Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

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Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Why Intercollegiate Athletics?

• Enhances undergraduate education
• Creates connecting point for university
• Provides a window to the university
• Supplements educational needs for some members of
  general student body
• Employment
• Internship

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Challenges at Drake

• Escalating costs
• Arms race
• 7,000 seat business model
• Academic profile
• Identity
• Mid-major
• Cost-containment

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Overcoming Goliath

• Live the vision
• NCAA model for integration
• Student-athletes value experience
• Student-athletes are highly sought graduates
• Value to campus is well understood and lived
• Team and individual success demonstrate DU
  excellence

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Add some personality

• Commitment to excellence
• Quality and class
• Program of character
• Financially prudent
• Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork

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The Result

• Win the recruiting battle
• Maximize revenue streams
• Improve private and corporate investment
• Sell more tickets

ACHIEVE COMPREHENSIVE EXCELLENCE
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Summary of Initiatives

• Live the vision
• Renovate Field House
• Athletics needs
• Student recreation needs (Health Club)
• Leadership and Ethics Laboratory
• Character Counts!
• Strategic community alliances reciprocal
  relationships