S.A.M. PROGRAM The Student Athlete Mentorship (S.A.M.) Program was created
to be a resource for all student-athletes, aimed at improving academic performance. Each year, mentors are selected from upper-year student-athletes who are empathetic, open-minded, and knowledgeable about campus resources. Each of the mentors has received training in both learning strategies as well as the referral process – training that helps support the needs of their
Each year at the Gryphon Athletic Banquet, the Student-Athlete Mentor Award is given to a varsity athlete who demonstrates a strong
fellow student-athletes.
ability to develop meaningful relationships
Throughout the year, the S.A.M. Program also facilitates a number
attitudes of fellow student-athletes. This
of free drop-in workshops designed to help tackle issues and
award is targeted towards a mentor who is
concerns of students like ‘Bounce Back from 1st Semester’, ‘Build
a genuine leader and role-model and one
Your Resume’, ‘Scholarships & Bursaries’ and ‘Eat Like an Athlete’.
who has made a lasting contribution to the
“It’s amazing being able to talk to my mentor about any personal, academic, or athletic problems I’ve faced. I was always quote from guided and given the best advice” -student-athlete
S.A.M. program.
that nurture positive change in the academic
The S.A.M. Program also provides a supportive study space monitored by mentors for student-athletes to get their homework done and ask for help. These spaces are set up around campus, and include the library and the athletics centre.
The 2018-19 recipient of the Student-Athlete Mentor Award was two-time All-Canadian goalie with the women’s hockey program, Valerie Lamenta. The mechanical engineering major, who just completed her fifth and final
hockey, has been just as impressive in the
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classroom as she has on the ice. In her third
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year as a S.A.M. mentor, Lamenta provided a
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positive, inspiring and uplifting presence for
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her fellow varsity athletes to help them reach
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G R Y P H F A N
Valerie Lamenta // Women’s Hockey
school’s first ever national title in women’s
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2018-19 S.A.M. Award Recipient
season as a Gryphon by helping secure the
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new heights academically.
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