The Warhawk Leadership Academy has already received two prominent national awards: 2016 Model Practice Award for Student-Athlete Development by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A), and a 2016-17 Gold Award of Excellence from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).
PoA081 | Linda Bruno, Skyline Conference
In this episode, Linda Bruno shares her insights related to the contrasting worlds of NCAA DIvision I and Division III and her current challenges and opportunities running a Division III conference. She also talks about her development as a leader and lessons she has learned over her career. Linda Bruno became commissioner of the Skyline […]
PoA080 | Rick Willis, Wartburg College
In this episode, Rick talks about his dual role as head football coach and director of athletics, the importance of athletics recruiting in enrollment management and the impact of Wartburg’s facilities upgrades. Willis is director of athletics and head football coach. He came to Wartburg in 1997 as head football coach and left that position […]
Title IX: Understanding the 3-Prong Test
This two-part series of webinars provides in-depth understanding of the requirements for intercollegiate athletics and Title IX as it relates to Accommodating Interests and Abilities.
PoA079 | Betsy Mitchell, Cal Tech University
In this episode, Betsy Mitchell talks about her approach to leadership, which began as a student-athlete, and her mentors that helped shape her approach to athletics leadership. She also discusses building a competitive athletics program at one of the world’s top engineering colleges and her approach to selling that vision. —- Mitchell is the director […]
PoA078 | Paul Plinske, University of Nebraska, Kearney
In this episode, Dr. Paul Plinske talks about his experiences a perennial Division III powers University of Wisconsin Whitewater and Wisconsin La Crosse and some of the similarities and differences between NCAA divisions. He also has great thoughts on leadership and career advancement. Appointed by Chancellor Doug Kristensen as the ninth Director of Athletics in […]
PoA077 | Gary Gray, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
In this episode Gary Gray shares his background and experiences in intercollegiate athletics, including candid conversation about the state of Alaska’s severe budget crisis and the impacts on his program. Gray was named Director of Athletics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in September 2012, and assumed his full-time duties on Sept. 24, 2012. He […]
PoA076 | Nan Carney-Debord, Denison University
In this episode Nan Carney-Debord discusses her career in athletics, transitioning from a highly successful basketball coach, teacher and administrator into the Athletics Director role at her alma mater. She talks about creating an environment that is “structurally conducive for optimal motivation” in her department and also her “get into the weeds” career advice for up-and-comers. Carney-DeBord […]