Business View Magazine | October 2019

222 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2019 our programs.” Solomon sees the Yager Stadium and the Athletic Performance Center as strong tools for enticing prospective student athletes to attend Miami University. “They provide us with a great opportunity in recruiting a higher caliber athlete,” he states. “It really sets us apart from our competitors in the Mid-American Conference.” Lindsay Sparks, Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Fan Engagement agrees. Sparks says that her overall mission is to support the school’s student athletes in their pursuit of excellence, generate revenue, build attendance, create a unique game day experience, and protect and highlight the Miami brand. She explains, “I talk about my area in two different ways - the ‘Know’ factor – making sure that people know that there are events that they can attend, and the ‘Wow’ factor – making sure that they have the opportunity to have a good time while they’re at our events. We work hard on those two areas.” The tagline for Miami University’s sports teams is “Graduating Champions.” Solomon explains its meaning: “Our vision for all of our student athletes is to graduate champions,” he says “Not only are we helping these young men and women to graduate, but we want them to graduate with championship jewelry on their hands. So graduating with a conference title is a huge goal of ours.” PREFERRED VENDORS n Field Turf www.fieldturf.com FieldTurf is more than just a turf company. We are the pioneers of today’s generation of artificial turf and the innovators for tomorrow’s cutting edge sports surfaces. FieldTurf is the trusted surface of Yager Stadium, over 150 fields in Ohio and over 20,000 installations worldwide. n Prater Engineering Associates, Inc. www.praterengineering.com n Siemens www.usa.siemens.com/highered When you provide a learning environment that helps students explore and realize their potential, great things happen. The right campus environment ensures students are safe, secure, and comfortable. Buildings need to be smart, energy efficient and sustainable. For information, contact Jim Manning at (513) 742-5590 or jamesmanning@siemens.com