Director of Athletics Profile

Director of Athletics Profile www.BerryVikings.com November 2018

The Opportunity About Us

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Highlights Men’s Sports

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Highlights Women’s Sports

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Facilities 6-7 Conference 8 Qualities 9 Qualifications 10

Berry College invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of Athletics, with an anticipated start date of spring 2019.

This is a unique opportunity to enhance an athletic program grounded in the mission and values of the college. Over the last decade, Berry has doubled the intercollegiate sports offered, built and enhanced athletic and recreation facilities, including the 131,000 square foot Cage Athletic and Recreation Center and a football/track and field/ lacrosse facility. Berry is a founding member of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) which was established in 2012. Last year, was the most successful year in the history of athletics at Berry, with eight conference and tournament champions and six teams advancing to

Application Process

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NCAA regional play.

About Us Berry is located midway between Atlanta, Ga.,

Students complement their academic studies through valuable

and Chattanooga, Tenn., on a 27,000-acre campus

firsthand experience, with more than 95% participation in the

just north of Rome, Ga. For more than a century,

college’s premier on-campus work experience program prior to

Berry College has emphasized the importance of a

graduation. This program affords all students the opportunity of

comprehensive and balanced education that unites a

a paid, on-campus work position every semester. Students are

challenging academic program with opportunities for

encouraged to work in progressively more responsible positions in

practical work experience.

hundreds of roles and areas across campus, including jobs leading managing student work teams. Student research assistants are

The college’s residential community cultivates moral

available for faculty as part of this program. There are also 16

and spiritual growth with an emphasis on meeting the

student-operated enterprises.

needs of others. This commitment to applied leaning — expressed as an “education of the head, heart and

An essential part of a thoughtful education is the opportunity to

hands” by college founder Martha Berry — remains

explore religious faith and to live out faith in ways that meet the

just as relevant today as it was when the institution

needs of others. The College is faithful to the interdenominational

was founded.

Christian values and perspectives on which it was founded and welcomes individuals with diverse beliefs into the campus community.

Nationally recognized for quality of learning and

For Martha Berry, and to this day, the aim of a Berry education is

quality of life, Berry College is an independent,

service to others as is clearly expressed in Berry’s motto, “Not to be

coeducational college of approximately 2,100 students.

ministered unto, but to minister.” Berry was designed, as a place of

The College offers first-rate undergraduate degree

distinctive natural beauty, to provide students with the knowledge,

programs in the sciences, humanities, arts and human

experience, character and passion to improve the communities in

sciences, as well as undergraduate and master’s level

which they live, work and serve.

opportunities in business and teacher education.

The College’s ongoing mission is to make an exceptional private liberal arts education accessible to talented students from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds.

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Highlights Men’s Sports BASEBALL LACROSSE BASKETBALL SOCCER CROSS COUNTRY

SWIMMING & DIVING

FOOTBALL TENNIS GOLF

TRACK & FIELD

n The Berry football team has won two straight SAA Championships, advancing to the second round of the NCAA playoffs last season. The Vikings closed this season with a 10–2 record, having reached the second round of the NCAA Playoffs for the second straight year. n The Vikings baseball team had their most successful season since joining NCAA Division III last season, winning the SAA regular season championship. n Berry men’s basketball team claimed the program’s first SAA title last year as the No. 8 seed in the tournament. The Vikings were the first 8-seed to win a conference championship. n Men’s lacrosse has won a pair of SAA titles since joining the league. n The men’s soccer team won the SAA regular season and tournament championship in 2012 and claimed an NCAA postseason bid in 2014. As of October 2018, volleyball is ranked number 20. n Berry men’s golf team won the NAIA National Championship in 1998 and advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2015, placing fourth.

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Highlights Women’s Sports BASKETBALL SOFTBALL CROSS COUNTRY

SWIMMING & DIVING

EQUESTRIAN TENNIS GOLF

TRACK & FIELD

LACROSSE VOLLEYBALL SOCCER

n The Berry softball team has won six-straight SAA regular season titles, advancing to the NCAA postseason the last four years. The team made it to NCAA Super Regionals last season, a program best. n Women’s golf team claimed their first SAA title last season, placing top-10 at the NCAA tournament. n Volleyball has claimed the SAA regular season and tournament crown four times since joining NCAA Division III. In 2017 and 2018, the team advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, a program best. n Berry women’s cross country team won the SAA Championship in 2016 and has sent several runners to NCAA Nationals. n Women’s soccer claimed their first SAA Championship in 2014.

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Facilities

• Completed in 2015, Valhalla stadium accommodates 2,500 Vikings fans and brings thousands of athletes each spring to Berry’s track and field and lacrosse events. The eightlane synthetic running surface, Clark Track, and associated throws venue, Dickey Field, make Valhalla one of the top venues in NCAA Division III.

• William R. Bowdoin Field is a premier baseball facility with a recently added indoor hitting facility.

• The pressbox includes restrooms and a concession stand on the lower level and plenty of space for print and elencronic journalists.

• A new grandstand seats over 600 fans.

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• The Cage Athletics and Recreation Center is a 131,000-square-foot facility housing a performance arena that seats nearly 2,000 for varsity athletics, a natatorium with observation seating, an expansive fitness center, racquetball courts and an indoor walk/jog track among its many amenities.

• Athletic department offices, as well as Kinesiology department offices and classrooms, are housed in the Cage Center.

