Central Michigan University Athletics
Blunt Named Senior Associate AD
10/18/2018 10:58:00 AM | General, Student-Athlete Services
Oversees compliance and student-athlete services along with sport administration duties
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Michael Alford announced today the promotion of Rachel Blunt to Senior Associate Athletics Director of Institutional Support Services.Â
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Blunt joined CMU in October, 2016 and oversees compliance and student-athlete services. She is a member of the department's executive leadership team, serves as the sport administrator for soccer and lacrosse, and leads all aspects of the department's leadership academy.
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"Rachel has been a valuable member of our team since her arrival at CMU," Alford said. "Not only does she oversee compliance and student-athlete services, but she has taken on additional roles with a high level of responsibility and plays an integral part in the continued success of our department. This is a well-deserved promotion."
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In conjunction with Alford, Blunt leads all aspects of the athletic department's Leadership Academy: Fire Up Program, Emerging Leaders, and Director's Table. She also serves as the department's primary contact for the CMU Athletics Department's Diversity Graduate Assistantship Program.Â
She also serves on a pair of key Mid-American Conference committees, the Sexual Violence/Misconduct Task Force and Academic Misconduct Task Force.Â
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Before her arrival in Mount Pleasant, Blunt, a Missouri native, served as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance at Southeast Missouri State, where she began her career in compliance as a graduate assistant. She also served in an administrative capacity at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Blunt joined CMU in October, 2016 and oversees compliance and student-athlete services. She is a member of the department's executive leadership team, serves as the sport administrator for soccer and lacrosse, and leads all aspects of the department's leadership academy.
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"Rachel has been a valuable member of our team since her arrival at CMU," Alford said. "Not only does she oversee compliance and student-athlete services, but she has taken on additional roles with a high level of responsibility and plays an integral part in the continued success of our department. This is a well-deserved promotion."
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In conjunction with Alford, Blunt leads all aspects of the athletic department's Leadership Academy: Fire Up Program, Emerging Leaders, and Director's Table. She also serves as the department's primary contact for the CMU Athletics Department's Diversity Graduate Assistantship Program.Â
She also serves on a pair of key Mid-American Conference committees, the Sexual Violence/Misconduct Task Force and Academic Misconduct Task Force.Â
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Before her arrival in Mount Pleasant, Blunt, a Missouri native, served as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance at Southeast Missouri State, where she began her career in compliance as a graduate assistant. She also served in an administrative capacity at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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