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The 6th Annual CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week is November 3-9.
Follow along at CoSIDA.com/ThankYourSID
Celebrating its sixth anniversary, CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week begins this Wednesday, Nov. 3, and continues through Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The week is an opportunity for those who interact with collegiate athletics communications professionals to observe and honor the impact that athletics communications and creative staff members have on intercollegiate athletics.
The celebration was created to show appreciation for athletic communicators, to showcase their efforts and accomplishments, and to bring positive recognition to them and to their work in promoting student-athletes and their institutions/conferences throughout all levels of intercollegiate athletics.
“This continues to be a great week for our profession to be recognized. I hope that each of our members take the time to acknowledge their colleagues that are working hard and who have influenced them positively throughout their career,” said CoSIDA President Cindy Potter of Columbia (Mo.) College. “This network of CoSIDA members is strong and powerful when we come together to celebrate each other.”
Throughout the week, CoSIDA will share stories of our members and highlight support from our friends across college athletics.
Athletic departments, campus communications offices, media, current and former student-athletes, coaches organizations and other groups are encouraged to recognize their athletics communications and creative staff members during this special week. Recommendations and ideas on how to do so are included in our CoSIDA Week Media Kit.
“College athletic communicators work tirelessly to highlight the amazing student-athletes, coaches, administrators and programs on their respective institutions,” said Membership Recognition Committee chair Amy Yakola of the Atlantic Coast Conference. “One of the most powerful aspects of working in college athletics is being part of a team that’s committed to positively affecting the lives of those they serve. We encourage everyone to take time during this week’s membership recognition week to salute the ongoing efforts of their athletic communications teammates.”
We encourage everyone to join us online using your choice of hashtags #ThankYourSID or #SIDsMakeItHappen. For our French Canadian colleagues, please use #MerciLesComs. We also encourage a more personal touch when possible and invite everyone to share your pictures or videos of presentations, gifts or stories at this link.
Enter the ESPN College GameDay Football Game Note Contest
Once again in honor of CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week, Rece Davis of ESPN is looking for the best game notes in college football — from all divisions — and he’s asked CoSIDA to help him find them.
SIDs are invited to submit their best, most creative game note for consideration. Selected CoSIDA representatives will pick the top three-to-five notes and pass them along to Rece, who will make the final selection of what he will use. If your note is selected, he will use it on Saturday’s (November 6) College Football GameDay show in recognition of CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week. College GameDay will be on site in Cincinnati beginning at 9 AM (Eastern) where the Bearcats take on Tulsa that afternoon.
Said Davis: “It can be from any program, any game, but give me a GREAT note. The best ones would be bite sized and easily understandable, yet not overly simplistic.”
All submissions must be emailed to CoSIDA Executive Director Doug Vance at dougvance@cosida.com by Thursday, Nov. 4, at noon (Eastern) for a chance to have your note be part of the broadcast.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to gain recognition on College GameDay while helping bring special recognition to CoSIDA.
Here is Rece sharing the winning submission in 2018:
| Ways To Engage With CoSIDA | Audience |
|---|---|
| Join us November 8 at 3 PM (Eastern) for an #SIDsMakeItHappen mass social media post Athletic departments, teams, organizations, SAAC groups, universities, conferences and others are invited to download and customize the Canva template in square or 1920x1080 format. | Everyone |
| Download CoSIDA Week scripts | TV/Radio Broadcasters |
| Download, print and post our CoSIDA week poster to hang around your athletic department (Size 8.5x11) | Everyone |
| Customize a personal social media graphic post for anytime during the week. | CoSIDA Members |
| Honor a colleague * Nominate for a CoSIDA Special Award at CoSIDA.com/Awards (Deadline is Jan. 31) | CoSIDA Members |
| Make a donation to the CoSIDA Membership Dues Donation Fund | CoSIDA members and supporters |
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- 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, College Division)
- 06/10/26 / All Day 2026 CSC Unite Convention in Las Vegas
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