Cabinets - NCAA

Name Melissa Perry Pluchos
Designation Director of Student-Athlete Services
Gender F
Ethnicity N
Institution Winthrop University
Conference Big South Conference
50% Rule Y
Qualification
Statement
Committees
Served On
Division I Initial-Eligibility Waivers Committee Nominee Information
As the Director of Academic and Student-Athlete Services at a Division I-AAA University, I wear a number of
hats. One of these hats involves working with our freshman student-athletes helping them to make the
transition to life as a collegiate student-athlete. A student-athlete's high school transcript and tests scores
are an integral aspect of our freshman mentoring program. Due to my work over the past six years with
athletic academic support, I have attained excellent experience with what to look for on these blueprints for
academic success. I have served on committees involving various sports, strategic planning, NCAA
Certification, NCAA Leadership, and the organization of the National Association of Academic Advisors for
Athletes, but I would like to serve the Initial-Eligibility Waivers Committee because working with transcripts
and incoming student-athletes is indeed not only one of my passions, but also a primary component of my
daily job responsibilities.
Ten-Year Athletic Planning Committee, Winthrop University, 2006-2007.
NCAA Peer Review Training, June 2008.
Facilitator, NCAA National Leadership Conference, 2005 and 2006.
Chair, Big South Conference Council of Senior Woman Administrators, 2004-2006.
Campus Liaison, NCAA Self-Study Certification, High Point University, 2002-04 (Certified April 2005).
Championship Director, Big South Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament, 2003.
Chair, Volleyball and Women’s Soccer Coach Search Committees, High Point University, 2003 and 2005.
Executive Director Committee, N4A, 2005-06.
NCAA Site Representative, Women’s Volleyball Championship Rounds 1 and 2, Fall 2005.
Big South Conference Television Development Committee, 2002-2006.
Big South Conference Baseball, Men’s Basketball and Tennis Committees, 2002-2006.
Prof Empl Hist Director of Academic & Student-Athlete Services, Winthrop University, August 2006-Present.
Associate AD/SWA, High Point University, High Point, NC, January 2006-July 2006.
Assistant AD/SWA, High Point University, High Point, NC, June 2003-December 2005.
Athletic Academic Advisor/SWA, High Point University, April 2002-May 2003.
Compliance/Athletic Director's Intern, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2001-02.
PE Instructor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, August 2000-December 2001.
Ticket Office Intern, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, July 1999-March 2000.
Education Academic Reform and the Student-Athlete Online Course, National Academic Advising Association
(NACADA), Spring 2007.
NACWAA/HERS Institute for Administrative Advancement, July 2005.
M.A., Exercise and Sport Science-Sport Administration, University of North Carolina, May 2002.
B.A., History (with honors), Magna Cum Laude, University of the South, May 1999.
Nominee Y
Accept
Conference Y
Accept