai Allen (MBB), Demetris Morant (MBB), Katie Meador (WBB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Cody Adkinson (MCC), Leonel Delacruz (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Anita Munoz (WCC), Casper Howells (MGO), Keaton Jones for Jack Hernandez (MGO), Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Brittany Brown (WSO) for Melissa Arnold, Lani Cabrera (WSW), Michael Beiler (MTN), Chris Perrigan (MTN), Elizabeth Means (WTN), Breana Stampfli (WTN), Caroline Jordan (WVB), Shelby Joslin (WVB) for Whitney Masters

Members Absent: Luis Vega (MSO), Emma Blackwell (WSO), Devon Robins (WSW), Ellen Vann (WSW),

1. Welcome – Bethany Murrell, interim President

2. Minute Approval – Approved (11/23)

3. Team Updates

4. Event Recap/Feedback o Career Networking Event – Student-Athletes would like to see more majors represented

at future networking events. Ken relayed that we will look to take reservations if this event continues

o Sports Nutrition – Positive feedback was received from Michelle Rockwell’s visit. Student-athletes like her realistic approach to nutrition. Many have followed up with her via email. They look forward to meeting with her next semester.

o What workshop would you like to see in the Spring? Mental toughness – Student-athletes would like to have Spencer Wood back

5. Night @ the Nest – Friday, December 5, 2014

o Team Assignments: Set Up: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Softball (no dress code) Serving: Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country,

Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Volleyball

Dress Code: Polo or sport specific skirt and khaki or black pants. ABSOLUTELY NO JEANS OR SHORTS!

Arrival time: 4:45 PM in the Alico Arena Hospitality Suite o Will go over assignments and provide dinner

Clean Up: 9:45 PM Baseball (no dress code) o KP sent out an email last week with details. Please make sure all of your teammates

have read the email and know where they need to be.

6. Academic Updates o Study Hall parking during home MBB games:

All student-athletes will need to park and walk over from their dorms for all home men’s basketball games

Sidebar some student-athletes have received tickets from parking in designated garage while their team is on the road. If this happens give parking tickets to Ken and he will take care of them with UPD

Feedback: Create a tag for student-athletes to have in their car while their team is on the road. Ken will talk to Mike Miller about creating tags for team travel

o Progress Reports

A few student-athletes have been flagged “at-risk”. Other than that, overall grades are looking good

o Book Scholarship Last day to return is Monday, December 15th by 5:00 PM Please make sure to bring your Eagle ID and let the bookstore know that you

are a student-athlete o Final Exam Schedule: December 8th – 12th, 2014

Study Hall – Brian will send out email with study-hall hours. Double check with your coach/academic advisor for study hall requirements for final exam week

Tutoring – please let Megan know if you would like to schedule additional tutoring

o SLS Feedback Many do not take the class seriously or understand why it is required. The class

contains useful information, but is overwhelming with “busy work”. We are reviewing for future and have asked for volunteers to join a Task Force that Kelly will head to help us improve this well-intended course.

o “Spotting” – Extremely important to “spot” for your teammates stress level, especially this time of year. If you notice anything of concern, PLEASE contact your academic advisor, coach, or your team’s trainer

7. Community Service – Lindsey Burr

o Team projects – Get with me if your team has yet to complete their team community service project

There are several opportunities around the holiday season If you have certain dates your team would like to volunteer let me know and

we can work on creating team service project o 7th Annual Hunger Walk – January 17, 2015 @ 8:00 AM @ Miramar Outlets

Benefits FGCU’s Campus Food Pantry Ken will send out a registration link via email when we get closer to the event

8. Director of Athletics - Ken Kavanagh

o Alico Hospitality Suite – Pictures in the Hospitality Suite have been updated. All teams will be represented. Pictures are meant to capture high-energy moments, a particular star student-athlete, or a signature moment. We will be working on incorporating buzz phrases, such as #WingsUp, #WeAreFGCU, #SoaringExpectations throughout all our Athletics Facilities

o Hall of Fame – Think it’s important to wait 10 years after a student-athlete has completed their FGCU career to allow the individuals to have greater appreciation of the moment. Chris Sale will be in our first Hall of Fame Class, which should occur in 2020.

