No - not those blue devils! We all have a new school to cheer for thanks to our own Paul Schlickmann!Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller named Paul Schlickmann the new Director of Athletics today, April 9, 2010. Schlickmann, 44, comes to New Britain from Stony Brook University, where he was the Executive Associate Director of Athletics. He will be charged with running the Blue Devils’ 18-sport Division I athletics program. The Blue Devils are celebrating a milestone in 2010-11. They obtained NCAA Division I status 25 years ago.
“We are extremely excited and proud to name Paul Schlickmann our new Director of Athletics today,” Miller said. “He comes to Central at an exciting time. We are confident that he can lead us in the direction we are looking to go, and that is competing to win the Northeast Conference Commissioner’s Cup every season. Paul comes from a program that has grown tremendously during his time, and we are confident that his leadership and experience can bring Central back to the top of the NEC.”
“I am honored and thrilled to be the next Director of Athletics at Central Connecticut State University,” Schlickmann said. “Central has an impressive history of success and there is a palpable sense of pride about athletics throughout the campus community. I am excited to work with President Miller in achieving his vision for Blue Devil Athletics to be the premier program in the Northeast Conference.”
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