Important Dates

February 1

2022-23 Inter-session transcripts required. See Eligibility Edge for more details.

March 30-April 3

NAIA National Convention will be hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana. Details below.

News

NAC Meeting Summary

The National Administrative Council (NAC) met virtually Wednesday, January 18, 2023, to conduct their second quarterly business meeting of the 2022-23 academic year. The meeting included updates and recommendations from the Football Postseason Task Force, discussion regarding the marathon, and voting on multiple sport motions.

2023 National Convention Registration Open

Join the NAIA at the 82nd Annual NAIA National Convention to be held March 30-April 3, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Convention attendees have numerous opportunities to network with peers, learn through professional development, and hear from association leaders on the progress of the NAIA. 

Hotel reservations are made separately from convention registration. More details about the registration process can be found here. Questions? Contact Amy Stover at 816.595.8117 or Noel Henke at 816.595.8115.

Return on Athletics^®

Preliminary ROA Insights Data Now Available

The provisional data from the 2021-22 academic year is now available in ROA Insights. The ROA team is in the final phase of the annual validation process and anticipates its completion in the next few weeks.

Questions? Contact Director of ROA Alan Grosbach.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Black History Month: Celebrating HBCUs

To celebrate Black History Month in February 2023, the NAIA will highlight each of our 23 HBCU schools. This month we will spotlight the rich history and culture of our HBCU’s past, present and future. Please share your HBCU stories with us here. #BlackHistoryMonth

Partner Highlight

CommercePayment Prepaid Expense Cards

Give traveling teams the funds they need, when they need it with the CommercePayments™ Prepaid Expense Card, a reloadable, Visa® prepaid card. The Prepaid Expense Card program provides your athletic office with complete spending control. See how NAIA member Brewton-Parker College proactively managed spending and budgeting by replacing credit cards. To learn more, contact us at prepaidexpense@commercebank.com.

Hudl: How GCAC Used Partnerships to Break Through

Read here how Hudl partnered with the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and the Urban Edge Network to provide 8 HBCU’s a level playing field and stream their athletic events.

An Easy Way to Grow Your Donor Base  

In fundraising, relationships are everything. One simple way to stand out in the minds of donors is to keep up to date about developments in their world. Set up a Google alert for their name. Keep track of news through personal connections. When you hear of something exciting for them, show thoughtfulness with a hand-written note or a phone call. They’ll be touched and you’ll have a relationship to stand on next time a fundraising campaign comes around.  

Erica Schilling is the Mammoth Vice-President for Business Development and a veteran collegiate athletics administrator who offers seminars on fundraising for small colleges.

Email her at erica.schilling@mammothbuilt.com 

Eligibility

January Eligibility Edge

Check out this month's issue of the Eligibility Edge, a newsletter dedicated exclusively to NAIA eligibility topics. For questions regarding newsletter distribution or to add someone to the email list before the October issue, please contact Jen Saab.