o Congrats to all fall sports! We continue to collectively raise the bar. We now have a total of 40 championships, 30 conference championships, and 10 NCAA team bids, plus 6 team individual representations. This is an outstanding accomplishment, especially since we are not at full scholarships yet for many of our teams. Each success helps us recruit student-athletes and more donors.

o Fall Sports Student-Athlete Surveys – please make sure to fill out the surveys honestly (i.e., don’t put all 5s and please provide warranted positive comments, as well as constructive remarks for anything deemed below a 3). This helps provide our department feedback and ways in which we can improve certain aspects of our department. All surveys are kept confidential. KP and Lindsey will work on a date for the surveys to be returned. Important that seniors take the Senior Survey. If completed beforehand, please return the surveys to either Lindsey or KP

9. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates – Mark your calendars now! All meetings will take place in the Alico Arena Hospitality Suite

o Sunday, December 7th - 8pm (time change) Sunday, January 11th – 7pm Monday, February 14th – 7pm Monday, March 16th – 8pm April - TBD

2014-15 Eagles Council Meeting

Sunday, December 7, 2014 - 8:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite

Administrators in Attendance: Ken Kavanagh, Kathy Peterson, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mario Leon (MBA), Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Cody Adkinson (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Jack Hernandez (MGO), Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Melissa Arnold (WSO), Emma Blackwell (WSO), Brittany Brown (WSO), Devon Robins (WSW), Michael Beiler (MTN), Elizabeth Means (WTN), Breana Stampfli (WTN), Caroline Jordan (VB), Whitney Masters (VB), Jessica Barnes (VB)

Members Absent: Men’s Basketball on the road, Katie Meador (WBB), Leonel Delacruz (MCC), Anita Munoz (WCC), Luis Vega (MSO), Lani Cabrera (WSW), Ellen Vann (WSW), Chris Perrigan (MTN),

1. Welcome - Melissa Arnold

o Pizza and drink

2. Minute Approval – Approved 12/7

3. Team Updates

4. Gender Equity Committee (GEC) Update – Emma Svensson o Emma attended the Fall Gender Equity meeting. We continue to meet overall

proportionality between gender representation comparing SAs to FGCU undergraduate composition. With all six men’s teams now at NCAA scholarship limits, we can now add more scholarships for women, even if we exceed percentage for women athletes.

5. Athletics Health and Wellness Committee (AHWC) – Kelsey Carpenter o Talked about wellness workshops. Received positive feedback from all student-athletes

about the Sports Nutrition (Michelle Rockwell) workshop and the importance of having someone to work with our teams

o Ken - Investigation of other school policies regarding positive marijuana testing is currently taking place. Looking to review FGCU’s current policies to assure that our athletes are not being treated unfairly and missing more competition than opponents. AT the same time, we are certainly not looking to become the lowest common denominator.

o Important to manage stress, especially this time of year. Talked about getting coaches involved more with CAPS. Interests in future seminars on “coping with stress”

Ken – We will have Dr. Michelle Yovanovich (Dean of Students) and Dr. Jon Brunner (Director of Counseling and Health Service) at the next coaches meeting this week to talk to all about the importance of these topics

6. Anti-Hazing Committee – Michael Beiler

o Talked about the dangers of hazing and prevention to avoid suspension and loss of playing time

o Committee will be testing a quiz (like MyStudentBody). UCF is the first University to pilot the quiz, we will be the second

7. NCAA Division I SAAC Request for Feedback

o Eagles Council members voted and supported the NCAA 2014-5 and 2014-7 proposals: 2014-5: would allow international student-athletes or prospective student-

athletes to receive funds from his or her country’s national Olympic governing body (equivalent to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC)) based on place finish in one event per year that is designated as the highest level of international competition for the given year by the governing body.

