This week, CoSIDA is launching a new quarterly magazine, CoSIDA360, available in digital and print format. CoSIDA members will be receiving the inaugural February issue over the next week at their campus mailing addresses, so check your mail!
The glossy stock magazine makes its debut with a mid-February edition and will publish quarterly thereafter, with future 2016 scheduled dates of May, August and November.
The CoSIDA360 magazine's aim is to celebrate telling our members' stories, to educate our members, and to advocate for the profession and its professionals. The print magazine is being mailed to every current CoSIDA member and also is being distributed to athletic directors, conference commissioners and CoSIDA external stakeholders.
You can view the digital version of the magazine's inaugural February issue at this link:
http://mydigitalpublication.com/publication?i=288848
This is the latest CoSIDA membership initiative undertaken during the 2015-16 academic year which includes the January 26th launch of our
CoSIDAConnect online community, the
CoSIDA mentorship program, new
text messaging service, and
CoSIDA After Hours social program.
Writing in the inaugural February issue, CoSIDA president
Judy Willson of the Mountain West Conference notes that “Our new magazine will share stories and ideas from every angle. Think of this as your quarterly alumni magazine for CoSIDA with a little bit of everything about the association and the profession.”
Each issue will feature member stories as they share professional experiences and experiences outside the office and in their families and communities; specific columns on CoSIDA initiatives; infographics and charts on current topics affecting CoSIDA members and the communications industry; insight and commentary on trending communications topics; guest columns from, or features on, key figures in college athletics; first-person narratives, and more.
A sampling of February's issue; you will find articles and features on:
• "When Saying 'No' is Not a Negative" and "7 Steps to Navigating the Tough Conversation" features with perspectives from numerous CoSIDA members, ADs, commissioners, coaches and the media
• first-person commentaries from
Rob Carolla (Big 12 Conference, CoSIDA 2nd vice president) who talks about the importance of fully disconnecting at times;
Cindy Potter (Columbia College [Mo.], NAIA-SIDA president), discussing balancing multiple job duties and family life; and
Dr. Geoff Sherman (Marion University) who serves as a sports management college instructor and interviews other CoSIDA members in similar roles
• features on
Tommy Chasanoff, Savannah College of Art who refuses to let cerbral palsy effect his career; SIDs crossing divisions for jobs; "Five Questions" with
Eric Hess of Southern Illinois; and
Wendy Mayer (Purdue University, CoSIDA convention programming committee) who is profiled in an "Event and Road Trippin' " Q&A
• infographic on CoSIDA membership
• "storage wars" - solutions on managing photo and video digital files
There is a five-person editorial team for CoSIDA360: board member and CoSIDA secretary
Jeff Hodges, North Alabama Assistant Athletic Director/Communications; and CoSIDA staff members
Doug Vance, Executive Director;
Barb Kowal, Director of External Affairs;
Will Roleson, Director of Internal Operations/Treasurer; and
Laurie Bollig, Director of Membership Engagement.
The CoSIDA360 art and production and sale support team is Innovative Publishing (
innovativepublishing.com), which specializes in creating custom publications for associations and businesses.
Want to contribute or make a suggestion for the magazine?
If you have story ideas or want to be a contributor to CoSIDA360, please contact a member of the editorial team:
Jeff Hodges: Phone: 256/765-4595 Email:
sportsinformation@una.edu
Doug Vance: Phone: 785/691-7708 Email:
dougvance@cosida.com
Barb Kowal: Phone: 512/739-1234 Email:
barbkowal@cosida.com
Will Roleson: Phone:
317/490-2905 Email:
willroleson@cosida.com
Laurie Bollig: Phone: 913/707-0365 Email:
lauriebollig@cosida.com