Marvin Mitchell
Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services
Marvin Mitchell enters his eighth year as Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services.
Mitchell is the school's first Associate Athletic Director in the area of academics. He joined the U of L Athletics staff in 1999 as the Cards' Director of Academic Services after three years in a similar capacity at East Carolina. Prior to his stint there, Mitchell worked five years at his alma mater Wake Forest in many roles, including serving as assistant director of academic services for the Demon Deacons from 1994-96.
A four-year letterman on the defensive line at Wake Forest (1987-91), Mitchell is an accomplished speaker and has delivered presentations at the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) national convention. He is an active member of the Black Coaches Association (BCA) and the National Consortium for Academics and Sport (NCAS). He serves on national and local boards, including 100 Black Men of America and Chestnut Street YMCA.
A native of Eastville, Va. and graduate of Northampton High School, Mitchell earned a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in speech communications at Wake Forest in 1992 and a master's degree in education there in 1995.
