43rd Athletic Director added

[Sproul]

Rhodes Named Senior Associate AD and SWA

Dr. Lauren (Cevis) Rhodes joins the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) staff as the senior associate AD, student-athlete performance, health and welfare and senior woman administrator (SWA), it was announced today by Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour. Rhodes...

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[Connorpozlee]

Senior Woman Administrator?

 

[Pardlion]

Are athletic directors allowed to sell NIL?

 

[Erial_Lion]

Senior Woman Administrator?

It’s replacing Charmelle Green, who had that role before she left earlier this year.

 

[mn78psu83]

I don't think that "senior associate AD, student-athlete performance, health and welfare and senior woman administrator (SWA)" is descriptive enough. I like saying SWA out loud as a word though. Rhymes with schwa /ə/. SWA! SWA! SWA! It sounds great.

 

[Connorpozlee]

It’s replacing Charmelle Green, who had that role before she left earlier this year.

What does that job entail?

 

[Erial_Lion]

What does that job entail?

Charmelle Green was named Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Penn State in March 2015. Green is responsible for the management, supervision, and evaluation of women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country and track & field, softball, and ability athletics.
In her role, she is also responsible for the management, supervision, and evaluation of Intercollegiate Athletics Sport Performance unit, which includes medical services, athletic training, strength & condition, sports nutrition, and sports psychology. She also manages, supervises and evaluates the Intercollegiate Athletics Student Welfare and Development unit, which develops and implements life skills programs, and resources for student-athletes.

Green has served on numerous department and university-wide committees, including the search committee for former Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien, the University search committee for Vice President and General Counsel, the University Policy Review Committee, the University Employee Leadership Steering Committee, the University's Employee Education Initiative Team, the University Response Coordination Committee, and Faculty Senate's Intercollegiate Athletics Committee. Green also serves as the University's Deputy Title IX Coordinator.

 

[JayWye]

What does that job entail?

Heavy breathing

 

[lionsnphils]

“Ability Athletics” as opposed to non—ability athletics?

If they have non-ability athletics then I have a chance

 

[Thomas1945]

BobPSU92 must be exhausted after the thread on Pamela Anderson was posted and he’s probably sleeping it off this morning. Or this would be red meat to him. Wether this is a replacement or an addition is immaterial. The job description contains a great deal of supervising, evaluating and obviously report writing. All critical components of our Great Leap Forward.

 

[manatree]

I always get a chuckle when people get in a tizzy over the rising number of directors in the athletic department. A few years ago PSU did a major renaming of positions across the University and a lot of people in athletics suddenly had director added to their title. Even trainers, strength coaches, budget folks, etc. now have some sort of 'Director' or 'Athletic Director' as part of their job title.

 

[BudatPSU]

Two questions.
When is this top heavy ship that Sandy is building going to flop over and go belly up with all its legs kicking in the air?

What is the over/under prediction on how many senior, assistant,associate, and emeritus athletic directors will there be at PSU when Sandy finally leaves?

 

[Erial_Lion]

I always get a chuckle when people get in a tizzy over the rising number of directors in the athletic department. A few years ago PSU did a major renaming of positions across the University and a lot of people in athletics suddenly had director added to their title. Even trainers, strength coaches, budget folks, etc. now have some sort of 'Director' or 'Athletic Director' as part of their job title.

I get an extra chuckle when the role is being back filled for someone that already left.

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

We’re falling even more behind in this brave new world of college athletics. We’re hiring 8,000 AD’s, while the big boys are hiring players.

 

[Erial_Lion]

“Ability Athletics” as opposed to non—ability athletics?

If they have non-ability athletics then I have a chance

Ability Athletics is basically the Paralympic sport program at PSU

 

[BBG65]

We have too many meaningless bureaucratic paper-pushers, memo senders and that is what people are complaining about.

 

[lionsnphils]

Ability Athletics is basically the Paralympic sport program at PSU

Thanks

 

[IrishHerb]

As BBG65 said ... it seems like colleges these days are becoming top heavy in all departments. I can't believe the need that many associate & assistant ADs to do the job. Same with Associate/Assistant provosts, deans, VPs, etc. Seems like all the money is going to top people who really don't directly work with the students in any capacity. No wonder college is becoming so expensive.

 

[91Joe95]

As BBG65 said ... it seems like colleges these days are becoming top heavy in all departments. I can't believe the need that many associate & assistant ADs to do the job. Same with Associate/Assistant provosts, deans, VPs, etc. Seems like all the money is going to top people who really don't directly work with the students in any capacity. No wonder college is becoming so expensive.

One of the main reasons the ncaa lost.

 

[1PSUfootball1]

43 rd thread added on number of AD’s. 🙄

 

[KanePoster]

We have too many meaningless bureaucratic paper-pushers, memo senders and that is what people are complaining about.

Get back to work.

Your part in this great plan is to work and pay taxes.

Now shush.

