NEW:  NAIA Fall Meetings Recapfall

The NAIA concluded its fall meetings last week. The Council of Presidents, the Athletics Directors Association, and the Conference Commissioners Association each met to discuss current association issues and initiatives. For details about the information shared, check out the Fall Meetings Recap.
 

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NEW:  NAIA Players in the Pros pros 

The NAIA's Players in the Pros webpage will feature former NAIA student-athletes that went on to professional careers, as well as the soon-to-be former NAIA student-athletes who are receiving interest from the professional leagues. Players will be covered in featured articles and the "In the Spotlight" section will feature current news and notes on former NAIA student-athletes.
 
The NAIA welcomes suggestions about which former student-athletes should be covered on the Players in the Pros page. Email Pete Scantlebury for submissions or corrections.

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NEW: Official NAIA Retro Merchandise merch

The NAIA now has official retro merchandise available for purchase. Check out the new lines for fall sports and use the promo code NAIA10 to save 10% off your order. 
 
NEW: NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete Program daktronics 

The Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete programs recognize excellence in the classroom by NAIA-member student-athletes who are juniors or seniors with a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Details are available on SIDHelp. The deadline for soccer , cross country, football and women's volleyball nominations is November 1, 2018.

NEW: ROA Update and Video ROA
 
The NAIA's Return on Athletics ™  (ROA) initiative 
is making significant progress. After having eight schools participate in the pilot study in 2017-18, 53 institutions have agreed to take part this year by submitting specific student-athlete and program data. To find out more about how ROA can help member institutions, watch the latest ROA video. 


NEW: Webinar - Don't Let Title IX Scare You webinar
 
The Leadership, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee is offering its first webinar, Don't Let Title IX Scare You (This Halloween), at 10 a.m. (Central) on Wed., Oct. 31. Hosted by Wayland Baptist Title IX Administrator Justin Lawrence, J.D., M.B.A., the webinar will provide a basic Title IX overview as well as recent, government-issued changes. For more information, email Laura Simcox.

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2018 National Award Winners Announced national 

Congratulations to the 24 NAIA student-athletes, administrators, and coaches who were awarded the association's highest individual honors on National Awards Day. Also announced, eight individuals who will be inducted into the 2018-19 NAIA Hall of Fame Class.    

 
New Fee Waiver Method Now in Effect fee 

The new Eligibility Center Fee Waiver method is now in effect. If a student's financial circumstances have changed since high school or their high school is unable to confirm their fee waiver, please contact the eligibility center.