Important Dates

January 31, 2024

• Winter sport (basketball, competitive cheer & dance, swimming & diving, wrestling, bowling) scholar-athlete nominations due in SIDHelp. For more information on the award and nominations, click here.

February 1, 2024

• Deadline to submit bids to host first and second round games for the men's basketball national championship and the women's basketball national championship.
• 2023-24 inter-session transcripts required for EC determinations, please see the January Eligibility Edge for details.

News

2024 NAIA National Convention Registration Now Open

Join the NAIA at the 83rd Annual NAIA National Convention to be held April 5-9, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. Convention attendees have numerous opportunities to network with peers, learn though professional development and hear from association leaders on the progress of the NAIA.

NAC Meeting Summary

The National Administrative Council (NAC) met on January 17 for their second quarterly meeting of the 2023-24 academic year. The meeting summary can be found here.

Champions of Character^® Core Report Training

There is one more live training opportunity where NAIA staff and Champions of Character Advisory Committee (CoCAC) members will share details about the Core Report including changes, updates and new requirements regarding Teachable Moments. Please join us on January 30 from 3-4 p.m. Central with Bushnell University President Dr. Joe Womack and NAIA Staff Sara Eckinger.

https://naia-org.zoom.us/j/81698299657 

Meeting ID: 816 9829 9657



NAIA-ADA Convention Stipend Applications

The NAIA Athletics Directors Association (NAIA-ADA) is pleased to announce the stipend program that will provide assistance to the NACDA & NAIA Conventions. 

The purpose of the NAIA-ADA Convention Stipends is to provide assistance to athletics director members to attend in person. The NAIA Convention will take place April 5- 9 in Kansas City, Missouri and the NACDA Convention will take place June 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

CLICK HERE to apply for the 2024 Stipend Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 2, 2024. Please contact Nick Strah with any questions.

Return on Athletics^®

ROA Insights

Did you know that provisional data for the 2022-23 academic year is available in ROA Insights? Check out your athletics department's contribution to your college or university through student-athlete enrollment. If you have questions, please contact ROA Director Alan Grosbach.

NAIA RISE

Two New NAIA RISE Awards

Beginning in 2024, two new honors will be included in the NAIA's National Awards Day. The NAIA RISE Leader of the Year Award will recognize a RISE member for the contributions over the previous year. The Female Trailblazer of the Year Award will honor a full-time NAIA female leader who is making a different in their current role.

Black History Month

February is almost here and we want to know how student-athletes celebrate on your campus. Share your stories and tag the NAIA social channels for @NAIA Twitter @PlayNAIA – Facebook/Instagram.

Partners

StudentBridge named the NAIA’s Trusted Service Provider of Virtual Experiences

This partnership between StudentBridge and the NAIA is aimed at helping member institutions increase their enrollments through video and virtual experiences. See how the University of Jamestown has seen a 7% growth in enrollment deploying StudentBridge's virtualization and video platforms. Read the press release here.

Eligibility

January Eligibility Edge

Check out the most recent 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 February issue, please contact Jen Saab.