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Miami AD still trying to fill positions
Dan Kukla
Issue date: 8/24/07 Section: Sports
"I wouldn't be here unless I thought that that (excellence) was going to be stressed," Pearson said. "Brad Bates basically recruited me to Miami much like a student athlete; I had to be convinced that this is where I needed to be. Through his leadership, I don't think that there is any doubt that I made the
right decision."
Right now there is only one position in the department yet to be filled. Bates is currently seeking a senior administrator who is experienced in working with coaches or working as a coach.
Being able to help facilitate the academic development of students, working with the academic support staff, being able to assist in on-campus recruiting, and the ability to connect current and future students with alumni are the main responsibilities that this person would have.
"The bottom line is success on the field and off the field," Pearson said. "All of us within the Athletic Department are being challenged to take it up a notch; everybody from the student athletes to the trainer to the coach is going to be challenged this year to do the very best that they can do."
Even in the midst of constantly trying to win, Bates knows that all student-athletes come to Miami first seeking an education, then a championship "The goals are perpetually that every one of our students leaves with one of the most prestigious degrees in the world while wearing championship jewelry," Bates said. "We really believe that those are two measurements of student
athlete development."
right decision."
Right now there is only one position in the department yet to be filled. Bates is currently seeking a senior administrator who is experienced in working with coaches or working as a coach.
Being able to help facilitate the academic development of students, working with the academic support staff, being able to assist in on-campus recruiting, and the ability to connect current and future students with alumni are the main responsibilities that this person would have.
"The bottom line is success on the field and off the field," Pearson said. "All of us within the Athletic Department are being challenged to take it up a notch; everybody from the student athletes to the trainer to the coach is going to be challenged this year to do the very best that they can do."
Even in the midst of constantly trying to win, Bates knows that all student-athletes come to Miami first seeking an education, then a championship "The goals are perpetually that every one of our students leaves with one of the most prestigious degrees in the world while wearing championship jewelry," Bates said. "We really believe that those are two measurements of student
athlete development."
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