Thyme Thornton Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Meet with a caseload of 10-15 student-athletes to monitor and boost academic engagement and performanceSupport student-athletes in the creation of individualized support plans and study skills to promote academic success Develop screening tool to assess transfer students’ experiences at previous institutions to gage levels of support Facilitate and supervise summer study halls for incoming first-years to cultivate academic skills Communicate with academic advisors daily with individualized student-athlete academic progress and alerts Engage with academic advisors in advising meetings, recruiting events, and student registration meetings Work with tutor coordinators to schedule and coordinate student-athlete tutoringCoordinate with tutoring staff to ensure effective tutor sessions and track student-athlete progressAid in the development of Learning Specialist Intern professional development programmingArrange subject-specific study sessions to heighten student-athlete engagement and extend support to all student-athletes Collaborate with Learning Specialists to develop streamlined screening tools to determine level of support for incoming and current student-athletesResponsible for rebuilding the Lindahl Academic Center’s Instagram and Twitter to promote engagement Connect and refer students to other academic resources on campus Create academic resource materials to aid in brainstorming and writing processes

Supported all student-athletes on the University of Kansas Men’s Basketball team to ensure academic success for the team Collaborated with Men’s Basketball learning specialists and academic advisor to build student-athlete support plans Encouraged student-athlete academic growth and success through individualized study plans and development of organizational and study skills Reported directly to Men’s Basketball academic support staff and coaches with student academic progress

Monitored and encouraged academic success for student-athletes in English, Classics, and History classesFacilitated focused and individualized tutoring sessions to engage students with class assignments and materials Aided student-athletes in the development of organization and study skills, time management, and writing strategiesBolstered student-athlete engagement and excitement for education and learning

Master Of Arts - Ma, English

Thesis (defended May 2023): “How does it feel with my teeth in your heart”: Medea’s Persistent Mode of Maternal Agency Through Literary Eras

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English And Classics

Minor in History Honors Essay: "for lovers who love on unequal terms": Representations of the Abandoned Feminine from Classical Mythology.