EPIC Lunching Outside the Box: Choose Your Own Adventure

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by the time Americans are 38 years old, on average they have changed careers three to five times. But when is the right time to move on from a career or job? When you attend this session, you can learn from former University of Missouri Director of Athletics, Mike Alden, about when he knew it was time to walk away. You will hear and be able to take tips from someone who has been to the top of his career field and is now in a career transition himself. You can learn about how to adapt to a new career and how to handle different types of challenges.

Mike Alden,

Former Director of Athletics at the University of Missouri

Mike Alden recently retired from the position of Director of Athletics at the University of Missouri. From 1998 to 2015, Alden served as the leader of the MU Athletic Department. Alden has also been the Director of Athletics at Texas State University (1996-98) and held executive management positions at the University of New Mexico and Arizona State University.

Alden played college football at the University of Evansville and coached football at both Evansville and the University of Pennsylvania. Alden holds degrees from the University of Evansville (B.S. Business Administration; B.A. Business Education) and Arizona State University (MEd Educational Administration/Supervision)

Alden is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Missouri, focusing on leadership, management and process designing for higher education. Alden is also establishing the Center for International Leadership and Learning which coordinates study/research for faculty and students worldwide.  Alden is currently focusing on Vietnam, South Africa and South America in establishing/expanding research/study engagement. A central priority in Alden’s teaching and international research/study is servant leadership.

Highly regarded by his peers in athletics and academia, Alden is seen as a leader in University, Conference and National initiatives.