Collegiate Advisory Council
About the Collegiate Advisory Council
The USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council is a first-of-its-kind group established to strengthen Olympic and Paralympic sports in the American collegiate system. Chaired by Bernard Muir, director of athletics at Stanford University, the 12-member council is comprised of collegiate administrators and Team USA athletes who advocate for broad-based Olympic and Paralympic sport programming on campus and represent institutions that have historically contributed to Team USA’s success at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The CAC is rooted in its mission: Strengthen and lead collaboration efforts to align our country's unique collegiate athletic landscape and the Olympic and Paralympic Movements to support Team USA's collegiate athletes. It operates through three core programming areas: alignment modeling, pathway strengthening and messanging integration.
Alignment modeling
Align collegiate and NGB decision-makers to enhance development opportunities.
Pathway strengthening
Advance sport pathways for student-athletes and coaches to strive for holistic excellence.
Messaging integration
Celebrate Team USA's student-athletes to sustain and grow support for collegiate sport programs.
Members
- Stanford Athletics
Bernard Muir
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Stanford University, Director of Athletics
- UNC-Chapel Hill
Bubba Cunningham
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University of North Carolina, Athletic Director
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Sandy Barbour
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- Oregon Athletics
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- Kendall Spencer
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We would like to thank the following past CAC members for their service to the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council:
- Bob Bowlsby - Former Big 12 Conference Commissioner
- Chris Plonsky - University of Texas - Chief of Staff, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director
- Kevin White - Former USOPC Board member & Former Duke University - Vice President, Director of Athletics