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 […]
Effectively Addressing Student-Athlete Mental Health
How TAMUC utilizes a comprehensive and collaborative approach to student-athlete mental health.
PoA057 | Amy Edmonds, U. Wisconsin Whitewater
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer announced the appointment of Amy Edmonds as director of intercollegiate athletics in July 2014. She enters her 12th year on working on campus in 2015-16. In 2014-15, Warhawk teams and student-athletes experienced numerous successes, and several new initiatives took place under Edmonds’ leadership. Sixteen of UW-Whitewater’s 20 varsity teams […]
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 […]
PoA028 Game Plan from Game Theory Group
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Game Theory Group CEO Vin McCaffrey and Managing Partner John Blanchard discuss Game Plan Collegiate / Pro. www.gametgi.com Game Plan Collegiate is a comprehensive academic advising and student-athlete development platform designed for athletic departments by former student-athletes, professional athletes, college coaches, athletic administrators, and faculty, with the mission to cover each stage of […]
PoA027 Beyond Sports Study Abroad for Student-Athletes
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Audio Only: [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] Follow us on Twitter at @Perspective_Ath Subscribe to the Perspective on Athletics audio podcast on iTunes [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Josh Erickson, Co-Founder Email: josh@beyondstudyabroad.com BeyondSportsCR.com [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Table of Contents: 01:22 – Why Study Abroad & Sports 07:28 – Student-Athletes Are Different 10:13 – What is Beyond Sports? 12:59 – Team Competition Tours 21:14 […]
PoA026 President’s Perspective | Scott Miller
[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=”1406348314-1-2fc99-52f4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”appear”]Dr. Scott D. Miller has served as President of the College and M.M. Cochran Professor of Leadership Studies since the fall of 2007. Respected as one of the most entrepreneurial higher education executives in America, Dr. Miller is in his twenty-third year as a college president. Raised on a college […]