The Admissions Game

 

PRESENTED BY CHI ALPHA SIGMA "recognizing college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition." D3Playbook AUGUST 25, 2020 | written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III Our goal is to keep you - the influencers in DIII athletics - apprised of what's happening around Division III - the games, polls, news, happenings, awards, calendar of events, and much more. We hope you enjoy d3Playbook and that you'll share this with your friends, colleagues and co-workers.   >> Good Tuesday Morning.  >> Today's Word Count: 1,085. Brief, concise, smart. An easy read to start your day. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Please recommend us to a friend or co-worker. Or share with your staff and bring them up-to-speed on what's happening in DIII.   Subscribe to d3Playbook   1.  The Admissions Game photo courtesy of Colorado College by Scott Jaschik, InsideHigherEd.com "For private colleges, this year has been among the most difficult ever in admissions. For those that aren't nationally known (we're leaving out the Ivies, Stanford University and similar institutions), admissions is always a challenge. In most states, public universities dominate press attention. For many, they define higher education, with their large size, big-time athletics and more. This year has been no exception. Think about how many stories you saw (including on this site) about the University of North Carolina's reversal of its decision to open its Chapel Hill campus. While the big-time sports conferences do have private university members, most are public. What about smaller private colleges? A scan of private colleges suggests that they are welcoming some or all students to campuses, and they are hopeful that they will be able to avoid the embarrassing incidents (parties without social distancing or face masks) that have taken place at so many larger, public institutions. They have worked hard all summer long to meet their enrollment goals -- or to get as close to full as possible." Examples Shenandoah: 532 committed freshman vs. 515 a year ago Colorado College: 571 enrollees vs. 570 targeted Hamilton: 34.3 percent yield vs. 34.7 last year Lewis & Clark: 521 enrolled vs. 526 targeted Muhlenberg: 525 enrolled vs. 550 targeted Salve Regina: 570 goal turned into 542-547 after melt Otterbein: 623 goal vs. 533 deposits and 510 freshmen Knox: 320 goal vs. 316 expected >> Quotable: "This will be a year for the ages (I hope!), and I’d like to not have to repeat it ever again. But something tells me the next one is going to be another fasten-your-seatbelt roller coaster ride." - Monica C. Inzer, vice president for enrollment management, Hamilton >> Go Deeper     2.  Football Causing Legal Troubles for NCAA All Things Considered, NPR   "NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Ellen Zavian about universities pushing for football to return when students aren't on campus and what that means for the NCAA's definition of amateurism. She is a former NFL agent and now a sports law professor at George Washington University who says this could bring a legal headache for the NCAA, which has long argued that student athletes are students first and not employees.   I went back to the NCAA mission just to double-check, and it does say to govern competition in a safe manner and that education is paramount to all others. And once I looked at that mission statement, I realized - how could they be fulfilling that? So it's unsafe in the sense that you've decided the student is not going to come to campus and then you've decided this student athlete is going to come to campus. So how do you determine safety, differently, for those two groups of people? You can't. I wrote an article about changing the structure of the NCAA, removing their nonprofit status because they're failing to meet their mission statement and maybe move them into something called a benefit corp, which gives the opportunity for a company to set aside 20% of their money to an escrow account for the athletes.  >> Listen to the interview (3:48)     3.  What Happens if Zoom Goes Down? by Madeline St. Amour, InsideHigherEd.com "Zoom went down Monday morning -- the first day of classes at many colleges across the country. News of the outage of the popular web conference platform made the rounds on Twitter, among both frustrated students and faculty members. The platform is one of the most widely used for synchronous online courses, which is the main mode of instruction for many institutions this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The frenzy over the disruption lasted only about five hours. The outage was first reported on Zoom's website at 8:51 a.m. Eastern time. By 1:10 p.m., the issue was resolved. Still, some faculty canceled classes because of the outage or switched to different platforms. >> Why It Matters: "The issue, which seemed to be concentrated on the East Coast and in parts of the Midwest, was small in comparison to other events in the spring. But it did raise questions about what contingency plans colleges have to address such technical difficulties in the age of "Zoom University."" >> The Bottom Line: "If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it's how to be flexible," said Ray Betzner, assistant vice president of university communications at Temple. "That's something that's become a hallmark." >> Keep Reading   SPONSORED MESSAGE   Chi Alpha Sigma is the first national scholar-athlete society to honor those collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college student-athletes who receive a varsity letter in their sport, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester, and earn a 3.4 cumulative grade point average. Student-athletes who compete for a collegiate club team are also eligible if the club team is overseen by the athletics department at the local chapter. Find out more at ChiAlphaSigma.com   4.  Conference Call Today we begin continue our look at Division III conferences, going from youngest to oldest.  Commissioner: Jay Gardiner Headquarters: Atlanta, GA Website: SAA-Sports.com Founded: 2012 Charter Members (8): Berry, Birmingham-Southern, Centre, Hendrix, Millsaps, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Sewanee Associates (4): Austin (FB), Concordia Wisconsin (FH), Transylvania (FH), Trinity TX (FB) Oldest: Centre (1819) Largest: Rhodes (1,981) Smallest: Millsaps (790) Longest Trip: 608 miles (Centre to Millsaps) Championship Sports: 20 Top Moment: Rhodes won its third national women's golf title in four years in 2017, rebounding from a nine-stroke deficit with nine holes to play. >> Tomorrow: New England Collegiate Conference sources: Google Maps, EADA   5.  Comings and Goings   ARCADIA - Paul Mita named head men's lacrosse coach BETHEL - Brian Gibbons named assistant men's ice hockey coach EASTERN NAZARENE - Katie Montalbo named assistant athletic trainer MIDDLEBURY - Announced it will not be able to hold athletic competitions during the fall semester NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE - Announced that Hood joined the conference as an associate member in esports PENN STATE ABINGTON - Pat Morris named head men's soccer coach SAGE - Michael Branche named graduate assistant women's basketball coach. Barryn Shark named athletic communications graduate assistant SAINT BENEDICT - Glen Werner stepping down as athletic director UPPER MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - Suspended conference competition for Fall 2020 in cross country and golf WASHINGTON (Mo.) - Kelli Blake resigned as assistant track and field and sports performance coach   6.  1 Friend Thing   Subscribe to d3Playbook

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