Kim Allen to give keynote at Council for Advancement and Support of Education workshop

University of New England Director of Athletics Kim Allen will be the keynote speaker at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I one-day workshop to be held Friday, April 11, 2014 at Judd Gymnasium on the campus of Springfield College.

More than 125 professionals have registered for the workshop, which is titled “Athletics Development for DIII Colleges and Universities: A holistic approach to creating, sustaining and evolving an athletics development program.”

CASE one-day workshops feature professional development opportunities on timely and relevant advancement topics. The programs are designed to offer professional development to colleagues from independent schools, community colleges, as well as all colleges and universities.

Allen, who has been UNE's Director of Athletics since February 2006, holds a bachelor of science degree in sport management from Douglass College (Rutgers University) and a master of education degree in athletics administration from Springfield College.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.