Director of Athletics (Faculty)

The Director of Athletics is a faculty member in the Department of Athletics Faculty and as such shall be a fully functioning member of the department as defined in the APSCUF CBA. The incumbent shall have a dotted reporting line to the Lock Haven Foundation for duties and responsibilities assigned as the Director of Athletics.

The Director provides leadership and oversees all aspects of the intercollegiate athletics program including the supervision of all programs and personnel, budgeting, contest scheduling, transportation, scheduling of facilities, fundraising, the recruitment of academically and athletically talented student-athletes, and the recruitment and evaluation of coaches. In addition, the Director ensures the athletic program achieves campus, conference and NCAA rules compliance. The Director will delegate specific responsibilities to assure the efficient and productive operation of all academic, administrative, business and fiscal activities of the department.

•Schedules and manages all contests and their arrangements •Administers regulations of appropriate athletics governing bodies •Participates in selection of coaching staff •Represents Lock Haven athletics in an official capacity at events and to appropriate state, regional, and national organizations •Prepares budgets, monitor expenditures and ensures fiscal stewardship •Initiates, designs and implements long-range plans for the athletic program •Promotes Athletics within the mission of CU •Works collaboratively with health care professionals to ensure proper medical/health care is provided for student athletes •Directs efforts to equalize opportunities for men and women in sport •Promotes an inclusive environment for student-athletes, coaches and staff •Serves as a representative to campus and CU committees as appropriate •Fulfills the duties required of the Director of Athletics by the Agreement between APSCUF and PASSHE for Non-Faculty Athletic Coaches •Develops and implements a strategy for achieving fund-raising goals that progressively increases alumni and donor financial support for the athletic department •Develops and implements a strategy for securing corporate sponsorships that progressively increases financial support for Lock Haven athletics •Actively builds and maintains positive relationships that benefit the athletic department in local and regional community •Serves as the primary representative of Lock Haven Athletics to the Commonwealth University community and with external constituents and stakeholders •Monitor and maintain NCAA compliance requirements, with extensive knowledge of intercollegiate sports and athletics rules and regulations. •Develops collaborative relationships with other campus offices to ensure compliance, quality of service, and institutional integrity

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Applicants must have a commitment to and responsibility for adhering to all rules and regulations of the PSAC and the NCAA.
• Minimum 5-8 years of progressively responsible experience as an administrator in an NCAA environment (institution, conference, or National Office) or relevant professional experience
• Knowledge of NCAA rules, budget practices, personnel supervision, and event management
• Proven highly effective interpersonal, leadership, consensus-building skills
• Demonstrated commitment to broad-based sports programming and to the principles of diversity and equity, and academic priorities are required
• Documented athletic fundraising ability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a collective bargaining environment

Applications must be submitted online using the link below by March 3, 2025, for full consideration.

• A complete application includes Cover letter; 2. Current resume; 3. Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts; 4. Diversity statement
• Position will remain open until filled.
• Questions may be directed to Search & Screen Committee Chair: Dr. Danielle Barney, Associate Director of Athletics, Commonwealth University - Lock Haven
  {dbarney@lockhaven.edu)