Shana Levine was appointed the Lewis & Clark Director of Physical Education & Athletics on July 1, 2014. Levine came to Lewis & Clark after serving six years as the Associate Director of Athletics at Washington and Lee in Lexington, Virginia. While at Washington and Lee, Levine was responsible for coordinating compliance regulations within the […]
PoA060 | Dawn Stewart, Otterbein University
Dawn Stewart enters her fourth year as director of athletics at her alma mater. A 1998 graduate, she was hired on April 9, 2012 after Otterbein conducted a national search that netted over 100 applicants vying for the position. Stewart came to Otterbein from Capital University where she has served four years as athletic director. She holds 20 years of […]
PoA058 | Rob Cashell, Cascade Collegiate Conference
Rob Cashell, was named the commissioner of the Cascade Collegiate Conference in April 2012 after a national search and serving as interim commissioner since January of 2012. As the Chief Administrative Officer for the 11 full member and four associate member conference, Cashell oversees all facets of the day-to-day operations including scheduling, marketing, rules and […]
PoA056 Bob Driscoll | Providence College
Entering his 13th season as Providence College’s Associate Vice President & Athletics Director, Bob Driscoll has transformed and reinvigorated Providence College’s athletics program. Having established a vision of student-athlete success in the classroom, in the community and in competing for championships, Driscoll maintains focus on fostering one of the nation’s most respected programs. Driscoll established […]
PoA055 Brian Summers | Christian Bros. University
Summers is CBU’s seventh Director of Athletics, starting June 30, 2014. Summers comes to CBU after a distinguished 13-year career at Lewis University, a fellow NCAA D-II Lasallian school in Romeoville, Ill. Since December 2010, Summers has been Associate Director of Athletics – Director of External Relations, and he served from 2005-2010 as Assistant Director […]
PoA054 Stevie Baker-Watson | DePauw University
Stevie Baker-Watson was named DePauw’s Theodore Katula Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports in January 2012. She oversees 23 varsity sports which compete at the NCAA Division III level in addition to the intramural and club sports programs and is just the ninth DePauw director of athletics in the last 88 years. Since her arrival, Baker-Watson […]
PoA #015: Avoiding Snoozefest: Conducting An Effective and Engaging Staff Retreat
[youtube url=”http://youtu.be/JohoEXCM2Io” autohide=”0″ hd=”1″] Many athletics departments start of the new academic year with a staff retreat, but how many people actually enjoy these meetings or find them useful? Usually, not many. There are simple ways to make sure your next staff retreat accomplishes something useful, engaging and energizes your staff and provides you with […]
Recruiting Accountability
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. […]