Mike Harrity, the Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation, started this summer at Dartmouth after holding leadership roles in programs at West Point and Notre Dame.

In this video, Harrity talks about his priority in fulfilling the gender-equity plan to boost women’s teams and programs and how athletics and recreation “are very much a heartbeat of the student experience here.”

He said they play a “pivotal role” and are “central to the academic mission” at Dartmouth.