2014-7: eliminates the requirement for a student-athlete who tests positive for use of banned substance other than “street drugs” to be withheld from an equal number of contests beyond the 365-day period if they participate in any contests between the time of collection and confirmation of the positive test.

8. Academic Updates o Fall Semester Book Return - absolute last day to return books is Monday December

15th by 5:00 PM Let the bookstore know that you are a student-athlete. Bring book receipt to

either Kelly, Brian, Megan, or Lindsey You will be charged if you do not return your books on time

o Final Exams Final exam week is Monday, December 8th – Friday, December 12th Double check all dates and times for your final exams Make sure to schedule additional tutoring if need be

o Spring SA Book Night Sunday, January 4, 2015 – Cohen Center Bookstore

Note will go out via GradesFirst to let you know when your team is scheduled to arrive at the bookstore

9. Community Service o 7th Annual Hunger Walk – January 17th, 2015 8:00 AM at Miramar Outlets

Ken will send out team registration link after the New Year. Please make sure to register

o If you are here over break and would like to volunteer, please let me know o Upcoming Home Basketball Games:

Facilities needs help with game day operations (ticketing, ushering, parking, etc.) on the following days:

WBB - Thursday December 11th 7:00 PM

MBB - Sunday December 14th 2:00 PM

Double Header - Friday December 19th 4:30 PM/7:30 PM 10. Student-Athlete Discussion:

o Green/Blue events Michael Beiler brought blue green mandatory events to the table to recast the

vision/purpose of having these events. There has been a decrease in attendance. Eagles Council members supported the creation of the Green/Blue events and it is part of each members responsibility to inform and encourage team participation

Council as a whole agreed that the issue needed to be addressed and will encourage teammates to go to events. Looking for more participation and interaction with Dirty Birds at athletic events by student athletes. Council also talked about adding/subtracting Eagle Pride Challenge points

11. Eagles Council Elections

Melissa Arnold will be graduating this semester. Emma Blackwell will become

President for the remainder of the academic year

Elections will be hosted via EagleMail. If you are interested in running for Vice

President, send a description as to why you would like to run for Vice

President to Lindsey by Friday, January 2nd. Ballots will be sent out via email.

All votes are due by Friday, January 9th

New VP will be announced at the first spring meeting on Sunday, January 11th

12. Director of Athletics - Ken Kavanagh Night at the Nest – Want to thank all of the student-athletes for their hard

work at this important event. We raised a record amount this year (looks to be between $400K and $450K). We had success on all levels, it was a great friend-raiser and fundraiser

o Funds raised from will go to additional scholarships, recruiting funds, equipment and supplies, facilities, and compensation for coaches

Fall End of the Year Surveys – Please remind your teammates to complete these surveys. Do not put all 5’s. It is important to give us constructive feedback and positive comments on all aspects covered in the survey. All surveys are kept confidential. Please return surveys to either KP or Lindsey before you leave for winter break

Academic Dishonesty – Students who are caught violating academic code will now have to also do community service hours as punishment in return for the hours spent handling overseeing

SLS Class Feedback - Recommendations from student-athletes included: o Professional writing component, dress for success, etiquette dinner,

interviewing (including proper way to give a handshake, and the importance of eye contact)

o Please contact Kelly Brock to discuss any other feedback or recommendations

Eagles Council Representatives – In order to have consistency with our bylaws,

we should only have two identified representatives from each team. Other

teammates are always welcome to attend and can serves as alternates when

reps are not available.

13. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates - Mark your calendars now! All meetings will take place in the Alico Arena Hospitality Suite

o Sunday, January 11th – 7:00 PM o Monday, February 16th – 7:00 PM o Monday, March 16th – 8:00 PM o April - TBD

2014-15 Eagles Council Meeting

Sunday, January 11, 2015 - 7:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite

Administrators in Attendance: Ken Kavanagh, Kathy Peterson, Kelly Jean Brock, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mario Leon (MBA), Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), Jamail Jones (MBB), Demetris Morant (MBB), Katie Meador (WBB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Cody Adkinson (MCC), Leonel Delacruz (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Anita Munoz (WCC), Robert Renner (MGO) for Blake Biggs, Jake Sherwin (MGO) for Jack Hernandez, Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Sam Boggs (MSO), Miguel Jaime (MGO), Emma Blackwell (WSO), Brittany Brown (WSO), Nina Schiffer (WSW) for Lani Cabrera, Evita Leter (WSW) for Devon Robins, Michael Beiler (MTN), Chris Perrigan (MTN), Elizabeth Means (WTN), Breana Stampfli (WTN), Caroline Jordan (WVB), Whitney Masters (WVB)

Members Absent: N/A

1. Welcome – Emma Blackwell, President o Pizza and drinks

2. Minutes Approved

3. Team Updates

4. Academic Updates – Kelly Jean Brock

o Textbooks Textbooks are more expensive than ever. Please think about sharing textbooks with

other student-athletes that are in the same class to help save money. o Tutor/Mentor/No Shows

Preregistered SA’s – check GradesFirst for scheduled tutoring/mentor appointments All cell phone numbers are updated in GradesFirst so you should be receiving text

reminders about appointments in addition to email reminders. Student-athletes WILL be charged $10 for any tutoring/mentor “no show”. Holds can

no longer be pushed back. Holds must be paid in order to register for classes. Student-athletes need to be held accountable for scheduled appointments

Student-athletes are NOT allowed to cancel appointments for inexcusable reasoning’s (i.e. nothing to work on). You can always work ahead, or on study skills with your tutors/mentors.

If tutors are not effective please provide feedback to either Kelly, Brian, or Megan Tutors are now available for upper level business and science courses

o Additions to Study Hall: Flat screen TV has been added to the computer lab. TV will display academic successes

of student-athletes, important announcements, and upcoming games/matches/ Small snacks will be provided this semester for student-athletes that are checked into

study hall

5. Community Service – Lindsey Burr o Helper Helper

A community service app that connects student athletes to meaningful experiences in the community - makes it easy for student athletes to easily find and schedule events. Trial run this semester. Looking to launch the app for the Hunger Walk.

Please encourage teammates to download the app on their phone. If teammates do not have a smart phone, they will be able to use the internet to track hours. I will be sending out an email to all student-athletes once rosters have been uploaded into the system.

o 7th Annual Hunger Walk – January 17th - 9:30 AM at Miramar Outlets Ken send out registration link via email All teams (with the exception of those traveling) are encouraged to participate

6. Upcoming Green/Blue Events: Encourage all SA’s to attend green/blue events o Swimming & Diving vs. FSU:

Friday, January 30th @ 4:00 PM or Saturday, January 31st @ 10:00 AM o Men’s Basketball vs UNF:

Wednesday, February 25th @ 7:00 PM 7. Life Skills

o Eric Smith – Financial Literacy “The Money Game” - MANDATORY Monday, February 23rd - time TBA Two separate session 1 upperclassmen/1 lowerclassmen Those with unexcused absences will be required to do community service for twice the

time allotment o Professional Development Month. All events take place in the Career Services office (located

next to the Eagle ID office) Open House: Wednesday, January 14th 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

• Stop by for prizes, free coffee, tea, lemonade, and fresh baked cookies LinkedIn Professional Photos (for free!): Tuesday, January 20th 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Interviewing 101: Wednesday, January 21st 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

• Free pizza! Salary Negotiations Workshop: Thursday, January 22nd 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

• Free pizza! Walk-In Resume Reviews: Friday January 23rd 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Get A Grip!: Tuesday, January 27th 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

• Learn how to shake hands and network with employers Dress for Success: Wednesday, January 28th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

• Free pizza! Walk-In Resume Reviews: Thursday, January 29th 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

8. Academic Honors Luncheon

o Wednesday, February 11th - 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM. Cohen Center Ballroom Invitations sent out via EagleMail

o All attendees are allowed to invite one guest to the luncheon (someone who has influenced your academic success i.e. professor, advisor, mentor, etc.)

