The Athletics Faculty Mentorship Program is designed to support student athletes by partnering faculty with athletic teams. Through this program, we hope to establish a mutually-beneficial relationship between the Cabrini faculty and varsity athletic teams while fostering the NCAA Division III philosophy of integrating athletics and academics on campus.
Philosophy
Faculty mentors are a group of faculty and staff who are interested in furthering the integration of the student-athlete within the ideals and mission of the University.
Faculty mentors believe that athletics play an integral role in the mission of our University, and encourage student-athletes as they balance their sport and academic learning.
Faculty mentors assist student-athletes in the development of their faith, their athletic experience, and their academic pursuits.
Role and Team Involvement of the Faculty Mentor
The mentoring relationship between faculty mentor and team will develop according to the individuals involved. Each mentor will have his/her own style of interacting with the student-athletes and coaches, but the faculty mentor could consider some or all of the following as guidelines:
• Attend team practice(s).
• Attend home events as often as possible and be a part of pre-game talks and participate on the sidelines during the competition.
• Attend a team meeting to discuss ways to balance participation on an athletic team and achieve academic success.
• Provide student-athletes and coaches a person they can contact with academic questions.
• Participate in team’s service project(s).
• Attend special team functions like team meals, banquets, holiday party, etc.
Faculty mentors will not be expected to become academic advisors for their respective teams, but merely compliment the student athletes’ current advisors and help promote understanding and communication between athletics and academics on campus.
2021-22 Athletics Faculty Mentors
| Baseball |
Ron Whitaker |
| Men's Basketball |
Amber Gentile |
| Women's Basketball |
Colleen Lelli |
| Men's and Women's Cross Country |
Guilherme Lopes |
| Field Hockey |
Bethan Van Brown |
| Golf |
Pat Brown |
| Men's Lacrosse |
Guang Yang |
| Women's Lacrosse |
Crystal anderson |
| Women's Rowing |
TBA |
| Men's Soccer |
Tom Conway |
| Women's Soccer |
Stephen Rupprecht |
| Softball |
Richie Gebauer |
| Men's and Women's Swimming |
Katie Farina |
| Men's Tennis |
Rich Joseph |
| Women's Tennis |
Rich Joseph |
| Volleyball |
Marilyn Johnson |
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