Function, comfort, and technology converge when Beth Cunningham is doing her "homework."

Beth Cunningham, the head women's basketball coach at VCU, grew up in Bloomington, Ind. She is a 1997 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and still holds the record as the all-time leading scorer in the university's basketball history. When appointed to her position at VCU in 2003, she was the youngest head coach in the country. She currently serves on the Collegiate Committee for USA Basketball.

Cunningham and her husband, Dan, make their home near the VCU Monroe Campus. Their media room serves as a source of support and inspiration for Cunningham's intense collegiate-sports profession.

Cunningham uses the room daily and comments that it "was designed with function, comfort, and technology in mind," and adds, "It is equipped with a 50-inch Sony Bravia® LCD television, Verizon FIOS cable with Internet, wireless service, DVD, VHS, and TiVo.

"It enables me to use video equipment for watching film; DVD, VHS, TiVo, and I have Internet access in order to use Web-based recruiting databases."

Dan shares her passion for sports, particularly college basketball (naturally), college football, and tennis. He uses the media room as a reading room or to relax and spend time together with her. They are able to balance their home life with the demands of a collegiate career.

"My husband is very involved and supportive of our program. He understands the demands of the profession. He knows it is very time-consuming and not a typical 9-5 job with weekends free. He understands I have to travel a lot with games and recruiting, make numerous phone calls in the evening to recruit, and work weekends and evenings.

"There is not really a typical day for me. During the season, my days revolve primarily around preparing for practices and games and recruiting, which is non-stop, always recruiting! It's the lifeblood of a program!"