Jacksonville University announced Wednesday its athletics department will move under the jurisdiction of student life.
The vice president for student life will oversee sports and the athletic director will relinquish his role.
Vanderbilt University performed similar restructuring last year.
"We haven't eliminated any teams or any coaches," Public Affairs Director John Daigle said. "Not a single position has been eliminated."
Hugh Durham is the current athletic director and head men's basketball coach. He will continue coaching but no longer will serve as athletic director.
"Jacksonville is in the process of going through a campus-wide budget restriction," Daigle said. "This move is part of an overall campus restructuring effort."
Jacksonville officials acted with the intent of better integrating student-athletes into the mainstream campus environment, Daigle said.
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