DIVERSITY & INCLUSION QUARTERLY  UPDATE
JULY 2019

The following are the latest updated in Division III:

This past spring, Division III hosted three successful diversity programs.  In April, the third annual SWA Program was held in conjunction with the NCAA Inclusion Forum in Atlanta.  In May, the seventh annual Institute for Administrative Advancement coincided with the NCAA Regional Rules Seminar in Indianapolis, and the third annual Next Steps Program welcomed 24 students to Indianapolis for a day of programming and the NCAA Career in Sports Forum.
 

Thirty schools and conference offices will receive diversity grants from the Ethnic Minorities and Women’s Internship Grant (23 recipients) and the Strategic Alliance Matching Grant (seven recipients). The full list of recipients can be found  here.   
 

Congratulations to Sarah Dehring (Alma College), Kevin Fenstermacher (Presidents’ Athletic Conference), Miriam Merrill (Hamilton College), Ashley Reid (College of Wooster), and Michael Schulist (Carroll University) for being accepted into the NCAA Pathway Program. The year-long program’s goal is to prepare the participants to excel as athletics directors and commissioners.

We asked Sarah Dehring, the interim athletics director at Alma College, a few questions.

 
What advice would you give to SWAs to be more involved on their campus?  Collaboration is the key to a successful athletics department. Reach out to an individual across campus and schedule a lunch, coffee, or a short one-on-one meeting.
 
You are currently in the NCAA Pathway Program. What benefits have you gained from this program?  Resources, courage, confidence, empowerment.  The list goes on and on.  I have learned that it is ok to not know all the answers, and I will make mistakes.   I also have learned to be vulnerable, be true to myself, and  know that I am ready to be an athletics director.
 
Click here to read the remaining questions and answers. 

Division III Committee Vacancies.  Interested in serving on an NCAA Division III committee?  Check out the current openings and click here for the nomination form. 
 
Postgraduate Internship Program. Application for the 2020-21 NCAA Postgraduate Internship cohort will open Aug. 5 with a deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern time Sept. 6, 2019. 
 

Five Tips to Advance Your Career. To advance your career, you need a plan.  Creating a career roadmap will provide you with this plan and a foundation to help you advance in your career.  Click here to read the full article.