Chris Panter, who has over 25 years of experience in the field of athletic communications, was named the Athletic Communications Coordinator at Rowan University in September of 2021.
He comes to Glassboro after spending 17 years at Gwynedd Mercy University as the Sports Information Director. At Gwynedd, he was responsible for the maintenance of the athletics website with game recaps and feature stories along with updated statistical information, photos, rosters, schedules, and more. He helped launch the Griffins' new website in the Fall of 2010 via SIDEARM/ICS, one of the leaders in college athletic websites, to help streamline the constant updates of information not mention give it a new and exciting look. He also oversaw the photography of player and team photos along with action shots at selected home and away events. Panter was also the social media director of the athletic departments' Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts as well as the point person for the livestreaming video of the home contests.
Panter also has assisted in the media relation departments of local NCAA Tournament Regionals/Contests, including the 2022 and 2016 Division I Men's Basketball Regional in Philadelphia, the 2016 Division II Men's Basketball East Regional at Holy Family, and the 2008 Division III Men's Basketball First and Second Rounds at Ursinus among others.
Prior to Gwynedd Mercy, Panter spent three years as the Sports Information Director at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. (2001-04). While at CUA, he implemented webcasts for Cardinal Football, serving as producer for all games among his sports information duties.
During the 2000-01 season, he was a member of the Lehigh University Athletic Communications staff as an intern, getting hands-on experience at the Division I level. From 1998 to 2000, he was an assistant at Rutgers-Camden University. He has also spent time with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and as a sports reporter for the Courier Post (N.J.)
Panter is a 1998 graduate of Wesley College where he was member of the football team, playing under head coach Mike Drass. An avid Philadelphia Sports Fan, he is originally from Voorhees, New Jersey and graduated from Eastern High School. He resides in Berlin, N.J. with his wife, Kellie and stepson, Jackson.