• The Gunby Equine Center consists as a 185-acre operation.

• Facilities include five buildings, 64 stalls with tack rooms and washracks, an outdoor arena, and two round pens.

• The newest addition is a covered arena with attached classroom, offices, concession stand, judges stand, and seating for 400 spectators.

• The Rome Tennis Center at Berry College is a 60-court facility located on a 30-acre site.

• It is comprised of USTA standard, asphalt tennis courts and includes six NCAA regulation courts, three center courts for tournament and collegiate play, and one exhibition court.

• Richards Memorial Gym houses a state-of-the-art strength and conditioning room, an athletic training room and Viking-themed locker rooms for football, men’s and women’s lacrosse and tennis.

• It also houses the coaches offices for football, men’s and women’s lacrosse and tennis.

• It also features an outdoor basketball court and several sand volleyball courts for recreational use.

• Dr. Bob Pearson Field is home to Berry’s men’s and women’s soccer teams.

• Includes top-notch field lights, newly installed bleacher seating, and ample space for lawn seats.

• The press box features a concessions stand and restrooms right beside the stands for easy access to spectators.

• Kay Williams Field seats approximately 300 spectators and features a fully-functional press box, concession stand and restrooms on-site.

• Its surface is comprised of beautifully maintained bermuda grass and outfield foul poles measure 200 feet from home plate down the left and right field lines, and the centerfield fence is 215 feet away.

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Founding Principles of the Athletic Conference as approved by the Council of Presidents representing Berry College, Birmingham-Southern College, Centre College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, Rhodes College, Sewanee: The University of the South and Oglethorpe University Adopted June 7, 2011 BERRY COLLEGE

CENTRE COLLEGE

BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN

HENDRIX COLLEGE

The founding vision and purpose of the Conference is to foster athletic competition and cooperation among academically selective, residential liberal arts colleges located in the southeastern region of the United States. Members of the conference are committed to a model of academic excellence that emphasizes the importance of student engagement as a critical factor in student learning and success. Thus, it is vitally important that students have the opportunity to work closely with talented teacher-scholars. In the same way, member colleges expect students to be fully engaged in the life and well-being of the campus community, both as participants and leaders. Varsity athletic programs are an integral part of the campus experience and offer significant opportunities for self-understanding, commitment, mastery, maturation and leadership.

The Conference vigorously affirms the spirit and principles of Division III as articulated in its philosophy statement: Colleges and universities in Division III place highest priority on the overall quality of the educational experience and on the successful completion of all students’ academic programs. They seek to establish and maintain an environment in which a studentathlete’s athletic activities are conducted as an integral part of the student-athlete’s educational experience, and in which coaches play a significant role as educators.

MILLSAPS COLLEGE

RHODES COLLEGE

In this regard, it is the Conference’s goal to develop policies and operating principles that exemplify this philosophy and serve as a model of “best practices.”

The Conference exists to provide a context for competition where the playing field is level, the rules of the game are clear and fair, teams have compatible values and operate with reasonable parity in resources, one’s opponents are respected, and rivalries are goodnatured. Conference members affirm that the Conference and its championships are the primary context for competition.

SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH

OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY

The Southern Athletic Assocation and the NCAA promote good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators.

Profanity, racial or sexist comments, or other intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches or team representatives – as well as public intoxication, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products – are grounds for removal from the site of competition and other disciplinary actions.

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Qualities Berry is seeking a creative and collaborative leader

college’s mission and culture. The director is expected to

committed to athletic success, student academic

nurture a collaborative team within the athletic department,

achievement, and student involvement in the life of the

and to be a leader on campus, in the conference, and in

campus. The Athletic Director is responsible for defining

the Rome community. Candidates should possess excellent

and achieving goals related to conference championships

communication skills, strong leadership and mentoring

and recruiting and graduating talented student-athletes.

abilities, and the ability to enhance a culture that is

The director will foster a culture that respects the role of

engaging and caring while leading with integrity.

coaches as mentors, emphasizes the value of character development in sports, and encourages a comprehensive

The director is responsible for 23 intercollegiate

educational experience for student-athletes. In order to

sports, athletic facility and event management, budget

provide enhanced travel and game experiences as well as

management, public relations, alumni communication,

specialized equipment, the director will play an active role

and compliance with NCAA and SAA expectations. The

in athletic fund-raising.

director serves as the supervisor to a staff of forty and is expected to oversee the professional development of the

The athletic director is expected to be a champion for the

coaching staff.

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Qualifications A master’s degree is required. Eight to 10 years of previous administrative responsibility at the NCAA Division III collegiate level is strongly preferred. Previous coaching responsibility preferred.

Named a 2018 Great College to Work For, this position includes competitive benefits and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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Application Process The candidate should submit a letter of application,

3Fold Group consultants for Berry College:

resume and the contact information for three professional

Azure Davey, Consultant

references to employment@berry.edu, or DOA Recruitment,

azure@3FoldGroup.com leah@3FoldGroup.com

P.O. Box 490039, Mount Berry, GA 30149.

317-997-2487 317-250-9664

Leah Kareti, Principal

The job is open until filled. Application review will begin immediately and continue until a qualified individual has been hired. A spring 2019 start date is anticipated.

It is the ongoing policy of Berry College to afford equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental handicap, veteran status, and/or whether or not they are disabled veterans, and to conform to applicable laws and regulations.

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