Philosophy
The Franklin & Marshall Faculty Athletic Mentor (FAM) program provides an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between intercollegiate athletics and the rigors of the academic experience at F&M. The program integrates academics and athletics to effectively work together to support the mission of the College. The partnership helps student-athletes balance their academic learning and athletic endeavors as both play an intrinsic role in the liberal arts education.Â
Objectives
- To enhance communication between faculty and students.
- To offer student-athletes and faculty members the opportunity to gain a greater appreciation for the educational mission and its application in intercollegiate athletics.
- To provide student-athletes with an additional opportunity to receive faculty mentoring.
- To allow faculty members an "inside look" at the responsibility that student-athletes must adopt to succeed – academically, personally and athletically.
The list of Faculty Athletic Mentors and their respective teams may be found below.
| Sport |
Faculty Mentor |
Department |
| Baseball |
Joe Pritchett |
Director of Faith & Meaning |
| Men's Basketball |
Danel Draguljic |
Mathematics |
| Women's Basketball |
Daniel Ardia |
Biology |
| Cross Country, Track & Field (M/W) |
Matt Schousen |
Government |
| Field Hockey |
Jaime Blair |
Biology |
| Football |
Ryan Lacy |
Psychology |
| Golf (M/W) |
TBA |
TBA |
| Men's Lacrosse |
Jeffrey Podoshen |
Marketing |
| Women's Lacrosse |
Daniel Ardia |
Biology |
| Rowing (M/W) |
Andrew de Wet |
Geosciences |
| Men's Soccer |
David Ciuk |
Government |
| Women's Soccer |
Alex Roomets |
Economics |
| Softball |
Zeshan Ismat |
Geosciences |
| Squash (M/W) |
Nicholas Montemarano |
English |
| Swimming (M/W) |
Beckley Davis |
Biology |
| Tennis (M/W) |
Michael Penn |
Psychology |
| Volleyball |
Alison Kibler |
American Studies |
| Wrestling |
Ken Hess |
Chemistry |
