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Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS) is committed to providing a comprehensive academic and personal development program, with counseling and advising for student-athletes. This program offers academic counseling to ensure students receive a complete system of support consistent with university and NCAA policies. Student-athletes have access to the department’s spacious facilities, located within the west side of Lane Stadium. Opened during the 2006-07 academic year, the SAASS suite, located in the Quillen Family Academic Center, features 17 private tutor rooms, a state-of-the- art classroom, a 36-station computer lab with printer access, a conference room, three quiet areas for reading and studying and a reference library. To accommodate the busy schedules of all of Tech’s student-athletes, the SAASS office is open and available for students from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. during the weekdays and from 6-10 p.m. on the weekends. The SAASS office offers a tutor program available to Tech’s student-athletes in both individual and group settings. Tutor services are available six days a week, and the staff assures options for nearly every subject in which a student-athlete could request assistance. The collection of SAASS programs housed at Lane Stadium guarantees that all student-athletes achieve academic success during their times at Virginia Tech. Under the direction of Matt Mayotte, the office of Student- Athlete Academic Support Services has witnessed remarkable success. Associate director Alise Svihla is directly responsible for the men’s basketball program and works with the basketball staff to assure that the players not only succeed, but also thrive in academics. Since 2000, every basketball student-athlete who has completed his career at Virginia Tech has earned his degree from the university with the exception of one. The athletics department’s GSR (Graduation Success Rating) is among the best among the ACC’s public institutions. S T U D E N T - A T H L E T E A C A D E M I C SUPPOR T S ERV I C E S @VT_MBBall @vthokiembb VTMBBALL 100