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O'Brien to head sport management
By: Alexa Bonacquisti
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: Sports
Originally published: 4/6/07 at 8:20 PM EST
Last update: 4/6/07 at 8:20 PM EST
Originally published: 4/6/07 at 8:20 PM EST
Last update: 4/6/07 at 8:20 PM EST
Dave O'Brien, Northeastern University's Athletic Director, will be stepping down in July to assume the position of Director of Sports Management for the Goodwin College of Professional Studies at Drexel.
O'Brien, who has been at Northeastern for five years, will be coming back to Philadelphia, where he previously worked as athletic director at Temple University. He now will be taking a faculty appointment within the Goodwin College at Drexel, a Colonial Athletic Association rival of Northeastern's. O'Brien's appointment will be effective July 1, 2007.
According to the Boston Globe, O'Brien said, "I am proud of the academic and competitive progress we have made at Northeastern University. However, the opportunity and challenge to lead the new sport management program at Drexel was very attractive to me."
O'Brien's wife and youngest son live in Philadelphia, while he had been commuting to Boston. In Northeastern University's newspaper, The Northeastern News, O'Brien stated that he began his career as a high school teacher and coach and thought he might like to transition to a faculty member at some point in his career. The Director of Sport Management position allows him to combine his experience and interests in what he calls a "natural fit."
O'Brien, who has been at Northeastern for five years, will be coming back to Philadelphia, where he previously worked as athletic director at Temple University. He now will be taking a faculty appointment within the Goodwin College at Drexel, a Colonial Athletic Association rival of Northeastern's. O'Brien's appointment will be effective July 1, 2007.
According to the Boston Globe, O'Brien said, "I am proud of the academic and competitive progress we have made at Northeastern University. However, the opportunity and challenge to lead the new sport management program at Drexel was very attractive to me."
O'Brien's wife and youngest son live in Philadelphia, while he had been commuting to Boston. In Northeastern University's newspaper, The Northeastern News, O'Brien stated that he began his career as a high school teacher and coach and thought he might like to transition to a faculty member at some point in his career. The Director of Sport Management position allows him to combine his experience and interests in what he calls a "natural fit."
