College Sports Information Directors of America

About College Sports Communicators Membership Appreciation Week

The seventh annual CSC Membership Appreciation Week — the first under the College Sports Communicators brand — will be celebrated Jan. 18-24. The 2022-23 week is presented by ESPN.

These later dates provide a better opportunity to include all communicators within our new All-In membership and also better leverage CSC’s new branding and marks. In addition, the name has been tweaked to Membership APPRECIATION Week (from Recognition Week).

With the new association name also comes a new hashtag for the week’s activities – #CelebrateCSC. The hashtag focuses on the new association brand and also recognizes all communicators within collegiate athletics.

As always, CSC will profile members throughout the week on our website. Also available will be downloadable logos, a downloadable poster, social media graphics, broadcast and in-game PA scripts and a media kit with recommendations on how all those involved in collegiate athletics can promote the week and recognize athletics communicators.

Download the media kit

Recapping 2022-23 CSC Membership Appreciation Week

• Recapping the Seventh Annual CSC Membership Appreciation Week

CSC Membership Appreciation Week Features

(click on each name to read their stories)

January 24: CSC Member Spotlights

• Andy Fledderjohann – Atlantic Coast Conference, Assistant Commissioner/Communications by Claudia Close (ACC)
• Sam Porter – Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, Director of Athletic Communications by Barb Kowal (CSC)
• Brandon Stone – Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association, Manager, Marketing & Sponsorship by Tony Venegas (Belmont Abbey)

January 23: CSC Member Spotlights

• Danny Elizondo – UT Rio Grande Valley, Assistant AD for Communications by Kobe Mosley (CSC)
• Amanda Green – Eckerd College, Assistant AD, Marketing & Communications by Barb Kowal (CSC)
• Geoff Henson – Olivet College, Assistant AD for Sports Information by Laurie Bollig (CSC)

January 22: CSC Member Spotlights

• Katrina Chambers – Tennessee State, Director of Football External Relations by Rob Knox (Thurgood Marshall College Fund)
• Josh Deer – Concordia St. Paul, Assistant AD for Communications by Cole Helman (Palm Beach Atlantic)
• Adam Fornwalt – Cecil College, Assistant AD & Sports Information Director by Allison Hogue (Sacred Heart)

January 21: CSC Member Spotlights

• Adekale Ande – The Lovett School, Sports Information Director by Mike Robles (CCCAA)
• Josh Lively – Tennessee, Assistant Director of Communications by Lindy Brown (Duke)
• Dick Quinn – Williams College, Sports Information Director by Dan Ruede (New Haven)
• Kennedy Shriver – CSU Pueblo, Director of Creative Services by Cole Helman (Palm Beach Atlantic)

January 20: CSC Member Spotlights

• Brian Hand – Conference Carolinas, Assistant Commissioner for External Relations by Barb Kowal (CSC)
• Travis Jarome – South Alabama, Associate AD of Strategic Communications by Chad Jackson (Georgia Southern)
• Chris McKibben – Bates College, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications by Dan Ruede (New Haven)
• Alyssa Shannon – West Coast Conference, Assistant Director, Communications and Creative Services by Rob Knox (Thurgood Marshall College Fund)

January 19: CSC Member Spotlights

• Heather Brocious – William Paterson, Director of Athletics Communications and Compliance by Will Roleson (CSC)
• Cody Dalton – Catawba Valley CC, Sports Information Director/Public Information Officer/Head Esports Coach by Mike Robles (CCCAA)
• Tyler Geivett – Stanford, Director of Communications by Mike Robles (CCCAA)
• Dani Wright – Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, Director of Strategic Communications by Tommy Chasanoff (Cumberlands)

January 18: CSC Member Spotlights

• Megan Dye – North Alabama, Associate AD for External Relations by Laurie Bollig (CSC)
• Mitch Huppert – Marian University, Assistant AD for Communications by Tommy Chasanoff (Cumberlands)
• Dominique Maneice – Wingate University, Assistant AD for Creative Services by Michael Hawkins (Francis Marion)
• Adam Planamento – Arcadia University, Director of Athletic Communications by Rob Knox (Thurgood Marshall College Fund)

Customize social media posts for your personal accounts

Click here for the Canva templates - (Requires a free sign up and log in to Canva)

• All templates are in a 1:1 square aspect ratio
• Bypass Canva and download .png files of the templates here

Navigate the link above to create personalized graphics for your personal social media in support of CSC Membership Appreciation Week. The links will take you through a simple process of setting up a free Canva account, followed by easy steps to create and download your graphics. The whole process should take less than five minutes. Share these to any of your personal social media accounts any time between Jan. 18-24. Make sure to tag @CollSportsComm in your post and use hashtag #CelebrateCSC. Email beau@cscommunicators.com if you need assistance.

Spread the word!

Download and print this 8.5 x 11 flyer to post around your athletic department to let everyone know it is a week to celebrate athletics communications and creative staff.

Click here to download and print the flyer

Participate in our Social Media Blitz at 3 PM (Eastern) on Monday, Jan. 23

For individuals, institutions, teams, organizations, etc.

On Monday, Jan. 23 at 3 PM (Eastern) we are asking all friends for College Sports Communicators to join us for a for mass social media post. Canva templates are available below as well as .jpg templates. Email beau@cscommunicators.com if you need assistance. You do not need to have special software or be an expert in graphic design to customize your own graphic!

How to join in

1. Access a template - (Requires a free sign up and log in to Canva)
   1. Canva templates (requires a free sign up and log in to Canva): 1:1 square template | 1920x1080 horizontal template
   2. .jpg templates via Google Drive: Click here
2. Customize the graphic with your logo and organization or team name — it's up to you!
3. Post your graphic to your institutional/organizational/team social accounts at 3 PM (Eastern) on Jan. 23.

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