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CoSIDA members in their 20s offer perceptions of the job heading into the new decade and offer visions of what it would have to look like for them to stick around for the next 20 years in the cover story for the Winter 2020 edition of CoSIDA 360.

CoSIDA president Herb Vincent uses his column to update the membership on the progress of the governance structure working group and encourages all members to reach out to any member of the group with comments or questions.

As we head into the spring season — which means heading back outside under the sun — a profile on Theresa Kurtz of the Mountain West Conference and her mother reminds us the importance of sunscreen and taking care of our health.

The importance of media training for student-athletes, attending a Grateful Dead concert with Bill Walton, creating an athletics communications academic major from scratch and tips for job seekers looking to put your best foot forward are just a few of the highlights of the issue.

View the digital version of the magazine's Winter 2020 issue at this link: https://publications.provationsgroup.org/publications/CoSIDA360-Winter-Issue-2020/.

Got something to say about any of the topics below? Start a discussion about these stories on our online member forum CoSIDA Connect.

Check out these stories and more:

• From the President's Desk with CoSIDA President Herb Vincent – Modernizing CoSIDA's Governance Model
• Perspectives From Outside The Profession: Program Versus Product – by Trip Durham
• Cover Story: CoSIDA in 2020...and Beyond – by Laurie Bollig
• The Student-Athlete Dynamic – compiled by Laurie Bollig
• SID Bucket Lists
• What Moms Can Teach Us – by Patrick Walsh
• Class is in Session – by Tom Caudill
• Don’t Wait To Exhale – by Denise Thompson
• Putting Your Best Foot Forward – by Adele Burk
• CoSIDA Book Shelf – Member-recommended books and podcasts
• Media Training for Student-Athletes in the Digital World – by Jeff Bollig
• The Four Pillars of the Advocacy Committee – by DAnny Barnts
• A Big-Picture Perspective – by Doug Vance
• The Wisdom of Bill Walton – by Matt Ensor as told to Doug Vance
• The SID Life – with Lance Franey, Shelby Hild, Ricky Webster, Jolisa Williams and Jeremy Wu

Have an idea for a future issue or interested in contributing as a writer? Contact Beau White at beauwhite@cosida.com.

About CoSIDA 360

The print and digital magazine was one of the new CoSIDA membership initiative undertaken during the 2015-16 academic year which included the January 26, 2016 launch of our CoSIDAConnect online community; the CoSIDA mentorship program; new text messaging service; and CoSIDA After Hours social program.

CoSIDA 360's aim is to celebrate telling our members' stories, to educate our members, and to advocate for the profession and its professionals. The print magazine is mailed to every current CoSIDA member and also distributed to athletic directors, conference commissioners and external CoSIDA stakeholders. A new issue of the glossy stock magazine is released each February, May, August and November.

CoSIDA Director of Creative Services Beau White serves as editor and designer of CoSIDA 360 with assistance from board member and CoSIDA secretary Jeff Hodges, North Alabama Assistant Athletic Director/Communications; and CoSIDA staff members Doug Vance, Executive Director; Will Roleson, Associate Executive Director; Barb Kowal, Director of Professional Development & External Affairs; and Laurie Bollig, Director of Membership Engagement. CoSIDA thanks Provations Group of Lexington, Kentucky for its partnership in the production and printing of CoSIDA 360.

View past issues of CoSIDA 360 here.

To send feedback on the magazine or any CoSIDA initiative, contact a member of the staff or email: info@cosida.com.

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