Student Development

To better create a more well-rounded Madison College student-athlete, here is various information and links to resources and opportunities available.

Academic Support

Athletic Academic Advising

Student-athletes should meet regularly with their Athletic Academic Advisor to discuss their goals, academic progress, register for classes, and receive support needed to ensure academic success. Appointments to meet with an Athletic Academic Advisor can be made through Navigate.
Student-Athlete Academic Advisors: Leo Kalinowski - (608) 245-2105 | Jamal Palmer - (608) 616-3438

Study Hall Policy

The intent of the Madison College Athletics study halls is to provide a quiet, supportive, welcoming, and inclusive academic environment to proactively assist identified student-athletes in their academic success through weekly mandatory study hours. All Madison College student-athletes are welcome to attend study hall.
Athletic Department Study Hall Policy

Study Hall Days

Study halls will begin the second week of each semester and end the week before final exams begin.

Spring 2025 - Monday, January 27 - Friday, May 9
Monday - Wednesday - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm @ Student Achievement Center (SAC - Room A2000)
Thursday - Friday - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm @ Student Achievement Center (SAC - Room A2000)

Champions of Change

The Champions of Change Challenge was created in the Fall of 2022 in collaboration with Madison College's Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement. The challenge is an incentive for all student-athletes to partake in personal development experiences throughout the year with a focus on community engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The challenge aims to support opportunities for student-athletes to grow, contribute and develop by promoting key life skill areas such as academic and athletic success, personal and career development, and community service.

Throughout each academic year, student-athletes earn points to win the Champions of Change Belt by attending activities, volunteering to help with school events, providing community service, and maintaining strong academic standards on both an individual and a team level. Examples of activities include attending career readiness workshops, volunteering to perform community service, attending events that focused on Allyship, Race, Equity, Equality, Inclusion and Exclusion, serving in leadership roles in organizations, and attending fellow student-athlete's athletic competitions.
Champions of Change Details | Champions of Change Submission Form

Volunteer Opportunities

United Way of Dane County (volunteeryourtime.org)
Volunteer Center | Madison Area Technical College (madisoncollege.edu)
Volunteering Opportunities - The River Food Pantry | The River Food Pantry
Give Your Time - Society of St. Vincent de Paul Madison, WI (svdpmadison.org)
Team IMPACT | Informational Flyer (PDF)
Volunteer - East Madison Community Center (eastmadisoncc.org)
Volunteer - Special Olympics Wisconsin

Awareness Months

September
Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month History (September 15 - October 15)

Campus Safety Awareness / Bystander Intervention

October
LGBTQIA+ History Month (Inclusion)

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Disability Awareness Month

November
Native American History Month

Dia de los muertos (November 1-2)

Transgender Awareness Month (Inclusion)

December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) (Inclusion)

January
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February
Black History Month

National Girls & Women in Sports Day

March
Women's History Month

Disability Awareness Month

Deaf Awareness (March 15 - April 15)

National Athletic Training Month

April
Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Alcohol Awareness Month

May
Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

June
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Juneteenth Freedom Day

July
BIPOC Mental Health Month