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Tessa Smolinski Named Capital One Academic All-American® of the Year
SPRINGFIeLD COLLeGe’S Tessa Smolinski (Hebron, Conn.) was named 2013 Capital One Academic All-American® of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Smolinski, a senior outside hitter, was
selected as the top player in the nation for her athletic and academic accomplishments. A communica- tion sciences and disorders major, Smolinski has a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA). She is a three-time New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Academic All- Conference honoree, a two- time Capital One Academic All-
Tessa Smolinski
District® choice, and follows up last year’s Capital One/CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America® selection with First Team Academic All-America® honors in the fall. Smolinski has led the women's volleyball
program to unprecedented success on the national level. Springfield has made four consecutive trips to the NCAA Division III Championship, and won NEWMAC Championships in 2011 and 2013. A four- time NEWMAC All-Conference honoree, including three first-team selections, Smolinski capped off her career by earning NEWMAC Athlete of the Year honors in the fall. She became the first player in the program’s Division III history, and just the second player overall, to repeat as an AVCA All-American after receiving second-team accolades the previous two campaigns. Smolinski was previously recognized on a
national level for her success on and off the court when the Pride advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship Elite Eight in 2011 in St. Louis, Mo. While there, she was given the prestigious NCAA Elite 89 award, pre- sented to the student-athlete with the high- est cumulative GPA participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA championships.
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Sport Management and Recreation Students Host Fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Research
SPRINGFIeLD COLLeGe Sport Management and Recreation Department students helped promote and raise money for childhood cancer research recently in Dana Gymnasium. The event, “A Cut Above the Rest,” encouraged members of the campus community to either have their hair cut or shaven in exchange for donations that were sent directly to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. More than 75 students partici-
pated in the event, which featured Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper speaking at the opening ceremony and thanking the campus community for their participation. More than $1,500 was raised during the three- hour event.
Students from the Sport Management and Recreation Department
Springfield College Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies Jasmin Hutchinson Leads Psychology Team
SPRINGFIeLD COLLeGe Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies Jasmin Hutchinson, PhD, along with doctor of psychology students Dolores Christensen and Erica Beachy, recently led a psychology team that was available to participants of the Hartford Marathon, one of the largest races in New England. The team was designed to be available to half marathon and marathon runners on race day. The group
was available at the start and finish lines, as well as throughout the course, to provide brief short psychology interventions, support, and encouragement for participants. Seventeen Springfield College athletic counseling students from the psychology program and 10
Springfield College sport psychology students from the exercise science and sport studies program were available at the race expo prior to the race, to assist runners with reviewing goals, quelling last minute nerves, and providing cognitive skills that runners can utilize during the race.
School of Human Services and the National Head Start Association Formalize Relationship
SPRINGFIeLD COLLeGe School of Human Services (SHS) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) signed a memorandum of understanding in August 2013. Under the agree- ment, Springfield College School of Human Services will award as many as 18 credits for NHSA members who have successfully completed Child Development Associate (CDA) courses and who are enrolled in the bachelor of science in human services program in SHS. Additionally, SHS will award up to 15 credits of experiential learning for NHSA members who have completed CEUs from NHSA conferences and trainings and who are enrolled in the undergraduate SHS programs.
David Ortiz shows his Pride at spring training 2013.
Note: Our apologies to Dan Zukergood, PhD, professor of education, about whom incorrect information appeared in our last issue.
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PHOtOgRAPHy By ROB BRAdfORd ’ 92.
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