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From the desk of Cindy Potter - How are you using your seat the table?
Cindy reflects on an important message she heard while representing CoSIDA at the 2022 NCAA Convention around the idea of 'leading from where you are.'
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As CoSIDA leadership continues to progress through its strategic branding research, CoSIDA Third Vice President Kevin Trainor of Arkansas offers five things about the evolution of CoSIDA that are leading our organization toward change. Click to read
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Black History Month: Father to Son Promotion
Fayetteville State's Adrian Ferguson relishes rare opportunity to tell the story of his football-playing son Jordan. Click to read
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Strategic and creative communicators at Austin Peay make a great team
Austin Peay uses a collaborative approach with its strategic and creative communications staff to the benefit of Governors' student-athletes and fans. Click to read
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Keonte' Herrera – Through My Lens
Available on your preferred podcast platform.
"Don't give up at the first no. Don't stop trying, don't stop seeking." Keonte' Herrera joined LSU in September 2021 as the primary contact for softball and volleyball. Click to read and listen
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Young professionals spotlight – Jordan Sarnoff: Youngest men's basketball SID in the country
The sophomore at Fairleigh Dickinson is in his second year working with the Knights and first as the men's basketball media relations contact. Click to read
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Back to college
Jeff Evans, Steve Fink, Pete Moris, Paul Rovnak, Jimmy Stanton, Ross Taylor and Brent Williamson all once worked in pro sports but have made the move back to college campuses. They share their career tracks, tips and stories in their own words. Click to read
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| Advocate • Connect • Educate • Honor • Support |
 Diversity & Inclusion: Fostering a welcoming environment means getting to know people for more than what you outwardly see
Chad Cooper of Drexel, and a Jewish member of the LGBTQ+ community, experiences microaggressions on a regular basis. He shares more about what he has learned attending NCAA Common Ground, his advocacy as part of the CoSIDA Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and his work co-leading initiatives in the Middle American Conference.
"I'm in a unique situation because the types of diversity I have within me aren't outwardly visible, which both makes me lucky, but also leaves me open to people making judgments about me because they think we are the same, which has led to a lot of microaggressions." Click to read
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| #CoSIDA22 Convention |
 #CoSIDA22 Convention hits Las Vegas June 26-29
Registration and hotel reservations open Feb. 9; great rates available
For the first time in three years, CoSIDA members and associates will gather in-person for the association's annual convention. The #CoSIDA22 Convention will be held June 26-29 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas and will mark our first convention in the West since 2010 in San Francisco.
Registration and hotel reservations will open Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Noon (ET) on CoSIDA.com.
Early-bird registration fees (through April 8) are $350 for members, $450 for non-members and $200 for undergraduate student members, which are the same rates that were planned for the 2020 convention in Las Vegas that was canceled due to the pandemic.
Nightly hotel rates start at only $165 at Mandalay Bay and $195 at Delano. The convention block often fills up quickly so reserve your room early.
New this year will be a CoSIDA Awards Night ceremony on June 27, including the presentation of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class. The annual Academic All-America Hall of Fame induction ceremony will move to a luncheon on June 28.
Educational programming will include sessions on optimizing social media content, crisis communications, working with coaches, mental health and wellness, NCAA LiveStats, the 50th anniversary of Title IX, working with coaches and improving your writing skills as well as the annual CoSIDA/NACMA social media panel and many others.
The always-popular Divisional Day will be held on Tuesday, June 28.
Check out CoSIDA.com/2022convention for more information regarding on everything #CoSIDA22.
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2022 CoSIDA Convention Grant application deadline is Feb. 4 at Midnight (ET)
Applications are currently being accepted (opened Dec. 6) for both the 2022 CoSIDA Convention Attendance Grant for CoSIDA members interested in financial assistance to attend the #CoSIDA22 Convention in Las Vegas June 26-29.
The CoSIDA grant includes reimbursement of up to $1,000 in expenses related to travel, lodging and meals in addition to a complimentary convention registration. Recipients will be notified in early March.
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| Updates, news & notes |
National Girls & Women in Sports Day
February 2 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The day is all about breaking gender stereotypes built around the sport industry. This summer in Las Vegas, CoSIDA will celebrate a historical moment when Cindy Potter passes the CoSIDA presidential gavel to Jessica Poole. It will be the first time two women served in the role in consecutive years and the first time a Black woman will lead the organization. Here are three more stories about important women in athletics communications.
Shelly Poe
Auburn
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Patty Constantin
Our Lady of the Lake
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Mady Salvani
Army West Point
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CoSIDA Title IX 50th Anniversay Celebration — "My Title IX Story"
Along with hundreds of organizations and groups, CoSIDA will be celebrating and honoring to 50th anniversary of Title IX this year, throughout 2022. The date of June 23, 2022, will mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. This historic law is arguably one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in America's history prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in all programs or activities in all federally funded educational institutions.
Stay tuned for CoSIDA's celebration of Title IX — called "My Title IX Story" — with feature stories, videos, blogs, a social media campaign (#CoSIDATitleIX), plus a session on Title IX at the 2022 CoSIDA Convention in Las Vegas.
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2022 ChangeMaker Innovation Award entries open soon
The second year of nominations for the CoSIDA ChangeMaker Innovation Awards is upon us! The online portal at CoSIDA.com/awards will open on Wednesday, Feb. 9 and will close on Friday, April 8, 2022.
The ChangeMaker award recognizes excellence in content which represents out-of-the-box or cutting edge thinking, promotion, implementation and engagement, especially as we continue to navigate a complex and changing college athletic environment. The contest is open to any individual or team of college athletics communications professionals and creatives from across an organization, and must include at least one current CoSIDA member who was integral to the project.
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Academic All-America® winter and spring announcement release schedule
The Academic All-America Core Committee recently approved a new release schedule for All-America teams which will begin with the basketball announcements. All divisions for a sport will now be announced at the same time. All men's basketball teams in all NCAA and NAIA divisions will be released at Noon (ET) on Tuesday, March 15, followed by all women's basketball teams on Wednesday, March 16. A similar model will be followed for remaining spring sports.
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Rosenthal to serve as CoSIDA Goodwill & Wellness Committee chair
Jeremy Rosenthal of Indiana has been elevated to be the new chair of the CoSIDA Goodwill & Wellness Committee. Ryan Davis of the Missouri Valley Conference will take his place as the vice chair. For information about the popular initiatives from this committee, visit CoSIDA.com/CoSIDAcares.
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| The SID Life |
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What is your favorite way to start the day? Plus, best professional advice received, songs to which we know all the words, where we've moved across the country, items to splurge on, and much more. Click to read
Featuring:
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Carter Brown
Virginia Tech
Associate Director of
Strategic Communications
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Eric Flores
Adams State
Director of
Sports Information
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Matthew Hicks
Southern States
Athletic Conference
Associate Commissioner
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Lindsay Madryga
St. Catherine
Sports Information
Director
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