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>> The D3Playbook Media Kit. Thanks for considering a sponsorship with D3Playbook. Below is a sample edition of our newsletter. >> Good morning. >> Today's Word Count: We want to keep our word count to 1,500 words or less. A five-minute read. >> Today's Numbers (as of 7/17/2021): 1,707 subscribers. 62% open rate. 12.5% average click rate. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Tell a colleague to subscribe. Forward the email to your supervisor. It's free, free, free! >> @D3Playbook. Follow us on Twitter along with 2,323 others   TOP STORY 1. Sea Gulls Soar      (June 4) - Salisbury won its first NCAA Division III baseball championship with a 4-2 decision against St. Thomas (Minn.) on Tuesday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Sea Gulls (34-4) added to the school's 2021 national championship haul, as the Salisbury women's lacrosse team also claimed the national crown. Trailing 1-0 entering the fourth, the Gulls put together a three-spot as Cullen McAuliffe tied the game with a run-scoring single and Kavi Caster gave Salisbury the lead for good with a two-run knock. Jacob Ference added an RBI fielders choice in the seventh and that was all that the mound corps needed. Corey Burton delivered 4 1/3 innings of one-run relief and Clayton Dwyer got out of a bases-loaded jam with a fly out to left to seal the deal. >> Salisbury recap >> St. Thomas recap >> Box Score >> Highlights >> Full Replay Nice day when the governor and your state's premier professional sports team (sorry Orioles) congratulate you!   A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK   Your company's message could appear right here! D3Playbook has over 1,700 subscribers and, with an open rate of 60 percent, reaches over 1,000 readers per edition. We publish Monday through Friday during the academic year - typically mid-August through early June - and twice weekly during the summer months. Just provide us with 150-250 words, an image, and links and you're in business. Sponsorships begin at $35 per edition   CAMPUS 2. Vaccine Waiting Game by Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed "Stockton University in New Jersey is one of hundreds of colleges requiring students get vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this fall. Students have until Aug. 1 to provide the university with proof of vaccination status or to request an exemption on medical or religious grounds. There’s an incentive for Stockton students to submit their paperwork early: students who submitted proof of vaccination by July 8 were eligible for a drawing to win a year of free tuition or room and board, and university officials are planning for two additional drawings in August. But just two weeks before the Aug. 1 deadline, the percentage of students who have submitted proof of vaccination or an exemption request is hovering right around a third. Stockton officials report that about 90 percent of the 3,500 students who have submitted documentation so far have provided proof of vaccination status, while about 10 percent have requested an exemption." >> Situational Awareness: "Nationally, young adults age 18 to 29 have the lowest COVID vaccination rates of any adults. A study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health this week by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found that close to a quarter (24 percent) of young adults age 18 to 25 expressed hesitancy about getting a COVID vaccine, with their most common concerns centering around safety and possible side effects." >> What They're Saying: “We still have a few weeks until the deadline,” said Joe Cardona, a spokesman for Rowan University, a public university in New Jersey, which is crediting students' accounts $500 or, for on-campus students, $1,000, if they get the vaccine. “As of now, about 30 percent of the students have responded. This is pretty normal when collecting any type of documents. There is a rush at the beginning and a rush at the deadline.” >> Yes, But: "Goucher College, a private college in Maryland, had a deadline of Monday, July 12, for students to submit their vaccine paperwork. Aarika Camp, Goucher’s vice president for student affairs and dean of students, said she does not yet have an estimate of the percentage of students who have submitted proof of vaccination." >> Continue Reading A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK   Your company's message could appear right here! D3Playbook has over 1,700 subscribers and, with an open rate of 60 percent, reaches over 1,000 readers per edition. Our regular editions are usually no more than 1,500 words - or just five minutes to read. Unless you want to click links to go deeper. And we hope you do. Just provide us with 150-250 words, an image, and links and you're in business. 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Have a job opening that you would like to advertise here? Contact us at D3Playbook@gmail.com. Classifieds begin at $15 per edition.   FOOTBALL 4. Breaking Ground   courtesy of Hanover College "Though just 19 years old, Mya Urba ’24 has pursued her passion to coach football for the past five years. Through her journey, she has shaken off stereotypes while stockpiling knowledge, acquiring more responsibility and earning the respect of athletes, coaches and opponents. “From an outsider’s perspective, I’m a 5-foot, curly-haired blondie who wears football stuff,” stated Urba. “I’ve been asked multiple times, I’ll be at [a local store] and I’m wearing the [Hanover] football sweatshirt and they’re like, ‘Oh, who’s your boyfriend on the team?’ I am like, no, I coach.” This year, Urba became the first female on-the-field coach in Hanover College’s 135-year football history. Working side-by-side with Defensive Coordinator Aarik Gault, she coached linebackers and, during games, signaled defensive alignments prior to each of the opposition’s plays." >> Situational Awareness: "Urba, who also plays defense for Hanover’s lacrosse team, served as an assistant coach while a student at Westfield (Ind.) High School. Her involvement with the Shamrocks’ football program, which began on a whim prior to her freshman year, transformed an initial curiosity into a passion." >> The Opportunity: "While visiting campus, she met with members of the Panthers’ football staff. Head Coach Matt Theobald ’96 immediately witnessed her sincerity and appetite for the game. An offer to coach was quickly extended. “She just kind of fit right in with us,” said Theobald, who has guided the Panthers since 2016. “Sometimes we get people from the outside that want to be a part of this but aren’t all in. I would say Mya is 100 percent all-in with Hanover football.” >> What They're Saying: “There aren’t many jobs where you’re not going to interact with a female in a certain position of power,” said Theobald. “I think it’s important for our guys to be able to work with women and see them not just as a [figurehead], but see them as a person, and a person that they’re going to have to take direction from, work with and work alongside. Hopefully, that will translate later in life.” >> Quotable: “Am I exhausted when I get back? Yes,” said Urba. “Do I get to start my homework at 8 p.m. and have to get up that next morning for classes again? Yep. And do it all over again. I absolutely adore it. It is so cool and so rewarding to be able to do both.” >> Continue Reading   A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK   Your company's message could appear right here! D3Playbook has over 1,700 subscribers and, with an open rate of 60 percent, reaches over 1,000 readers per edition.  Our "Comings and Goings" section is one of our most popular. The transactions are widely read and more information on the move is available by clicking the link. This is a high profile section for an advertiser's message. Just provide us with 150-250 words, an image, and links and you're in business. Sponsorships begin at $35 per edition   TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   AUGUSTANA - Jon Miedema stepped down as head tennis coach AVERETT - Tristan Miller named cheerleading and dance assistant coach ILLINOIS COLLEGE - Meghan Roman named interim athletic director KEUKA - Jon Accardi named associate vice president and director of athletics MILLSAPS - David Elkins resigned as head men's tennis coach to become assistant coach at Swarthmore   A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK     Your company's message could appear right here! D3Playbook has over 1,700 subscribers and, with an open rate of 60 percent, reaches over 1,000 readers per edition. Our email newsletter is kept to approximately 1,500 words per edition. It takes the average reader about five minutes to read, unless you want to read more. And we hope you do. "1 Thing" wraps up the daily edition with an offbeat story that most likely does not deal with Division III athletics. It could be the world's largest sandcastle, or unique and interesting food offerings at the Minnesota State Fair. It could be "Springsteen on Broadway" or whatever catches the editor's eye. Just provide us with 150-250 words, an image, and links and you're in business. Sponsorships begin at $35 per edition   1 THING 6.  Done With Zoom   by Betsy Morris, Wall Street Journal "Have you dumped your Zoom group yet? If not, it’s probably only a matter of time. Our virtual social lives are drying up. Zoom, Houseparty and other platforms that were a lifeline during the Covid-19 lockdowns now feel like a chore. Virtual gatherings are harder to schedule. The limitations are getting tougher to tolerate. Even long-lost friends who reconnected during the pandemic have lost interest in video chatting. Zoom most certainly will continue as a workplace tool, but for socializing, “I think people will be ditching Zoom in droves,” predicts Richard Slatcher, a psychology professor at the University of Georgia. As the world opens up, virtual gatherings are proving no match for ones in real life." >> Quotable: “The reality of relationships is that matching the desired amount of closeness and frequency is hard," said Jeffrey Hall, a professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas." >> Bottom Line: "No matter how good we get at Zoom, it’s no substitute for the real thing. It’s harder and not as spontaneous, says Jeremy Bailenson, a professor of communication at Stanford University. “Humans have evolved relying on these spatial cues, and we just don’t get them online.” >> Be Smart: It's time to get back to in-person meetings. Are you listening conference offices? NCAA? MARCA? >> Keep Reading       Thanks for starting your day with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook.    It's Free: D3Playbook

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