NEW: 2018 NAIA Fall Meeting Dates
The 2018 NAIA fall meetings will take place Sept. 23-24 in Kansas City, Mo. at the Hilton KCI Hotel. The Council of Presidents (COP), Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Board of Directors, and the Conference Commissioners Association (CCA) will all meet during this time. Please contact
Amy Stover at 816.595.8117 if you have any questions.
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NEW: Extensions with Basketball Host Sites
Division I Women's Basketball (billings, Mont.), Division II Men's Basketball (Sioux Falls, S.D.), and Division II Women's Basketball (Sioux City, Iowa) National Championships will be played at their respective locations through 2020. All three hosts are
extending their partnerships one more year.
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NEW: Now Accepting Bids to Host the Swimming & Diving National Championships
The NAIA is
now accepting bids for the 2020 & 2021 Men's & Women's Swimming and Diving National Championships. Each winter, this national event brings together more than 450 student-athletes from 26-28 NAIA institutions for 4-5 days to compete for the national championship. For more information, contact NAIA Championship Manager,
Bryton Curtis at
816.595.8122.
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NEW: ACAA Now Active
The Athletics Compliance Administrators Association (ACAA) is now active and will assist with the professional development of athletics compliance administrators. Officers include
Chair Dr. Ian Potter (Georgia Gwinnett),
Vice President TeNeisha McKinney (Langston), and
Secretary Mike Teague (Vanguard). Make sure NAIAHelp is updated to include an athletics compliance administrator so your institution will receive ACAA updates. An ACAA webpage is currently under development and will be shared once complete. Please contact any of the officers if you have questions.
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NEW: Title IX: Connecting the Dots
Even though Title IX has been around for 45 years, many college students don't understand how this anti-discrimination law affects them. On behalf of the Leadership, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, Justin Lawrence, Title IX Administrator at Wayland Baptist University (Texas), shares his expertise and best practices in
Compliance Starts with Prevention.
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NEW: 2018 Showcase Wrap-Up
The NAIA Showcase just completed another summer of connecting NAIA coaches with prospective student-athletes from across the country. In the last year, the NAIA has hosted events for seven different sports in eight states, allowing more than 1,400 participants and their parents to attend. Participants were able to connect with 414 NAIA coaches from 129 schools. Next year's showcase events are being planned, including regional efforts to assist specific conferences.
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Why Students Enroll Where They Do
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2019 Opening Round Site Certification
Member schools who wish to bid to host a national championship opening round for 2018-19 must have their facility certified to host. (Once approved, certifications last for five years.) The deadline for certification application is Sep. 1, 2018 for soccer and volleyball and Jan. 1, 2019 for baseball and softball. Facilities that were denied last year and have made facility improvements are encouraged to reapply.
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