9. Director of Athletics - Ken Kavanagh

o Congratulations to everyone on another strong fall semester!. Our collective GPA continues to be above the general student population. Grades are still being finalized, but we are in the 3.25/3.27 range.

o S-A Sport Surveys: Looking for open dialog to foster improvements. A reminder to please do not put all “5’s” on survey. We are looking for honest and constructive feedback

o Collective pride A-Sun/CCSA: Please be positive in all communications when talking about other teams in the A-Sun and CCSA. We can’t expect others (fans/media/recruits) to respect our competition if we don’t lead by example, including espousing our conference successes (i.e., Kennesaw Super Regional in Baseball, Lipscomb first at-large in VB, three SB teams in NCAA, etc.)

o Budget - Our Student Athletic Fees are not expected to increase again next year. This lends itself to our continuing to need to generate external funds, like was witnessed with record $460K from Night at the Nest. We have increased teams recruiting budgets, placed additional scholarship dollars in teams still short of NCAA limits, and will be looking to add more into team equipment lines.

10. Eagles Council Elections

o Congratulations to Sara Detlefsen (WGolf) on her recent election as Vice President for the remainder of the 2014-15 Academic Year (Emma elevated to President with Mel Arnold’s December graduation).

11. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates – Please mark your calendars now! All meetings will take place in the Alico Arena Hospitality Suite

o Monday, February 16th – 7pm o Monday, March 16th – 8pm o April - TBD

Eagles Council Meeting

Monday, February 16, 2015 - 7:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite

Administrators in Attendance: Ken Kavanagh, Kathy Peterson, Kelly Jean Brock, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mario Leon (MBA), Blake Berger for Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), Jamail Jones (MBB), Demetris Morant (MBB), Anthi Chatzigiakoumi for Katie Meador (WBB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Leonel Delacruz (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Lauren Tarovisky for Anita Munoz (WCC), Austin Schultz for Blake Biggs (MGO), Jake Sherwin for Jack Hernandez (MGO), Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Kamar Marriott for Sam Boggs (MSO), Miguel Jaime (MGO), Emma Blackwell (WSO), Nina Schiffer (WSW) for Lani Cabrera, Evita Leter (WSW) for Devon Robins, Michael Beiler (MTN), Chris Perrigan (MTN), Caroline Jordan (WVB), Whitney Masters (WVB)

Members Absent: Cody Adkinson (MCC), Brittany Brown (WSO) Excused members: Elizabeth Means (WTN), Breana Stampfli (WTN)

1. Welcome – Emma Blackwell

2. Important topic Video

o Watched University of Michigan’s videos about depression and eating disorders

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/28/umich-athletes-connected_n_6527174.html

o Ken sent out link via email. As leaders on your team, it is extremely important that you watch these videos for feedback purposes and to encourage your teammates to do so as well.

o Expressed the need to look out for teammates regarding mental health and depression o Our trainers work closely with Health and Wellness Center who can refer to appropriate resources o Feedback: Student-athletes would like to learn how to approach certain situations regarding these

subjects and learn how to reach out to the appropriate contacts

3. Minute Approval – January 11th Minutes o Approved

4. The Quality of Life Center – fellow SAs Adam Eggnatz, Jamail Jones, Bryan Voelkl o Senior Capstone project that they are starting with the Quality Life Center (“Q” Center) located in

downtown Fort Myers o Need volunteers for tutoring/mentoring after school on Mon & Weds from 3-5PM all semester long o Schedule will be posted in Lindsey’s office and sent out via e-mail. Contact either Adam, Bryan, or

