Thank you for taking the time to read this month’s e-newsletter. Best of luck to everyone in this very busy winter-to-spring sports crossover period!
Please link to the subheaders below which will take you to the different sections of the March 2012 e-newsletter where you can read more on each subject.
Due to how extra busy everyone is during the month of March, we will have no continuing education sessions during that time. We plan to resume continuing education sessions in April.
• CoSIDA sponsored two continuing education sessions in February:
Feb 9- “SAAC Leaders, Student-Athletes and You”
Nearly 130 participated in this hour-long session with student-athletes from Division I, II and III institutions who are active in their on-campus SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) and the NCAA national SAAC program.
This session was designed as a Q&A format as both the student-athletes and CoSIDA members talked about publicity/promotions efforts, best practices for student-athletes when it comes to using social media, and how best to promote on-field and community/SAAC efforts and events. Moderatoring the call was CoSIDA 3rd Vice President Eric McDowell (Union College - N.Y.) who coordinates the 2012 continuing ed program. Participants were:
• Christopher Everett, Jr. of Western Carolina University (NCAA Div. I), a senior football player; David Pillen of Abilene Christian University (NCAA Div. II), a junior football student-athlete; Brett Halvaks of California Lutheran University (NCAA Div. III); a senior track and field student-athlete; and Dalaine Whitlock a junior soccer student-athlete from Concordia University, Texas (NCAA Div. III).
Feb 23- “Helping Our Colleagues: Gaining Personal Balance”
A total of 118 participated in this popular session which generated many questions from CoSIDA members. The presenters gave advice and tips about achieving work-personal life balance for athletic communicators. They spoke of balancing your personal life with the demands of the sports communications profession - especially as we head into March, one of the busiest months for all CoSIDA members. The presenters were married and single SIDs. The main presenter of this session was FAME, CoSIDA's Female Athletic Media Relations Executives group. Eric McDowell served as moderator and presenting were:
• Natalia Ciccone, Pac-12 Conference (Div. I)- Assistant Commissioner, Communications and FAME Co-Chair
• Dave Reed, Colorado College (Div. I and Div. III athletics)- Associate Director, Athletics Media Relations
• Amie Canfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Div. I and Div. III athletics)- Sports Information Assistant
• Chris Holtz, California Pacific Conference (NAIA)- Sports Information Director
On-Demand Availability of Continuing Ed Sessions
Did you miss an education session or want to review the material? Each educational session is available to CoSIDA members on-demand.
To listen to the Feb. 9th audio archive, see the ASAP Sports Fastscripts full transcripts and read the CoverITLive blog HERE. See the on-demand information from the Feb. 23 session HERE.
The audio archives are courtesy of TRZ Sports/TEAMLINE - CoSIDA’s official conference call provider, while ASAP Sports is CoSIDA’s official instant transcript provider.
• As mentioned above, CoSIDA 3rd VP Eric McDowell (Union- N.Y.) coordinates our continuing education initiatives this year. If you have ideas in this regard or want to coordinate/moderate a specific session, please contact him at mcdowele@union.edu .
• NewTek, CoSIDA’s official continuing education video archive provider, is making available several taped sessions from the Marco Island CoSIDA Convention held this past June. The CoSIDA Board would like to thank NewTek for its support of this continuing education initiative.
• The online registration and hotel reservation systems for the St. Louis Convention are found at this Convention page: http://cosida.com/workshops/convention12.aspx
The Convention takes place Saturday-Tuesday, June 23-26 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel (800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, 
Missouri 63101).
• Registration & Hotel Details
PREREGISTRATION FEES: $280 for non-CoSIDA members, $195 for CoSIDA members and $195 for spouses, friends and children. Deadline for the pre-registration is June 1, 2012. Everyone who wishes to attend any of the events must be registered. These registration fees have held steady at same price point for the last three years. Go directly to the Convention registration site, coordinated by Sports Systems, HERE.
