Tracy Fischer Email & Phone Number

Rapid City, SD, US

Minneapolis, MN

• Direct Academic Support Resources’ (ASR) student degree progress efforts in support of the University’s mission to promote retention and 4-year graduation and ASR’s mission to make a positive difference in students’.
• Utilize data to research and propose strategies to improve retention, degree persistence and completion.
• Ensure coordination of University, college, liberal education, major and prerequisite requirements within academic programs.
• Ensure thorough knowledge of the University’s academic policies and procedures.
• Advise the Registrar and the Associate Dean for Curriculum on educational policy matters (e.g., policies to create, enhance, eliminate, revise) that have an impact on degree persistence and timely completion.
• Work collaboratively with the Office of Undergraduate Education and colleges to assess academic program requirements, identify curricular issues that may impede students’ progress toward degree, and make recommendations.

Minneapolis

• Responsible for recurring academic eligibility reviews and certifications for all 25 intercollegiate athletic programs on the Twin Cities campus. Apply knowledge of the University’s academic programs, policies and.
• Accurately identify and apply eligibility requirements to determine satisfactory academic progress and eligibility for competition each semester, while remaining compliant with University, Big Ten and NCAA rules and.
• Monitor academic progress of over 700 student-athletes and proactively communicate any issues with appropriate University personnel, including possible solutions.
• Maintain and update student data systems; monitor and distribute recurring reports used to audit these systems and to monitor student-athlete academic progress and adherence to rules and regulations.
• Document, update, and improve policies and procedures involving all aspects of student-athlete academic certification, monitoring and reporting.Direct ASR’s student degree progress efforts in support of the.
• Work collaboratively with the Office of Undergraduate Education and colleges to assess academic program requirements, identify curricular issues that may impede students’ progress toward degree, and make recommendations.

Minneapolis

• Responsible for monitoring the status of over 500 study abroad students, from budgeting to aid disbursement. Advise students and parents with financial aid status updates and inquiries, while providing accurate.
• Efficiently identify, resolve and refer problems and concerns.
• Communicate with colleagues and other University offices to ensure accuracy of information.
• Perform general processing activities that include financial aid verification, awarding, adjustments and revisions.
• Responsible for front-end processing of the Study Abroad Cost Estimate (SACE) like review, budgets, and sending letters for incomplete records.

KHS 375 - Sociology of Sport & Exercise

Rochester, MN

• Comprehensive research experience that included education and applied sport psychology in a clinical setting working with all members of the Sports Medicine Center team. Coordinate several wide-ranging.
• Teaching assistant for a University of Minnesota-affiliated class.
• Assist primary investigators with the development, writing and submission of grant proposals, protocols and research papers.
• Oversee and execute the implementation, data acquisition, entry and analysis for research projects.
• Work directly with the biostatistician to prepare data for interpretation and publication.
• Assist with the data preparation and display for publication.

M.Ed., Kinesiology - Sport Psychology

B.A., Psychology & Criminology