Jamail if you are interested in volunteering

5. Team Updates

6. Academic Honors Luncheon Feedback o Positive feedback was received about the food and the scholar-athlete gift (warm up top) o Other potential gift ideas: frame for diploma in the gift rotation (possibly to replace the pad folio)

7. Atlantic Sun SAAC Spring Meeting – Emma Blackwell and Mario Leon

o Attended at UNF. Talked about the following items: o Considering changing the Atlantic Sun logo to “A-Sun”

Split decision between not wanting to change and not caring if the logo was changed o Develop a pairing system among brother/sister teams within the athletic department – pair teams that

have opposite seasons so that they can attend each other’s events

Decorated locker room and brought snacks to other team before big games

Went to dinners or events together

Positive feedback from council o Consistency in representatives that would like to go to A-Sun SAAC on a yearly basis

8. Atlantic Sun SAAC Conference Call – Emma Blackwell o Sunday, February 15th with all SAAC Presidents in the A-Sun o National Student-Athlete Day – Sunday, April 6th – A-Sun wants one SA to highlight from FGCU

Eagles Council members agreed that Kaneisha Atwater (WBB) should be FGCU’s representative

o A-Sun SAAC will be starting a Twitter page – they would like one SA from each school to be in charge of “tweeting” community events or service learning projects.

o Video Competition – “It’s On Us” campaign about domestic violence and sexual assault

FGCU is currently in the process of making a video for the campaign

9. Atlantic Sun SAAC Elections – Kathy Peterson o A-Sun SAAC will be holding elections in March for office positions. Start thinking about if you would like

to run for an officer position. KP will be sending out emails about the election o Eagles Council elections will be in March and officers for the 2015-16 Academic Year will be announced

during April’s meeting

10. 5th Year Aid – Applications will be sent out via email in March o If you have finished your eligibility and still need classes to graduate you may apply

11. Academic Updates – Kelly Brock

o Priority Registration for Summer 15/Fall 15 – Wednesday, March 18th 6:00 AM

Schedule appointments with college advisors

Start checking holds – many SAs currently have holds on their account that will prevent them from registering for classes

o Student-Athlete Spotlight

SAs will be positively recognized for academic and athletic achievement, or community service. Spotlight will be displayed on the new flat screen in the SA Learning Center Computer Lab

o Graduation Reception – Date TBD

Athletics will commence hosting a reception for graduating seniors week of commencements

Opportunity to take pictures with cap and gown. Pictures will be displayed throughout the SA Learning Center

o SA GPA for the Fall 2014 term was 3.28. The general student body population was 2.98 12th straight semester we have exceeded that peer group!

12. Community Service o Senior SA Service Learning Hours:

DEADLINE to submit service-learning hours for seniors is Friday, April 17th o Forms must be completed online (www.fgcu.edu/service)

Hours can be found on your academic transcript via Gulfline

Contact Lindsey if you have any questions regarding service-learning that you have completed

Night at the Nest counts for service-learning (4 hours per year)

DON’T WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE A SENIOR – TRACK your hours as you go!! o Read Across America

Colonial Elementary – Friday, March 6th 7:30AM-2:00PM

Skyline Elementary School - Friday, February 27th. Reading times are available anytime between 8:30AM-1:30PM.

o Spring Bling – Saturday, April, 25th 5-9pm at Golissano/Lee Memorial Children’s Hospital

13. Upcoming Blue/Green Events: o Men’s Basketball vs UNF – Senior Night!

Wednesday, February 25th @ 7:00 PM 14. Life Skills

o Eric Smith – Financial Literacy “The Money Game” – MANDATORY for all student-athletes

Monday, February 23rd – Alico Arena Hospitality Suite o Freshmen/Sophomores 6:30 PM o Juniors/Seniors 8:00 PM

You must email Lindsey if you have class during your designated time o Emily Tipton – Interviewing/interviewing prep., cover letters, job search

Monday, March 9th 6:30 PM – Alico Arena Hospitality Suite

MANDATORY for all Seniors (unless they have secured a job post-graduation). All are welcome to attend. Great opportunity to learn about internships as well