 

[RGWhirly]

I will say this. A decent amount of the ADs do a lot of grunt work that you would not expect them to need to do. Also, those ADs are not as paid as much as you would think and their job is not anywhere near as glamorous as I imagine some believe comes with having AD in job title.

That being said, there are some that make a bunch of money and are overpaid IMO.

 

[psu1969a]

I will say this. A decent amount of the ADs do a lot of grunt work that you would not expect them to need to do. Also, those ADs are not as paid as much as you would think and their job is not anywhere near as glamorous as I imagine some believe comes with having AD in job title.

That being said, there are some that make a bunch of money and are overpaid IMO.

There is a distinct difference between an Associate AD and an Assistant AD just as there is a difference between a professor, associate, assistant, lecturer, instructor, and adjunct. Higher Education has a pecking order just like the military's chain of command.

Rhodes was hired as an Associate AD, compensation is greater than an Assistant AD by quite a bit.

 

[RGWhirly]

There is a distinct difference between an Associate AD and an Assistant AD just as there is a difference between a professor, associate, assistant, lecturer, instructor, and adjunct. Higher Education has a pecking order just like the military's chain of command.

Rhodes was hired as an Associate AD, compensation is greater than an Assistant AD by quite a bit.

Well of course they are not all paid the same. Some on here act though like we have 40 something Sandy’s sitting around.

 

[lionNYC]

OSU had somewhere between 50-60 and people complain that PSU had 43 ADs.

 

[KanePoster]

OSU had somewhere between 50-60 and people complain that PSU had 43 ADs.

You could cut them both down to 20 and there would be no difference.

Except, of course, the taxpayer would benefit.

 

[Media Fan]

Look at Cal. to see what damage this AD can do.

 

[BobPSU92]

I don't think that "senior associate AD, student-athlete performance, health and welfare and senior woman administrator (SWA)" is descriptive enough. I like saying SWA out loud as a word though. Rhymes with schwa /ə/. SWA! SWA! SWA! It sounds great.

Who‘s PSU’s SMA?

 

[BobPSU92]

BobPSU92 must be exhausted after the thread on Pamela Anderson was posted and he’s probably sleeping it off this morning. Or this would be red meat to him. Wether this is a replacement or an addition is immaterial. The job description contains a great deal of supervising, evaluating and obviously report writing. All critical components of our Great Leap Forward.

Rhodes is a woman, so I already ”Be’d right back” this morning. 😞 Now, as to her grandiose title, her position ( ) will no doubt entail some major leadering. I feel another “Be right back” coming on. 😞

 

[BobPSU92]

Two questions.
When is this top heavy ship that Sandy is building going to flop over and go belly up with all its legs kicking in the air?

What is the over/under prediction on how many senior, assistant,associate, and emeritus athletic directors will there be at PSU when Sandy finally leaves?

Sandy laughs at going belly up.

 

[BobPSU92]

Get back to work.

Your part in this great plan is to work and pay taxes.

Now shush.

Give early, often, and in large sums. Sandy will tell us when she has enough of our money.

 

[Thomas1945]

OSU had somewhere between 50-60 and people complain that PSU had 43 ADs.

I’ve never understood the rationale that it’s okay for an organization to be inefficient, bloated and wasteful as long as other organizations are more inefficient, bloated and wasteful. My comment is a general one, because I’m not totally conversant with OSU’s Athletic Department. So I guess I’ll continue to be critical of the present AD until I witness better results.

 

[Norm Petersin]

Seems like a very important position. While the position was vacant, the other 42 AD's had to work 41 hour weeks.

 

[Erial_Lion]

You could cut them both down to 20 and there would be no difference.

Except, of course, the taxpayer would benefit.

It’s probably closer to 20 than the 43 that the OP stated.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

Ability Athletics is basically the Paralympic sport program at PSU

like jumping out of a plane? wth?

 

[step.eng69]

Seems like a very important position. While the position was vacant, the other 42 AD's had to work 41 hour weeks.

That is one hell of a kick in the nuts..with no remorse in sight.

 

[Art]

Seems like a very important position. While the position was vacant, the other 42 AD's had to work 41 hour weeks.

This must be an important position if all of those people had to work 16 hours/week more than they normally did.

 

[BobPSU92]

This must be an important position if all of those people had to work 16 hours/week more than they normally did.

Please stop. Gorging on onion dip, spending exorbitant sums of money, and shoving your head up leaderers’ asses is a full-time job.

 

[Art]

Please stop. Gorging on onion dip, spending exorbitant sums of money, and shoving your head up leaderers’ asses is a full-time job.

Are you saying that Athletic Department staff are poaching Fat Eric's onion dip? Just remember, onion dip is for closers. 🤬

 

[BobPSU92]

Are you saying that Athletic Department staff are poaching Fat Eric's onion dip? Just remember, onion dip is for closers. 🤬

There is plenty to go around. They’re all elite, and the elite don’t go without.