Academic Enhancement Center Acadmeic Enhancement The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center (SAEC) at MTSU houses the academic support system and the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for Success (B.R.A.S.S.) Life Skills program for all 17 Division 1-A sports. The center is housed at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium on Raider Drive. The facility opened its doors on January 4, 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. The mission of the center is to help student-athletes take skills learned on the field and turn them into positive preparation for life after college. The center is also committed to meeting the changing needs of student-athletes. It continues to promote partnerships between the University, the NCAA, and the Murfreesboro community to help achieve its goals.
Study tables • Tutoring • Computer lab • Library-like atmosphere • Spacious study carrels • Task lighting
In addition to to providing the academic support needed to be successful in the classroom, the center is committed to meeting the needs of student-athletes in life skills development through the very popular B.R.A.S.S. program.
2008-09 Academic Review • 159 of 289 (55%) of all student-athletes had a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester.
Todd Wyant
Wynnifred Counts
Debbie Carroll
Angel Nathan
MTSU has inducted 70 student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society after just five years of being eligible. Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization established to recognize college students who earn a varsity letter in at lease one sport while maintaining a 3.4 of higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior and senior years.
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• 72 student-athletes made the Dean’s List in the spring by earning a grade point average of 3.5 of higher, and 17 attained a perfect 4.0. • 8 of 17 teams had a 2008 spring semester GPA of 3.0 or higher. • In the spring, the student-athletes had an average 2.95 GPA.