Our top bears for Spring quarter GPA

OUR TOP BEARS!

Heather Arbruster (Akron Hoban HS) and Erica Shoenberger (Riverdale HS) set the mark for top GPA after our Spring 2008 academic quarter. Heather came in at a 3.9 GPA and Erica a perfect 4.0. Way to go!

Our academics are a big priority here at ONU. We have 2 program goals: 1. Achieve a 3.0 or higher team GPA every quarter 2. Achieve national ranking for our team GPA. To help us get there, we have in place a program we call "AMP" or the academic mentoring program. Here's what we do:

FRESHMAN:

• Every 2 weeks meet with Coach Durand or Coach Terrell to do grade checks
  
• Every 4 weeks, obtain actual documentation from professors regarding course work - this is then submitted to the coaching staff
  
• During the fall quarter, they are paired with an older teammate in a like major who becomes her peer mentor. The mentor is responsible for arranging a study time that the 2 or 3 get together to work on coursework. Study sessions occur bi-weekly for 2 hours. This does 2 things - it puts a freshman with a peer teammate who understands what she is experiencing and secondly- it puts our mentor in a leadership role. We are all responsible for helping each other achieve our academic goals!