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From the desk of Jessica Poole — Boundaries are important
There is no denying it. We are in the thick of things with football and fall sports in full swing and the first practices for basketball and hockey season already underway. President Jessica Poole says this is the time when many of us need to set some boundaries with work so we can get the time we need for ourselves and our families.
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| Member features |
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New face of the workplace: Female-led SFA social team
When you attend a Stephen F. Austin athletic event, you’ll see them in force around the playing fields, courts and athletic facilities. It’s the SFA social and digital communications team — 18 women strong. They are full-time professionals, graduate assistants and student assistants, all involved in coordinating and producing social and digital content for the 18 Lumberjacks athletics programs.
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Welcome them back: Change your department's mindset from 'retread' to 'reinvest'
The University of Michigan’s Associate Athletic Director for External Communications and Public Relations Kurt Svoboda joined Eastern Michigan Director of Athletic Media Relations Alex Jewell for lunch to talk about the benefits of reinvesting in staff.
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Young professionals spotlight: Three up, three down with Hana Johnson
During a transitional period in the office at UMass Amherst, Hana Johnson served a stint as primary football contact during Summer 2022 — at the time making her one of 10 female primary football contacts across FBS and the youngest of that group. Get to know more about this 26-year old woman making her mark.
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It's award season — nominate now
There are two ongoing award nominations right now for College Sports Communicators — for 2022-23 Special Awards (nominations due Jan. 23) and 2023 Academic All-America Hall of Fame (nominations due Nov. 4).
Please take a moment to review the criteria for each award and nominate deserving colleagues for a Special Award and nominate your deserving former Academic All-America honorees for the prestigious AAA Hall of Fame.
Of note: Nominations and submissions for other CSC awards and honors will open up later this academic year. These include the Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest, Publications and Digital Design and Changemaker Innovation Awards. Several new awards will be announced soon, too, so stay tuned! In addition, nominations for the inaugural CSC 30 Under 30 recognition will remain open through Oct. 15.
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| Updates, news & notes |
CSC offers support for members affected by Hurricane Ian
The CSC Cares Fund provides opportunities for College Sports Communicators to support members who have experienced losses related to natural disasters or weather-related losses. If you are aware of any CSC members who have been impacted by Hurricane Ian or other incidents, please contact a member of the CSC Staff or Executive Board.
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The period to renew or purchase CSC membership at regular rates has closed
Association membership for the 2022-23 academic year at regular rates closed on Sept. 30. Memberships will continue to be accepted throughout the academic year with a late fee of 25% added to all orders.
Renewals:
To renew or purchase membership, go to members.cosida.com/join-now.
To update your profile, click here.
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ACTION! Update your profile
As we introduce the All-In membership model for 2022-23, new demographic information has been added to your profile on CollegeSportsCommunicators.com. Please take two minutes to log in and update your personal profile at this link. Completing your profile allows us to better provide you the information relevant to you.
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CSC announces Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship Program class of 2022-23 — In partnership with the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
In the second year of the program, a class of 18 will study issues surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion in athletics communications and within college athletics overall. The program begins this month and culminates at the association’s 2023 convention in Orlando, where the fellows will plan and execute diversity programming for the entire membership. The selection process was based on ethnicity, gender, age/experience, divisional representation, HBCU representation and senior-level administrative representation.
"The CSC Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship class in conjunction with the Knight Commission is one of the very best pieces of programming our organization has done,” College Sports Communicators President Jessica Poole said. “As an organization we have been focused on enhancing our profession from a diversity, equity and inclusion standpoint while also cultivating allies and this program has helped us make great strides on that front. This year’s Fellowship Class represents leaders in our industry who are committed to enhancing our profession and I look forward to their growth and leadership in these areas."
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Mentorship program update
Pairings will be announced this week and information provided to those who signed up to select their own mentor.
The Mentorship Kickoff Call is Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 3 PM (Eastern).
Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 691199
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Professional development opportunities
Our extensive career development and continuing education programming offers our members, regardless of your career stage or job function, a wide variety of learning opportunities via live and on-demand webinars, podcasts, and short video or infographics on how-to’s. Attending live and on-demand professional development programming is a benefit reserved for CSC members.
Check out CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/ProfessionalDevelopment to keep up to date on professional development and continuing education programming.
Mark your calendar for our upcoming Teachable Tuesday live webinar (Oct. 18) on “Shifting the Culture in Your Department and Stimulating a Creative Environment.”
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Membership Recognition Week to be held in January
Organizers of the seventh Membership Recognition Week have decided to celebrate this year's event January 18-24. This will provide a better opportunity to include all communicators within our All-In membership and also better leverage CSC's new branding and marks.
The Membership Recognition Committee is always looking for assistance in coordinating the event. If you are interested in helping plan the week, contact committee chair Amy Yakola at ayakola@theacc.org or CSC Associate Executive Director Will Roleson at willroleson@cosida.com.
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Nominations for the CSC 30 Under 30 recognition program extended to Oct. 15 — Winners to be announced Nov. 30
Plans have been determined for the announcement of the inaugural CSC 30 Under 30 class. The announcement of the recipients will be on Nov. 30. Nominations will continue to be accepted through Oct. 15. This new honor was created by the association’s Young Professionals Committee to recognize outstanding young professionals throughout the membership.
Click here to start your nomination. CSC membership is not required to nominate. Self nominations will not be accepted. Winners must be 29 years old or younger on Dec. 31, 2022 and be a current CSC member.
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We want to feature you and your staff on our Instagram account
The @CollSportsComm Instagram account is where we like to share photos of our College Sports Communicators family. DM us photos of yourself or your team in action, a group photo showing off your All-In membership, or pictures working with your colleagues on the road. Keep in mind we like to spread the love. We also welcome members for IG story takeovers. Send us a DM or email beauwhite@cosida.com for more info...and watch for those social handles to be updated in the near future!
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| The Life |
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What makes you feel accomplished? Plus... how we'd spend our days if money were no object, food we can't live without, work and personal advice to fellow CSC members, Halloween this-or-that, and more. Click to read
Featuring:
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Joe Guistina
Lycoming
Associate AD
for Communications
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Jesse Muñoz
College of the Canyons
Director of Public Relations
& Sports Information
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Sarah Otteman
Pepperdine
Assistant Director of Athletics
for Marketing & Digital Content
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McKenzie Yi
Mount Olive
Assistant Director of
Athletic Communications
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