Staff Directory
Murphy, Alyssa
Alyssa Murphy
- Title:
- Assistant AD/Student-Athlete Leadership & Development
ADMINISTRATOR – Field Hockey
- Email:
- Phone:
- 852-0216
Started at Louisville:
August 2005
Social Handles:
Twitter: @MurphysMaddness
Insta: alyssa_cards
Summary of Current Role :
• Cultivate and facilitate programs focused on five pillars of growth: personal development, leadership
development, social justice & advocacy, career development, community engagement
• Establish leadership workshops for student-athletes focused on personal discovery and passions through the use of assessment tools such as StrengthQuest, Myers-Briggs, and other leadership theories
• Serve as University liaison to campus partners working in the Ulmer Business Career Center, Speed School Co-op Center, and University Career Development Center, in an effort to build collaboration and share career specific resources for all university
students
• Meet with prospective student-athletes and their families to discuss support provided related to personal leadership growth, career exploration, and post graduate planning
• Collaborate with Cardinal Athletic Fund staff to bring Women of Influence Program to life, connecting student-athletes and professional career women in mentoring and career exploration initiatives
• Meet with one on one with student-athletes to discuss such things as how to best provide support for them throughout their UofL experience, what goals they hope to achieve, what resources are available to them, how they connect with the community, and identifying practical experiences in career fields of interest
Employment History
2020-Present: Assistant Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Leadership & Development, University of
Louisville, 2016-2020: Director of Student-Athlete Leadership & Development, University of Louisville, 2013-2016
Senior Associate Director of Admissions, Recruitment, Scholarships, and Campus Visit
Programs, University of Louisville, 2005-2013
Associate Director of Admissions and Director of New Student and Campus Visit Programs, University of Louisville, 2003-2005
Director of Clairmont Campus, Emory University. 2002-2003
Area Director, Emory University, 2000-2002
Assistant Director, Residential Life/Coordinator of Staff Development & Housing, Rollins
College, 1998-2000
Graduate Program Coordinator, Residential Life & New Student Programs, Miami
University
Career Highlights:
UofL Staff Senate 2022-Present
UofL Commission on the Status of Women 2018-2021
UofL Strategic Planning “Learn” Work Group 2019-2021
UofL Athletics Strategic Values "Training and Development" Work Group
2018-2020
UofL Career Advisory Council 2017-Present
Southeast Regional Orientation Workshop Conference Coordinator 2010
Education History:
Master of Science, College Student Personnel, May 2000
Miami University, Oxford OH
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, Political Science, May 1998
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Personal:
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Alyssa, and her husband Bill, have three children: Sammy, Hannah, and Zachary.
August 2005
Social Handles:
Twitter: @MurphysMaddness
Insta: alyssa_cards
Summary of Current Role :
• Cultivate and facilitate programs focused on five pillars of growth: personal development, leadership
development, social justice & advocacy, career development, community engagement
• Establish leadership workshops for student-athletes focused on personal discovery and passions through the use of assessment tools such as StrengthQuest, Myers-Briggs, and other leadership theories
• Serve as University liaison to campus partners working in the Ulmer Business Career Center, Speed School Co-op Center, and University Career Development Center, in an effort to build collaboration and share career specific resources for all university
students
• Meet with prospective student-athletes and their families to discuss support provided related to personal leadership growth, career exploration, and post graduate planning
• Collaborate with Cardinal Athletic Fund staff to bring Women of Influence Program to life, connecting student-athletes and professional career women in mentoring and career exploration initiatives
• Meet with one on one with student-athletes to discuss such things as how to best provide support for them throughout their UofL experience, what goals they hope to achieve, what resources are available to them, how they connect with the community, and identifying practical experiences in career fields of interest
Employment History
2020-Present: Assistant Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Leadership & Development, University of
Louisville, 2016-2020: Director of Student-Athlete Leadership & Development, University of Louisville, 2013-2016
Senior Associate Director of Admissions, Recruitment, Scholarships, and Campus Visit
Programs, University of Louisville, 2005-2013
Associate Director of Admissions and Director of New Student and Campus Visit Programs, University of Louisville, 2003-2005
Director of Clairmont Campus, Emory University. 2002-2003
Area Director, Emory University, 2000-2002
Assistant Director, Residential Life/Coordinator of Staff Development & Housing, Rollins
College, 1998-2000
Graduate Program Coordinator, Residential Life & New Student Programs, Miami
University
Career Highlights:
UofL Staff Senate 2022-Present
UofL Commission on the Status of Women 2018-2021
UofL Strategic Planning “Learn” Work Group 2019-2021
UofL Athletics Strategic Values "Training and Development" Work Group
2018-2020
UofL Career Advisory Council 2017-Present
Southeast Regional Orientation Workshop Conference Coordinator 2010
Education History:
Master of Science, College Student Personnel, May 2000
Miami University, Oxford OH
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, Political Science, May 1998
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Personal:
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Alyssa, and her husband Bill, have three children: Sammy, Hannah, and Zachary.
Justin Beadles & TJ Quinn 9.15.25 Presser
Monday, September 15
Mark Hagen 9.15.25 Presser
Monday, September 15
Head Coach Jeff Brohm 9.15.25 Press Conference
Monday, September 15
Head Coach Dan Meske 9.15.25 Presser
Monday, September 15