HOTEL ROOM RATES: Per night, the hotel room rate is $162.50 for single/double. If you require reservations for a triple (3 per room) or quad room (4 per room) they are at the following rates: triple $182.50; quads $202.50. As part of the CoSIDA Convention package, Convention attendees will receive wireless in-room discounts and will enjoy a reduced daily parking fee. Direct link to Convention room reservations.
PAY ANNUAL DUES FOR 2012-13: Additionally beginning on Feb. 1, CoSIDA members can pay for 2012-13 annual dues, and those dues will cover the period from purchase through September 15 of 2013. PLEASE NOTE: PAYING COSIDA CONVENTION REGISTRATION does NOT cover your dues payment – that is a separate payment/transaction. Link to the CoSIDA membership/dues page HERE.
• The initial convention program, as of Feb. 29, is listed on the CoSIDA.com Convention page. Changes and details will continue and the schedule will be updated continuously.
• Capital One Special Awards Gala
ESPN commentator and personality Rece Davis will once again be the emcee at the Capital One Special Awards Gala to be held on the evening of June 25. Also, noted sportscaster and long-time Academic All-America program supporter Dick Enberg has agreed to come to St. Louis to personally present the 2012 Enberg Award during the Special Awards Gala. Enberg also will host a panel discussion on June 25.
• Convention Social Schedule
A “Kickoff Welcome Reception” will take place in the Exhibitor Hall area on Saturday, June 23 (6 p.m/) and ESPN’s annual reception will take place Sunday, June 24, (also at 6 p.m.).
On Tuesday, June 26 we will close the annual convention with a Farewell Party at Busch Stadium in late afternoon/early evening. That event will include a special presentation to the CoSIDA membership by Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith. Food/beverages will be served at the conclusion of “The Wizard’s” presentation. See information on Smith and the presentation announcement HERE.
CoSIDA’s Kickoff Luncheon is set for Sunday, June 24 and the CoSIDA Hall of Fame Luncheon will be held Monday, June 25. As mentioned, the evening of June 25 finds the Capital One Special Awards Gala taking place.
• CoSIDA 2nd VP Shelley Poe (Ohio State) is coordinating the overall program for the St. Louis Convention. She is in the process of finalizing the first full draft of the potential program for review by members of the Program Committee and reps from the CoSIDA Board. Contact Poe at poe.45@osu.edu.
• Blake Timm (Pacific- Oregon), chair of the College Division Management Advisory Committee, and Charles Bloom (Southeastern Conference), chair of the University Division Management Advisory Committee, are coordinating specific “college division” programming concepts (joint NCAA DII and DIII and NAIA) and ”university division” (NCAA Division I based) for the St. Louis Convention. If you have specific programming concepts for those sessions please contact them soon at timmbr@pacificu.edu or cbloom@sec.org.
CoSIDA was represented at the following event during February:
• Feb 9-11: National Sports Industry Network Conference, Washington D.C. (Executive Director John Humenik)
CoSIDA’s leadership is currently scheduled to be represented at the following events/ meetings during the next few months:
• March 2: Big Ten Women's Basketball Championship, Indianapolis (Will Roleson)
• March 8 & 10: Big Ten Men's Basketball Championship, Indianapolis (Will Roleson)
• March 30-April 1: Men’s Final Four , New Orleans (John Humenik)
• March 31- April 3: Women’s Final Four, Denver (Barb Kowal)
• April 13-15: NAIA National Convention, Newport Beach, CA (John Humenik)
NACDA
• Each month, dating back to 2009-10, CoSIDA’s leadership discusses our organization and profession via a “CoSIDA Corner” column that is published in NACDA’s Athletics Administration Magazine. The most recent column, appearing the March 2012 issue was written by Shelly Poe (Ohio State), CoSIDA 2nd Vice President and can be found HERE. Poe writes about CoSIDA’s upcoming 2012 Convention programming – and encourages athletic administrators to support their CoSIDA members' participation in St. Louis. The February 2012 column was penned by Sam Atkinson (Gallaudet), Chair of the CoSIDA Goodwill and Wellness Committee. Atkinson writes about CoSIDA’s annual community volunteer program/outreach efforts during our Conventions and talks about the committee’s new initiatives – encouraging a work-life balance and healthier lifestyles for CoSIDA members.
