#10:
Simon Fraser Executive Director for Student Affairs Tracey Mason-Innes has taken on the role of Acting AD. (link) |
#9:
Pittsburg State President Dan Shipp’s next fundraising campaign is “Dan Golfs the Four States” in which he will play at eight courses across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas over eight days in May to raise $3M for student-athlete scholarships. This follows last year’s Dan Bikes Kansas that raised over $8M. (link)
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#8: Central Oklahoma Asst. AD for Finance/SWA Melissa Paul has transitioned to the role of Athletics Business Specialist. (link) |
#7: CLC has secured multiyear partnership renewals with 42 partner institutions in the first six months of FY24, including extensions with Alaska Anchorage, Albany State, Bemidji State, Bentley, Georgia College, MSU Denver, Morehouse, Minnesota Moorhead, Missouri S&T and
Tiffin. Full list of schools included. (link) |
#6: On the heels of the 50-year anniversary of the NCAA creating its three-division structure,
MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy asks if now is the time for the association to take a broader look at the divisional setup. “There needs to be a better system for all NCAA members that provides greater stability and alignment. There’s got to be a better way to distinguish the divisions that the roman numerals we use now. I think there’s work to be done, not just for that upper level
Division I, but for all of the NCAA. […] Maybe there’s a better way that we should structure the NCAA than we have for the past 50 years, and I think those are appropriate questions to put in front of some committee or group to start to answer.” (link) |
#5: Eastern New Mexico updates its brand identity with the help of
Rickabaugh Graphics, in conjunction with the institution’s 90th anniversary. (link) |
#4:
Augustana Assoc. AD for Compliance/SWA Madison Peterson is no longer in the role. Asst. Director of Athletics Administration Nick Moen will serve as Interim Director of Compliance. (link) |
#3: Former
Minot State AD Kevin Forde was the subject of an outside investigation by Special Assistant Attorney General Meredith Vukelic that led to his resignation last week. The investigation began after a complaint filed in October and found multiple reports of unwanted touching of employees and looked into claims of differing treatment of female and male coaches, with three females coaches being placed on leave due to accusations of mistreating student-athletes while no male coaches were placed on leave as one was accused of “inappropriate use of social media” and another of “wagering with another college’s male athlete about sex with a female MSU athlete.” The actions did not violate Title VII or Title IX standards, but did violate university and State Board of Higher Education policies. President Steven Shirley: “We will certainly learn from this experience and these findings to improve MSU. It is imperative we ensure our workplace environment is the absolute best, fairest, and most productive it can be for every employee who is part of the MSU family. We have nearly 400 full-time employees at Minot State, along with hundreds of part-time employees, and every one of them deserves to be and must be treated with respect and fairness. I want to thank the individuals who shared their concerns and participated in this investigation. This recent history of events in MSU Athletics, while painful and challenging, is also an opportunity for us to learn and strive to improve, and as a team we will move forward together.” (link)
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#2:
Lake Erie has entered a forbearance deal with bondholders after it failed to “achieve a ratio designed to show that it had enough money available to pay its debts, and it also had just seven days’ cash on hand instead of the 25 required by the covenants in the bond deal.” (link)
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#1: Notre Dame College AD Scott Swain will depart after a dozen years leading the Falcons to accept the same position at Point Park (NAIA) and guide the Pioneers through its
DII membership process. (link) |