[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Randy Sieminski Director of Athletics SUNY Canton[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”appear”] In this interview Randy discusses SUNY Canton’s transition to NCAA Division III. Canton is in Year Two of the NCAA III four-year membership process. SUNY Canton was a two-year community college for much of its history, but as the institution transitioned to four-year bachelor’s programs, its […]
PoA021 8 Steps to Interviewing Success
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Execute for Success Howard Gauthier is an Associate Professor of Athletic Administration at Idaho State University. He is a former collegiate athletic director and collegiate basketball coach. He is also an author of 9 books. In this interview Howard walks through the outline of his book “8 Steps for Interviewing Success” and […]
Expecting Athletics Integration
[Part 3 of 3. You can find Part 1- Stop Treating Coaches Like Adjunct Professors, and find Part 2- Stop Treating Collegiate Athletics Like High School Sports here.] The concept of integrating athletics and student-athletes into the overall campus experience is discussed often, and more often it is misunderstood. Much of the misunderstanding is caused […]
PoA020 Matt Donovan | University of Indianapolis
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Audio Only: Subscribe to Perspective on Athletics on iTunes. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] Matt Donovan University of Indianapolis Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Development mdonovan@uindy.edu @UIGreyhoundClub [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] Fundraising for small college athletics and “making the ask.” Table of Contents: 16:46 – Making the Ask 21:13 – Annual Gifts 23:43 – Growing A Donor Base 28:21 – […]
PoA019 How Pacific U. Generates $250k From An Event
Ken Schumann Director of Athletics Pacific University 503-352-2180 Email: schumank@pacificu.edu Twitter: @kenschumann Table of Contents: In this interview Ken talks about his highly successful fundraising event, Pacific University Legends, a unique entertainment and golf event that will generate $250,000 for intercollegiate athletics this year. The event is hosted by Pacific Trustee and KISS lead guitar […]
Stop Treating Coaches Like Adjunct Professors
Part 1 of 3 All coaches are expected to recruit, mentor, develop and support student-athletes. These are all essential elements of collegiate coaching and also part of any institution’s core mission. Tenured professors do research, publish and advise students because adjuncts are not expected to perform these core institutional functions. Coaches, especially part-timers, are often […]
PoA #017: Complaints Happen, Are You Ready?
No matter how sound your management and leadership practices are, things happen. With hundreds of student-athletes participating each year, it’s inevitable that some will have concerns, complaints or issues they will express to the Athletics Director (or higher authority). So what do you do? Do you have a plan in place? Are there policies or […]
The Role of Athletics in Student-Athletes’ Lives
Student-athletes are held to higher standards than the typical student. NCAA or other regulatory bodies have rules that determine eligibility in ways that theatre and music, for example, do not. Also unlike theater and music, student-athletes’ time commitments to their chosen co-curricular activity often comes into question. Is it fair? In our work and research, […]