Todd Kulka

TitleAssociate Director of Football Academic Support Services & Academic Counselor

In his 27th year with the Penn State football program, both as a player and academic counselor, Todd Kulka is in his 16th year directing the Penn State Football Academic Support Center.
Kulka works with the underclassmen in their transition from high school to college and assists the upperclassmen in selecting and finishing their degree programs and with their transition into their career path.
Kulka coordinates the structured study program, provides counseling and advising, tracks and monitors grades and eligibility and assists with on-campus recruiting.
A 1995 Penn State graduate, Kulka is in his 21st year on the academic support staff. He was a graduate assistant for three years and received his master’s degree in education from Penn State in 2000, moving into a full-time academic counselor position in 2000.
The Nittany Lions have earned 19 first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors during Kulka’s tenure as director, including Penn State’s first three-time recipient Stefen Wisniewski (2008-10) and first Campbell Trophy recipient John Urschel (2013).
Penn State football broke its program record for the second consecutive year with an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 91 percent, tied with Rutgers for the No. 7 graduation rate among all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, according to the NCAA in October 2012.
Kulka and his wife, Meghan, have three children, McKenna, Connor and Cole.