15. Senior Send Off – Monday, April 27th - Cohen Student Center Ballroom o Please start gathering pictures for the senior slideshow. Send appropriate pictures to Lindsey o Include the FGCU backdrop this year for picture opportunities with fellow SAs. Maybe include photo

booth props

16. Director of Athletics - Ken Kavanagh o Will be adding a TV in the Alico Arena lobby to display athletic news and team successes. Along with the

addition in the lobby, we have added slogans throughout the arena (““We Bleed Green and Blue”, “WingsUp”, “Hail to the Eagles”, etc.) and will also be adding slogans to the OSC

o Please feel free to use the SA list serve to encourage others to attend athletic and other appropriate spiritual and social events (“i.e., FCA, Hispanic Night, etc.)

o National NCAA debate on Cost of Attendance (COA) is still being determined, both nationally, within the A-Sun/CCSA, and FGCU

o For teams that are not at full scholarship, we are trying to get more out-of-state waivers to help with funding

o Capital campaign: We have raised $4 million out of the $7 million for the Alico renovations. Will be building out the front of Alico to provide a SA only weight room and enhanced athletics training room. Addition will also create much needed office space for basketball & VB staffs and other support areas.

o Received two $1 million donations which is the largest single donation we have ever received o “Wings up Women”: a group of ladies in the community that are full supporters of women’s athletics.

Will be hosting a women’s luncheon Thursday, April 23rd. Will provide mentoring opportunities for our female SAS and help with scholarships

17. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates - Mark your calendars now! All meetings will take place in the Alico Arena Hospitality Suite

o Monday, March 16th 8:00 PM o Sunday, April, 23rd 6:00 PM - National Student-Athlete Day Recognition

Eagles Council Meeting

Monday, March 16, 2015 - 8:00 PM - Alico Hospitality Suite

Administrators in Attendance: Ken Kavanagh, Kelly Jean Brock, Lindsey Burr

Members in Attendance: Mario Leon (MBA), Tyler Selesky (MBA), Kelsey Carpenter (WSB), Jeanie Verderese (WSB), Jamail Jones (MBB), Demetris Morant (MBB), Katie Meador (WBB), Bethany Murrell (WBB), Leonel Delacruz (MCC), Regan Farrow (WCC), Anita Munoz (WCC), Robert Renner for Blake Biggs (MGO), Anthony Quintessenza for Jack Hernandez (MGO), Sara Detlefsen (WGO), Georgia Price (WGO), Miguel Jaime (MGO), Emma Blackwell (WSO), Brittany Brown (WSO), Lani Cabrera (WSW), Evita Leter (WSW), Devon Robins (WSW), Nina Schiffer (WSW), Michael Beiler (MTN), Chris Perrigan (MTN), Olivia Mesner for Caroline Jordan (WVB), Whitney Masters (WVB)

Members Absent: Cody Adkinson (MCC), Sam Boggs (MSO) Excused members: Elizabeth Means (WTN), Breana Stampfli (WTN)

1. Welcome – Emma Blackwell

2. Minute Approval – Approved

3. Team Updates

4. Director of Athletics - Ken Kavanagh o Team Community Service – would like to have Team Updates now include any team projects

from past month: Baseball and Volleyball – volunteered for Read Across America at Three Oaks

Elementary. Read to kids in grades Kindergarten through fifth grade. Men’s Soccer – volunteering at The Quality Life Center in downtown Fort Myers. The

team has really enjoyed volunteering at “The Q” o End of the Year S-A Surveys

Will be passing out surveys at the end of the meeting to MBB, WBB, Swim/Diving Extremely important to give honest feedback. Please do not simply put all 5’s Please have completed surveys to KP or Lindsey by the middle of April

o Green/Blue Games Eagles Council members rated the overall attendance for SAs at athletic events: Felt

that they reflected a “C-“grade. If we truly want to enhance attendance, we need to lead by example and Council members need to encourage fellow SAs to attend as many athletic events as possible.

