In order to uphold the integrity of the academic mission and institutional values, instructors are asked to refrain from reaching out directly to members of the coaching staff to discuss academic concerns related to teams or individual student-athletes. In the same way, coaches may not reach out directly to instructors to discuss a particular student-athlete. All such inquiries and concerns should go through the Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. Mary Zampini, [email protected].

If an instructor has concerns about a student-athlete who appears to be in distress, is not meeting course requirements, or is in danger of failing a class, they should submit a Student of Concern Referral. Liza Frank, Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Success & NCAA Compliance / Senior Woman Administrator, reviews all student-athlete referrals and communicates with head coaches, Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), and other campus members as needed.

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics recognizes that attending class plays a pivotal role in the intellectual process that is at the center of the College’s mission and expects our student-athletes to be in class whenever possible. At the beginning of each semester, the Faculty Athletics Representative prepares a letter that each student-athlete must give to their instructors that contains their team’s competition and travel schedule and identifies the dates that they will need to miss class. It remains the responsibility of the student-athlete to follow any further notification rules specific to a particular class, to make arrangements in advance for the make-up of missed work, assignments or exams, and to promptly communicate any changes in the dates/times of their athletic competition schedule. Changes to the travel schedule will also be shared with faculty via an email from the Provost’s Office as early as possible.

In line with the College’s Attendance Policy, absences due to competition and competition travel are sanctioned by the College and therefore must be excused. Sanctioned absences should not adversely factor in the student's grade. The College Attendance Policy approved by the Faculty Senate on April 27,  2026 is as follows:

“Le Moyne expects students to attend all scheduled classes in order to maximize opportunities to profit from a professor’s expertise and from interchange with their peers, as well as to contribute to the quality of intellectual interchange in the class.

Individual professors will establish and clearly announce in their syllabi all regulations governing class attendance. Absences officially sanctioned by a College office, such as Athletics, must be considered excused. Sanctioned absences should not adversely factor in the student's grade. Prior notice and documentation should be provided by the student to the instructor. Students are responsible for all the materials in the course.

In the event that a student is unable to attend a class due to an illness, accident, family death, or religious holiday, the student should refer to the Policy on Student Absenteeism in the Event of Illness or Accident, Policy on Reporting Absences Due to Death in a Student’s Family, and/or the Policy on the Observance of Religious Holidays as listed in the Le Moyne College Student Handbook.

In order to foster academic excellence and preserve the priority of academics and classroom learning, the Athletics Department makes every effort to schedule non-conference games and competition-related travel in a way that will minimize missed class time while taking into account the well-being and safety of the student-athletes.”

As per NCAA Regulations, student-athletes may not miss class to attend practice. Absences for this reason will not be excused.

Class absences due to non-competition Athletics activities are not sanctioned by the College, and coaches may not require that their student-athletes miss class in order to attend them. The decision regarding whether or not to excuse any such requests is up to the individual instructor. These activities include:

• Team meetings or individual meetings with a member of the coaching staff or Athletics administration
• Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) meetings, events, and fundraising activities
• Team-related community service
• Weightlifting sessions
• Rehabilitation or therapy sessions with an athletic trainer, except in emergent situations

Starting in Fall 2026, student-athletes have been provided with a Jotform link to schedule a make-up exam with a proctor in situations where the course instructor is unable to give the exam. Note: Students that receive testing accommodations from Disability Support Services (DSS) must schedule all exams through the mechanism provided by DSS. 

After a student-athlete requests a make-up exam with a proctor, the instructor will be notified by email and will be asked to submit the exam, along with all relevant instructions. After the student completes the exam, the proctor will return the exam to the instructor according to the instructions provided.

All proctor requests will be monitored by the Faculty Athletics Representative and administrators from the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, including:

• Mary Zampini, Faculty Athletics Representative and Professor, Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures
• Liza Frank, Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Success & NCAA Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator
• Gianna Cooper, Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing
• Cassidy Barrett, Athletics Office Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor, Marketing
• Tim Fenton, Deputy Athletic Director
• Phil Brown, Assistant Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics and Campus Recreation
• Brian Nolasco, Assistant Athletics Director for NCAA Compliance

One of the above individuals will proctor the exams unless otherwise indicated. For the Fall 2026 semester, a classroom has been reserved for proctoring make-up exams at the following times:

• Mondays, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
• Thursdays, 8:30 - 11:00 AM

Students who are unable to make up an exam during one of the listed times may send an email to [email protected] to schedule the exam at another time.

In some cases, a student-athlete may request to take an exam while on the road. This option is available only when an administrator from the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics travels with the team. Coaches and other members of the coaching staff may not proctor exams.

If you or your student-athletes have questions about exam proctoring, please send an email to [email protected] or contact Dr. Mary Zampini directly ([email protected]).

Student-athletes have a series of NCAA academic benchmarks that they must meet each semester in order to remain eligible to practice and play their sport. In addition, they must plan their academic schedules carefully in order to minimize conflicts with practice times and competition travel.

The Le Moyne Athletic Certification Team works closely to monitor student-athlete performance and progress throughout the academic year. The members of the team include:

• Mary Zampini, Faculty Athletics Representative / Professor, Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures
• Jen Fabian, Assistant Registrar
• Liza Frank, Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Success & NCAA Compliance / Senior Woman Administrator
• Brian Nolasco, Assistant Athletics Director for NCAA Compliance

Any time a student-athlete registers for a class, withdraws, or requests a program change (e.g., a change of major), the members of the Le Moyne Athletics Certification team are notified. In this way, the team is able to monitor all changes to ensure that they do not adversely affect a student-athlete’s eligibility.

If you have any questions or concerns about the academic eligibility of one of your student-athlete advisees, please feel free to reach out to a team member directly or send an email to the Athletic Certification Team email account at: [email protected]

Academic advisors are not expected to determine whether or not student-athlete advisees are meeting all NCAA requirements to remain academically eligible. Nevertheless, having access to the necessary benchmarks will help you advise your student-athletes as they plan their academic coursework. A summary of the requirements can be found here: NCAA D1 Academic Requirements

When it comes time to register, practice times for the upcoming semester will be in Phinfo under the student-athletes’ Course Plan. This will help them avoid practice times when selecting courses. In addition, when meeting with your student-athlete advisees for registration, ask them to bring their competition schedule so that they know which days of the week they will need to miss most often. If the competition schedule is not yet available, looking at the prior year’s schedule will give them a good idea of when regular conference games are held (preseason and non-conference games are less predictable).

Many of our student-athletes earn athletic and academic honors over the course of the year. You can read news about their academic achievements at the Athletics Department’s Academic Excellence page.

The Faculty Athletic Affiliates (FAA) program pairs a faculty member with one of the Le Moyne athletics teams as an additional support mechanism for student athletes and to support collaboration between Academics and Athletics. The FAA serves as an additional resource for the players and coaches of the team and are encouraged to get to know and support their team. Examples of FAA activities include attending a team practice, attending games, providing special workshops related to an academic issue. If you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact the Faculty Athletics representative, Mary Zampini.

Student-athletes love to see or hear about their instructors supporting them at home games! Attendance at most athletics events is free of charge, and you can find a calendar of all athletics events here.