In the latest installment of Peter Roby's blog, the Northeastern athletic director touches on the University's roll in hosting Stand Up 2011--the nation's largest anti-bullying event--at Matthews Arena on Dec. 13. He also provides viewers with an update on the $2,000 stipend legislation recently approved by the Division I Board of Directors. In response to a viewer question, Roby discusses what the department does with money raised for athletics and how private support enhances the student-athlete experience. And, he takes time to acknowledge friend and predecessor Dave O'Brien, who served as Northeastern's director of athletics from 2002 to 2007.

In this, the fourth installment of Peter Roby's blog, the Northeastern athletic director  discusses the current BCS system used to determine the football national champion. Roby also addresses the criteria Northeastern currently uses in its decision to retire the jersey of former Husky greats, including NBA champion Jose Juan Barea. And finally, he talks about the importance of fan support at games and how that support can influence the outcome of games, the student-athlete experience, and the recruitment of prospective student-athletes.

In the third installment of his new video blog, Northeastern Director of Athletics Peter Roby reflects on the accomplishments of the University's fall teams. Northeastern was one of only two teams in the CAA to have all of its fall teams qualify for conference championship play. He addresses a question from a viewer about the feasibility of adding new sports at the varsity level, and he also discusses the need to maintain perspective and to understand roles and responsibilities with respect to our communities and organizations.

In the second edition of his new video blog, Northeastern director of athletics Peter Roby addresses the developing situation at the University of Maryland and the difficult budgetary decisions that department now faces, including the prospect of cutting up to 10 varsity sports programs. Roby discusses the implications of such a decision. He also talks about the challenges of adding expenses through the cost of attendance stipend that was passed by the NCAA within the last month. He evaluates alternatives, such as the existing Pell Grant program, and speaks frankly about the ongoing discussions at Northeastern surrounding the decision to offer, or not offer, the stipend.

In this video blog, Northeastern University Director of Athletics Peter Roby discusses the state of current affairs in college athletics. Roby provides his thoughts on the developing situation at Penn State, including some initial lessons that might be learned by those in athletic departments across the country. He also provides some insight into the NCAA structure and NCAA reform. Specifically, he talks about the NCAA Board of Director's recent decision to approve legislation that permits a $2,000 stipend to student-athletes who are awarded full athletic scholarships. This video is the first in what is planned to be a weekly series. Visit GoNU.com for future updates and send your comments, questions and topic suggestions to northeasternathletics@neu.edu, or use #GoNU on Twitter.