Eric Sanders joined the advising team in Fall 1998 and promoted to Director of Academic Support for Student-Athletes in January 2026. His current responsibilities include academic support of Women’s Soccer and Baseball, supervising the team of four professionals, and working with administrators from all colleges, programs, and campuses. He previously taught Composition I and II in the School of Professional and Continuing Studies from 2002-2010.
Sanders has worked with Division I student-athletes since 1985, beginning as an undergraduate student tutor at Syracuse University. After completing his B.S. in Psychology, and his M.S. and C.A.G.S. in Athletic Counseling from Springfield College, Eric has held several academic counseling positions.
At the University of Kentucky, Sanders became the first Career Development Coordinator for the Athletic Department. He initiated Shadowing, Mentoring, and Internship Programs, published and distributed a Senior Resume Book, coordinated internship opportunities, while serving as an academic advisor to Freshmen student-athletes in Football and Basketball.
Returning to Syracuse, Sanders again launched a Career Development Program serving all student-athletes and advised four squads. Additionally, while completing coursework for the Ph.D. in Counselor Education, he assisted in the development and instruction of EDP 100, an orientation class for student-athletes. At the University of Montana, Sanders was the Director of the Athletic Academic Support.
Sanders has been a professional member of N4A since 1990, serving as the Region I Student-Athlete Recognition Committee representative from 2000-2005. Eric has also coached travel soccer since 2014 with Rivertowns United, and currently serves as the Head Coach of the Women’s Club team at Fordham. He and his wife Robin and daughter Emily, reside in Ardsley, N.Y. His son Joshua is a Sophomore at Syracuse.
