Important Dates & Reminders
APRIL 8-12: NAIA National Convention will be held at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center.
Questions? Contact Katie McMullen at 816.595.8115, Tony Bybee at 816.595.8102, or Amy Stover at 816.595.8117. 
News
NEW: NAIA Celebrates Black History Month

February is Black History Month and the NAIA is celebrating with our Living the Legacy campaign. Each day this month, we will highlight examples of black excellence at both the association level, as well as those at our member institutions, including our 22 HBCUs. We hope that you share this rich history and tag us at @PlayNAIA with your own institution's stories and your student-athlete’s ‘Why’. We are #NAIATogether.
Full NAC Summary

The National Administrative Council (NAC) met on January 13 for their second quarterly meeting of the 2021-22 academic year. Discussion items included:
 
  • Winter Championships Update
  • Increase # of Members on NAC
  • Outdoor Track & Field Marathon Considerations
  • Baseball & Softball Bat Testing (Please note that bat testing is now REQUIRED for all competitions.)
 
Details can be found in the full NAC Summary.


NAC Executive Committee Approves Additional Cheer & Dance Virtual, Countable Competition

For competitive cheer and competitive dance, the NAC Executive Committee approved allowing TWO virtual competitions to count towards the minimum number of required competitions. The remaining two competitions must take place in-person. This is an increase from the current one virtual competition allowed. To be eligible for NAIA postseason competition, teams must compete in a minimum of four regular season competitions by the deadline of February 26, 2022.
Partnerships
NEW: NAIA Student-Athletes Taking Advantage of Partnership with Opendorse

Since the NAIA announced its partnership with Opendorse as the official Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) partner of the NAIA on January 26, 477 NAIA student-athletes have created new accounts on the Opendorse platform. By creating an Opendorse account, NAIA athletes gain access to the market’s leading NIL solutions. Additionally, Opendorse will launch a NAIA-specific marketplace, empowering student-athletes to connect with supporters for compliant NIL deals. Find out more about the Opendorse partnership here.
NEW: Partner Highlight: Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental are the NAIA's official car rental providers. Members can enjoy the valuable benefits of both brands at over 9,100 locations worldwide and also experience speed, choice and control as an Emerald Club member.
 
If you're already an Emerald Club member, click here to connect your profile to our corporate contract. Select Enroll in the Club. Next find and select the Sign In option under the Personal Information section. Once you sign in, you will be asked to confirm that you would like to update your profile with our new company account.
Eligibility
NEW: Reminder - InCred Evaluation Policy

All international students (students who graduated high school or have post-secondary enrollment outside of the U.S. or U.S. territories) must have a completed InCred evaluation submitted to the eligibility center to receive an eligibility center decision. InCred evaluations are required regardless of U.S. post-secondary enrollment, although the type of evaluation needed may vary based on enrollment history:
  • Basic Evaluation ($95): For students who have no international post-secondary enrollment and need to meet NAIA initial eligibility requirements.
  • High School Comparability Evaluation ($75): For students who have two or more terms of attendance (or equivalent) at a U.S. post-secondary institution and no international post-secondary enrollment.
  • Course-By-Course Evaluation ($190): For students who have any international post-secondary enrollment.
NEW: Eligibility Center by the Numbers

Spring Peak Numbers as of February 7, 2022
  • 9,026 students are currently in some stage of the eligibility process, with 46,363 total student registrations and 37,377 students who have received a decision.
For the past two weeks:
Decisions for freshmen without a break (international & domestic)
  • Average of 0.14 business days from ready date.
  • Working on students who became ready on 2/7/2022.
Decisions for domestic students with a break and transfers
  • Average of 5.65 days business days from their ready date.
  • Working on break/transfer students who became ready on 2/2/2022.
Decisions for international students with a break and transfers
  • Average of 12.37 business days from their ready date.
  • Working on international break/transfer students who became ready on 2/2/2022.
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