Mission and Vision
Mission
The Scholar-Baller® Curriculum provides student-athletes, students, teachers, coaches, advisors, and administrators a tool that is unique, thoroughly researched, user-friendly, and culturally relevant to the youth and young adults
To learn more, see the tabs under "About Scholar Baller®"
The Scholar Baller® Impact: Student Perspective
to read Scholar Baller® narratives from partner schools
Scholar Baller® Research Measures and Success Stories
to read about how Scholar Baller® measures success at partner schools
The NCAA Supports Scholar Baller®
to read an article on Scholar Baller® published by the NCAA
Director of Scholar Baller® High School
Dave Heikkinen joined the Scholar Baller® team as in 2003 with the association of his decorated apparel business in Michigan called
Heikkinen earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan and his M.S. in Apparel and Merhandising from Eastern Michigan University. Prior to establishing his own business, he spent 13 years in various roles with IBM Robotics and another ten years as Vice President of Sankyo Robotics USA. To the Scholar Baller® team, Heikkinen brings a technical background as well as excellent experience in corporate and international business. At the University of Michigan, he ran cross country and track. He may be reached via email at
Scott Bukstein has been a member of the Scholar Baller® Team since 2002. He is currently a faculty member at the University of Central Florida, where he teaches sport business and sport law classes and is the Program Coordinator of the Undergraduate Sport Business Management Program at UCF. For a more detailed biography, click
Scholar Baller display at ASU featured in USA Today
7th Anniversary of Scholar Baller® Patch
The Meaning of Scholar Baller®
The ThinkMan® logo above portrays a student-athlete at a desk studying and listening to music. The ThinkMan® logo represents the three key pillars of the Scholar Baller® concept: education, entertainment and sport. The logo is one of the primary graphics designed by Scholar Baller® to recognize student-athletes for balancing playbooks with textbooks.
The ThinkWoman® logo embodies qualities such as intelligence, athleticism, true beauty and respect of women: mind, body and soul. The ThinkWoman® logo also exemplifies support of Title IX policies, diverse body representations and creating a positive label about women’s health and physical activity. Scholar Baller® is inclusive by enabling men’s and women’s athletic teams to equally participate in this cultural movement to encourage all student-athletes to make plays in the classroom.
To contact Scholar Baller®, please email us at
[email protected]
Mission and Vision
Mission
The Scholar-Baller® Curriculum provides student-athletes, students, teachers, coaches, advisors, and administrators a tool that is unique, thoroughly researched, user-friendly, and culturally relevant to the youth and young adults
To learn more, see the tabs under "About Scholar Baller®"
The Scholar Baller® Impact: Student Perspective
to read Scholar Baller® narratives from partner schools
Scholar Baller® Research Measures and Success Stories
to read about how Scholar Baller® measures success at partner schools
The NCAA Supports Scholar Baller®
to read an article on Scholar Baller® published by the NCAA
Mission and Vision
Mission
The Scholar-Baller® Curriculum provides student-athletes, students, teachers, coaches, advisors, and administrators a tool that is unique, thoroughly researched, user-friendly, and culturally relevant to the youth and young adults
To learn more, see the tabs under "About Scholar Baller®"
The Scholar Baller® Impact: Student Perspective
to read Scholar Baller® narratives from partner schools
Scholar Baller® Research Measures and Success Stories
to read about how Scholar Baller® measures success at partner schools
The NCAA Supports Scholar Baller®
to read an article on Scholar Baller® published by the NCAA
To contact Scholar Baller®, please email us at
[email protected]
To contact Scholar Baller®, please email us at
[email protected]