Dr. Robert J. Dranoff, was named the fifth Commissioner of the East Coast Conference (ECC) April 30, 2008 and commenced duties June 15, 2008. In this episode, Dranoff talks about his transition from Athletics Director to Conference Commissioner, the evolution of NCAA Division 2, leadership and career advice for up-and-comers. Dranoff has been involved in college […]
PoA069 | Bridget Niland, Daemen College
Bridget Niland, a native of Williamsville, NY, was appointed Director of Athletics/Special Assistant to the President in July of 2014. A member of the Daemen faculty since 2006, Niland has served the College as an Associate Professor in the Business Administration Department where she oversees the Sport Management specialization and business law curriculum. Prior to […]
Leveraging Your Athletics Department Recruiting Efforts
How athletics and enrollment management staffs can collaborate to more effectively meet athletics and institutional enrollment goals.
PoA068 | Tom Galbraith, Simpson University
Tom Galbraith began his role as Director of Athletics at Simpson on July 1, 2015. Prior to SimpsonU, Galbraith served as the assistant director of athletics for communications at Radford University in Virginia, assistant commissioner with the Southwestern Athletic Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, and as an assistant athletics director at Alabama A&M University, all at the NCAA Division I level. He […]
PoA067 | Ken Ralph, Colorado College
Ralph was named Director of Athletics in 2007 and currently manages a department with a budget of $8.5 million and 14 NCAA Division III and two NCAA Division I (men’s ice hockey, women’s soccer) programs. Before returning west in 2007, he spent five years as AD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Like Colorado College, Rensselaer also […]
Athletics and the Admissions Growth Plan
This web event will discuss Adrian College’s tremendous enrollment growth and retention success since 2005. Docking’s plan addresses the economic competitiveness of small four-year institutions of higher education and implemented an evidence-based solution to the enrollment and economic crises faced by many small liberal arts colleges throughout the country.
Effectively Addressing Student-Athlete Mental Health
How TAMUC utilizes a comprehensive and collaborative approach to student-athlete mental health.
PoA066 | Rob Coleman, Whittier College
Robert J. Coleman enters his ninth season at Whittier College under the title of Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of Athletics and is a valued member of the President’s Senior Staff. As athletic director, Coleman has been responsible for the operations of Whittier College’s athletic department, which currently sponsors 24 intercollegiate varsity sports […]