Martin Jarmond, the William V. Campbell Director of Athletics at Boston College, will be the guest speaker at the Universityā€™s 67th annual celebration of Laetare Sunday on March 11 in Conte Forum.

Laetare Sunday marks the mid-point of Lent, and this annual event is the Alumni Associationā€™s oldest tradition. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. with Mass, at which University President William P. Leahy, S.J., will preside, followed by brunch.

Martin Jarmond
Martin Jarmond

Jarmond joined Ļć½¶Šć Athletics last June after eight years at The Ohio State University, where he was deputy director of athletics; he also served as athletics director for development. Besides overseeing Ļć½¶Šćā€™s 31 varsity teams, Jarmond has focused on student-athletesā€™ quality of life. In addition to creating a round-the-clock ā€œfueling stationā€ for student-athletes, he established a program for first generation student-athletes, providing them with the necessary support to thrive and start a foundation for life after college.

Last fall, Jarmond founded the first fan council at Boston College to focus on the atmosphere and experience at football games; following its success, Ļć½¶Šć began a winter fan council for games and events at Conte Forum and Kelley Rink. He is currently formulating the first athletics strategic five-year plan in Ļć½¶Šć history.

A native of Fayetteville, NC, Jarmond graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he was a two-time captain of the basketball team and earned All-CAA Academic honors. He holds an MBA and a masterā€™s degree in sports administration from Ohio University.

Sports Business Daily Journal
recognized Jarmondā€™s contributions to intercollegiate athletics by naming him to its prestigious Forty Under 40, Class of 2017.

For more information on Laetare Sunday, see .

ā€“University Communications