Holly Kerstner joined the Oakland
University athletic department staff in 2006 as the Assistant Athletic Director
for Student Athlete Services, a position recently created to help
student-athletes succeed in the classroom as well as in competition. Kerstner will also serve as the department’s Senior Women Administrator.
Kerstner will oversee the Grizzly Center for Graduates and Champions, the
new academic center for student-athletes which will provide tutorial
support and other resources to assist them in the classroom. She will also
serve as the administrator of the Grizzly tennis, volleyball and softball
teams. Additionally, Kerstner will oversee the Lifeskills program which
aids student-athletes in making the transition between university life and
post-graduation responsibilities. In her capacity as SWA, Kerstner will
ensure gender equity within the athletic department and deal with Title IX
issues that may arise.
Prior to joining the Grizzy staff Kerstner served a four-year stint at
Radford University as the Director of Student-Athlete Support Services.
She oversaw all academic services, including the tutorial center and
advising. Kerstner was also the Student Athlete Advisory Committee advisor
at Radford.
Kerstner spent four years at the University of Detroit as the Director of
Advising and Academic Services before moving along to Radford. Her duties
included admitting, advising and counseling student-athletes, as well as
conditionally admitting students and overseeing the learning center.
A 1995 graduate of Concordia University in Wisconsin, Kerstner earned a
bachelor’s degree in social work as well as a bachelor's of art. She
earned a Masters in student personnel administration with an emphasis in
counseling from Concordia in 1999. While at Concordia Kerstner served as a
resident director and an alcohol and drug educator. |
