JULIAN SPRINGER

JULIAN SPRINGER recently joined Colgate University as its new director of physical education and recreation and chair of physical education. Springer — who brings 16 years of higher-education experience within athletics, student affairs, and collegiate coaching — comes to Colgate from Bradley University, after serving two years there as the director of basketball operations. Prior to Bradley, Springer spent time in Birmingham, Alabama, working in student affairs at UAB while also serving as the interim head basketball coach and head men’s and women’s cross-country coach at Lawson State Community College. He also worked for the Southeastern Conference at its headquarters in Birmingham during his time in Alabama. Springer served as the assistant director of student-athlete development/operations for men’s basketball at Northern Illinois University (NIU). Prior to NIU, Springer was director of athletics at Malcolm X College, where he led a department that consisted of eight athletic programs. Springer coached basketball at the collegiate level for 13 years, including five years in Division I. Throughout his career, Springer has also served as a director of academic support services, assistant department chair for physical education, academic advisor, and adjunct professor. Springer, a native of Chicago, has a bachelor’s degree in recreation from Southern Illinois University. He earned his master’s degree from Central Michigan University in athletic administration and another master’s degree in health, physical education, and recreation from Jackson State University. He also earned a doctoral degree in higher education and student affairs from NIU.