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Membership purchases and renewals open for 2022-23
by Laurie Bollig – CoSIDA Director of Membership Engagement @LaurieBollig
Association membership for the upcoming academic year 2022-23 is now open for current and prospective CoSIDA members, including members in the creative space.
For individuals or account custodians renewing a membership from last year, use the Renew button on your profile. For new members, use the Join Now link below.
In an effort to provide greater advocacy and support for all communications and creative professionals, the CoSIDA Executive Board of Directors has approved a new “All-In” membership model. Beginning this month, institutions will be able to include an unlimited number of members in their CoSIDA memberships for one institutional rate.
This new institutional membership model is built for those who prefer simplicity and savings, while providing professional development opportunities for the most number of people of all types of roles who work toward promoting your institution's brand.
After you sign up for the first time or renew your institution in August 2022, you will be able to add or remove members throughout the year without any additional costs or invoices.
During renewal, account custodians will be asked to include many more of your department colleagues than you have in the past, which could include:
- Traditional sports information, media relations and strategic communications staffs
- Senior leadership from external affairs
- Content creators in social, digital, graphics and broadcasting
- Content creators with sport-specific recruiting and promotion duties
- Graduate assistants, interns and student assistants
- Retired and emeritus communications staff
- Athletic department historians and writers
- Play-by-play announcers and game-day statisticians
- Campus communications personnel
- Professors in charge of sports administration courses on campus
Individual, advocate and undergraduate student memberships remain an option for one-person staffs, those not employed directly by a school or conference and students not working in an athletic communications office.
Association membership is critical for undergraduate students learning about a career in athletic communications as well as young professionals just getting started. Mid-career and late-career professionals also benefit from CoSIDA membership as lifelong learners and also as a way to give back to the next generation of communicators.
Late fees of 25% will be added to the original membership price beginning October 1, so lock in your membership early at the best possible price.
If you have membership questions, contact
Laurie Bollig at
lauriebollig@cosida.com.
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