Can Struggling Small Colleges Survive?

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Hello Wednesday. Just one more sleep ... and off we go! >> Today's Word Count: 977 >> More Numbers: 1,898 subscribers, 4,129 twitter followers.  >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Please refer a friend. We're just two subscribers away from 1,900. And 2K is within our grasp as well.   A free subscription to D3Playbook. Yes, please. TOP STORY 1. Can Struggling Small Colleges Survive?   by Kathleen Lynn and Patricia Alex, New Jersey Monthly "Montclair State University has thrown a multimillion-dollar lifeline to Bloomfield College, agreeing to provide financial support for the struggling private school to stay open during the 2022-2023 school year as the schools hash out the details of a more permanent arrangement that could include a merger. In June, Rider University in Lawrenceville announced deep program cuts and layoffs to address a $20 million deficit after an earlier plan to sell its venerable Westminster Choir College fell apart.  These are tough times for some small private colleges and universities in New Jersey and around the nation. Many have been forced to cut staffing and programs or sell property following a decade of enrollment declines. Those losses accelerated during the pandemic, destabilizing the tuition-dependent schools." >> Situational Awareness: "About one in five undergraduates and one in three graduate students in the state is enrolled in one of the 16 private, nonprofit, four-year colleges. Enrollment in these schools dropped from a peak of more than 79,000 in 2009 to under 64,000 in fall 2021, a decline of about 20 percent, according to the state Office of the Secretary of Higher Education." >> Why It Matters: "The Bloomfield-Montclair agreement is perhaps the boldest of remedies to date. Founded by Presbyterians as a German theological school in 1868, Bloomfield is essentially a secular liberal arts school now, serving a predominantly Black and Hispanic student body. Affiliation with Montclair, a public university with 20,000 students, will give Bloomfield financial stability and additional programming. Montclair will gain a downtown campus about 6 miles away from its suburban location." >> Between The Lines: "Other schools have sought to raise funds by selling real estate, including Drew University in Madison, which has proposed the sale of 53 acres of its iconic, leafy campus. Proceeds would “go directly to improving the strength of Drew’s endowment, which provides scholarships and academic opportunities to our students,” Drew president Thomas J. Schwarz tells New Jersey Monthly." >> What They're Saying: “Experts like me predicted more closures than have happened, because these institutions are tough,” says Lawrence Ladd, senior consultant with the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, noting the tenacity of alumni networks. “They believe in their mission, have a long history, and will work hard to survive.”  >> Continue Reading STREAMING 2.   Is Your Streaming Game Ready?      While many schools have their own streaming video partners, a record number of DIII conferences have established streaming networks to enable you - the viewer - to find all broadcasts in one location. Here's where you can find your favorite league, although some leagues make it more difficult than others. The list is not comprehensive. Please send additions to D3Playbook@gmail.com Boxcast (3) Allegheny Mountain  MASCAC Ohio Hudl / BlueFrame (11) Atlantic East Centennial Landmark Little East Middle Atlantic NEWMAC North Coast Northwest ODAC Presidents SCIAC Northeast Sports Network (1) NESCAC PrestoSports (4) American Southwest Empire 8 GNAC SAA Team1 Sports individual institutions A MESSAGE FROM CHI ALPHA SIGMA Chi Alpha Sigma is the first, and only, national scholar-athlete society to honor those four-year collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Founded in 1996 and with over 300 active chapters nationwide, Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average. One institutional chapter membership will induct all eligible student-athletes each year and the student-athletes are recognized for life and never asked to pay any fees themselves. To start a chapter on your campus today, contact Kellen Wells-Mangold, Executive Director, at kellen@ncahs.org or visit chialphasigma.org for more information. FIELD HOCKEY 3.   