NSU Athletics merged with Enrollment Management and Student Affairs in May. Brad Williams, senior vice president for EMSAA, said the decision to merge was made by NSU President George L. Hanbury II.
“We are merging at the request of President Hanbury who wants to see the student athletes and the greater student body, particularly the student leaders, have a stronger connection,” Williams said. “It used to be just Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. Now it’s Enrollment Management, Student Affairs and Athletics. It’s like extended family. It’s like we got a bunch of new cousins.”
Some new changes include Athletics getting a block for the first time at this year’s Block Painting Arts Festival, the Sharkettes becoming more active across the university, and the possibility of bringing back the Finatics, a student club that cheered for the Sharks at games.
John Sung, interim director of NSU Athletics, looks forward to EMSAA’s upcoming changes.
“EMSAA is the largest group on campus, and I’m really excited to be a part with Dr. Williams, and I can tell you in the weeks that I’ve had, we’ve been able to accomplish so many things in such a short amount of time,” Sung said.
The merger will also build a greater connection between student athletes and non-athlete students, Sung said.
“We’ve got athletes that are doing some amazing things, from the Chem Club to Razor’s Edge to a lot of different things,” Sung said. “Our athletes do really well in the classrooms. Our GPA was over 3.4 last year. And I think it’s like, you’re not just supporting the person who puts on the jersey, but the person who’s in the jersey, which I think is important.”
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