Hofstra Athletics 2011-12 Annual Report - GoHofstra.com
Hofstra Athletics 2011-12 Annual Report - GoHofstra.com
Hofstra Athletics 2011-12 Annual Report - GoHofstra.com
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<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> Book Published<br />
AR CADIA<br />
P UB LIS HING<br />
RE LEASE S<br />
“HOFSTRA<br />
ATHLETICS”<br />
In January 20<strong>12</strong> Arcadia Publishing<br />
released a book titled “<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong>”<br />
as part of its Images of Sports series. The<br />
book, authored by Chris R. Vaccaro ’07,<br />
captures nearly 200 images of studentathletes,<br />
coaches, administrators, facilities<br />
and many other aspects of the <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
<strong>com</strong>munity. With captions ac<strong>com</strong>panying<br />
every image and photos dating back to the<br />
1930s, this book is a pictorial history of the<br />
school’s well-known coaches and athletes,<br />
championship teams, and players who<br />
made it on the professional level.<br />
Craig “Speedy” Claxton provides the<br />
foreword for the book. One of the most<br />
prolific athletes to attend <strong>Hofstra</strong>, Claxton<br />
was selected in the first round of the NBA<br />
Draft in 2000 and spent 10 seasons in<br />
the league. He led the Pride to a NCAA<br />
tournament appearance, was inducted into<br />
the <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> Hall of Fame in <strong>2011</strong>,<br />
and had his jersey number (10) retired.<br />
The cover of the <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> book features the 1936 field<br />
hockey team, <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s first intercollegiate program, and Howard<br />
“Howdy” Myers, who served as director of athletics, football coach<br />
and lacrosse coach for 25 years.<br />
Redesigned Go <strong>Hofstra</strong>. <strong>com</strong> Debuts<br />
Go hofstra.<strong>com</strong><br />
The Department of <strong>Athletics</strong> unveiled the new<br />
Go<strong>Hofstra</strong>.<strong>com</strong> in late June 20<strong>12</strong>. Working with its<br />
technology partner NeuLion, the redesigned official website<br />
has a cleaner look and brings photos and video to the<br />
forefront with an easy to navigate appearance.<br />
The site incorporates more audiovisual content, including<br />
videos that play directly on the homepage and easier<br />
navigation. Fans also enjoy new tools featuring recent<br />
content, up<strong>com</strong>ing events, ticket sales, an official team<br />
merchandise store and social media integration throughout<br />
the site.<br />
The homepage prominently features feeds from both<br />
the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of the <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
Department of <strong>Athletics</strong>.<br />
The revamped website will continue to be the primary source<br />
of information for fans to access exclusive <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
news and highlights.<br />
18 <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT
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