Middlebury Tops Preseason Poll Middlebury is the choice of the NFHCA ranking committee as the preseason No. 1 team entering the 2022 field hockey season. Middlebury Johns Hopkins Rowan Tufts Trinity, Conn. Bowdoin Babson Messiah Kean Washington and Lee 11-15: Amherst, Salisbury, Ursinus, Williams, TCNJ 16-20: Christopher Newport, New Paltz, Cortland, Vassar, MIT >> Conference Call: NESCAC (6), NJAC (3), C2C (2), Centennial (2), NEWMAC (2), SUNYAC (2), Liberty (1), MAC Commonwealth (1), ODAC (1) >> Complete Ranking A MESSAGE FROM THE NEWSETTE Start your morning with The Newsette - a newsletter for women, written by women, about topics that are important to women. They break down trending topics in news, fashion, and lifestyle to keep you up to date but not weighed down. It’s like getting the news from your BFF. Subscribe for free. ACADEMICS 4.   Combining Math and Football "Drew Pasteur, Professor of Mathematics at The College of Wooster, has found a way to use his expertise to explore another passion of his – high school football. Pasteur was featured on an Aug. 25 broadcast of Fox 8 News in Cleveland for his website, Ohio Fantastic 50, that predicts the outcomes of high school football games in Ohio and ranks the teams across the state. Pasteur, who also serves as a faculty athletic representative for Wooster’s athletic department, gathers scores and information from multiple sources and applies statistical analysis to generate his rankings and make weekly predictions. The website will also project which teams will make the state playoffs later in the season." >> Quotable: "The skills that we’re talking about with football and basketball are the same ones that might be used to look at data medicine and health care or analyze a company’s sales performance and sports. It’s a fun way for students to learn some of those skills,” Pasteur said." >> Read More   NEWS 5.   Lightning Round     News The CCIW will sponsor women's wrestling as its 26th championship sport in 2022-23. The conference will become the first in Division III to sponsor DIII women's wrestling. Aurora and Lakeland will join the CCIW as associate members.   Happy Birthday Cake and candles to Erica Rau, assistant AD and head women's volleyball coach, Oberlin; Brittany Siegfort, sports medicine director, Edgewood; and Scott Shafer, fan   Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   ALLEGHENY - Max Fowler named assistant men's soccer coach BRYN ATHYN - Jason Barshinger named head men's volleyball coach CHATHAM - Rebecca Yost resigned as head swimming and diving coach ELMIRA - Mark Ryan named head men's golf coach HARTWICK - Le'Sandra Turner named assistant women's basketball coach HEIDELBERG - Ben Rath named head swimming coach ILLINOIS WESLEYAN - Jason Van Heuklon named head women's tennis coach LeTOURNEAU - Andrew Mindeman named associate AD for communications MEDGAR EVERS - David McLaughlin named head women's soccer coach NORTHWESTERN - John Sfire named strength and conditioning coach OZARKS - LeRoy Gardner III resigned as head wrestling coach  POTSDAM - Michael LaShomb named assistant athletic communications director. Stephanie Dunlap named assistant track and field coach TRINE - Tyler Rubasky named assistant baseball coach WASHINGTON (Mo.) - Tyler Durbin named manager of events and game operations WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH - Aaron Konitzer named head wrestling coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. 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Women's Soccer Preview

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Hello Tuesday. On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. >> Today's Word Count: 854 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   I know someone who would like D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  Women's Soccer Preview The 2022 NCAA Division III women's soccer season gets underway on Thursday with two major changes affecting matches that end in draws after 90 minutes. Beginning this fall, overtime in regular-season matches is history. A match that is even after 90 minutes is recorded as a draw. And the magic that is the golden goal is also gone. The NCAA Soccer Rules Committee now requires both overtime periods to be played to completion in the postseason. Although we "supposedly" have preseason soccer polls from United Soccer Coaches, they are actually just repeats of the final rankings from the previous season. >> Players to Watch: GK-Mika Fisher, Jr., Amherst; D-Ella Merte, Jr., Pacific Lutheran; D-Bailey Meyer, Sr., Trinity (Texas); D-Annie Mitchell, Sr., Chicago; M-Gianna Coppola, Sr., TCNJ; M-Kayla Herr, Sr., Messiah; M-Grace Devanny, Sr., Wesleyan (Conn.); M-Payton McDonnell, Sr., Loras; F-Katie Sullivan, Soph., Johns Hopkins; F-Emma Sweitzer, Soph., Misericordia >> Most All-Americans by School: William Smith 28, Messiah 26, TCNJ 17, Washington (Mo.) 17, Wheaton (Ill.) 17, Trinity (Texas) 14, Williams 12, Lynchburg 11, Plymouth State 10  >> Winningest Active Coaches: Aliceann Wilber, William Smith 612; Todd Olsen, Lynchburg, 470; Scott Frey, Messiah, 437; Amy Reifert, Chicago, 403; Pepe Fernandez, Maryville, 387 >> More Records A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY     Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today! STREAMING 2.  