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Jessica Poole's President's message
Taking advantage of opportunities
President Jessica Poole shares details of what went into her decision to take advantage of the opportunity to be the COO of Minnesota Aurora FC.
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When preparation meets the moment
How Fairleigh Dickinson executed its March Madness plan
A closer look at how the FDU external affairs and media relations team — including the youngest DI lead men's basketball contact in the country Jordan Sarnoff — handled its communications plan before and during its historic NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship showing.
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National Student-Athlete Day - April 6
Created by The Institute for Sport & Social Justice in 1987, the day is meant to honor the achievements of high school and college student-athletes who excel in academics and athletics as well as make a difference in their schools and communities. It is celebrated on April 6. Here, we highlight the experience of 11 student-athletes who also lend a hand in communications.
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April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month: Sharing our stories
College Sports Communicators members Allison Hogue (Sacred Heart) and A.J. O'Hagan (Yeshiva) share their stories of living with autism and making a difference in athletics communications.
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Young professionals spotlight: Three up, three down with Steve Carlson
Steve Carlson joined Northwestern College as the director of athletic communications in July of 2021 and serves on VP for Athletics Dr. Micah Parker's athletic leadership team. Steve loves the details in sports and says that "being an SID means I get to do what I love on a daily basis – getting to stat games, write up game notes and get to ‘brag’ about my athletes!" He shares how he avoids burnout and recognizes the mentors who have shaped him.
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| #CSCUNITE23 convention information |
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For the lowest registration rates to attend #CSCUNITE23, sign up by April 14
READ: Know before you go – Back home again in Orlando
Hotel rooms remain available! Registration and hotel reservations for #CSCUNITE23 are now open. For the best rates, register by April 14.
Stay up-to-date on all the latest #CSCUNITE23 information at: CSCommunicators.com/2023convention
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Fit for the job - 5 tips to be prepared for your next job opportunity
The madness of March is behind us. Basketball and hockey championship trophies are being raised this week. Spring crossover season is mostly over. April — the unofficial start of “jobs season” — is here.
As an influx of jobs start to become available and members are preparing to enter the work force or advance their careers with new positions, Shelby Hild (Baylor), chair of the CSC Job Seekers Committee, offers five simple tips to be prepared for your next opportunity.
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Focus on Diversity & Inclusion
Each month, CSC’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee shares best practices and resources for members on various social media platforms. Follow this space each month for a recap of what’s been shared to date.
Three DEI podcasts to check out:
1. The Will To Change: FeedSpot
Uncovering The Stories of Diversity & Inclusion - The podcast explores stories of change makers who have made the effort to describe their stories in how they made their workplaces more inclusive.
2. reWorked: Apple | FeedSpot
Available on Apple Podcasts and FeedSpot: A British podcast that explores the ways businesses can adjust to the changing nature of workplace culture and how people can make positive changes for what an inclusive workplace can look like going forward.
3. The Forum on Workplace Inclusion: Website | Apple
Available on Apple Podcasts and on their website. This podcast covers a variety of topics in DEI and each different episode covers the goals and learning outcomes for the episode on their website.
Stay tuned later in the month for a podcast Ask Me Anything About Inclusion as it Relates to LGBTQ+ Issues. The podcast will be hosted by CSC D&I committee members Katie Gonzales, Alex Jewell and Chad Cooper.
For more resources, go to: CSCommunicators.com/CSCforChange
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Celebrating CSC National Champions
Click here for an ongoing list of national champions from 2022-23
Since 2016, College Sports Communicators has honored athletics communications professionals of national championship teams through its National Champion Communicators program. The program recognizes athletics communicators and creatives whose teams win national championships across all collegiate divisions including NCAA Divisions I, II and III; NAIA, U Sports (Canada) and NJCAA national champions.
Below are three recent members who are national champion communicators. Click here for more.
