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2020-21 CoSIDA Professional Development and Continuing Education Programming

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The 2020-21 CoSIDA Professional Development and Continuing Education Webinar Series is presented by Capital One. This page will be updated throughout the year as more programming is added.

This year, the former Continuing Education and Convention Programming committees have been combined into one committee — the Professional Development Committee.

CoSIDA offers several different types of programming that may be added to throughout the year as we respond to the needs of our membership. Click on each type of programming to be directed to more information about the series.

• Teachable Tuesdays & Building Knowledge Monthly Webinars
• Listening & Leading Series
• NAIA-SIDA Continuing Education
• June Stewart Leadership Series
• Race & Social Justice Initiative
• Educational Lounge
• CANSIDA Continuing Education (Canadian)
• CoSIDA U Student Programming

Continued education focuses on embracing what it means to be a lifelong learner. It's about learning, responding and adapting, to growing trends and new practices that can be incorporated in our daily professional lives, expanding our knowledge of media relations, strategic and crisis communications, writing and editing, digital toolkits, and much more.

New this year, you'll be given the opportunity to submit questions in advance during registration for webinars. Following each webinar, you'll have the chance to complete a brief survey. Use these opportunities to help us shape future educational opportunities. All sessions will be available to members to watch on-demand, typically within a few hours of the live presentation, and many will be available in audio format through most popular podcasting platforms. Selected sessions may be available to watch via YouTube.

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About: Teachable Tuesdays & Building Knowledge Monthly Webinars

These sessions, usually held on Tuesdays, are about general topics. They often are geared to have broad interest across the full CoSIDA membership but may also be targeted to a specific demographic.

About: Listening & Leading Series

These sessions are specifically related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and cover a wide variety of topics including mental health, content creation and strategies, and other topics related to the current health crisis. These sessions are meant to be relevant to members of all divisions and there is effort to include a wide variety of perspectives.

About: NAIA-SIDA Continuing Education

This series is targeted to members at NAIA institutions but all CoSIDA members are welcome to attend. Sessions are typically held the second Tuesday of each month at 2 PM (ET). These Teachable Tuesday webinars will provide insightful and hands-on training programming for athletic communications professionals.

The NAIA-SIDA Board is always interested in receiving topic ideas and hosts/presenters for upcoming sessions. If you are interested in serving as a presenter a webinar or have ideas for topics, please contact Jordan Alves, Campbellsville (Ky.) Sports Information Director/NAIA-SIDA Board jtalves@campbellsville.edu.

About: June Stewart Leadership Series

CoSIDA debuted the June Stewart Leadership Series in the Fall of 2019 as part of our year-round professional development and continuing education program for our members. This special June Stewart Series showcases noted speakers and experts who will address CoSIDA members on timely communications and leadership topics and issues. Speakers will include those in intercollegiate administration and outside college athletics. The series was created in honor of the late June Stewart who served as CoSIDA's first female president during the 1990-91 academic year. Stewart was a longtime Vanderbilt University administrator and a pioneer for women in college athletics.

The series was created in honor of Stewart's great leadership, her love and commitment to the profession and her legacy in giving back to CoSIDA. Designed exclusively for CoSIDA members, this series of webinars and podcasts will offer perspectives on leadership and perspectives on managing and directing collegiate athletic communications.

Click here to read more about CoSIDA Hall of Famer June Stewart. This series is coordinated by Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of External Affairs and Professional Development.

About: Race & Social Justice Initiative

New in 2020-21, this series will include conversations, events, learning opportunities and resource-sharing that will focus on racial and social justice in the United States, in intercollegiate athletics and as part of the athletics communications profession. This professional development initiative from the CoSIDA Executive Board of Directors is coordinated primarily by members of the Advocacy and Diversity & Inclusion committees. Learn more about this initiative at CoSIDA.com/CoSIDAforChange.

About: Educational Lounge

The Educational Lounges that we offer are 'learning lab" and training content on a varieerty of subjects, short instructional tutorials or webinar/podcast sessions. These are offered at various times throughout the year and during the annual convention.

About: CANSIDA Continuing Education

Canadian Sports Information Directors (CANSIDA) professional development sessions.

About: CoSIDA U Student Programming

The CoSIDA U Committee provides educational resources for students and young people in the profession. Learn more at CoSIDA U home page. This programming is coordinated by committee chair Steve Flegel of Whitworth University.

Previous Years of Continuing Education Programming
2019-20: Teachable Tuesday | NAIA-SIDA | June Stewart
2018-19
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
2011-12

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