LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pennsylvania -- The Lincoln University is pleased to announce the hiring of Jacob Mullins as the Director of Compliance. Mullins comes to LU after serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information and Compliance at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Mr. Mullins primary responsibility will be certification of student athletes, monitoring of recruitment, and rules education.
Dr. Pope, Director of Athletics at The Lincoln University believes that Mr. Mullins is a veteran compliance professional who will bring to the department a level of confidence needed to allow the administration to concentrate on growing the department on and off the field. " I look forward to Mr. Mullins joining our team. His background and knowledge is just what the department needs at this time," states Dr. Pope.
Mullins spent the last eight years at Bryn Mawr as the department's chief communication officer for both internal and external relations. He was charged with and led the department's publicity efforts as well as all marketing and promotions for the Division III institution's 12-sport athletic program. Mr. Mullins contribution to the overhaul of the athletic website including: the addition of photography and videography, the use of social media and QR codes, has created a website that has become one of the finest in the Centennial Conference.
As the Compliance Director, Mullins ensured that Bryn Mawr's coaches, athletes, staff, administration and other institutional figures adhered to NCAA rules and regulations as well as promoted the Division III philosophy. He administered the annual NCAA Rules Test, reported violations to the conference office, oversaw databases, monitored playing and practice seasons, as well as the academic and athletic eligibility for more than 200 athletes. In addition, Mullins served as the liaison to the NCAA, Centennial Conference, local, regional and national sports media.
For the start of the 2013 school year, Mullins led the athletic department's partnership with Stretch Internet to be the home for the Bryn Mawr's live video streams. During the 2013-14 athletic year, more than 150 athletic-related events were live streamed in HD.
During the summer of 2012, Mullins overhauled the athletic website with the help of Presto Sports' CMS to make it the website more user friendly and visually appealing. In addition, Mullins helped change the layout of the popular live stats feature where fans can follow all home game action with up-to-the minute statistics.
Prior to Bryn Mawr, the Delaware native worked at Gallaudet University, the only institution of higher learning dedicated to the deaf and hard of hearing. While in the nation's capital, Mullins ran all aspects of the Sports Information Office and was the sole publisher of athletic publications. Before Gallaudet, Mullins worked at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where he was in charge of marketing and promotions efforts for the 24-Division II athletic department.
Mullins graduated from Lynchburg College in Virginia in 2004 where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management. While at Lynchburg, Mullins was a standout on the Hornet track and field team were he earned numerous academic awards as well as All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honors in 2002, 2003, and 2004 in the javelin throw.
Mullins helped lead the Hornets to three ODAC Conference Championships during his tenure. After completing his bachelor's degree, Mullins attended Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., where he earned his master Master's Degree in Sports Administration for Higher Education in 2005.
Mullins is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA), National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), and Philadelphia Area College Sports Information Directors Association (Philly-SIDA). Mullins served as the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's Track and Field coordinator for Philly-SIDA. He also serves as an administrative delegate and representative of Bryn Mawr College at Centennial Conference and NCAA meetings and conventions.
Mullins resides in West Chester with his wife, Melissa, and daughters, Emma and Lily.
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