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Grant Kauvar cutting down the net following LSU's women's basketball title. (via @grant_kauvar)
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Colena Roberts holds the NAIA women's bowling national championship trophy won by SCAD Savannah. |
Nathan Pearsall welcomed the Alaska Fairbanks Mixed Rifle national champs home at the airport. Nathan was supported on site by assistant coach Randi Loudin. |
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| Updates, news & notes |
Tennis debuts as newest Academic All-America contest; nominations will be submitted via Google Forms
Beginning April 25, CSC members will have the opportunity to nominate their most outstanding men’s and women’s tennis players for the first time in a tennis-only contest.
The same academic and athletics criteria are in place for tennis nominations — a minimum grade-point average of 3.50 or above and a starter or key reserve for the team. Schools are allowed to nominate up to a maximum of four men’s tennis players and four women’s tennis players.
A difference members will notice for the tennis contest is that nominations will be accepted through a Google Form. Click here for more current details about why the nominations process for tennis will be different.
There will be additional information delivered in upcoming weekly AAA member emails as spring sports nominations get underway later this month.
The master schedule with all important dates for the winter and spring contests is here.
AAA program general information
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CSC to conduct basketball postseason tournament involvement survey
As we all watched March Madness and other postseason basketball tournaments play out across the country, there is one thing we know for sure — postseason basketball tournaments (and all sports) are the success they are in large part because of the work of College Sports Communicators members.
This includes media coordination volunteers, statisticians, content creators, traveling team personnel and others. Watch your inbox later this month for a short survey as we try to quantify the impact our communications and creative pros made on postseason men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at all levels this year.
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Professional development for CSC members
New professionals, graduate students and undergraduate students are invited to join the April 11 Teachable Tuesday webinar, “Advocate for Yourself: Preparing for interviews, highlighting your work, resume enhancements, setting yourself up for next success" at 7 PM (ET). This session, planned by the CSC U Committee, will be led by Dani Gariglio (Davidson), Shelby Hild (Baylor), Jordan Sarnoff (Fairleigh Dickinson) and moderator Josh Lively (Tennessee).
In early May, a live webinar for all CSC members is being planned titled “Tips and Techniques In Broadcasting Your Own Events.” Details will be available on all CSC communications platforms soon.
Details for future sessions are being planned and will be added to CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/ProfessionalDevelopment when available.
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2022-23 ChangeMaker Innovation Awards nominations due April 14
The purpose of the award is to recognize forward-thinkers who bring new ideas to life — and strengthen the position of CSC members and our work — with special content, a branding and messaging campaign, new storyteller packages, social media initiatives, a digital series, new event coverage/game management strategies, etc.
The contest is open to any individual or team of college athletics communications professionals and must include at least one current CSC member who was integral to the project.
Nominations can be submitted at CSCommunicators.com/Awards.
ChangeMaker Award general information
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Scholarships & Grants applications due April 28
Each spring, CSC offers a variety of scholarship and grant opportunities, including:
- Member-Child Scholarships ($1,000)
- Undergraduate Scholarships (2 individuals receive $2,000)
- Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant (2 institutions receive $15,000)
- Langston Rogers and Wylie Smith Postgraduate Scholarships (2 individual receive $6,000)
Applications can be submitted now at CSCommunicators.com/Awards.
Scholarships & Grants general information
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Creative & Digital Design Contest second deadline is April 14
CSC recognizes outstanding work by the membership in the area of creative and digital design each year through our creative and digital design contests (formerly publications and digital design).
Contests for 2022-23 have been revamped with new awards being offered including photo of the year, photography portfolio of the year and designer of the year.
There are 23 categories available for CSC members to submit their work with each category split into University and College division entries for a total of 46 contests. Click the button below for full details on each contest.
Make sure to pay close attention to the deadlines for each contest!
Entries can be submitted now at CSCommunicators.com/Awards.
Creative & Digital Design Contest information
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| The Life |
Social media trends we like like and don't like it. Plus, what the madness of March means to us, taking care of our well-being, our every day go-to people, rating our humor, physical or digital calendars, sunrises or sunsets, and more.
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