Men’s Basketball – Hosting the first round of the College Insider Tournament (CIT) Wednesday, March 18th verse Texas A&M Corpus Christi

o Recognition: Congratulations to Swimming & Diving with a record number of individuals who have

qualified for this week’s NCAA Championship. 4 relays and 3 individuals Congratulations to WBB for their fifth straight A-Sun title and 3rd NCAAs in 4 years

Earned a no. 7 seed and will play Oklahoma St. this Saturday in Tallahassee Congratulations to Kelsey Carpenter and Emma Svensson for becoming 2015 Hall of

Fame recipients. The FGCU Hall of Fame is the highest recognition given to student leaders who demonstrate superior leadership, integrity, and achievement as a member of the university community. They become 5th & 6th SAs to earn this tremendous honor

o Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award Will be determining finalist in the next couple of weeks. We will also be sending out call

for nominations for a number of our other awards (McAloose Spirt Awards, Swanson Most Inspirational, Community Service,

5. Event feedback o Financial Literacy – Eric Smith

Please complete Survey Monkey feedback link via EagleMail o SAs enjoyed his presentation and would like to have him back in the future. Found him very

knowledgeable and interactive

6. Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC) Update – Emma

o Last meeting: February 24th - Talked about the Financial Literacy speaker we had and everything we are doing in Eagles Council

7. Academic Updates – Kelly Brock o Priority Registration – March 18th 6:00 AM

Schedule appointments with college advisors – you will not be able to register if you have not met with your college advisor and completed the Priority Registration Form

Start checking holds – missed tutoring holds will no longer be push back. All holds must be taken care of before you can register

o Summer Aid Application Send out via EagleMail. Turn in application ASAP to your Athletics Academic Coordinator

o Transient Form for summer classes Form must be completed to ensure that classes will transfer to FGCU

8. Community Service

o Deadline for seniors turning in service hours: Friday, April 17th Majority of seniors have not submitted/completed their service-learning requirement.

This will prevent someone from graduation o The Quality of Life Center o 6th Annual Spring Bling – Saturday, April, 25th 4:30– 10PM (does not count as your teams

community service project) Please let Lindsey know by Friday, March 27th Include t-shirt size Please remember to sign the Student-Athlete Appearance Request Form

9. Life Skills o Emily Tipton – Interviewing/interviewing prep., cover letters, job search

Workshop has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts: Emily is free for individual appointments

10. Senior Send Off/Athletics Awards Ceremony – Monday, April 27th o Please send all senior photos to Lindsey (lburr@fgcu.edu) by Friday, April 10th for the slideshow

11. Dodgeball Decision

o Eagles Council formed a Dodgeball Planning Committee to set-up/run the event. Group messages will be sent out to everyone involved

o Opening event to all students at FGCU o Service-learning hours for anyone who volunteers

12. National Student-Athlete Day

o SAs will be awarded by Eagles Council at April’s meeting and will celebrate with a pizza party o Qualifications for the award:

Minimum 2 semesters at FGCU 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher An average of at least 10 service-learning hours per semester

o Please contact Lindsey to verify your SL hours to make sure you qualify

13. Eagles Council Officer Elections o Lindsey will be sending out an email to all Eagles Council members opening the elections

Three positions: President, Vice President, and Secretary Roles and responsibilities are on the Eagles Council page on the Athletic Department’s

website o Deadline to submit your ballot: Friday, March 27th o Elections will take place via EagleMail from Wednesday, April 1st – Friday, April 17th

Eagles council changed the election to an online election via Survey Monkey o New officers will be announced during Aprils Eagles Council meeting

14. Future Eagles Council Meeting Dates - Mark your calendars now! All meetings will take place in the Alico

Arena Hospitality Suite o Thursday, April, 23rd 6:00 PM (Final gathering of the year)

Pizza party to recognize all National S-A Day award recipients