Adam Holbrook tackles dual role at Southern State

Adam Holbrook tackles dual role at Southern State

New position combines athletic director and academic adviser

 

As the newest member of the Southern State Community College team, Adam Holbrook will tackle a dual role as athletic director and academic advisor. This newly created position will allow Holbrook to help student-athletes balance their college experience.

“I’ll be working to make sure that students are not only successful on the courts and fields, but also in the classroom,” said Holbrook. “And that’s really where the advising component comes in. The plan is to siphon student-athletes to me for advising. I can stay with them and know how they’re doing in their coursework, if they’re having any problems or need advice.”

A graduate of Wilmington College with a bachelor’s degree in both sports management and communication arts, Holbrook has worked as an assistant basketball coach for Greeneview Local Schools and media center manager for Wilmington College. He also served two seasons as an intern for the Chillicothe Paints professional baseball team.

“I have a passion for athletics which will help me succeed in the athletic director role,” Holbrook said. “And also serving as the students’ advisor, I think that will help them excel in the classroom. I’m excited for both aspects. This is really the dream job for me.”

Southern State offers scholarship opportunities to student-athletes in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s soccer, baseball, softball and women’s volleyball. The college is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and the Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference (OCAC). In Holbrook’s new position at Southern State, he will report jointly to the vice president of student affairs and enrollment management and to the director of advising and retention services.

In the past year, Southern State opened the new Advising and Retention Services main office on the college’s Central Campus in Hillsboro, with satellite offices on Fayette Campus in Washington C.H., North Campus in Wilmington and South Campus in Sardinia. Primary services include assisting students with selection of classes; providing information about academic programs and courses; helping students understand and deal with academic warning and probation; and guiding students in exploring, declaring or changing a major.

“Personally, I hold the athletes to a higher standard,” said Holbrook. “I want to see as many academic All-Americans as athletic All-Americans.”

Originally from Frankfort, Holbrook lives in Wilmington with his wife Emily, a teacher at Sabina Elementary School.

To learn more about Southern State’s intercollegiate athletics program, please visit www.sscc.edu/students/athletics/athletics.htm or contact Holbrook at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 2697, or aholbrook@sscc.edu.

As the newest member of the Southern State Community College team, Adam Holbrook will tackle a dual role as athletic director and academic adviser. This newly created position will allow Holbrook to help student-athletes balance their college experience.

“I’ll be working to make sure that students are not only successful on the courts and fields, but also in the classroom,” said Holbrook. “And that’s really where the advising component comes in. The plan is to siphon student-athletes to me for advising. I can stay with them and know how they’re doing in their coursework, if they’re having any problems or need advice.”

A graduate of Wilmington College with a bachelor’s degree in both sports management and communication arts, Holbrook has worked as an assistant basketball coach for Greeneview Local Schools and media center manager for Wilmington College. He also served two seasons as an intern for the Chillicothe Paints professional baseball team.

“I have a passion for athletics which will help me succeed in the athletic director role,” Holbrook said. “And also serving as the students’ adviser, I think that will help them excel in the classroom. I’m excited for both aspects. This is really the dream job for me.”

Southern State offers scholarship opportunities to student-athletes in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s soccer, baseball, softball and women’s volleyball. The college is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and the Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference (OCAC). In Holbrook’s new position at Southern State, he will report jointly to the vice president of student affairs and enrollment management and to the director of advising and retention services.

In the past year, Southern State opened the new Advising and Retention Services main office on the college’s Central Campus in Hillsboro, with satellite offices on Fayette Campus in Washington C.H., North Campus in Wilmington and South Campus in Sardinia. Primary services include assisting students with selection of classes; providing information about academic programs and courses; helping students understand and deal with academic warning and probation; and guiding students in exploring, declaring or changing a major.

“Personally, I hold the athletes to a higher standard,” said Holbrook. “I want to see as many academic All-Americans as athletic All-Americans.”

Originally from Frankfort, Holbrook lives in Wilmington with his wife Emily, a teacher at Sabina Elementary School.

To learn more about Southern State’s intercollegiate athletics program, please visit www.sscc.edu/students/athletics/athletics.htm or contact Holbrook at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 2697, or aholbrook@sscc.edu.