{"id":2109,"date":"2020-04-14T11:09:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2020-04-14T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:09:54","slug":"vaquero-sports-the-school-must-still-go-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/14\/vaquero-sports-the-school-must-still-go-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaquero Sports: The School Must Still Go On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-10.29.37-AM-1024x625.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-10.29.37-AM-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-10.29.37-AM-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-10.29.37-AM-768x469.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Jerry Galindo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adjusting-Academically_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Sports\u00a0are on hold due to COVID-19\u00a0but\u00a0student athletes are hard at work in the classroom. Student athletes\u00a0must\u00a0reach GPA and study hall requirements in order to maintain athletic eligibility. However, with classes and tutoring moving to an exclusive online format, Deputy Director of Athletics Molly\u00a0Castner, says that\u00a0student-athlete advisors\u00a0and tutors\u00a0have\u00a0moved quickly in coordination with IT services, Blackboard and Zoom to provide a smooth transition to online learning and tutoring\u00a0for all student athletes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Very proud of our advisors in how they quickly stepped up and made sure that our tutors had Zoom accounts, made sure our student athletes are setting up those Zoom accounts and had every, I think, ready to go prior to us returning to classes on March 23<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Castner\u00a0says that advisors and tutors still try to maintain the same schedule prior to COVID-19. However, with student athlete located all over the world advisors and tutors have\u00a0adjusted\u00a0and are working around the clock\u00a0to meet the academic needs of student athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Whatever works best for our student athletes we are being\u00a0flexible, and the advisors are working non-stop. You know that traditional 8-5 workday isn\u2019t a thing anymore, they are working, pretty much around the clock cause of those time zone changes, differences.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, with the Spring 2020 semester coming to an end,\u00a0Castner\u00a0wants to finish the semester on a good note.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We got about four weeks of classes and finals, so we are just really grinding right now making sure that we are finishing the semester strong.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Castner\u00a0added that\u00a0UTRGV\u00a0athletes are students first and the\u00a0priority\u00a0is graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Reporter Luis Rubio<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports\u00a0are on hold due to COVID-19\u00a0but\u00a0student athletes are hard at work in the classroom. 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