MAC Partners With Hudl to Launch MACtv "The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced its partnership with Hudl to launch its new digital network platform, MACtv. MACtv will provide conference supporters a convenient way to watch conference events on the go with mobile devices or at home with their smartTVs. MACtv will be powered by Hudl, formerly BlueFrame Technology. “This partnership will allow MAC regular-season and championship events to be more accessible to our constituents and fans, while also promoting and enhancing the MAC brand,” said Megan Morrison, MAC Executive Director. MACtv will be widely available, in addition to mobile and television applications, fans can access the network online at https://gomacsports.tv from their desktop or laptop computers as well as tablets for easy access to live coverage from all MAC institutions. The MAC offers 40 championship events, with most of them being aired on MACtv in the first year of the network." >> What They're Saying: “Hudl’s flexibility and ability to meet athletes, coaches, and fans where they are is the perfect match for the Middle Atlantic Conference and MACtv,” said Ben Kant, Hudl’s head of streaming. >> Read More A MESSAGE FROM CHI ALPHA SIGMA   Chi Alpha Sigma is the first, and only, national scholar-athlete society to honor those four-year collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Founded in 1996 and with over 300 active chapters nationwide, Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average. One institutional chapter membership will induct all eligible student-athletes each year and the student-athletes are recognized for life and never asked to pay any fees themselves. To start a chapter on your campus today, contact Kellen Wells-Mangold, Executive Director, at kellen@ncahs.org or visit chialphasigma.org for more information. FINANCES 3.  Calculate Student Debt To Be Forgiven   President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt sounds straightforward, but even a straightforward idea gets complicated in the details. Your eligibility depends on your income across two different years, the way you file your taxes and the kind of degree you or your child pursued. Anyone who is still paying back a federal student loan disbursed before July 1, 2022, as long as their personal income is below $125,000 (if they are filing singly), their household income is below $250,000 (if they are married and filing jointly) or they are claimed as a dependent by someone who meets the income requirements.  Use this tool to figure out whether you qualify for student debt forgiveness, and how much you might be able to apply to your federal loans. A MESSAGE FROM THE NEWSETTE Start your morning with The Newsette - a newsletter for women, written by women, about topics that are important to women. They break down trending topics in news, fashion, and lifestyle to keep you up to date but not weighed down. It’s like getting the news from your BFF.   Subscribe for free NEWS 4.  Lightning Round    News The CCIW will add Aurora as an associate member in men's wrestling beginning this season   Rosemont announced the addition of men's and women's track and field as varsity sports and the relaunch of women's lacrosse starting in 2023-24   Yeshiva filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to block a judge's order requiring it to recognize an LGBTQ student club   Happy Birthday Do you know of someone celebrating an upcoming birthday? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   ALLEGHENY - Kyle Smesko, Mark Torsello, Josh DePasquale, Matt Hanhold and Zay Williams named assistant football coaches ARCADIA - Jackie Hartzell named head women's basketball coach BUFFALO STATE - Ashley Holdridge named head women's lacrosse coach ELMIRA - Mike Zannella stepped down as head men's golf coach and assistant men's ice hockey coach FDU-FLORHAM - Van Johnson named head women's basketball coach HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH - Zack Koons named assistant director of athletic communications LAKE FOREST - Andrew Parker named head strength and conditioning coach MARYVILLE - Alex Slocum named associate athletic director MIDDLEBURY - Tom Rishcoff named assistant women's tennis coach PACIFIC LUTHERAN - Craig Craker named assistant director of sports information. Zach Willis named assistant football coach PLYMOUTH STATE - Bonnie Lord announced her retirement as head field hockey coach at the