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NCAA Division I Programming
Tuesday, June 23
Name, Image and Likeness Discussion w/ NCAA Representatives View On-demand (Note: Audio issues exist in recording) Panelists: Kevin Lennon – NCAA Vice President of Division I Governance @KevinLennon2 * Abe Frank – NCAA Managing Director of Government Relations M. Grace Calhoun – University of Pennsylvania, T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. W'69 Director of Athletics and Recreation/ Division I Council chair Moderator: Erik Christianson – NCAA, Managing Director of Communications @NCAAErik Fulfilling The Growing Social Media Demands View On-demand
Brandon Berrio – LSU, Associate Director of Creative and Digital Content @bberri1 * Kevin Burke – George Washington, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications @KBurke90 Emily McMillan – Evansville, Assistant Director for Media Relations @emily_mcm16 Moderator: Kayci Mikrut – NCAA, Associate Director of Communications – Social Media Strategy @ncaakayci
Wednesday, June 24 Perspectives From The Media: The Best In Student-Athlete Storytelling View On-demand What are the best ways to draw out the most interesting stories from, and on, your student-athletes and coaches? Many times they don’t know themselves what will make a good feature, or what stories will resonate with your audience. How do we get those stories out of the student-athlete or coach? As interviewers, what questions do we, the athletic communicators, need to ask? We will talk to media members for their storytelling suggestions.
Presenters: Anne Marie Anderson – Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster @AnneMAnderson Dain Blanton – NBC Olympics/AVP Amazon broadcaster/USC Beach Volleyball Head Coach @DainBlanton Ivan Maisel – ESPN, Senior Writer/2020 CoSIDA Jake Wade Award recipient @Ivan_Maisel Gene Wang – Washington Post reporter @gene_wang Moderator: Malcolm Moran – USBWA, Executive Director of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association / IUPUI, Director of the Sports Capital Journalism Program /2020 CoSIDA Keith Jackson Eternal Flame Award recipient @malcolm_moran
Leadership and Staff Management View On-demand
*Learn how to handle the leadership aspects of your job, whether you are the office manager or in charge of students or simply fulfilling your daily duties as an assistant. What do you need to know about leadership regardless of your role in the department How do you learn the things I don’t know/haven’t dealt with to be effective and successful. How to grow and develop leaders. Learn through the experiences - the good, the bad and the ugly - of our panel.*
Jason Baum – Boston College, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communication @JasonBaumPR Sarah Fetters – Western Michigan, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications/Engagement @SarahFetters Dr. Kristene Kelly – Dartmouth, Executive Associate Athletic Director for Varsity Sports, Senior Woman Administrator and Title IX Coordinator @Dr_K_Kelly Rob Knox – UNC Greensboro, Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communication @knoxrob1 MODERATOR: Kurt Svoboda – Michigan, Associate Athletic Director for External Communications and Public Relations @ksvoboda
NCAA Division II Programming
Wednesday, June 17
It Starts With You: 3 Breakthrough Steps To Playing Bigger in Leadership, Business & Life View On-demand Justin Patton, keynote speaker (Live) [Download Learning Map] (PDF) PDF Presenters: ... Moderator: Bill Powers – Hawai'i Pacific Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications
NCAA Division II/D2SIDA Business Meeting Replay not available
How Can You Join Your AD’s Wolfpack? View On-demand View On-demand The three best friends that anyone can have, Division II athletic directors Shawn Jones, Rachel Burleson and Bill Villa, to discuss their expectations for the SID position and how SIDs can effectively lobby for their own best interests to ensure that no SID feels like a one-man wolf pack.
Presenters: Shawn Jones – Director of Athletics, Henderson State; Rachel Burleson – Director of Athletics, Franklin Pierce; Bill Villa – Director of Athletics, Chaminade University
Moderator: Bill Powers – Hawai'i Pacific Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications
NCAA Division III Programming
Wednesday, May 27
NCAA Division III/D3SIDA Business Meeting [View On-demand]pw: 7m?1+$^4
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Wednesday, June 3
Marketing Yourself Beyond Sports Information Panel and Breakout Sessions Panel Discussion: Live Introduction, followed by pre-recorded video
View On-demand • Video presentation (YouTube link) Breakout 1: Resume, Cover Letters and Interviewing View On-demand Breakout 1 Moderators: Matthew Fenton (Messiah College Director of Athletic Communications) with Sam Atkinson (Gallaudet Associate AD-Communications/CoSIDA 1st Vice President) and Clark Teuscher (North Central College Sports Information Director) Breakout 2: Getting that Promotion - SID to AD | Value that SIDs Bring to the Table Beyond Sports Information View On-demand Breakout 2 Moderators: Shawn Medeiros (Endicott Sports Information Director/incoming D3SIDA President) with Michael Smoose (Johnson and Wales University (R.I.) Associate Athletics Director-Communications & Operations) Breakout 3: Building a Personal Brand Video presentation (YouTube link) Breakout 3 Moderators: Danielle Percival (Piedmont College Assistant Athletic Director of Communications), with Katie Mucci (Missouri Valley Conference Assistant Commissioner for New Media and Technology) How to Maximize the Use of Your Website Tips and tricks to maximize the effectiveness of your website. From making sure people find you to incorporating social media, we’ll also breakdown components of our own websites to get you prepared for your next redesign. View On-demand Download presentation (PDF)
Presenters:
Tim Volkmann – Rochester Institute of Technology – Director of Athletic Communications
Bridget Delaney – Coast Guard Academy – Asst. SID/Director of New Media
Phil de Montmollin – Brevard College – Sports Information Director
Mike Ezekiel – McMurray College - Director of Athletics Communications & Operations
Thursday, June 4 Division III ADA Panel
With our departments and our communities growing more diverse, it's important to take time to learn what accessibility means, how it relates to our work, and what we can do to help more people engage with our content.
