Brian Beacham is starting his first year as Associate Director of Athletics.
Beacham has worked very hard doing behind the scenes work for Cabrini athletics over the past eight years.
When Beacham first came to Cabrini, he was a Sports Information Director. This position lasted for about three years until he was asked to become Assistant Athletic Director for four years.
Being Associate Athletic Director, Beacham is in charge of fundraising for athletics. He is in charge of the Cavs fund, which is an annual giving program where they collect donations from parents, past players and alumni. Beacham is also the sports administrator for the golf team, as well as both men’s and women’s tennis.
Although his new position comes with new tasks, a lot of things remain the same. Beacham over sees all events on campus, does the team scheduling and handling any travel plans for them. He also takes care of all NCAA duties, such as doing paperwork and making sure that sports teams are following the rules.
Beacham studied at Temple University with an undergraduate degree in Sports and Recreation Management.
During his time at Temple, he worked with the basketball team. “That’s how I really got the ball rolling in athletics,” Beacham said.
Beacham continued his education at Temple with a graduate degree in Athletic Administration. He then went on to taking a position at Syracuse.
A side from being A.A.D. at Cabrini, Beacham also teaches Sports Communications at the college, as well.
“In my third year at Cabrini, Dr. Jerry Zurek asked me if I was interested in teaching a sports communication course. So I got the book and made up a syllabus,” Beacham said. “I have an intro class with 15 students as of right now and I also have a practicum with four. They call sports games and a lot of different events.” “Beach is a great professor inside the classroom but also a respected administrator outside of it,” Dan Luner, senior communications major, said. “I have taken every class I can with him and the experiences and lessons learned have been nothing but positive.”
After being a part of huge universities such as Temple and Syracuse, why Beacham choose to come to work at a smaller college such as Cabrini?
“I looked at a couple positions. They included Villanova, Penn and Cabrini. I accepted the position not really knowing much about division III sports but I really enjoy it,” Beacham said. “I think the Division III experience is a little more inline of how college experience should go after seeing students at Temple and Syracuse have a 24/7 commitment to their sport.”
“Cabrini really has that balance on school and sports,” Beacham said. “Also the people I work with and athletes I come across make it really enjoyable to work here.”
