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What services does ICAC provide?
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ICAC recognizes
that an intercollegiate athletic program is only one
part of a college or university that has a finite amount
of resources to support its academic goals and mission.
On many campuses, competing perspectives exist on the
role and function of athletics with regard to the
institution’s mission. As a result of our staff’s
personal experiences as administrators and faculty, ICAC understands
how these seemingly divergent segments can and should
interact. We address your athletic program concerns and
have the credentials and expertise to interface with all
other constituents — faculty, academic, financial, and
facility administrators, alumni, donors and students —
and develop strategies that answer questions, solve
problems, and build support.
ICAC can
assist you — whether you’re a President, Vice President,
Athletic Director, or Institutional or Facility Planner
— in planning more strategic and effective use of
program, financial, human, and facilities resources. We:
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- Complete objective,
in-depth athletic program reviews
...Assessing strengths, weaknesses, and
opportunities in program, financial, facility, and
human resource areas, benchmarking of your athletic
program with your peer and aspirant institutions,
and supporting your self study process for
institutional planning, NCAA Certification, Title
IX, Title VII and management organization issues
- Generate stadium & arena
security assessments, crowd control protocols
...Develop a custom emergency plan, sports event
security, industry best practices
- Address maintenance of
institutional control
...Through appropriate governance and organizational
frameworks whether athletics is separately
incorporated or a department
- Support membership
decision-making
...Relative to athletic conference or NCAA division
- Assist in athletic
leadership transition
...From complete executive search work to background
verification to master plans
- Promote strategies for
improving the quality of the student athlete
experience
...From recruitment through academic support and
alumni relations
- Create facility planning
and programming visions
...For capital master planning, new construction, or
renovation of existing facilities
- Develop and enhance
fundraising platforms
...For capturing and enhancing donor support—whether
for the general athletic program or team specific
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ICAC’s approach differs significantly from
the typical consultancy. Our role is not simply to bring
solutions to our clients. Rather, we work on ensuring
that recommendations can be successfully implemented at
your specific college or university by analyzing data,
presenting information, providing tools, and
facilitating processes that build consensus. These
provide the platform that is necessary for an
institution’s real commitment to change.
Importantly, ICAC serves
a limited number of clients for whom we provide highly
personalized service. Our policy is that no changes in
consulting personnel will occur without first consulting
with the institution as to the changes and their basis
and gaining agreement that such a change would enhance,
not diminish, the quality of work.
ICAC works as a
partner with each client from the inception of an idea
through implementation to ensure that strategic insights
lead to real improvements. We understand that every
institution, even units within an institution, has its
own unique culture and available resources, and we
tailor our methods to work within each culture and our
solutions to capitalize on existing resources. We
believe these differences in approach and the client
relationships that result are critical to assisting
institutions in the creation of positive and lasting
change.
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