In an earlier post we discussed quantifying the impact of athletics on enrollment management. One aspect of that process is establishing expectations and accountability for athletics recruiting. In this episode of Perspective on Athletics, we look at a simple, yet effective way to establish recruiting expectations that will quantify athletics’ activity as well as productivity. […]
What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You- Part Two
[Part 2 of 3: This three-part article addresses the current environment in collegiate athletics related to the student-athlete experience. Athletics directors and other campus administrators need to engage student-athletes in meaningful and systematic ways to promote communication, trust and accountability. The student-athlete experience must enhance overall educational goals at every institution. Find out how we […]
What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You- Part One
[Part 1 of 3: This three-part article addresses the current environment in collegiate athletics related to the student-athlete experience. Athletics directors and other campus administrators need to engage student-athletes in meaningful and systematic ways to promote communication, trust and accountability. The student-athlete experience must enhance overall educational goals at every institution. Find out how we […]
Compromised Virtue: Where do we go from here?
Athletics’ virtue has been obliterated by one scandal after another played out publicly in various media. If one thing can come from all of the recent media coverage of alleged coach “abuse” of student-athletes, it should be that we all need to pay more attention to what it happening within athletics programs… even if there […]
Independent Investigations- The true cost of not knowing.
An independent investigation of the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay men’s basketball program provided several inconclusive conclusions, but one that rings loudly for all athletics directors and coaches is: “3. The lack of a clear standard for conduct by coaches, and the sharply disputed facts, make it difficult to evaluate the charges that Coach Wardle […]
Rutgers’ Example A Case for Assessment
The unfortunate part of the Rutgers men’s basketball situation is not the embarrassment it brings to the University, the coach or the athletics director. The most tragic element is that student-athletes were put into such a situation in the first place. USA Today writer Christine Brennan wrote an opinion essentially calling for the Athletics Director’s […]
Getting the most out of student-athlete surveys
Do you regularly collect feedback from your student-athletes? More and more senior administrators are asking to see evidence of athletics’ impact on student learning. This comes as a response to accreditation, budget justification or simply a campus commitment to assessment of student affairs units. Institutions are looking for more accountability. This is a good thing for […]
Perspective Podcast #006: What You Can Learn From Student-Athletes
Our research with student-athletes has provided revealing insights for athletics directors and their staffs. Many athletics administrators believe they have the pulse of their student-athletes and many may have a good relationship with them. However, we’ve found that some areas are often missed because these are not typically a part of conversations between student-athletes and […]