Navigating Academic Pathways: A Guide to Purdue Hockey's Requirements and Opportunities

For high school student-athletes aspiring to join the Purdue University or Purdue University Northwest (PNW) ice hockey programs, understanding the academic requirements and available support systems is crucial. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the academic landscape for prospective and current student-athletes, encompassing eligibility, recruitment, academic support, and scholarship opportunities.

Understanding the Recruiting Process

The journey to collegiate ice hockey begins well before stepping onto the ice. High school student-athletes face a "discoverability problem," where showcasing their skills and academic achievements to college coaches becomes paramount. Creating an online athletic recruiting profile is essential to college exposure and recruitment.

Building Relationships with Coaches:

Establishing a relationship with the coaching staff is a vital first step. Student-athletes can initiate contact with coaches at their own expense at any time. However, it's important to be aware that NCAA rules may restrict coaches from immediately responding.

Key Personnel at Purdue University Northwest:

Head Coach, Director of Operations (ACHA DI): Carl Trosien
Assistant Coach: Chris Cimoch
Assistant Coach (ACHA Division II): Scott Sinde
Associate Head Coach (ACHA DI): Todd Chinderle
Head Coach (ACHA Division II): Tom Pauly

Recruiting Timelines and Periods:

The NCAA divides each calendar year into different recruiting periods, each with specific regulations:

Contact Periods: Coaches can make in-person recruiting contacts on or off the member institution's campus.
Evaluation Periods: Authorized athletics department staff members may be involved in off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospective student-athletes.
Quiet Periods: In-person recruiting contacts are only permissible on the member institution's campus.
Dead Periods: No in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations are allowed on or off the member institution's campus, and official or unofficial visits by prospective student-athletes are prohibited.

Unofficial and Official Visits:

An Unofficial Visit occurs when a prospective student-athlete visits the institution at their own expense. A prospective student-athlete may visit a member institution's campus at his or her own expense an unlimited number of times. If known, inform the Compliance Office of an unofficial visit 48 hours prior to the visit.
An institution may reserve tickets, only for the use of immediate family members accompanying a prospect during an official visit and for seat locations adjacent to the complimentary seats being provided to the prospect.
A member institution may not provide complimentary admissions to a prospect for a postseason conference tournament. The provision of complimentary or reduced-cost admissions to prospects for an NCAA championship (all rounds) or other postseason contests (e.g., bowl game, NAIA or NIT championship) constitutes excessive entertainment and is prohibited.

NCSA: Bridging the Gap:

NCSA (Next College Student Athlete) plays a crucial role in connecting coaches and athletes. By creating a free profile on NCSA, prospective athletes can showcase their skills, academic achievements, and connect with coaches at Purdue University, Purdue University Northwest, and other institutions.

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Academic Eligibility and Monitoring

Maintaining academic eligibility is paramount for student-athletes. Both Purdue University and Purdue University Northwest emphasize academic success alongside athletic performance.

Defining a Prospective Student-Athlete:

Generally, students in the 9th through 12th grades are considered prospective student-athletes, even if they don't definitively plan to play college sports.

Academic Monitoring:

The primary tool used for academic monitoring is Progress Report Forms. Each semester Progress Report Forms are circulated to the PNW faculty. These forms provide faculty with an opportunity to report on a student-athletes' class participation, class assignments, current grade, and use of faculty office hours. It also provides faculty with an opportunity to briefly evaluate the student-athletes' overall performance. Student-athletes who receive a 2.0 or below are encouraged to meet with the ISASP Advisor to develop programming which will help the student-athlete to receive the highest grade possible in the respective course.

Comprehensive Academic Support Services

Purdue University Northwest, through its ISASP (likely an internal program, though not explicitly defined in the provided text), offers a range of academic support services designed to help student-athletes excel in the classroom.

