Author Archives: timothycarterlampe

Back in 2006, the SEED (Sport and Entertainment Event Development) program that I teach for the Center for Sport Leadership at VCU partnered with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra (RSO) to create an event called “Come and Play”.  It is an event that invites anyone from the Metro Richmond area to come and play a musical instrument [...]
Read more »

Sunday, March 17, 2013 was a very special day.  The students in the Center for Sport Leadership program at VCU hosted the 2nd Annual Paralympic Experience Day at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center on Sunday. The annual event  introduces individuals with physical disabilities and visual impairments, as well as able-bodied participants, to Paralympic sports.  The students [...]
Read more »

Every year, my Center for Sport Leadership (CSL) class, called SEED or Sport and Entertainment Event Development, creates a new community based event.  The idea behind these events is to teach life skills through sport.   This year’s event that the CSL students created is a STEM & Sport event, otherwise known as “Education Day” [...]
Read more »

As the new semester at VCU kicks into high gear, so too does the excitement surrounding this year’s community-based events being produced by the Center for Sport Leadership at VCU.  This year’s line up consists of the following four staple events: Sportable – a paralympic experience designed to promote the inclusion of people of all [...]
Read more »

I am a firm believer that being in the right place at the right time plays into how people become leaders or part of leadership teams.  I also believe that people need to constantly work on personal and professional development strategies to prepare and position themselves for these leadership roles when they present themselves.  Due [...] Read more »

While traveling in Dublin a couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to have visited Dublin’s Trinity College and spectacular 300 year old library.  While there, His Excellency Michael Higgins, President of Ireland, gave an address to commemorate the ”Tercentenary Celebration” of the library.  After reviewing his speech, I found a connection with a couple of [...]
Read more »

I have the privilege of serving in two different leadership roles at VCU, both of which I enjoy very much.  My main professional position is as the director of the Siegel Center, the sport and entertainment venue at VCU, and the other as an adjunct professor for the Center for Sport Leadership (CSL) at VCU. [...]
Read more »

While visiting the National Aquatics Center, IONAD NAISIUNTA UISCE, in Dublin, Ireland, students from the Center for Sport Leadership at VCU observed the 2012 Olympic time trials for the Irish swim team.  They also had the opportunity to listen to the Director of the Aquatics Center, David Conway.  He talked about how the Aquatics Center [...]
Read more »

      The Megaloudis “Make it Happen” 5K Run was a huge success on Saturday.  Great weather was bestowed upon us and a lot of people came out to join us as we raised money for the Megaloudis Foundation.  The Megaloudis Foundation was created in memory of a soccer player, Nicole,  who was killed [...]
Read more »

Over 150 boys and girls were invited to participate in the Kickin’4Kidz event that was created by the Center for Sport Leadership (CSL) at VCU.  The children came in groups from local boy’s and girl’s clubs, YMCA’s, and other children’s organizations from the local Richmond area.  Like the other events that my students conduct, life [...]
Read more »