The NACDA magazine, which is published in October, November, December, February, March, April, June and August, is sent to more than 10,000 university and athletics administrators. That, combined with the exposure that CoSIDA receives via NACDA’s daily email blast, provides CoSIDA incredible exposure, something that was not the case prior to CoSIDA’s partnership agreement with NACDA that was agreed to in Dec. of 2008.
• A “transition team” is being put into place by CoSIDA’s leadership to start to deal with various management and organizational matters associated with the joint June 2013 CoSIDA/NACDA convention in Orlando. At this time our organizational team includes Joe Hornstein (CoSIDA 1st VP), Shelley Poe (Ohio State- CoSIDA 2nd VP), Eric McDowell (Union College- N.Y., CoSIDA 3rd VP), Nick Joos (Baylor- CoSIDA Past President), Julie Work (NACDA Associate Director), Kevin Keys (Liberty), Anne Abicht (St. Cloud State), Ann King (The Sage Colleges) and CoSIDA staff members Barb Kowal, Will Roleson and John Humenik. Representing NACDA on the team are Senior Associate Executive Director Pat Manak and Assistant Executive Director Julie Work.
That group conducted a conference call on Feb 21 and among the topics discussed was building a schedule concept draft for the 2013 convention (June 12-15 in Orlando); updating a CoSIDA/NACDA Convention “Frequently Asked Questions” document; and other educational ways to updated the membership on this new endeavor, including how best to use time during the St. Louis Convention to discuss the NACDA partnership.
NAIA
• NAIA-SIDA President Jay Stancil (Union, KY) conducted a conference call with that group’s Board of Directors on Feb. 9. The next call is scheduled for March 8. Stancil reports that the group discussed the following matters in February:
- 1. The NAIA Convention update: Chad Waller and Jay Stancil will work on the panel “How to Market Your University Using Your Athletic Department.” Ron Smith, Cindy Fotti and John Humenik are scheduled to host a session on “How Strategic Communications Can Be Used at the NAIA.” Meetings will be set up at the convention with the presidents/chairs of the NAIA-ADA and NAIA-ACA and John Humenik.
- NAIA-SIDA Convention: Fees to be $45 with registration form going online soon for the St. Louis meeting. Lori Joseph of the NAIA will attend, and NAIA CEO and President Jim Carr hopes to attend.
- NAIA-SIDA Constitution update: Jay Stancil, Sam Ghrist (Cascade Conference) and Alan Grosbach (NAIA) will meet to iron out the language issues and updating of the constitution.
- NAIA-SIDA Leadership has contacted CoSIDA Director of External Affairs Barb Kowal on the possibility of NAIA-SIDA using CoSIDA’s webinar capabilities for continuing education opportunities within NAIA membership.
Division III
• DIII-SIDA President Larry Happel (Central College- Iowa) conducted a conference call with that group’s Board of Directors on February 14. During the call CoSIDA Director of Internal Operations Will Roleson asked the board for feedback on their use of the CoSIDA E-Directory and for advice on how to make the directory more accurate. They reviewed a request by CoSIDA President Tom Di Camillo (Pac West Conference) for opinions/concerns about the new generation Stat Crew software.Board members reported that they have received little information from Stat Crew and intend to continue using Stat Crew’s Legacy software for now.
