Eddie Shepard on the Purpose of Athletics
Description
We are rounding out our two-episode mini-series about athletics with Eddie Shepard from Biola University. He brings to the pod an entire career in college athletics, previously as a coach and currently as an Associate Athletic Director. His experience more than qualifies him to describe how athletic programs elevate the college experience of the individual athletes and the co-curricular outcomes of the institution as a whole. Listen to the end to find out if the Biola mascot is named after our podcast guest...
5:40 Guest introduction
8:46 Eddie's speed round
11:22 Unique aspects of the student athlete population
20:40 Athletics as co-curricular programming
25:30 Collaborating with your athletics department
34:24 ACSD Ideas Promo
35:57 Athletics department culture
43:57 Transitioning from NAIA to NCAA
53:49 What does Eddie wish non-athletic Student Life staff knew about his work?
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