HAMILTON – Colgate University has named Julian Springer its new Director of Physical Education and Recreation and Chair of Physical Education.
  
Springer, who brings 16 years of higher education experience within athletics, student affairs and collegiate coaching, comes to Colgate from Bradley University after serving two years there as the Director of Basketball Operations.
 
"Colgate has an extremely special combination of top-notch academic programs and high-level athletics," Springer said. "I'm grateful for the opportunity. I look forward to meeting everyone throughout the university and the city of Hamilton."
 
Prior to Bradley, Springer spent time in Birmingham, Alabama, working in Student Affairs at UAB while also serving as the Interim Head Basketball Coach/Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach at Lawson State Community College.
 
He also worked for the Southeastern Conference at its headquarters in Birmingham during his time in Alabama. 
 
Springer served as the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development/Operations for men's basketball at Northern Illinois University. Prior to NIU, Springer was the Director of Athletics at Malcolm X College, where he led a department that consisted of eight athletic programs. 
 
Springer coached basketball at the collegiate level for 13 years, including five years in Division I. He has contributed to a Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship at Bradley in 2019-20, and a Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season title with a Jackson State team that posting the best record in SWAC history at 17-1 in 2009-10. In five years as a head coach at the junior college level, Springer earned one coach of the year award and his teams posted four 20-win seasons, won two conference championships and one region title.
 
Throughout his career, Springer has also served as a Director of Academic Support Services, assistant department chair for physical education, academic advisor and adjunct professor.
 
Springer has a bachelor's degree in Recreation from Southern Illinois University. He earned his master's degree from Central Michigan University in Athletic Administration and another master's degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Jackson State University. He also earned a Doctoral Degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Northern Illinois University.
 
Springer is a native of Chicago. He and his wife, Amber, are the parents of a son, Julian Jr., and two daughters, Jocelyn and Jordan.