Board members also discussed NCAA Division III Week (April 6-15). Jack Copeland, who is coordinating the NCAA’s Division III Identity Initiative, provided some useful information and indicated that there would be a further discussion with the board during a planned Feb. 23 NCAA DIII staff/D3 SIDA Board conference call. Copeland also asked for three volunteers to serve on a panel that would view materials prepared by Division III SIDs to promote the Division III Identity Initiative and to determine which SIDs most deserve recognition for their work. Three board members agreed to serve: Dave Wrath (Augustana College -Ill.), Ira Thor (New Jersey City University) and Jim Seavey (Massachusetts Maritime Academy).
• Division III Vice President Dan Dutcher and other Division III leaders from the NCAA national office held a February 23rd conference call with the D3SIDA board. Jack Copeland, a NCAA DIII consultant, provided an update on the Division III Identity Initiative. The NCAA is providing a promotional kit and a $500 credit to purchase Division III identity items. Also reviewed were new social media initiatives, Division III’s work with the Special Olympics, new co-brandable promotional videos and Division III week April 9-16. Responding to an earlier D3SIDA proposal, Dutcher asked D3SIDA leaders to assist in creating a new Division III/CoSIDA strategic communications working group, partnering with the Division III Commissioners Association and the Division III Management Council. Dan’s request was enthusiastically received by D3SIDA board members.
Division I
• University Division Management Advisory Chair Charles Bloom (SEC) sent CoSIDA Vice Presidents Eric McDowell and Shelley Poe some specific topics for DI specific continuing education conference calls and the St. Louis convention programming.
• The following committees conducted conference calls during the month of February: Academic All- America (with Co-Chairs Bernie Cafarelli of Notre Dame and Mark Beckenbach of Ohio Wesleyan) on Feb. 3 and 22; New Media/Technology (Chair Chris Syme) on Feb. 7; Special Awards (Chair Tam Flarup of Wisconsin) on Feb. 21; and Writing Committee (Chair Wade Steinlage of William Penn) on Feb. 21.
• As Chair of the Special Awards Committee, Flarup coordinated the selection process for the 2012 CoSIDA Hall of Fame class and all the 2012 CoSIDA Special Awards. Current CoSIDA Hall of Famers voted from Feb. 2-19 on the nominated Hall of Fame list, and those eligible for induction were presented to the CoSIDA Board of Directors for approval on Feb. 24. The Special Awards Committee - with 100 percent participation - voted on the Special Awards and Hall of Fame slates. The new inductees and award winners will be announced soon and all will be honored at the June CoSIDA St. Louis Convention.
• Access the Academic All-America master schedule for nomination deadlines/team announcements, the AAA Committee list of chairs, vice-chairs and district representatives and the district nominating/voting maps for all four divisions.
• Check CoSIDA.com for the four Capital One Academic All-District and Academic All-America® 
Basketball Academic Teams which were announced Feb. 20-23. Teams are selected in Division I, Division II, Division III and College Division (NAIA, two-year and Canadian student-athletes).
NOTE: Deadlines for nominations and voting and updating First Team Academic All-District honorees' bio information (they advance to the national AAA ballot) will be strictly adhered to. There will be no extensions and no exceptions if the deadlines are missed. Please plan appropriately to make sure your information in place to meet the respective deadlines and that the people at your school who will be nominating student-athletes are paid members of CoSIDA for the 2011-12 year.
If you have questions regarding the nomination criteria for the AAA program, or other questions relating to the awards program, please click HERE and closely review the information page and FAQ document on the CoSIDA website which we believe will address your question.
• The Board and Academic All-America® Committee leadership remind CoSIDA members that CoSIDA's "Academic All-America®"mark is federally registered. As such, CoSIDA members must help the Board and AAA Committee monitor the wrongful use of this registered trademark. If you see any other organizations, including coaching associations, using this registered trademark, immediately contact CoSIDA Executive Director John Humenik (jhumenik@bellsouth.net) or Academic All-America Committee member Dick Lipe (rlipe@bentley.edu). We will have our legal counsel, Collegiate Images, follow up with a letter regarding infringement of our federally registered mark and they will be asked to "cease and desist" from future use of that mark.
