College Sports Information Directors of America

2021-22 CoSIDA Member Recognition Week Resources & Links

• Join our November 8 (3 PM Eastern) Social Media Blitz
• Access social media templates for your personal feed
• Download our poster to post around your athletic department
• Download CoSIDA Week logos
• Download CoSIDA Week Broadcast and In-Game Scripts 
• CoSIDA Media Kit — Ideas for celebrating your communicators and creatives
• Share Images, Videos and Stories – Submit links, photos or videos to CoSIDA
• Past Years:  2020  |  2019  |  2018  |  2017  |  2016

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Join us November 3-9, 2021 for the sixth annual CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week. This year we want to celebrate ALL communications and creative professionals in college athletics. Take this opportunity to publicly thank everyone on your athletic communications and creative team.

Check this page (CoSIDA.com/ThankYourSID) regularly for resources, templates, graphics and more to help you recognize these important members of your athletic department. 

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CoSIDA Executive Board Approves New All-In Memberships for 2022-23

In an effort to provide greater advocacy and support for all communications and creative professionals, the CoSIDA Executive Board of Directors has approved an exciting new “All-In” membership model for 2022-23. Beginning in August 2022, institutions will be able to include an unlimited number of members in their CoSIDA memberships for one institutional rate. Click to learn more.
 

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Recapping 2021 CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week 
 

• Recapping the Sixth Annual CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week


CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week Features
(Click on each name to read their stories)



November 8-9, 2021: CoSIDA Member Spotlights

• Elisa Mitton – Windsor Sports Information Coordinator by Brandon Jones (CoSIDA)
• Shelly Poe – Auburn Assistant Athletics Director by Rob Knox (UNC Greensboro)
• Adam Prendergast – Troy Associate Director of Athletics/Communications & Creative Content by Chad Jackson (Armstrong State)
• Kristin Shaffer – Cumberlands Assistant Sports Information Director by Tommy Chasanoff (Cumberlands)

November 7, 2021: CoSIDA Member Spotlights

• Jason Brough – Portland Senior Associate Athletic Director by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA)
• Casey Parrott – Montana Western Sports Information/Athletics Facility Manager by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA)
• Justin Wilson – ACC Director of Communications by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA)

November 6, 2021: CoSIDA Member Spotlights

• Gladstone Harris – Bloomfield Sports Information Director by John Tagliaferri (Caldwell)
• Nick Huntimer – Dakota State Sports Information Director by Tommy Chasanoff (Cumberlands)
• Linnea Kangas – Wartburg Interim Sports Information Director by Chad Jackson (Georgia Southern)
• Ken Sweeten – Southern Connecticut State Associate AD/Athletic Communications by John Tagliaferri (Caldwell)

November 5, 2021: CoSIDA Member Spotlights

• Kelly-Ann Di Giulio Light – Dominican Associate AD/SWA/Director of Sports Information by John Tagliaferri (Caldwell)
• Chris Forman – Purdue Associate Strategic Commiunications Director/Director of Social Media by Brandon Jones (CoSIDA)
• Troy Sayles – Elon Assistant Director of Athletic Communications by Brandon Jones (CoSIDA)
• Ryan Wronkowicz – Lourdes Assistant AD/Sports Information Director [VIDEO] by Tommy Chasanoff (Cumberlands)

November 4, 2021: CoSIDA Member Spotlights

• Chris Attwood – SCIAC Assistant Executive Director by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA)
• Miya Garrett – Mountain West Conference Assistant Director, Strategic Communications by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA)
• Blake Long – Northeast Mississippi CC Sports Information Director & Assistant Public Information Officer by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA
• Rachel Vogel – Hofstra Director of Creative Content by Rob Knox (UNC Greensboro)

November 3, 2021: CoSIDA Member Spotlights

• Sydney Anderson – Shenandoah, Assistant Athletic Communications Director by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA)
• Eddie Morelos – Sun Bowl Association/Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Media Relations Director by Brandon Jones (CoSIDA)
• Steve Roe – Iowa, Assistant Athletic Director, Communications by Barb Kowal (CoSIDA
• Eric Trainer – Tennessee, Associate Director of Athletics Media Relations by Rob Knox (UNC Greensboro)

Social Media Campaign for Institutions/Teams/Organizations/Etc.
Join Us Monday, November 8 at 3 PM (Eastern) for mass social media post. 

Email beauwhite@cosida.com if you need assistance.

How to join in

1. Access the Canva Template - (Requires a free sign up and log in to Canva)
   1. Click here for the 1:1 square template
   2. Click here for the 1920x1080 horizontal template
2. Customize the graphic with your logo and organization or team name — it's up to you!
3. Post your graphic to your institutional/organizational/team social accounts at 3 PM on November 8.

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Spread the word!
Download and print this 8.5 x 11 flyer to post around your athletic department to let everyone know it is a week to celebrate athletics communications and creative staff.

• Click here to download and print the flyer

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Customize Social Media Posts For Your Personal Social Media

• Click here for the Canva templates - (Requires a free sign up and log in to Canva)
  • All templates are in a 1:1 square aspect ratio

Navigate the link above to create personalized graphics for your personal social media in support of CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week. The links will take you through a simple process of setting up a free Canva account, followed by easy steps to create and download your graphics. The whole process should take less than five minutes. Share these to any of your personal social media accounts any time between November 3-9. Make sure to tag @CoSIDAnews in your post and use hashtags #ThankYourSID, #SIDsMakeItHappen, or both. Email beauwhite@cosida.com if you need assistance.

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Recent stories:

• Russell Sage College rallies behind Ann King as she battles breast cancer (11/9/21) (WNYT Channel 13 in Albany, NY)
• Monday Profile: Getting others noticed at heart of Beyer's athletics communications job at The W (10/18/21) (The Dispatch)
• What Exactly Is An SID? (10/11/21) (Liberty Champion)
• WoSIDA Women To Watch: Dajah Mincey of Slippery Rock (10/6/21)
• The SID Life with Sean Farnsworth, Noel Rosales, Michelle Traen Traversie, Travis Webb and Lindy Zamora (10/1/21)
• Full-time athletics communicators adding value at the high school level (10/6/21)
• Staff cuts provide challenge and opportunity for Pete Moore & staff at Syracuse (10/1/21)
• Aimee Sinacola's Big Move (10/1/21)
• Young Professional Spotlight: Joel Nathan Russ - Succeeding in the face of uncertainty and adversity (10/1/21)
• Communicators Outside the Lines: Cody Soto (9/23/21)
• Old Dominion Football Team Psyched to Wear (Carol) Hudson Blue Against Buffalo on Saturday (9/23/21)
• NCCU's Kyle Serba Surprised With Endowed Scholarship In His Name By Former Student-Athletes (9/22/21)
• Roger Valdiserri Honored by Notre Dame (9/22/21)
• The SID Life with Embele Awipi, Valerie Every, Miles McQuiggan and Thomas Pool (9/1/21)
• Friends & Rivals: Veterans Bill Wagner (DePauw) and Brent Harris (Wabash) (9/1/21)
• New Grisham novel had a helping hand from North Carolina Central SID Kyle Serba (9/1/21)
• Young Professional Spotlight: Dani Gariglio - On the rise (9/1/21)

 

A lot of people used to tell me that my job didn’t really matter, that there was no way a little video changed the way the team was able to prepare and play.

I almost started to believe them.

Thank you, Coach, for the opportunity to do what I love. #WhatsNext https://t.co/Gqps1uP0Us

— Patrick Clancy (@impatrickclancy) September 22, 2021