Design Firm NBBJ Talks About What’s Next in the College Athletic Space
Amazon, Pauley Pavilion, Google, Rupp Arena. On the surface, these spaces may seem too diverse to have a connection, but there is a common thread. These spaces were designed by an architecture firm that’s disrupting the status quo. NBBJ looks beyond form and function to discover what students, fans, athletes and administrators need in their […]
CollegeAD Conversation: College Football Playoff COO Andrea Williams
“The College Football Playoff is just an incredible organization and I’m so humbled to be part of it. We have a tremendous staff back in Dallas. It’s a great environment and a great place to work.” Andrea Williams has been at her post for just over a year now, serving as the Chief Operating Officer […]
CollegeAD Conversation: Dynamic Pricing Partners Founder Jonathan Marks
“The space is growing, year after year, colleges are seeing the value of the secondary ticket market and why they should hold on to a bigger piece of the ticket sales.” Jonathan Marks says when he started Dynamic Pricing Partners in 2009, he was doing a lot of education when he’d sit down with a […]
Tracking the Changes: AD Turnover in July
Despite being generally thought of as a “downtime” in college athletics, the seventh month of the was anything but when it came to leadership changes in collegiate athletic departments. Ten Division I institutions experienced AD turnover in July with four welcoming new leaders. AD turnover in July got off to a slow start with the […]
CollegeAD Conversation: The Aspire Group’s Bill Fagan
“In some respect, we are an extension of the development team in many of our university relationships.” Bill Fagan is the Chief Operating Officer for The Aspire Group. Chances are they are on the radar of most college universities looking to expand revenue channels. “There has been maturation of college ticket sales and service,” explains […]
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced today that Jason Donnelly, senior associate athletics director and executive director of athletics development at Villanova University, has been named athletics director at Furman. Donnelly will begin his duties at Furman on Aug. 12. –Read More