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DECEMBER 1: Deadline to submit ROA year-end report. Questions? Contact Alan Grosbach.
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NEW: Fall 2021 Championship Manuals Now Available
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NEW: NAC Executive Committee Minutes
A summary of the most recent NAC Executive Committee Meetings is now available. Key items include the reiteration of the forfeit procedure and the reinstatement of the 10-day deadline.
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NEW: November Speaker Series Webinars
The NAIA national office continues to host speaker series webinars, including:
Performance and Recovery Updates -
Utilization of Best Practices & Technology (Discussion for staff)
Sunday, November 7, 2021
8 p.m. Eastern
Finding Your Own Core Values
Through Good and Bad Choices
(Discussion for student-athletes)
Sunday, November 14, 2021
8 p.m. Eastern
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Add Your Institution's Majors
There is a new feature in NAIAHelp, allowing schools to input the majors offered at each institution. This function will allow prospective student-athletes to search for their future school based on both field of student and sport preferences.
To add this information:
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Go to NAIAHelp.
- On the left hand column, go to the Institutional Information heading.
- Underneath the heading, select the view/edit information.
- The list of majors will then be at the bottom of your screen to select.
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NEW: Submission Deadline to Host FCS Preliminary Round Game
If interested, the FCS Questionnaire (indicating an interest to host a potential FCS game) must be returned to Kelli Briscoe no later than Friday, October 29.
The deadlines for the Official Bid Form for each of the three FCS rounds are:
- First Round – Friday, November 5
- Quarterfinals – Friday, November 19
- Semifinals – Friday, November 26
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
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NEW: NAIA RISE Intern Hired
Hannah Lord, a graduate student at Dickinson State University, has been hired as the NAIA RISE intern. This position was created to assist with the NAIA's efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion. Lord played volleyball at Northwest University in Washington, where she earned her BBA and MBA. She is currently working towards her masters in teaching and athletic educational leadership while using her last season of eligibility to play volleyball for the Blue Hawks.
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NEW: Drug Free Sport Webinar
Learn how to discuss dietary supplements with student-athletes from the perspective of a sports dietitian.
Filling Nutritional Gaps in Athletes:
Food and Dietary Supplements
Tuesday, November 9
Noon-1 p.m. Central
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NEW: NAIA Extends Partnership with Preferred Ring Vendors
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NEW: Sponsor Spotlight- eTeamSponsor
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NEW: EC Overview Webinar
The NAIA Eligibility Center is hosting a webinar for new members, new campus staff and those wanting a refresher on the EC on Wednesday, November 3, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (CT). Attendees will learn about PlayNAIA processes and navigating the website including: student registration, how to navigate student eligibility, using the NAIA Registrar Portal, and more. All members are welcome. Click here to register.
NEW: National Student Clearinghouse Integration and Webinar
On October 21, the eligibility center successfully deployed the integration between the PlayNAIA website and the National Student Clearinghouse’s Third Party Ordering for Educational Organizations system. The NAIA Eligibility Center will now be able to request transcripts on students behalf from colleges and universities that utilize this National Student Clearinghouse service. Student’s will see this ordering option during their PlayNAIA registration process if they’ve attended one of these schools.
Registrars can join us on Tuesday, November 2 at 1 p.m. CT to learn how the NAIA and the National Student Clearinghouse are reducing the student burden of requesting official transcripts by using the Clearinghouse’s Third Party Ordering for Educational Organizations. This service allows the NAIA to request transcripts on behalf of students from schools that are live with Transcript Ordering and get the students' transcripts back in 15 minutes or less.
Register here to attend the webinar, where you will learn more details on how this service reduces the cost to students and saves them valuable time, easing and speeding up the eligibility review process.
NEW: Eligibility Center New Hire
Maddie Friedrichsen has joined the NAIA Eligibility Center as a domestic team manager. Maddie was promoted from her previous role with the Eligibility Center seasonal staff.
Staff Training Closure
The eligibility center will be closed on Thursday, October 28 for a staff training. Thank you for allowing us this time to debrief on the fall peak and recommit to excellence moving forward.
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NEW: EC by the Numbers
The following numbers reflect the eligibility center’s processing status as of October 25, 2021.
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About 10,226 students are currently within the eligibility process*.
- 43,712 students have begun registration for the 2021-22 academic year so far, 33,486 of whom have already received a decision.
*This includes students who have registered but not yet submitted their profiles, need to make payment, are in line for review and students whose reviews are currently underway.
For the past two weeks:
All (domestic and international) freshmen without a break.
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We are issuing decisions for these students in an average of 0.26 business days from their ready date.
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We are currently working on freshmen students without a break who became ready on 10/22/2021.
Domestic students with a break and transfers
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We are issuing decisions for these students in an average of 14.14 business days from their ready date.
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We are currently working on break/transfer students who became ready on 10/21/2021.
International students with a break and transfers
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We are issuing decisions for these students in an average of 19.69 business days from their ready date.
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We are currently working on international break/transfer students who became ready on 10/18/2021.
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ROA Research Brief #3: Financial Aid and Retention
How does financial aid influence retention? How does it differ between men’s and women’s sports? How does it look on your campus?
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NAC Adopts NCAA's Playing Rules for Men’s Wrestling, Softball, Women’s Lacrosse, and Men’s Lacrosse
Please click on the links to view the new NCAA playing rules that the NAIA has adopted:
NOTE: Bat testing goes into effect for baseball and softball contests beginning January 1, 2022.
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