Colorado University Athletics
Herbst Academic Center
- Title:
- Director of Tutoring
- Email:
- javier.smith@colorado.edu
- Phone:
- 303-492-5407
Javier Smith is in his second year as the director of tutoring in CU’s Herbst Academic Center, as he joined the department on August 17, 2019.
Smith came to CU from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., where he was an assistant in student academic services for the school’s College of Education for a year`, which coincided with two years as an event operations assistant (2017-19). He assisted in event operations, facility coordination, and video production for over 100 events involving Winthrop’s 350 student-athletes. In his last year there, he helped the advisement team assess and monitor degree audits for student seeking graduation.
For two-and-a-half years (November 2011 to April 2014), he managed the day-to-day operations of the Notre Dame College (South Euclid, Ohio) athletic department fundraising events with a direct focus on external relations and sponsorship revenue generation. As the Falcons’ manager of athletic development, Smith led the athletic department to consecutive years of financial growth with over $10,000 of revenue generation from the sponsorship and marketing programs. He also increased fundraising revenue each year and netted $48,000 over two years from the school’s annual golf outing.
He served as a guest speaker and mentor for Phi Beta Sigma Incorporated at monthly youth club meetings for the Charlotte, N.C. alumni chapter from 2014-2019. He is a member of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) and the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professional (N4A).
Smith graduated from Robert Morris University (Coraopolis, Pa.) in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management. He was a four-year letterman on the basketball team at guard for the Colonials, leading the team in scoring as a junior (12.0 points per game), and was among the nation’s leaders in assists as a senior (6.4 per game). He completed a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2010, and earned a Master of Science in Sport and Administration from Winthrop University in 2019.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from Cleveland Central Catholic High School, where he earned All-State honors in basketball, football and baseball. His hobbies include reading, watching sports and traveling. He is married to the former Jessica Santiago; the couple has a daughter, Ariana, and a son, Kevin.
