The Parthenon · Jan 30, 2017
President Gilbert hopes to adopt athletic guidelines from NCAA convention
Student athletes who participate in sports at Marshall University have to juggle the responsibilities of practicing and competing in their sport, as well as achieving academic success.
President Jerome Gilbert attended the NCAA convention in Nashville, Tennessee last week where conferences such as the Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 passed guidelines that will provide scheduled time to allow their students more opportunities to tend to academic responsibilities.
Conference USA did not participate in passing these guidelines, but President Gilbert hopes that Marshall can implement similar guidelines on its own in the future.