Former Stephen F. Austin Director of Athletics/incoming Louisiana Tech Vice President and Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey sits down with ADU’s Tai M. Brown at the 2024 NCAA Convention to discuss the unique value proposition of Athletics within a university’s larger mission and the opportunities that come as a result of presidential transitions. Ivey: “Athletics is the front porch of the institution but there’s a whole house behind that porch. You can have a house without a front porch but you can’t have a front porch without a house.” Ivey also shares insight into navigating the various values and expectations of permanent and interim university leaders, dives into the challenges of facilities planning and resource allocation during a time of presidential instability and discusses the importance of creating narratives around the academic outcomes of student-athletes.
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