Jane Fulton Leads Teaching Redbird Student-Athletes To Train For Life Illinois State University 2006
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Jane Fulton Leads Teaching Redbird Student-Athletes To Train For Life People in Red - Shelly Schmidt April 4, 2006 Normal, Ill. - Most faculty and staff at Illinois State focus on helping students find success during their four years at the university. Not Jane Fulton . She projects the lives of students a little further down the road. "It's not about the four years they're here, it's about the 40 that they're not," said Fulton, assistant athletics director for academics and life skills at Illinois State. "We are trying to help student‐athletes get the skills to be successful in life." Fulton's leadership sets the pace at the Karin Bone Athletic Study Center, which helps all of the more than 350 Redbird student‐athletes with their academic efforts and career plans. Some student‐athletes just go to study in a welcoming, comfortable environment. As one who believes the same teamwork that wins in sports, wins in life, Fulton shies away from taking credit for creating the Life Skills program that has helped rank Illinois State University above the national average for graduation rates for student‐athletes, helped 18 student‐athletes earn Bone Scholarships (the highest honor an ISU undergrad can receive) and helped 26 student‐athletes receive academic all‐America honors. From the Karin Bone Study Center ... to that high graduation rate ... to record‐breaking public service efforts by student‐ athletes, Illinois State has a student‐athlete support system other universities try to imitate. "No one can do this alone and it has taken everyone ‐‐ coaches, student‐athletes and staff ‐‐ to get to where we are today with our program," Fulton said. Since 1992, Fulton has been the hub of the wheel in developing Illinois State's life skills program for student‐ athletes. She may be right that the program couldn't be where it is today without a team, but she has been the constant, persistent force at the center of the effort. Her team includes talented young people with plenty of energy, including stuffy center director Tim Schlosser , systems analyst Mark
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Jane Fulton projects the lives of students a little further down the road. This trend of innovation and pioneering continues as Illinois State will be a pilot school for Scholar Baller®, an NCAA-sponsored program.
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Jane Fulton Leads Teaching Redbird Student-Athletes To Train For Life
People in Red - Shelly Schmidt April 4, 2006
Normal,Ill.MostfacultyandstaffatIllinoisStatefocusonhelpingstudentsfindsuccessduringtheirfouryearsattheuniversity.NotJaneFulton.Sheprojectsthelivesofstudentsalittlefurtherdowntheroad."It'snotaboutthefouryearsthey'rehere,it'saboutthe40thatthey'renot,"saidFulton,assistantathleticsdirectorforacademicsandlifeskillsatIllinoisState."Wearetryingtohelpstudent‐athletesgettheskillstobesuccessfulinlife."Fulton'sleadershipsetsthepaceattheKarinBoneAthleticStudyCenter,whichhelpsallofthemorethan350Redbirdstudent‐athleteswiththeiracademiceffortsandcareerplans.Somestudent‐athletesjustgotostudyinawelcoming,comfortableenvironment.Asonewhobelievesthesameteamworkthatwinsinsports,winsinlife,FultonshiesawayfromtakingcreditforcreatingtheLifeSkillsprogramthathashelpedrankIllinoisStateUniversityabovethenationalaverageforgraduationratesforstudent‐athletes,helped18student‐athletesearnBoneScholarships(thehighesthonoranISUundergradcanreceive)andhelped26student‐athletesreceiveacademicall‐Americahonors.FromtheKarinBoneStudyCenter...tothathighgraduationrate...torecord‐breakingpublicserviceeffortsbystudent‐athletes,IllinoisStatehasastudent‐athletesupportsystemotheruniversitiestrytoimitate."Noonecandothisaloneandithastakeneveryone‐‐coaches,student‐athletesandstaff‐‐togettowherewearetodaywithourprogram,"Fultonsaid.Since1992,FultonhasbeenthehubofthewheelindevelopingIllinoisState'slifeskillsprogramforstudent‐athletes.Shemayberightthattheprogramcouldn'tbewhereitistodaywithoutateam,butshehasbeentheconstant,persistentforceatthecenteroftheeffort.Herteamincludestalentedyoungpeoplewithplentyofenergy,includingstuffycenterdirectorTimSchlosser,systemsanalystMark
