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Matt Rogers interviews Dr. Michael McFarland about building a successful athletic department.

🎙️ Building a Significant Athletic Department | Dr. Michael McFarland On this episode of the Significant Coaching Podcast, Matt Rogers sits down with Dr. Michael McFarland, Athletic Director at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, for a powerful conversation on leadership, culture, and what it really takes to build a thriving athletic department. Dr. McFarland shares the philosophy that drives Bloomsburg’s success—Recruit. Retain. Graduate.—and breaks down how that mindset shows up every...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Rogers

Guest: Dr. Michael McFarland

Topics covered

• athletic department
• leadership
• culture
• education
• sports

Keywords

• athletic leadership
• culture building
• student retention
• sports education
• athletic success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg

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