Many times during the year we find that our own membership is using "Academic All-America®" in releases that they prepare for student-athletes receiving academic achievement awards from other organizations - when in fact those organizations refer to their awards as "All-Academic," "Scholar-Athlete," "Academic All-Star," etc. We remind CoSIDA members to be cognizant of only using "Academic All-America®" in relation to CoSIDA's Capital One partnership program. There are NO exceptions and you should make sure your administrative staff and coaches understand that they do not have the right to take another award that is being presented for combined academic/athletic excellence by coach’s associations or other organizations and change it to “Academic All-America®” instead of its appropriate title given by that awarding organization.
• The Publications Contest information and upcoming deadlines can be found HERE; deadlines vary throughout the year. Questions can be sent to Publications Chair Chad Grubbs (Hardin-Simmons) at cgrubbs@hsutx.edu.
• Nomination forms and details for the CoSIDA Scholarship & Grant Program are available for CoSIDA scholarship/grants to be awarded for the 2012-13 academic year. Carol Hudson, Jr. (Old Dominion) is Chair of the Scholarship Committee and questions can be directed to him at chudson@odu.edu. CoSIDA members are encouraged to nominate worthy candidates for undergraduate scholarship and post-graduate scholarship monies available via the Fred Nuesch-Dave Wohlhueter Undergraduate Scholarships, Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship and Wylie Smith Postgraduate Scholarship. Additionally, any institution in need of boosting its media relations/sports information office and in search of funding for a graduate internship position also is encouraged to apply for the Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant. There are April/May deadlines for these awards.
• During the month of February, 20 CoSIDA-based stories appeared on NACDA’s Daily Review email blast. There were 20 Daily Review emails during the month. Through the Daily Review email, thousands of university and athletics administrators are exposed to professional and organizational news. This outreach primarily came about due to CoSIDA’s decision in December 2008 to become an affiliated partner within the NACDA organizational umbrella.
• Also in February, three CoSIDA-based features/stories were circulated a total of six times on the NCAA Daily News Direct email blast.
• In February, 39 articles were posted on CoSIDA.com. The CoSIDA Twitter page had 331 tweets/postings, all of them of an informative nature with breaking news and timely topics for athletic communication professionals.
• The CoSIDA LinkedIn group surpassed the 1,000-member mark in February. The group now has 1,068 members and is actively holding discussions, soliciting final convention panelists and sharing articles and videos of interest to athletic communicators.
• Clay Stoldt, Chair of the Sports Management Program at Wichita State and a former SID at that school, has worked with Barb Kowal and John Humenik to complete his survey/study with our CoSIDA membership on the growing use of social media in college athletics. That survey concluded in mid-January after being circulated four times to the membership via email and four times via the weekly Communications Watch email. Thanks to the 500-plus CoSIDA members who participated in the survey. Stoldt is gathering and analyzing the information and plans to present his findings at the St. Louis convention and also will provide a summary of his research to CoSIDA’s membership.
• Joe Moore, a former SID at Central Missouri who now teaches in that school’s Department of Communications, recently completed his dissertation on “Influence in the Collegiate Sports PR Community.” CoSIDA’s Board of Directors and its various leadership groups agreed to work with Moore on this project at the 2010 San Francisco Convention.
The completed project, which included interviews with CoSIDA’s Board, divisional leadership groups and participation by nearly 300 CoSIDA members, was provided by John Humenik to the CoSIDA Board of Directors and the various divisional leadership presidents/chairs on Dec. 14. Moore is preparing a survey on this topic which he will provide to athletic directors. An executive summary of the report will be produced by Moore/Humenik and provided to the CoSIDA membership in the future. Moore also plans to attend the St. Louis Convention and present his findings to the Board and to the membership.
