Wayne State University Athletics

Candice Turner was named Academic Coordinator for student-athletes at Wayne State in December 2008.
A 2006 graduate of Miami University, Turner had been the graduate assistant in Eastern Michigan[apos]s Student Athlete Support Services (SASS) department since May 2008. Her primary duties were in providing centralized tracking of student-athlete academic progress, learning-centered monitoring, and study table oversight. Turner also served as a liaison between the SASS staff and coaches about individual student[apos]s attendance while working directly with student intervention and learning methodologies for improvement and career success. She had worked in the EMU career services office since January 2007 while serving as a learning specialist/academic advisor in the EMU athletic department for the past year. A member of NIRSA (National Intramural and Recreational Sports Associations) and AAPHERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance) organizations, Turner earned her bachelor[apos]s degree in sports studies with minors in management organizational leadership and marketing. She received a master[apos]s in Sports Studies with an emphasis on Sports Organization from Miami in August 2007. Turner is presently working on a specialist of education degree from EMU in educational leadership. [quote]Ensuring student athletes success is a great passion of mine,[quote] said Turner. [quote]I look forward to the opportunity and challenge of expanding the academic services for the student-athletes at Wayne State.[quote]