Eddie Shepard on the Purpose of Athletics

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?