[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Student-Athlete Transition Support Programs
It may be too long ago for many of us to clearly recall our own experiences, but incoming student-athletes go through a major transition when they arrive on your campus. Most are first-year students, recently graduated from high school, living away from home for the first time. Adjusting to a new environment presents student-athletes with […]
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 […]
It’s Not What You Know…
It’s how much you care. OK, some people thought it was “who you know” that matters, right? Well, maybe that’s true for advancing your own career but in leadership positions people need to know and feel you care about them. How I Failed Miserably As a young, up and coming athletics administrator I had ambitions […]
Five Keys for Focus and Action
We all get busy, in fact overwhelmed, at times with multi-faceted jobs and increasing workloads and expectations. It’s easy to fall into a state of paralysis if you don’t have an effective way to manage all of your projects and tasks. Plus, when are you supposed to work on the big picture items in your […]