1. Union college OVERVIEW
LOCATED IN BARBOURVILLE, KENTUCKY
APPROXIMATELY 1,300 STUDENTS
65% OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ARE STUDENT-ATHLETES
26 VARSITY TEAMS

2. RECRUITMENT WORKING WITH COACHING STAFF - Setting up campus visits
- Receiving transcripts and test scores
- Communication with student-athletes
APPLICATION COMPLETION PROCESS
- Recruits can apply online or complete paper application
- Acceptance is based on GPA and ACT or SAT score
CAMPUS VISITS
- Individual and group visits
- Discuss admissions process, Union overview, prospective student-
athlete’s desired major and options, some eligibility discussion, etc.

3. FINANCIAL AID COMPLETION
FAFSA COMPLETION PROCESS
- Joint effort between myself and coaching staff if FAFSA hasn’t been completed
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE AWARDING PROCESS
- Students awarded after they have been officially admitted
- FA office awards based on FAFSA results
- Coaches contact FA office with student-athlete award amount
- Official award letter then sent to student/family

4. ENROLLMENT AND PRE-REGISTRATION
ORIENTATION AND CLASS REGISTRATION
- Four summer Orientation sessions
- Advising Office oversees first-time registration
REGISTERING STUDENT-ATHLETES WHO CAN’T ATTEND ORIENTATION
- Some student-athletes can’t attend Orientation because of financial situation or travel issues.
- Register over-the-phone and through
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION
- One-day Orientation held the day before classes begin
- Cover F-1 requirements, etc.

5. STUDENT-ATHLETE RETENTION
EARLY ALERT
- Program created as a “safety net” for students and student-athletes
SAR PROGRAM
- Created to serve student-athletes who have been identified as “at-risk”
- Individual meetings with student-athletes based on need
- Update coaching staff on individual student-athlete meetings

6. Director of Athletic Enrollment and Retention
Contact information
SAM LEE
Director of Athletic Enrollment and Retention