CoSIDA is proud to announce that TextCaster of Kansas City, MO has joined our corporate partner family. Under the partnership agreemen
t that was signed on Jan. 12, TextCaster (Rob Sweeney- CEO and Mike Sadler- VP for Sports Marketing) becomes “CoSIDA’s official and exclusive text messaging services provider and partner “ from January 2012- June 1, 2013.
The agreement has an immediate benefit for every CoSIDA member via the CoSIDA Connections text-messaging service sign-up process. This agreement enables CoSIDA to now text message its membership with important deadlines dates and information. If you would like to receive notification from CoSIDA via this method please go HERE to register for the services.
• Executive Director John Humenik is working with officials from the NFL Communications Department (Cory Rush and Greg Aiello) to assist the NFL - as a part of its $10,000 sponsorship inventory for the upcoming convention and 2012-13 academic year - with publicizing the NFL’s internships for the 2012 season. Rush will be working with the league’s individual teams and NFL office in New York to compile a single document listing all such internships that the NFL will offer for the 2012 year. That document will then be provided to Director of External Affairs Barb Kowal and it be sent via email to all of our members as well as posted on the website. The NFL staff plans to provide this to CoSIDA at some point in March or April.
• Director of External Affairs Barb Kowal and Director of Internal Operations Will Roleson worked with the Membership Services Committee – chaired by Blake Timm (Pacific-Ore.) on the CoSIDA.com Online Reference and Resource Library. Timm and Kowal developed the online structure and sub-categories and links to features, how to’s, videos and PDFs have been built and the Library will now be tested. The launch of the Resource Library is scheduled for mid-March. This concept is also being reviewed with groups outside of CoSIDA, especially the AD groups, so that it can be helpful to these administrators with information on strategic communications planning and crisis management. Kowal and John Humenik have worked with Executive Director of the D1-A AD Association Dutch Baughman after he had indicated there was a strong desire for AD’s to use the CoSIDA resource library for this information.
• Director of External Affairs Barb Kowal and Director of Internal Operations Will Roleson worked with the Membership Services Committee - chaired by Blake Timm (Pacific-Ore.) - on the CoSIDA.com Online Reference and Resource Library. Timm and Kowal have developed the online structure and sub-categories are being finalized and tested. The launch of the Resource Library is scheduled for later in March. This concept is also being reviewed with groups outside of CoSIDA, especially the AD groups, so that it can be helpful to them as it relates to such library concepts as crisis planning and crisis management. Kowal and John Humenik have worked with Executive Director of the D1-A AD Association Dutch Baughman after he had indicated there was a strong desire for AD’s to work with CoSIDA in this type of resource information.
• CoSIDA’s fund raising organizational team for the 2012 convention is actively soliciting sponsorships. That team of Joe Hornstein, Shelley Poe (Ohio State), Larry Dougherty (Temple), Justin Doherty (Wisconsin), Nick Joos (Baylor), John Paquette (Big East), Joe Browning (UNC- Wilmington ), Kent Brown (Illinois), Dave Wohlhueter, Jeff Hodges, Will Roleson, Barb Kowal and John Humenik has started to contact over 120 firms/organizations with regard to their support for the CoSIDA St. Louis Convention. • During February the following 27 groups pledged sponsorship support for the St. Louis Convention: National Football League ($10,000 - Greg Aiello), CBS Sports Network.com/Stat Crew ($6,250 - Rob Schupler/ Monica Pellman), Rose Bowl Game ($5,000 - Gina Chaffin), Sugar Bowl ($5000 - John Sudsbury), Fiesta Bowl ($5000 - Andy Bagnato), Heisman Memorial Trust ($5000 - Rob Whalen), Provations Group ($1750 - Jai Giffin), NCAA Football (Bret Krift - $1000), Football Bowl Association ($1000 - Charlie Fiss), Football Writers Association of America ($1000 - Steve Richardson), Big 12 Conference (Bob Burda - $750), SEC ($500 - Charles Bloom), Big Ten Conference ($500 - Diane Dietz), Colonial Athletic Association ($500 - Tom Yeager), Missouri Valley Conference ($500 - Doug Elgin), CollegePress Box.Com ($500 - Ted Gangi), Alamo Bowl ($500 - Rick Hill), Awards Recognition Association ($500 - Dave Bergeson), Licensing Resource Group ($500 - Lewis Hardy), ACC ($500 - Michael Kelley), Horizon League ($500 - Bill Benner), Paul Hornung Award ($500 - Karl Schmitt), USBWA ($500 - Joe Mitch), Big East Conference ($500 - John Paquette), Big Ten Network ($500), Cotton Bowl ( $500 - Charlie Fiss) and The Sporting News (Laura Dantzler).
