Former Tusculum University basketball forward Steve Anderson was named the athletic department’s designee for diversity and inclusion in August 2020.

Anderson, a 2004 Tusculum graduate, also serves as Multicultural Retention Coach in Tusculum’s Office of Student Support Services, a post he has held since 2018.

Anderson leads the athletic department’s diversity and inclusion efforts in helping create and sustain a university-wide culture that understands that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to the University’s mission.

Anderson previously served at the Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy where he spent 14 years on the faculty there where he taught mathematics at the middle school and high school levels

His professional experience also includes three summers with the Wyoming Youth Services in Ohio where he served as a youth counselor.

The Cincinnati, Ohio native was a member of the TU men’s basketball program from 2000-2002 where he played in 43 games with three starts for the Pioneers. He totaled 91 points, 65 rebounds and shot 43 percent from the field during his TU career. His 2001-2002 squad posted a seven-win improvement from the season before and led the country in scoring defense allowing just 57.1 points per game.