ISASP Services:

Tutoring
Studying assistance
Academic / individual skill development programs
Faculty-student conferences
Faculty-student-ISASP Advisor conferences
Referral services
Educational workshops and webinars

Workshops and Webinars:

These sessions cover topics extending beyond traditional coursework, including:

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Financial Literacy Workshop
Step Up! -Bystander Intervention Training: Purdue University Northwest Step UP! program was developed by the University of Arizona and the NCAA raises awareness, provides skills and educates people to recognize the continuum of violence. Through training bystander intervention empowers and mobilizes participants to recognize, intervene, prevent and/or stop inappropriate comments, actions and behaviors.
Career Development/Resume Writing: We require all of our athletes to complete a resume workshop, that is presented by The Career Center, as well as turn in a resume to be reviewed and edited.
Fifth Third Bank Financial Literacy is defined as the ability to understand how money works in the world. The ISASP’s goal is to cultivate the development of student-athletes as they balance academics with athletics while pursuing a postsecondary and/or graduate degree.

Academic Advising:

All designated student-athletes required to meet with their assigned athletic advisor at least once a week for an academic meeting. During these meetings, student-athletes review the previous week(s) assignments, report any grades received, discuss any upcoming assignments, and can consult about any on- or off- the court issues they might conquer.

Limiting Missed Classes:

Since student-athletes contend with practice and travel conflicts, it is the Purdue Northwest Athletic Department's goal to limit the amount of classes each student-athlete misses per semester. Each student-athlete has the opportunity to register prior to the general student body.

Scholarship Opportunities

Purdue University and Purdue University Northwest offer various scholarship opportunities to support student-athletes.

Types of Scholarships:

Athletic scholarships are available for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NAIA and NJCAA.
Need-based scholarships
Academic scholarships

It's important to note that while the provided text mentions the availability of athletic scholarships for ice hockey at Purdue University Northwest, it doesn't explicitly confirm the same for Purdue University (main campus). Further research may be needed to clarify the scholarship landscape at the main campus.

Academic Recognition and Awards

Student-athletes who demonstrate exceptional academic performance are recognized through various awards and honors.

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GLIAC Awards:

The GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) recognizes outstanding academic achievement through GLIAC All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Awards.

John Friend Leadership Award:

Each year, one student-athlete will be chosen as the John Friend Leadership Award recipient. This award was established in honor of Mr.

Academic All-District and All-America Teams:

Purdue swimming & diving produced at least one honoree every season from 2010 to 2022 when Academic All-District student-athletes were selected via a regional vote as part of the competitive at-large category. The Academic All-District and Academic All-America programs continue to strive to spotlight student-athletes that achieve dual success in athletic and academic accomplishments.

Success Stories: Purdue Swimming & Diving

The Purdue swimming & diving program serves as a testament to the university's commitment to academic and athletic excellence. Several swimmers and divers have achieved Academic All-District honors, demonstrating their ability to excel in both areas.

Examples of Academic and Athletic Success:

Eight upperclassmen for Purdue Swimming & Diving, all having made the grade to the tune of 3.6-plus cumulative grade-point averages, represented the Boilermakers on the Academic All-District Team as selected by the College Sports Communicators.
All eight Boilermakers now advance to the Academic All-America ballot. Together, these exemplary student-athletes once again helped Purdue earn Scholar All-America Team honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association this winter.
McAfee and Vieta were All-Americans again this season. McAfee became Purdue's fourth female diver to finish top eight on both a springboard (3-meter) and the platform at the NCAA Championships in the same year. Vieta earned her fourth career All-America on the tower at NCAAs and finished top four in the event at Big Tens for the fifth year in a row.
Love eclipsed Purdue's program record in the 200 individual medley that had stood since 2012, making it the longest-standing mark in the record book at the time.
Bowen swam on the maximum four relays at the Big Ten Championships.
For the men, Frollo and Shaw scored in all three of their individual events at Big Tens this season. Also at Big Tens, Shaw posted lifetime bests in the 200 and 500 freestyle as well as the 200 butterfly. Frollo did likewise in the 500 and 1650 free.
Witty was chosen to swim the breaststroke leg on the 200 and 400 medley relays team at Big Tens, earning the distinction in the 200 for the second year in a row.
Fortner sports the top cumulative GPA among all of Purdue's active male student-athletes.

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