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#10: Christian Brothers names Converse Women’s Basketball HC Samantha Davidson to the same position leading the Buccaneers. (link)
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#9: Midwestern State selects Fort Scott (NJCAA) Softball HC Kae Lani Bryan for the same role in Wichita Falls. (link) |
#8: Palm Beach Atlantic names Missouri S&T Men’s Golf HC Anthony Monaco for the same role leading the Sailfish. (link) |
#7: Conference Carolinas Commissioner Chris Colvin spoke at the league’s Football Media Day as the conference returns to the gridiron after 51 years. Asked about the keys to reviving football, Colvin points to the collaboration among leaders across the league, adding: “The other thing we had to do was we had to market ourselves and create a professional operation of the conference. We had to run Conference Carolinas as it was, to the best of its ability, so that when others looked in and saw what we were doing, they were able to say, 'Yeah, I would like to be a part of that and we can help make football happen.' Because obviously, to get from where we were with four institutions either having or planning to start football six years ago to now with seven, that growth has had to come from institutions choosing to be a part of the conference from the outside. So making that a reality is how we were able to get to this place today.” As for the future of Conference Carolinas: “It is no secret. I've said this publicly before: we would like to get our football membership to at least eight. Nine would also be a good number, but we knew when we started six was not the long-term number and we got to seven before we ever started, which was great. But certainly getting our football membership to at least eight institutions is a high priority for the conference.” (link)
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#6: Newberry promotes Assoc. AD for External Relations/SWA Hunter Perry-Gallinger to Senior Assoc. AD/Chief Revenue Officer/SWA and names former Concordia Chicago (DIII) AD Janet Wolbert as Assoc. AD for Compliance. (link, link)
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#5: Lewis selects Daemen Asst. Director of Athletics Communications Max Sacco as Asst. AD for Strategic Communications and Digital Media. (link) |
#4: Embry-Riddle promotes Assoc. AD for External Affairs Mitch VanSumeren to Deputy AD. (link) |
#3: California State says it’s facing a $2.3B budget shortfall, and Cal Matters’ Mikhail Zinshteyn observes: “How the nation’s largest public four-year university system will generate that revenue is anyone’s guess, as annual tuition increases of 6% that kicked in last year and an influx of state taxpayer support have been insufficient to pay for Cal State’s growing labor, energy and education expenses. … More state support is increasingly unlikely, as California budget experts forecast multibillion-dollar budget shortfalls worsened by severe federal cuts to major public safety-net programs, like Medicaid, and possible cuts to financial aid.” Cal State Asst. Vice Chancellor for Finance Jeni Kitchell: “This growing gap demonstrates why we need immediate action to achieve financial sustainability. We cannot sustain our current level of funding, especially while operating from a position of underfunding.” The system fought off a $375M proposed cut to its state allocation this year, instead receiving a $144 million cut — a 3% reduction in its state support. Lawmakers are offering Cal State a zero-interest loan to make up for that cut and promised to restore the money next year. Cal State has also already cut more than 1,200 staff positions across the system in the past two years, reduced student support staff by 7% and terminated 1,400 courses during a period of ongoing budget deficits. Cal State trustee Jack McGrory notes that “we were promised a five-year compact” of increasing state funding and trustees approved 10% or more in salary increases for workers the past two years based on those promises. “We did rely on the promise, and the promise was violated, and that’s the story that we have to tell, and it’s unfortunate, and it’s going to put our relationships with the unions and our employees in a really bad situation.” More. (link)
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#2: Frostburg State selects Assoc. AD for External Operations/former Baseball HC Guy Robertson as its new Softball HC. (link) |
#1: Eckerd Assoc. AD for Internal Operations and Compliance/SWA Becky Clark departs to become the Deputy AD/SWA at New Haven (DI). (link) |
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