The Bronx Journal:September 2000
Sports
New Head Tennis Coach || Athletic
Department Aims
Steve Schulman Named Head Tennis Coach at
Lehman
Greg Van Voorhis
Sports Editor
Lehman
College recently announced the hiring of Steve Schulman as their new
Head Men’s and Women;s Tennis Coach. Schulman, a 1989 graduate of
Syracuse University, earned his Master’s degree in Physical Education
from Ithaca College in 1990. Schulman has spent the last sic years in
the Department of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics at the
State University of New York at Binghampton (SUNY Binghampton).
Schulman
has been involved in physical education for 11 years, teaching the game
of tennis at many levels. From 1990 to 1994, he taught tennis at the
middle school level for the Diocese of Harrisburg (Pennsylvania.) Since
then, he has served as a tennis instructor at Ithaca College,
Elizabethtown College, and Binghampton college.
“I
am very excited about the opportunity to coach tennis at the college
level,” Schulman said. “I can assure two things for anybody who
decides to play tennis this year at Lehman College: they will have fun
and they will improve.”
Schulman
is also the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Lehman College.
Athletic Department
Aims, Goals and Objectives 2000-2001
Develop
and maintain mutually supportive programs of excellence in both
academics and athletics in order to benefit the students, faculty,
administrators, and alumni of Lehman College.
Employ coaches and other administrative
staff members who are capable of performing as professionals in an
educational community where high standards of integrity and ethical
behavior, as well as sportsmanship, are expected of its members.
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Recruit student-athletes who are
academically prepared for College work.
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Strive for gender equity by providing
equitable opportunities for men and women by developing and
sustaining programs that help all student-athletes achieve their
maximum potential, both academically and athletically.
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Offer an appropriate academic support
program and tutoring services to all student-athletes.
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Attain retention rates, which at a
minimum reflect that of the Lehman College student body as a whole
and with the ideal goal of 100% graduation rate within five years of
matriculation for student-athletes completing four years of
eligibility.
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Operate its athletic programs at a high
level of intercollegiate competition and to seek affiliation with
institutions demonstrating a similar commitment to academic
excellence, institutional integrity, and athletic competitiveness.
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Promote character development in
student-athletes, including cooperation, teamwork, leadership, and
loyalty.
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Teach student-athletes good
sportsmanship and the will to win, thereby contributing to the
development of institutional morale, loyalty, and school spirit.
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Develop short and long-range financial
plans consistent with and supportive of the overall program
objectives determined by the College.
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Provide a sports medicine and training
program to enhance the physical fitness and rehabilitation of the
student-athlete.
Lehman College Athletic Department
Philosophy Statement
Lehman
College has as its mission to provide New York City and regional
residents a liberal arts education, and preparation for careers and
advanced study. The College is also committed to meeting the educational
needs of an urban population, and places a high priority on the overall
quality of a student’s educational experience. In doing so, it seeks
to integrate programs in athletics with academic programs, and to
integrate student-athletes with other Lehman College students. Lehman
College places special importance on the impact of athletics on
athletes, rather than on spectators and places greater emphasis on
internal constituents (students, faculty, staff, alumni and special
friends) rather than on the general public and its entertainment needs.
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