Important Dates & Reminders
MARCH 17: Last day to register for the national convention before the fee increases.

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: NAC Meeting Update

The next full NAC meetings will be held virtually on Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14. Meeting invites will be sent to NAC members within the next month.
NEW: Upcoming NAIA Speaker Series Events

Using AI to Engage Students
Sunday, March 6, 7 p.m. Central:
Georgia-Gwinnett College’s Michael Poll, vice president for enrollment management, discusses the institution’s use of AI for recruitment, retention, and graduation. He is joined by Kirk Daulerio, contributor to the Chronicle and Chief Evangelist at Mainstay, who will highlight the expectations of the class of 2025 and top four issues facing higher education. Open to all, with a primary audience of: CCLs, FARs, Admissions staff, Enrollment Management staff. 
Meeting ID: 892 0554 7079 | Passcode: 978270

Training and Mental Health with Olympic Medalist Courtney Frerichs
Sunday, March 13, 7 p.m. Central:
Olympic steeplechase silver-medalist Courtney Frerichs joins Dr. Leah Goodman of Mantra Health for a discussion about competition stress, proper training methods, the female athlete triad, and mental health. Open to all, with primary audience of: student-athletes, sport coaches, strength coaches, ATCs.
Meeting ID: 889 5281 2051 | Passcode: 635329
NEW: Celebrating Women's History Month

Ladies of the NAIA, we want to hear from you. With legislation passing last year to include a female and a minority within all NAIA governing bodies, we would love to hear how you are making an impact. Please share your stories through social media or send a video directly to psalveter@naia.org by February 25 for us to share.
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.
Eligibility
NEW: Reminder - Cancellations to Occur April 1

On April 1, 2022, annual cancellations (previously referred to as inactivation) will occur for students with spring 2022 applications who are not yet in line for review. Cancellations will only affect students who have not completed a task since March 1, 2022 and are not yet in line for review. Students whose applications are cancelled and need an eligibility decision in a subsequent term will need to have their NAIA school start a new application on their behalf. Please encourage your student-athletes to complete all active tasks as soon as possible.
NEW: Eligibility Center by the Numbers

Spring Peak Numbers as of February 22, 2022
  • 8,680 students are currently in some stage of the eligibility process, with 46,640 total student registrations and 37,960 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 2/22/2022.
Decisions for domestic students with a break and transfers
  • Average of 5.52 days business days from their ready date.
  • Working on break/transfer students who became ready on 2/17/2022.
Decisions for international students with a break and transfers
  • Average of 17.09 business days from their ready date.
  • Working on international break/transfer students who became ready on 2/22/2022.
Partnerships
NEW: Updated Catalog from Samson Equipment

Samson Equipment, the official weight room equipment provider of the NAIA, has an updated catalog for our NAIA members. Please check out the catalog and reach out to them with any questions.
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.
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