Please forward questions, inquiries, and nominations to Dr. Kurt Patberg, VP of Mammoth Sports Consulting, at kurt.patberg@mammothconsulted.com

REQUIREMENTS
• Serve as sport administrator for at least one varsity athletic program, including direct supervision of coaches and oversight of team.
• Serve on the Director of Athletics leadership team.
• Certification of initial and continuing eligibility for prospective and current student-athletes in coordination with the Office of the Registrar and other institutional offices.
• Provide proficient operation of compliance software for assigned sport teams.
• Oversee a comprehensive compliance program including rules education, student-athlete eligibility, and NCAA rules monitoring.
• Establish strong communication skills with coaches on student-athlete progress and oversee student-athletes' eligibility and satisfactory progress towards degree.
• Prepares reports including NCAA, graduation rate, and academic success, as well as squad lists and required NCAA forms.
• Investigate potential secondary rules violations, researching penalties levied in similar cases, and submit infraction reports to the NCAA and conference.
• Oversee academic progress grade checks, identifying student-athletes with academic weaknesses and notifying head coach. 
• Other duties may be assigned as needed by our business.
 
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE FOR RIGHT FIT
• Earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university plus one year required and two years preferred in related experience.
• Must have a thorough understanding of NCAA rules and regulations and NCAA policies/procedures.
• Familiarity with NCAA Compliance Assistance Software, Teamworks, NIL, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
• Earned master’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university is preferred.
• Knowledge in Ellucian  Banner is preferred.

About Colorado Mesa University

Colorado Mesa University provides exceptional educational opportunities on a state-of-the-art campus located in Grand Junction. As western Colorado’s largest university, CMU serves students on its main campus in Grand Junction, its satellite campus in Montrose, its community college, CMU-Tech, and via online offerings. Founded in 1925, it’s a dynamic university enrolling more than 10,000 students at the associate, baccalaureate and graduate levels. The department is committed to not only meeting, but exceeding the expectations and governing rules of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, NCAA Division II and any other associations to which we belong. In acting as an extension of the University, we are committed to representing the University in a positive light, through the conduct of our staff and student-athletes. We will recruit to our athletic program individuals that are representative of the high standards set forth by the University, both academically and athletically. The Grand Valley is home to some of the best outdoor recreation in the state of Colorado and you won’t have to fight traffic and crowds to enjoy it. CMU is surrounded by the Grand Mesa, Book Cliffs and... the Colorado National Monument. We have world-class mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, and rafting. In addition to a mountain resort that’s less than 45 minutes from campus for skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing. Living and working in Grand Junction, you will be able to explore one of Colorado’s best kept secrets.

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