Author Archives: timothycarterlampe

A week or so ago a VCU graduate student from the Public Administration Department asked if he could interview me about my role as Director of the VCU Siegel Center for a project that he is doing for one of his classes.  I agreed but did not know until the interview this morning that it [...]
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Many of my classmates have completed the Formative Assessment 1 and, like me, they are very relieved to have this project behind us.  I am, however, grateful that the Formative Assessment is a part of the program. I did not see the point of the WordPress site when the idea was rolled out to the [...]
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  Another great demonstration of leadership skills by the Center for Sport Leadership.  Recognized as the the “World’s Largest QuickStart Tennis Tournament” by the USTA, my students conducted a 41 court tennis tournament that accommodated just under 200  elementary school participants from the Richmond  Public Schools.  It was a day long event that took months [...]
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Great Displays of Leadership VCU Center for Sport Leadership masters degree students developed and implemented two community based events; Sportable  - The Paralympic Experience, and the Raiders/VCU Football Experience. The Sportable event was particularly successful on Thursday night as members of the men’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams joined students and community members as they competed in [...]
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In my role as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Special Events, I think of myself as being very aware of crime, including the possibility of sexual misconduct.  I have incorporated many preventative measures into daily and event operations in hopes of eliminating any chance of people (whether they are guests, fans, participants, or [...] Read more »

John Wooden used to use the following metaphor to describe how teams work; “Think of a team as a train and it’s star player as the locomotive.  There is much more to a train than just that engine.  If any part of the train fails, if just one bolt gives way, the whole chain of [...] Read more »

As arguments are made surrounding HB 947, otherwise known as the “Tebow Bill”, I find myself establishing a firm belief of what the outcome of this bill should be.  Having been invited to participate as a member of the VHSL strategic planning mission action team for organization and governance, I gained a firsthand perspective of [...] Read more »

Lately, I have been more tuned in to people, things, stories, etc. as they relate to educating our children.  I have been in higher education for the past thirty years with every one of them being wrapped up with the world of collegiate athletics, keeping me very isolated from the day-to-day activities inside our public [...] Read more »

When the Penn State scandal broke and the University president was replaced, the new interim president stated that, in the future, Penn State would “not only do what is required under the law, we will do what is right.” My first reaction to this statement was, “Where have I heard this before?”  It sounds a [...] Read more »

Sport Leaders Must Be Proactive to Prevent Further Missteps
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