All Things CSC: April updates from President Kevin Trainor

All Things CSC: April updates from President Kevin Trainor




CSC Unite advance registration ends May 9

Secure your spot at #CSCUnite25 at a discounted advance registration price today! Book by May 9, 2025 to grab this discounted price. Prior to registering, please ensure your CSC membership dues are paid for 2024-25. If you are not a current member, but your school or conference office has an All-In membership, ask your CSC account custodian to add you to the group membership. Find access to registration and hotel reservations at the official convention page

You can also now register for the #CSCUnite25 5K Fun Run / 2-Mile Walk. This year, the CSC Goodwill and Wellness Committee is working with Frontline Outreach to help fund a sports media course and provide equipment for a studio. Whether wanting to participate virtually or in-person, visit CSCommunicators.com/5k to sign up!


2025 Special Awards features

Over the past few months on our website and CSC social media channels, we have been featuring the numerous Special Awards winners who will be recognized at this year’s #CSCUnite25 convention. Read their stories and learn about the history of difference makers within CSC at CSCommunicators.com/2025specialawards

 

Nominations for Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® teams approaching

PRO TIP to prep for upcoming Academic All-District nominations: It's our busiest nomination time of the year! Please use the time NOW to work with your department colleagues (academic services, compliance, coaches, etc.) to review academic criteria and collect pertinent academic information (GPAs, updated majors, etc.) and athletic achievements so you are ready to nominate when the week-long sports nominations open up.

Due to the volume of nominations, no late submissions will be accepted so plan now to get your student-athletes nominated. Not an NCAA or NAIA institution? Your opportunity to nominate for the College Division At-Large Academic All-America Team takes place Tuesday, May 27 at Noon (ET). So mark your calendars!



2024-25 Creative & Digital Design Contest

CSC announces new offerings and updated rules for 2024-25 Creative & Digital Design Contest. Some of the enhancements and highlights this year include: transition of contest into new awards portal (same portal as Academic All-America), new contest for Video Portfolio of the Year, entry limits for general contests, expansion of non-gameday graphics into three categories, and continued emphasis on recognizing the best work in every division.

Application deadline for "general" contests: May 4 at Midnight (ET). Click here to learn more and submit your work.


2025 CSC ChangeMaker Innovation Awards

DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY - Have a project that you are particularly proud of developing this academic year? We want to know about it! 

Earn recognition for out-of-the-box or cutting edge thinking by submitting your work to the ChangeMaker Innovation Awards. All submissions must be entered by Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Midnight (ET) to be considered. Click here to submit a project.


Job transactions & member news

We are looking for your help in gathering the exciting things going on with our members. Whether it is a new job, retirement, honors or other news we need you to get the word to us! Visit the links below to help share member news with us.

Submit job transactions at CSCommunicators.com/transactions

Submit member news at CSCommunicators.com/news
 



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