end of the season RAMAPO - Ackeme Brown named assistant cross country/track and field coach ROSE-HULMAN - Jon Lester named interim head women's golf coach ROSEMONT - Kacey Kelly named head women's lacrosse coach ST. LAWRENCE - Alexander Emmons and Austin Jones named assistant football coaches SUNY COBLESKILL - Hailee Herc named interim head women's volleyball coach SUNY POTSDAM - Kerry Mayette named assistant women's lacrosse coach. Vanessa Brandt named assistant softball coach TRINITY (Conn.) - Chandler Solimine named assistant field hockey coach WASHINGTON COLLEGE - Petie Davis named assistant men's basketball coach. Claire Scully named assistant volleyball coach WISCONSIN-La CROSSE - Bebeto Yewah named assistant wrestling coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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Men's Soccer Preview

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. The U.S. Open tennis championship begins today >> Today's Word Count: 1,029 >> Trivia: Four teams have posted undefeated records in DIII women's volleyball since 1989 (not counting 2020). Can you name them? >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Record books need some updating? Maybe your administration would like a feasibility study? Email us.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  Men's Soccer Preview The 2022 NCAA Division III men's soccer season gets underway on Thursday with two major changes affecting matches that end in draws after 90 minutes. Beginning this fall, overtime in regular-season matches is history. A match that is even after 90 minutes is recorded as a draw. And the magic that is the golden goal is also gone. The NCAA Soccer Rules Committee now requires both overtime periods to be played to completion in the postseason. Although we "supposedly" have preseason soccer polls from United Soccer Coaches, they are actually just repeats of the final rankings from the previous season. >> Players to Watch: F-Michael Meese, Soph., Trinity (Texas); F-Amer Lukovic, Soph., Montclair State; M-Augie Djerdjaj, Sr., Connecticut College; M-Victor Gaulmin, Jr., St. Olaf; D-Johnny Kraemer, Sr., North Central (Ill.); D-Griffin Wada, Sr., Chicago; D-Jake Lent-Koop, Sr., Messiah; GK-Jack Viles, Sr., Southwestern; GK-Ryan Grady, Jr., Middlebury >> Most All-Americans by School: Williams 33, Trinity (Texas) 28, Messiah 19, Ohio Wesleyan 17, Middlebury 15, Wheaton (Ill.) 13, Kenyon 11, St. Lawrence 11,  Elizabethtown 10  >> Winningest Active Coaches: Jay Martin, Ohio Wesleyan, 738-153-76; Skip Roderick, Elizabethtown, 557-168-70; Paul McGinlay, Trinity (Texas), 531-87-37; Joe Clarke, Washington (Mo.) 469-201-82; Jon Anderson, Babson, 428-194-77 >> More Records A MESSAGE FROM CHI ALPHA SIGMA   Chi Alpha Sigma is the first, and only, national scholar-athlete society to honor those four-year collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Founded in 1996 and with over 300 active chapters nationwide, Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average. One institutional chapter membership will induct all eligible student-athletes each year and the student-athletes are recognized for life and never asked to pay any fees themselves. To start a chapter on your campus today, contact Kellen Wells-Mangold, Executive Director, at kellen@ncahs.org or visit chialphasigma.org for more information.   ADMINISTRATION 2. Conversation With Stockton's Tony Berich by Patrick Mulranen, Press of Atlantic City "Tony Berich enjoys his job. Berich has served as Stockton University’s director of athletics and recreation for 13 months. He was named the interim athletic director last year and had the interim tag removed in July. Berich was the AD at Randolph College in Virginia for three years and at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg for 10. He also was the assistant AD at Philadelphia University (now Jefferson University). Overall, he arrived at Stockton with 24-plus years of experience in college athletics. The 51-year-old resident of the Marmora section of Upper Township also coached the men’s golf teams at Pittsburgh-Greensburg and Philadelphia University, where he earned a master’s degree in business administration in 2003. Berich earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Pittsburgh in 1993." >> Changes in College Landscape: "The NIL really hasn’t affected us a whole lot. Division III, it’s a little bit tougher for our kids to get involved in something like that. Certainly the transfer portal we are seeing more and more of that now. That’s something that, I think, is making it easier for kids to get their name out there." >> State of the Conference: "The NJAC is one of the top Division III conferences in the country. Without