The Kathryn Hughes Seaber Raiders Academic Center for Student-Athletes (SeaberRAC), housed under the Division of Retention and Student Success and located inside Ezra Lehman Memorial Library, opened in the fall of 2019 to support the academic well-being of our nearly 500 student-athletes. The staff in the Seaber RAC focuses their efforts on helping student-athletes identify personalized goals that are within their aspirations and to help them surpass their expected potential.
Student-Athlete Academic Success
teams earned a semester QPA of 3.0 or higher
average semester QPA
Highest semester QPA in Raider Athletics history
student-athletes earned Dean's list
(3.50 QPA or higher)
student-athletes earned a 3.0 semester QPA
Mission
The mission of The Seaber RAC is to empower, uplift, and educate student-athletes at Shippensburg University by providing holistic support that is aimed toward enhancing the academic, personal, and professional development of student-athletes.
Core Values
- Encourage Academic Success: Endorse participation in campus wide programming and engagement with the Seaber RAC to maximize the collegiate experience of the student-athlete.
- Provide Authentic Support: Offer authentic support to our student-athletes in order to foster academic success and holistic development.
- Emphasize Holistic Development: Empower and guide our student-athletes throughout their educational journey as they pursue college athletics and academics with personal support systems focused on enhancing the overall development of our student-athletes.
- Celebrate Achievement: Praise the academic achievements of Shippensburg University student-athletes.
Connecting to Campus
The staff in the Seaber RAC actively collaborates with the Learning Center, the Career, Mentoring, and Professional Development Center, Early Alert Program, and other campus-wide programming to align resources to support student-athletes.
The Learning Center
The primary academic resource center available to all Ship students, the goal at the Learning Center is to help students develop skills and strategies that will enable them to become independent, active learner.
Career Center
Provides support to all students up to one year after graduation with help on resumes, cover letters, applications, portfolios, and the interview process
Student Success
Retention and Student Success at Shippensburg University offers a comprehensive array of support services aimed at guiding undergraduate students through their academic journey, culminating in degree completion. By leveraging qualitative and quantitative data, our office designs tailored interventions to reduce overall student attrition and address attrition within specific sub-groups.
Support Services for Student-Athletes by the Seaber RAC
Seaber RAC Staff
Dr. Rich Cook
Office: Wright Hall 233
RIZumk@ship.edu