In this episode Mark Sims talks about the founding of Student-Athlete Career Fuel, inspired by his own experiences as a collegiate soccer player and his 20+ years in the technology industry. About Student Athlete Career Fuel Before Mark and his business partners sold their consulting firm, MarketSphere Consulting, to Grant Thornton, Mark ascended through ranks […]
PoA090 | Rob Larson, Luther College
In this episode, Rob Larson talks about his role as Faculty Athletics Representative, athletics as a marketing and enrollment tool and also offers some great advice for athletics directors about how to effectively work with FARs. Rob Larson is the Vice President for Communications and Marketing at Luther College and a member of the President’s Leadership […]
PoA083 | Vin Mcaffrey, Game Plan
In this episode, Vin McCaffrey, founder of Game Plan, discusses his company’s innovate platform for student-athlete development. He discusses the unique elements of Game Plan, its success stories and its focus on student-athlete life-cycle development, from matriculation through employment. Vin McCaffrey started Game Plan in 2008 with the goal of giving student-athletes a better college […]
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 […]
PoA073 | John Shukie, Forward Progress Athletic Consulting
John founded Forward Progress in 2013 after serving as Director of Academic and Membership Affairs (AMA) at the NCAA national office, where he oversaw various academic and compliance-related programs. This included creation and oversight of the in-person academics hearing process, Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data and data reviews. Over his […]
PoA047 Dean Snider | Whitman College
Dean Snider is the Director of Athletics at Whitman College, a top teir liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. Dean discusses building a highly competitive program at the Division III level within Whitman’s highly academic culture. 00:49 – Career Path 02:38 – An Introduction to American Sport 05:20 – Building a Program In A […]
PoA029 President’s Perspective- Utica College
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_tabs interval=”10″][vc_tab title=”About” tab_id=”1406348314-1-27008-ddcd”][vc_column_text css_animation=”appear”]The Board of Trustees of Utica College appointed Dr. Todd Hutton as the eighth president and 13th chief executive officer on August 1, 1998. He is the first president and CEO selected by the independent Board of Trustees. On October 17, 2008, the Utica College community honored Dr. Hutton for […]
Challenges and Opportunities Supporting Student-Athletes
Interview with Nate Bell, Vanderbilt Senior Academic Counselor Nate Bell is a former NCAA Division III basketball student-athlete at Wabash College (IN) and currently is a senior academic counselor in the Vanderbilt University department of athletics. He recently completed his doctoral degree from Vanderbilt in Higher Education Leadership. Nate brings a broad perspective on the […]