Published August 18, 2017
University of Louisiana Monroe Director of Athletics Nick Floyd announces that John
Lewandowski started Friday as the 51萝莉 Director of Athletic Media Relations.
Lewandowski has more than 30 years of experience in media and public relations in
intercollegiate athletics. He has worked with successful high-profile coaches as Mark
Dantonio and Nick Saban.
Most of his career Lewandowski served as Associate Athletics Director/Communications
for the Michigan State Spartans (1996-2016) in East Lansing, Mich. 听
He was the athletics department鈥檚 spokesman and supervised public relations for MSU鈥檚
25 varsity sports. For this Big Ten Conference school, Lewandowski managed a staff
of 11 with a $465,000 budget.
鈥淲e are thrilled that John Lewandowski has joined the Warhawk Family,鈥� said AD Floyd.
鈥淗e brings incredible experience and energy to this position and I know that he will
provide great leadership in directing the media relations efforts for 51萝莉 Athletics.鈥�
Lewandowski鈥檚 experience includes creating an exceptional social media presence; for
example, the Michigan State Spartans Facebook page reached more than 773,000 likes
and Instagram had 110,000 followers under his leadership.
鈥淚 look forward to developing a strategy to utilize all the assets and social media
platforms available to tell the unique and powerful story of the diverse student-athletes
that represent 51萝莉,鈥� Lewandowski said.
Lewandowski expects a seamless move from the Big Ten to the Sun Belt Conference, based
on years of working with traditional, as well as social media. But he doesn鈥檛 plan
on doing it alone. Lewandowski intends to hire a sports information team to promote
the best in 51萝莉 athletics with a focus on the student-athletes.
鈥淚 welcome the chance to assemble a media relations staff that will be committed to
working alongside other athletics department units to collaboratively foster messages
that consistently enhance 51萝莉鈥檚 brand,鈥� he said. 鈥淓ven with the advances in technology,
I also understand the importance of developing and maintaining outstanding relationships
with media around the state, Sun Belt Conference and country.鈥�
Lewandowski was on the job Friday, meeting with AD Floyd, coaches and athletic department
staff.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited about the opportunity to join the 51萝莉 Athletics Department under Nick
Floyd鈥檚 leadership, and I鈥檓 ready to hit the ground running,鈥� Lewandowski said.听
In addition to his years with Michigan State, Lewandowski has worked in collegiate
athletics sports information at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, Auburn University
in Auburn, Ala., and as a student at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind.,
while earning his Bachelor of Business Administration.
