07-14-22
The Athletics Department at Kennesaw State University is searching for anyone who is interested and passionate about supporting student-athletes in their academic endeavors while balancing the intensive demands of being a Division-1 student-athlete. Our openings are all paid hourly positions and compensation is determined by the Department of Human Resources based on years of experience in conjunction with our budget. I have included a brief job description below for you to share with anyone interested in educating young people. Please have anyone interested contact me directly and I will guide them through the next step in the process. I really appreciate your willingness to share this with the GREA network and look forward to building a great relationship with the retired educators in the community.
Academic Mentors
- Mentor a diverse population of student-athletes to assist in their transition to college.
- Provide academic assistance to assigned caseload of students.
- Motivate students to fully engage in their academic life and promote the development of academic success.
- Teach students about academic integrity and academic fraud.
- Assist students in organizing their time and priorities.
- Teach executive skills such as goal setting, time management, note taking and study skills, test taking skills, organization, prioritization, and communication.
- Teach students how to create daily and weekly academic objectives that are specific and measureable.
- Hold students accountable to meeting times/dates, behavior expectations, and academic objectives.
Subject Tutors
- Facilitate student-athletes’ content specific learning and comprehension in one-to-one or small group setting.
- Responsible for assisting student-athletes with content-specific skill development.
- Tutors will be assigned to tutor specific students throughout the semester, either on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
- During each session, tutors will assist students in understanding concepts, reviewing notes, reading textbooks, and identifying key information for exams and homework assignments.
- Students may also need assistance with developing basic academic skills such as time management, organization, studying, test-taking, note-taking, and/or reading comprehension; tutors will also assist students in and provide resources for developing these skills.
- Teach students about academic integrity and academic fraud.
- Hold students accountable to meeting times/dates, behavior expectations, and academic objectives.
Chris Howlett
Director of Football Academics
p: (470) 578-5132
a: 480 Bartow Ave. Kennesaw, GA 30144
w: KSUOwls.com
e: chris.howlett@kennesaw.edu