CoSIDA has expanded its 2015-16 continuing education programming, moving to a monthly series.
Capital One will serve as the presenting sponsor for this year's continuing education programming.
See the Fall 2015 continuing education schedule and on-demand links from the Aug. 20th session HERE.
Our next session takes place Thursday, Sept. 24 (2 pm Eastern) will focus on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program and the Academic All-America® Hall of Fame program:
CoSIDA's Academic All-America® program: Best practices in nominating, new logos, schedule & more (see below). The session can be acce

ssed online via a CoverItLive blog and via audio.
We will have a
CoverItLive blog so you can ask your questions or comment
during the continuing ed sessions. If you are unable to join us, we will provide on-demand access to the audio, transcript and blog from each call. The Fastscript transcripts are provided by corporate partner
ASAP Sports, CoSIDA's Instant Transcript Provider.
We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions on both! (See below for how to submit your questions.)
THURSDAY, Sept. 24
CoSIDA's Academic All-America® program: Best practices in nominating, new logos, schedule & more
Time: 2 pm ET / 1 pm CT / Noon MT / 11 am PT
Call-in Number: 1-866-951-1151
Passcode: 1641792#
CoverItLive blog LINK
DOWNLOADS & INFORMATION FOR THE CALL
• Academic All-America master schedule (nomination deadlines, release dates)
• Download the NEW LOGOS for CoSIDA Academic All-District, Academic All-America® and Academic All-America® Hall of Fame
• How to Maximize Your Academic All-District & Academic All-America® nominations
PDF doc
• Nominate for Academic All-America® Hall of Fame (Nov. 6 deadline)
LINK
• Presenters & Moderator
Moderator: Clark Teuscher (North Central College SID/Continuing Education Committee co-chair)
- Mark Fleming, Moravian College/AAA Committee; Coordinator, Academic All-America® Hall of Fame
Topic: Nomination process for the CoSIDA Academic All-Academic® Hall of Fame and best practices in putting together your information
- Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College/AAA Committee Co-Vice Chair, Publicity
Topic: 3-5 minute presentation on the CoSIDA Academic All-Academic® process from a publicity standpoin
t … What things do we find to be most important to glean out of the nominations when the committee puts together the releases? Why it's important to
update your nominations when student-athletes advance from the Academic All-District to the All-America ballot.
- Chris Masters, Notre Dame/CoSIDA Board of Directors
Topic: 3-5 minute presentation on the process of putting together CoSIDA Academic All-Academic® nominations … What your office can do in terms of organizationing materials for your student-athletes and putting the information together in a concise manner.
- Jim Seavey, Massachusetts Maritime/AAA Committee Associate Chair Marketing & Hall of Fame Event Operations
Topics: Emphasizing key points on participation in both the CoSIDA Academic All-Academic® and Academic All-America® Hall of Fame process. Review AAA master schedule and the three new logos for 2015-16 program (Academic All-District, Academic All-America, Academic All-America Hall of Fame)
DOWNLOADS & INFORMATION FOR THE CALL
•
Academic All-America master schedule (nomination deadlines, release dates)
•
Download the NEW LOGOS for CoSIDA Academic All-District, Academic All-America® and Academic All-America® Hall of Fame
• How to Maximize Your Academic All-District & Academic All-America® nominations
PDF doc
• Nominate for Academic All-America® Hall of Fame (Nov. 6 deadline)
LINK
Submit your questions or suggestions THREE WAYS:
1. Submit them via the “Cover It Live” blog which will accompany this call
2. Email your questions in advance to Barb Kowal at
barbkowal@cosida.com
3. Submit your questions via the CoSIDA Twitter account before the call:
@CoSIDAnews
Can't Join Us or Want to Review the Call? On-Demand Audio and Transcripts Provided
Courtesy of corporate partner ASAP Sports, CoSIDA's "Instant Transcript Provider," a
Fastscript® (full transcript) will be
available after the conclusion of each call.
That transcripts will be posted online at
CoSIDA.com and also will be emailed to the membership. Additionally, the audio from the calls will be archived on the website for on-demand use, and the link to that audio also will be sent to the membership.
2015-16 CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHEDULE
Presented by Capital One
Thr., Aug. 20: CoSIDA Resources: Committees, Continuing Ed, Mentorship & More Link to on-demand material
Thr., Sept. 24: CoSIDA's Academic All-America® program: Best practices in nominating, new logos, schedule & more
Thr., Oct. 15: New NCAA Basketball Rules Effecting Game Flow, Marketing & Statistics
Thr., Nov. 12: Handling Stress During the Athletic Crossover Seasons
Thr., Dec. 10: TBA
CoSIDA 3rd Vice President Rob Knox (Coppin State University Director of Sports Information) and the CoSIDA Continuing Education Committee are coordinating our live webinar/conference call continuing education program for 2015-16. See the monthly schedule for the fall semester below. The Continuing Education Committee is co-chaired by Clark Teuscher, North Central College Sports Information Director and Jeff Schwartz, Senior Associate Director of Athletic Communications at North Dakota State University.