In having done the Athletic Evaluation for DePaul Athletics, it was great opportunity to come up with goals to improve the program.  If put in an authority position within this athletic department I would have the following goals to obtain within the next four years along with the action plan:

Goal 1:

To employee staff with the appropriate skills and attitudes to support the mission, family oriented atmosphere, and goals of the athletic department.

• ·         Obtain, evaluate, and retain coaches who meet the goals of the athletic program.  Be sure to keep providing the staff member with critical feed back on how to continue to grow and become better.
• ·         Be sure to make the goals of the program heard frequently so that they are understood and can be accountable.  This could be done through monthly staff meetings or on and individual coach/staff basis when the staff appraisals are conducted.
• ·         Provide appropriate support through giving compensation packages comparable to other schools and that are equitable.  Also provide facilities that are necessary for the completing of their tasks on the playing field and in the office.

Goal 2:

To promote and enhance athletics through expanding facilities appropriate for each sport.

• ·         Look into building another sports complex close to campus.  Possibly looking into the lot that is located on Fullerton and Damen.  This complex could hold the possibilities of moving the basketball and volleyball teams to that facility while the McGrath Arena became an indoor turf and hitting facility for soccer and softball in the winter. 
• ·         Increase storage for equipment by 50% to allow for sufficient storage.
• ·         Come up with a way to expand both the training room and weight room to accommodate the demand of 15 varsity programs. 
• ·         Increase the equipment budget by 10 % for the teams that have minimal funds within the next 2 years.
• ·         Downer and fundraising events would need to put in place to gain funds for the projects

Goal 3:

To fund resources needed in order to support scholarship and department improvement.

• ·         Create a plan to guide fundraising and alumni relations.
• ·         Create communication aspects to support the fundraising.
• ·         Develop a fundraising effort that focuses on scholarship endowment.
• ·         Enhance the budget by 15% over the next 6 years to insure almost every athlete is on either full or partial scholarship

Goal 4:

To continually be successful in competition both at the regional and national level among all sports.

• ·         Assure that coaches have the experience and skills to successfully recruit outstanding student-athletes capable of competing at the highest level.
• ·         Increase the travel budget by 5% to ensure that teams can compete in events that will allow for early season exposure and votes for conference and non-conference play.
• ·         Provide appropriate resources including high end practice facilities, locker rooms, support for travel funds, and increase the recruiting budget to attract top quality athletes..
• ·         Become fully funded in athletic scholarships.