Athletics seeks enter from the VU neighborhood on strategic priorities | Vanderbilt Information

Vanderbilt College Athletics is looking for enter from the college neighborhood because it develops a brand new, long-range strategic plan to assist bolster Commodore sports activities applications and make sure the success of student-athletes on and off the sector.

“12 months after yr, our student-athletes lead the SEC honor rolls whereas giving it their all on the sector and bringing dwelling nationwide championships,” stated Susan R. Wente, interim chancellor and provost. “We name this dedication to excellence in each athletics and scholarship ‘The Vanderbilt Means.’ A College Senate activity pressure just lately made a set of suggestions that our new school athletics consultant, Dr. Ann Worth, is performing on. Constructing on this, and utilizing an inclusive strategy as our information, the college will now undertake a broad examination of the trail ahead for guaranteeing continued and additional success for our student-athletes and athletics applications.”

The planning course of, which started this spring and is being led by Malcolm Turner, vice chancellor for athletics and college affairs and athletics director, has concerned conversations and conferences with student-athletes, coaches and workers, college students, school, alumni and followers, in addition to an examination of greatest practices nationally. Athletics is partnering with the worldwide consulting agency Deloitte to create the strategic roadmap, which will information future planning and funding choices round Commodore athletics.

“Suggestions from college students, school, workers and alumni is important to the creation and profitable launch of this plan,” Turner stated. “We need to contain all members of the Vanderbilt household, and we would like their candid suggestions to make sure this plan displays the aspirations of our neighborhood for our student-athletes and our athletics program.”

Turner stated the plan will study methods to strengthen Vanderbilt Athletics applications, discover facility wants and fundraising priorities, and establish new approaches to enhance the fan expertise and higher have interaction followers.

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