“We’re kind of the front porch; you come in, and then we let you in the doors, and you see all this amazing engineering and our business school and the amazing things that our students are doing, but sometimes people may not see that unless they are brought in through athletics.”
The Institute announced Ryan Alpert as its new Vice President and Director of Athletics on July 8, 2025. He replaces J Batt, who left for Michigan State. Alpert most recently worked as the senior deputy athletic director and chief revenue officer for the University of Tennessee, -Knoxville.