Walcott,academicservicescoordinatorBrianneRucksandlifeskillscoordinatorReedMcCluskey.Additionally,student‐athletesgetpersonalsupportfourgraduateassistantsandthreeprofessionalacademicadvisors‐‐allofwhomwerecollegestudent‐athletesthemselves.TheLifeSkillsprogramoffersmorethanjusthelpwithacademics,itgivescomforttothestudent‐athleteswithanyproblemtheymayhave,whilehelpingthemfindsolutionsthatwork.Ithelpsstudent‐athleteslearntobalancelife.JuniorIllinoisStateswimmerCaseyMcKittricklearnedaboutthesupportrightaway."WhenIwasafreshmantheymadesuretotellus,`Thisisyoursecondfamilycomewithanyproblemyoumayhave,'"McKittricksaid."Theywereright."Theprogramhasinspirednotonlystudent‐athletestoachievemorebutvolunteerstojoinaswell.Dr.JimJohnson,aretiredIllinoisStatepsychologyprofessorwhohasbeenavolunteerconsultantattheStudyCentersince2003,believesFultonisthehubofastrongwheel."Janedevelopedthewholething,"Johnsonsaid."Theystartedoutwithaverysmalldepartmentandthenitbecameevidentthatthekindofhelpthattheywereprovidingwasverypositiveforstudent‐athleteslives."Communityserviceispartoftheprogram,whichhasevolvedonitsownandisnowalmostruncompletelybystudent‐athletesthroughtheStudent‐AthleteAdvisoryCouncil(SAAC).EachRedbirdteamchoosesacommunityorganizationtheywanttosupport,theythenvolunteertheirtimetohelpachievethegoalsofthatorganization."Since2000,we'vealwayshad1,000hoursormoreofcommunityservice,"Fultonsaid."Ourathletesareincrediblenowatwhatwe'redoingandhowmanyhourswegivebacktothecommunity."Thisyear,Redbirdstudent‐athletesflewpastthatannualgoalof1,000hoursinjustonesemesterbysupportinglocalcausesandtakingupbroaderonestoo‐‐liketheLouisianahurricanevictims.WhenFultonbegantheRedbirdLifeSkillsprogram,itwasanotherapioneeringopportunityforIllinoisStateAthletics,justascoachJillHutchisonwasaninnovatorindevelopingwomen'sbasketballandcoachWillRobinsonpavedthewayforAfrican‐Americancollegebasketballcoaches‐‐bothinthe1970s.ThistrendofinnovationandpioneeringcontinuesasIllinoisStatewillbeapilotschoolforScholarBaller,anNCAA‐sponsoredprogram.TheScholarBallerprogrammotivatesISUfootballplayerstocompeteforpointsineducationalandcommunityserviceactivities.TheprogramalreadyhasbeenahugesuccessinternallyatIllinoisState,leadingtothehighestteamgradepointaverageinRedbirdfootballhistory."Wewillbeoneofthefewschoolsinthecountrythatwillbeinthisstudy,"saidFulton."Sowereprettyexcitedaboutthatanditmakesacademicscompetitiveandfunandwereprettyexcitedaboutthattoo."Fulton'scompassionforthesuccessofstudent‐athletesatIllinoisStateisunmistakable.Schlosserbelievesthatthestudent‐athletesreallylookuptoFulton,whichisanotherreasontheprogramissosuccessful."StudentathletesatIllinoisStateknowtheyhaveafriendandaleaderthatwillalwayschampiontheircause,"Schlossersaid.McKittrickmetFultonherfreshman
yearandinstantlysawguidance."Shealwayswantstoreachouttothestudentsandmakesurethey'regettingalongwiththeirclassesandthingsaregoingwell,"McKittricksaid.Inorderforthingstogowell,thestaffatthestudycenterguidesstudent‐athletesbyteachingresponsibility."Iamheretotryandhelpstudentsbecomegoodindividuals,"saidFulton."Andit'saboutethicsandintegrity‐‐andtheminutethatyoubreakthatyourselfthenyou'renotteachinganything."ForbothFultonandJohnson,amajorrewardoftheirjobisseeingstudent‐athleteswhostruggleatthestartoftheircollegecareers,obtaintheskillsandsupportnecessarytoearnanIllinoisStatedegree.Johnsonespeciallyenjoyswatchingthestudent‐athleteshehelpssucceed,buthealsoenjoyssimplyworkingwiththestaffintheStudentStudyCenter."Everyonehereisgoodpeople,andJane'scriteriabasicallyhavefosteredthat,"Johnsonsaid."Janeisagreatexampleofaleader,shedoesn'taskanyonetodosomethingthatshe'snotwillingtodo."Theclose‐knitrelationshipsattheKarinBoneAthleticStudentStudyCenterhelpmakeitsosuccessful.Fulton'sdrivetomotivate,inspireandnurtureisjustthebeginningofthestudent‐athletes'accomplishmentsinlife...thelifethatextendsdecadesaftercollegelife.
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