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It has now been over ten years since
ICAC brought
together a group of experienced
higher education consultants:
Cynthia Linhart, Ph.D,
Harry Marmion, J.D., Ph.D. who
passed away in 2008, Robert Esposito, AIA,
Carol Eddy, M.A,
John Yeager Ed.D,
and Richard Laskowski, Ed.D. These professionals
combined with the financial and
management expertise of Andrew Fellingham, MBA, MA have
allowed ICAC to put
together a single package that understands the
interaction of the academic mission
of a university, its athletic efforts and the
significant financial obligations involved.
Our group has direct, applicable experience in
connecting the academic and athletic
enterprises and the synergetic effects these have on the
institutions’ wider community.
Building on our group’s past work at
Georgia Tech, the
University of Louisville and
Virginia Tech, ICAC’s projects have included the:
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assessment of the
role of intercollegiate athletics for
the University of Scranton
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functionality of
all Williams College’s athletic
facilities (indoor and fields)
-
complete Title
VII review for Middlebury College
-
planning a new
athletic complex at
Coppin State
University from Master Plan
stage to justification to the State
system for the funding to planning and
programming a 175,000 square foot, 5,000
seat PE center with a 400-meter
track, soccer field, 8 tennis courts and
a softball field
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executive
searches and transition management plans
-
transition of the
Franciscan University of Steubenville
from a club sports program
to full membership in the NCAA D-III
-
creation of a
long term strategy for the Skyline
Conference with a new
constitution and by-laws
-
membership
planning for the East Coast Conference
and the Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference
-
total ICA and
Recreation review for
Fairfield
University
-
NCAA Divisional
moves at the University of South Dakota,
North Carolina Central University and
Saint Anselm College
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In the past two years,
ICAC has brought aboard:
Martin Maguire, former Director of Investigations for
Major League Baseball
Howard Bell, former Vice President for Administrative
Services and Information
Technologies at the University of Cincinnati
James Gibson, Athletic Business Manager at the
University of Montana
Kenneth Zirkle, former President of the University of
Findlay, Becker College and Post
University
to assist our clients in the constantly changing
landscape of athletics and recreation on
their campuses.
ICAC can provide a service that understands the
interconnection of academics and
athletics and the role each plays in an institution’s
mission. Knowing this allows ICAC
to assist universities and colleges in negotiating the
intricacies of the various NCAA
divisions, the pressures for success placed on the
individual athletic department from its
multi-faceted constituencies, the governance structure
of the university, any Federal or
State laws that affect the system, and finally the
realities of managing an educational
enterprise in the 21st century.
We firmly believe that by enhancing the student-athlete
experience an institution
creates a greater long-term bond between itself and its
graduates.
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