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Presenters:
Jennifer Jones – Birmingham-Southern College – Asst. AD for External Relations
Angela Smith - Birmingham-Southern College - Coordinator of Accessibility
Jessica Poole - Chicago State University - Senior Associate AD External Operations/Revenue Generation
Kathleen Cahill - MIT - Associate Dean, Accessibility and Usability
Working Together: Improving Conference & Institutional Relations (Live) The conference office and institutional Sports Information Directors go together like peanut butter and jelly. While it is already a great combination, how can we make it better? We will discuss best practices on working together from the conference to institutional level while also discussing institution-to-institution relations.
View On-demand Presenters: Emily Loux – Mass. State Collegiate Athletic Conf. - Director of Media Relation; Mike Christie – USA South - Associate Commissioner; Lisa Champagne – NESCAC – Assistant Director for Media Relations; Cyrill Parham – Salisbury University – Sports Information Director
Two-Year College/Building a Personal Brand
Video presentation (YouTube link)
Breakout 3 Moderators: Danielle Percival (Piedmont College Assistant Athletic Director of Communications), with Katie Mucci (Missouri Valley Conference Assistant Commissioner for New Media and Technology)
How to Maximize the Use of Your Website
Tips and tricks to maximize the effectiveness of your website. From making sure people find you to incorporating social media, we’ll also breakdown components of our own websites to get you prepared for your next redesign.
View On-demand Download presentation (PDF)
Presenters:
Tim Volkmann – Rochester Institute of Technology – Director of Athletic Communications
Bridget Delaney – Coast Guard Academy – Asst. SID/Director of New Media
Phil de Montmollin – Brevard College – Sports Information Director
Mike Ezekiel – McMurray College - Director of Athletics Communications & Operations
NAIA Programming
Friday, June 5
Welcome, Introductions, Format View On-demand
CoSIDA Leadership (same link as above)
Media Day Tips & Tricks (same link as above)
NAIA-SIDA Business Meeting View On-demand
Dakstats View On-demand
Making Your Postseason Tournament a Success View On-demand
Making the Most of Your Summer View On-demand
Conference Offices Programming
Tuesday, June 16
Adjusting Workflow from In-Person to Virtual: Coaches Calls, Student-Athlete Interviews, Media Days View On-demand
Now what? This panel will look at how conference office personnel will function in this era of conducting our jobs remotely. From media days to relationship building -- learn how to accomplish our mission by doing nearly everything in a new environment.
Ryan Sakamoto – Patriot League, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Imry Halevi – Harvard, Assistant Director of Athletics - Multimedia & Production @imryh Sarah Twiggs – Landmark Conference, Assistant Commissioner
Measuring Success: Measuring our Impact/Best Practices in a New Environment View On-demand
Now more than ever, it's extremely vital to demonstrate our effectiveness. This panel will dive into best practices of measuring that impact as we help our institutions stay relevant in an ever-changing world.
Maurice Williams – MEAC, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Kent Brown – Illinois, Associate Director of Athletics, Media Relations @kentbrown Mary Beth Challoner – Toronto, Manager, Events, Marketing & Athletic Communications @mbc_FB21
MODERATOR: Katie Mucci – Missouri Valley Conference, Assistant Commissioner for New Media and Technology @katiemucci
Canadian/U Sports Programming
Tuesday, June 2
Divisional Day Meetings View On-demand
Two-Year Colleges Programming
Monday, June 1
Divisional Day Meetings View On-Demand
Calendar
Important Dates
- 06/23/26 / 11:59 P.M. M/W At-Large Academic All-America National Ballot Voting Deadline (NCAA, NAIA, College Division)
- 06/30/26 / 11:59 P.M. M/W Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America National Ballot Voting Deadline (NCAA, NAIA)
- 07/07/26 / 12:00 P.M. W At-Large Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA, College Division)
- 07/08/26 / 12:00 P.M. M At-Large Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA, College Division)
- 07/14/26 / 12:00 P.M. M Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/07/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
- 06/08/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
- 06/09/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
- 06/09/26 / 11:59 P.M. Baseball Academic All-America National Ballot Voting Deadline (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/10/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
- 06/16/26 / 12:00 P.M. Softball Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/16/26 / 12:00 P.M. M/W At-Large Academic All-District Released; National Voting Begins (NCAA, NAIA, College Division)
- 06/16/26 / 11:59 P.M. M/W Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Nomination Deadline (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/23/26 / 12:00 P.M. M/W Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District Released; National Voting Begins (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/23/26 / 12:00 P.M. Baseball Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/23/26 / 11:59 P.M. M/W At-Large Academic All-America National Ballot Voting Deadline (NCAA, NAIA, College Division)
- 06/30/26 / 11:59 P.M. M/W Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America National Ballot Voting Deadline (NCAA, NAIA)
- 07/07/26 / 12:00 P.M. W At-Large Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA, College Division)
- 07/08/26 / 12:00 P.M. M At-Large Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA, College Division)
- 07/14/26 / 12:00 P.M. M Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Announced (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/07/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
- 06/08/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
- 06/09/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
- 06/09/26 / 11:59 P.M. Baseball Academic All-America National Ballot Voting Deadline (NCAA, NAIA)
- 06/10/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
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