The School of Human Performance and Recreation Academic Enhancement Center office is a comprehensive academic services office for all HPR majors. We specialize in providing academic advising and degree application assistance.

The office is staffed by faculty who have a combined total of over 50 years of advising experience. It is our goal to meet your needs by answering your academic questions and providing you with referral assistance for other services (such as tutoring and career counseling) available on campus.

The Academic Enhancement Center serves as a vehicle for placement of students for practica and internship experiences.

The office is located in Suite 101 of the Human Performance and Recreation building. We are open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed from noon to 1:00 p.m. for lunch).

The Office of Educational Outreach is a new addition to the Academic Enhancement Center. The objectives for this new addition are:

• Coordinate educational outreach programs with all functional academic units within the School of Human Performance and Recreation. This includes, but not limited to: practicums, internships, student teaching, camps, clinics, driver education, and alumni contract.

• Work closely with designated functional academic unit faculty assigned edcuational outreach programs with the selection, contract, and evaluation process.

• Represent the School as central contact for educational outreach programs.

• Serve as a student resource center for educational outreach programs.

• Maintain educational outreach program data base.

• Conduct annual alumni surveys.
  
  
  
• Provide scholarship information:

For More Information,

please contact:

Dr. Benito Velasquez
Coordinator
601-266-6058
benito.velasquez@usm.edu

Mrs. LeAnne Casiano
Instructor/Undergraduate Advisor
Academic/ Degree Auditor
601-266-5171
leanne.casiano@usm.edu

Mr. James Farris
Instructor/Undergraduate Advisor
601-266-4076
james.farris@usm.edu

Mr. Brandon Allen
Coordinator of Educational Outreach
(Practicums and Internships)
Instructor, Sport Management
601-266-6057
Brandon.L. Allen@usm.edu

Mrs. Jewel Adams
Senior Secretary
601-266-5358
jewel.adams@usm.edu