• The following companies/sponsors have CoSIDA "official provider" recognition for the balance of the 2011-12 academic year:
Capital One - Entitlement rights holder for CoSIDA's Academic All-America® program
SIDEARM - Official provider of CoSIDA's website (including Academic All-America online nomination and selection system, Career Center, Online Directory, awards and online membership systems)
ASAP Sports - CoSIDA's official instant transcripts provider
TextCaster - CoSIDA's official and exclusive text messaging services provider and partner
Expion - CoSIDA's official social media advisor
NewTek - CoSIDA's official continuing education video archive provider
TRZ Sports/Teamline - CoSIDA's official teleconference call provider
Eclaro Sports - CoSIDA's official career development partner
Sports Systems - CoSIDA's official online convention registration provider
Populous - CoSIDA's official convention registration badge printer and provider
XOS Digital/Collegiate Images - CoSIDA's official legal services provider for the Academic All-America® program
The 2011 sponsorship directory can be accessed HERE. We ask that you be aware of all of CoSIDA's sponsorship partners.
• The new membership period for 2012-13 has begun. For those who want to renew or for those who want to join CoSIDA, if you renew Feb. 1, 2012 and beyond, your membership period after Feb. 1, 2012 covers you through September 15, 2013. If you have already purchased a 2011-12 CoSIDA membership, that membership is active for the next seven months - though September 15, 2012.
As voted on by the CoSIDA Board, the 2012-13 dues are as follows:
• Active: $115 – increase of $20 from last year
Those who work at a college/university/conference media relations office or a CoSIDA affiliate office.
• Associate: $125 – increase of $20
Those who are employed at an organization which works with - or in - intercollegiate athletics but does not work directly on a campus or in a conference office.
• Student: $35 – increase of $10
Interns, graduate assistants, graduate students/interns, undergraduate student assistants/interns.
Directly access the CoSIDA membership/dues page HERE at our CoSIDA "Membership Benefits/Purchase a Membership" webpage.
AFTER SEPT. 15, 2012 a $30.00 late fee wil be accessed if dues are paid after that date. EXCEPTIONS TO THIS SEPT. 15, 2012 $30.00 LATE FEE: Any first-time CoSIDA member, and any professional who is in transition or changing jobs after Sept. 15, will pay only the regular membership fees listed above ($35.00, $115.00 or $125.00). The late fee will be assessed to only those currently in positions as of Sept. 15.
Please remember: you must be a current CoSIDA member to nominate for - and vote on - Capital One Academic All-America® All-District Team honors.
If you have any questions in this regard, please contact Will Roleson (willroleson@cosida.com), CoSIDA’s Director of Internal Operations.
CoSIDA E-Directory information
• For those who have moved into a new position or who have had staff changes recently are reminded to update their personal and/or organizational CoSIDA E-Directory information. There is an online directory and a PDF version of the directory. You can access your information and update it and/or request custodial status of your organization's account so you can update staff and organizational information, pay dues online, etc., by going HERE. Questions? Please contact Will Roleson, CoSIDA Director of Internal Operations, at willroleson@cosida.com.
• Access the updated calendar of events/deadlines for the March 1-May 31 period HERE. We encourage all members to review this closely so you are aware of important dates and deadlines.