question. I felt like I came from one of the other ones, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The ODAC is a tremendous conference, as well. But I felt the competitive level they play at here is unparalleled across the country." >> Adding New Programs: "We would certainly take a look at any of the programs down the road. I think maybe the most natural will be men’s rowing to make varsity because I know they wouldn’t be structured any differently financially." >> Read More   A MESSAGE FROM THE NEWSETTE Start your morning with The Newsette - a newsletter for women, written by women, about topics that are important to women. They break down trending topics in news, fashion, and lifestyle to keep you up to date but not weighed down. It’s like getting the news from your BFF. Subscribe for free CEO 3. The Four Stages of a Presidential Life Cycle by Karen M. Whitney, Chronicle of Higher Education "While there are many ways to become, and succeed as, a college president, I believe that every chief executive generally goes through the same presidential life cycle. Based on my own experience as a former university president, I see this cycle as having four stages: aspiring, acquiring, attending, and adjourning. What follows is a leadership model based on those stages. I offer it in the hope that it will help you — either as a would-be or a current president — to evaluate your own career path and create a plan of action. Aspiring. "Figure out which leadership or management experiences and which areas of expertise you might want to cultivate over time."   Acquiring. "I looked for positions where I felt I met all the minimum qualifications and where I saw an alignment with how I wished to lead and manage."   Attending to. "As president, everyone really does watch you and judge you. How you choose to present yourself is significant to a successful presidency."   Adjourning. "This stage is about how to end and transition out graciously. It’s about completing the appointment and securing one’s legacy." >> Continue Reading NEWS  4.  Lightning Round    News D3Playbook joins Montclair State in mourning the loss of long-time director of sports publicity Mike Scala, who passed away on Friday. He was 51.   Wheaton (Mass.) announced the addition of men's and women's water polo as varsity sports beginning in 2023-24   Dominican announced a rebrand and new visual identity in recognition of the school's 100th anniversary in River Forest    Happy Birthday Mason Murphy, Muskingum and Emma Lenthe, Moravian   Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW   There's a reason over 2.6 million people start their day with Morning Brew - the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense...make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. Check it out!     TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   ADRIAN - Liv Ghent named assistant women's lacrosse coach ALLEGHENY - Travis Larner named director of athletic communications BROOKLYN - Moaz Choudhary named assistant women's volleyball coach CARTHAGE - Greg Raimondi named director of strength and conditioning. Casey Aicher named director of social media. Liz Wagner named director of multimedia DENISON - Tori Vernau named assistant women's lacrosse coach EASTERN CONNECTICUT - Marc Senia named head men's golf coach EMMANUEL - Brendan McWilliams resigned as director of athletics. Marc Taney named interim director JUNIATA - James Stumpo named head men's lacrosse coach. KEENE STATE - Matt Schmidt named head men's soccer coach NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN - Cornelius Snow IV named assistant men's basketball coach PLATTSBURGH STATE - Darry Thornton named head men's lacrosse coach. Alex Price named assistant women's soccer coach WILMINGTON - Brittany Bingham named assistant athletic trainer 1 THING 6. College Reprieve College inflation isn't as bad as portrayed, Axios chief financial correspondent Felix Salmon writes. Costs for private four-year colleges have actually been falling. Why it matters: President Biden's decision to forgive billions of dollars in student debt has stirred renewed debate about college costs. What's happening: The amount that Americans pay for college tuition is ultimately set according to the rules of supply and demand. Due to overbuilding, a falling birth rate, and a decline in foreign students, there's significantly more supply than there is demand. That means flat or declining prices.   Thanks for starting your day with us.      Trivia answer. Bates (36-0, 1989), Washington U. (40-0, 1992), Central (40-0, 1999) and Johns Hopkins (35-0, 2019) What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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