Mo Roberson Named New Athletic Director CONCORDIA SPORTS INFORMATION CONTRIBUTOR

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Volume 10, Issue 11 Concordia University Irvine Friday, March 11, 2016 Mo Roberson named new Athletic Director CONCORDIA SPORTS INFORMATION CONTRIBUTOR Concordia’s Athletic Department is proud to announce Mo Roberson as its new Director of Athletics. “Mo Roberson is a man of faith and vision who espouses and lives out Concordia’s core values,” Presi- dent Kurt Krueger said. “As our new Athletic Director, Mo will work hard to help our students achieve academic and athletic excellence, and provide leadership to our transition into NCAA II competition.” Roberson has served as Interim Director of Athletics since Jan. 7, and before that he was the Associate Ath- letic Director since Fall 2013. While in those positions, he has been re- sponsible for all internal operations “Mo Rober- son is a man of faith and vision who espouses and lives out Con- cordia’s core values” within the athletic department, planning and assessment of athletics and sport team budget management and oversight, personnel (hiring to evalu- ation) and implementation of policies and procedures to assure University, conference and national compliance. “I am very excited to become the Director of Athletics of the CUI Ath- letic Department and am very grateful to President Krueger, Dr. Gary McDaniel, the Executive Board and Search Committee,” said Roberson. “I look forward to getting to know all of our coaches, student-athletes an academic and athletic perspective plication for and transition to NCAA. cess seamlessly. He also oversaw sev- Riverside Sports Hall of Fame, in- and administrators better and build- is known. CUI wins national cham- Roberson leads in athletics’ interest in eral capital improvement projects cluding being the former president. ing on the great work that God is pionships and I wanted to be part of athletic master planning, fundraising, within athletics. He received the 2004 California Bap- doing at CUI. My family and I are an elite program like this,” said Rob- upgrades and renovation of exist- He received both his M.S. in tist University Employee of the Year excited to be a part of this special uni- erson. “The Lutheran mission of the ing athletic facilities for the move to Sports Management in 2007 and his award and has twice been recipient of versity! We are forever, grateful for University and sharing the gospel is NCAA standards, and serves on var- B.A. in Liberal Studies in 2005 from MOAA scholarships to attend NAC- this opportunity,” said Roberson. something that I have embraced and ious committees dealing with gender CBU. He is a member of the National DA Conferences. For the last two years, Roberson want to share with all who interact equity, diversity and inclusion. Association of Collegiate Athletic Di- Roberson and his wife Rosy have has become a key component of Con- with our program. We have a lot of Roberson came from California rectors (NACDA), the College Ath- two children, Sierra, and Matthew, cordia’s long-term and short-term quality coaches and support staff Baptist University (CBU) where he letic Business Managers Association and currently reside in Riverside. He objectives and plans. He has repre- and I consider it an honor to work was involved with all facets of athlet- (CABMA), the College Event and enjoys reading and watching college sented the Athletic Department and alongside them. Our goal will be to ics from 2001 to 2013. Most recent- Facilities Manager Association (CEF- sports. Roberson also serves at Cor- institution in a variety of on-campus provide our student-athletes with an ly, he served as Assistant Director of MA), and the Minorities Opportuni- nerstone Fellowship Bible Church lo- and off-campus roles. His knowledge experience that they will remember Athletics, Facilities, Event Manage- ties Athletic Association (MOAA). cated in Riverside. of Division II athletics has been key in for the rest of their lives and have an ment, Sports Medicine and Transpor- Roberson has volunteered on the growth of the university in the last eternal impact.” tation since 2008. At CBU, he was a the Executive Board of the San Ber- three years. He was a key member of the lead- part of leadership team that helped nardino Pregnancy Resource Center “The success of CUI from both ership team that helped write the ap- CBU move through the NCAA pro- and on the Executive Board of the How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news! Romans 10:15b 2 Highlights March 11, 2016 ASCUI Corner: Coming soon: CUI time capsule ARIANA SADEGHIPOUR be opened on the 50th anniversary. that show Concordia’s personality all alumni and current students can list of suggested items that students ASCUI SECRETARY Catherine Foster, ASCUI Vice from this generation.” ASCUI is open come together to see how Concordia can sign up to bring. Have an idea for President said, “This event will bring to all suggestions for time capsule has changed structurally, academical- a time capsule item? Suggestions can As Concordia celebrates its 40th students, faculty and staff together items and hopes this event will bring ly and what traditions still carry on.” be submitted in the ASCUI sugges- anniversary, the ASCUI Executive as a campus to reminisce on items the Concordia community together. On April 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tion box located outside of the CSLD. Board and Senate funded its first that make Concordia unique and As current members of the Con- outside the CU Center, ASCUI will be ever time capsule. “The event seeks shaped each one of our experiences cordia community unite for this hosting a time capsule “filling” event. to capture the spirit of Concordia and while here. One of the items that I event, ASCUI looks forward to open- All time capsule items will be final- help encapsulate the identity of Con- hope someone brings a Core syllabus ing the time capsule in ten years. ized and there will be a food truck on cordia’s community,” said sophmore because every single student has ex- Emily Dailey, ASCUI President, said, campus. Prior to this event, on April Ryan Van Dusen, ASCUI Treasurer. perience with Core and it definitely “Hopefully the time capsule will be- 4 and 5, ASCUI Senate will be collect- Items provided by faculty, staff and makes up a large part of our academic come an Eagle tradition and future ing items from students outside of the students will fill the entirety of the experience.” Additionally, Rose Jones, students can add items to the cap- cafeteria, so get involved! time capsule. Then, the capsule will ASCUI Communications Director, sule after it is opened for the first Want to put an item in the time be buried on campus and marked to suggested students bring, “rad items time. When it is opened in ten years, capsule? ASCUI will be providing a THE CONCORDIA INVESTIGATE.INFORM.IGNITE.INVOLVE. 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March 11, 2016 Sports 3 Concordia Cheerleading enters first ever STUNT competion season PLAYER YVETTE MENDOZA cused on getting the crowd engaged watch the girls grow as a family and STAFF WRITER with simple, but well put-togeth- be successful on the mat,” said Haney. er cheers and routines,” said senior Moving into this new pool of com- The Cheer Team trades in their co-captain Jenna Sickles. “Instead of petition is exciting for the team, but pom-poms for jerseys this semester as doing the same two-minute, 30-sec- it also poses some challenges. “Our they move into their first season com- ond routine for two hours, we can greatest challenge as a team is the fact PROFILE peting in STUNT. STUNT competi- switch it up and focus on certain areas that this is our first time competing tions will move the team away from that need more work and that makes in STUNT,” said Sickles.

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