About Us

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III conference of 13 full members and 6 associate institutions:

  1. Albertus Magnus College (New Haven, CT)
  2. Emerson College (Boston, MA)
  3. Emmanuel College (Boston)
  4. Johnson & Wales University (Providence, RI)
  5. Lasell College (Newton, MA)
  6. Mount Ida College (Newton, MA)
  7. Norwich University (Northfield, VT)
  8. Pine Manor College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
  9. Rivier College (Nashua, NH)
  10. Saint Joseph College (West Hartford, CT)
  11. Saint Joseph's College of Maine (Standish, ME)
  12. Simmons College (Boston, MA)
  13. Suffolk University (Boston, MA)

  1. Elms College (MA, Associate Member, Swimming)
  2. Husson University (ME, Associate Member, Swimming)
  3. Rhode Island College (RI, Associate Member, Golf)
  4. Southern Maine (ME, Associate Member, Golf)
  5. UMASS Dartmouth (MA, Associate Member, Golf)
  6. Wheelock College (MA, Associate Member, Swimming)

The GNAC sponsors championships in fifteen sports for men and women.

Sportsmanship

GNAC- Sportsmanship

1. The Great Northeast Athletic Conference and all member institutions are signatories of the NCAA Division III Fan Sportsmanship Program

2. Sportsmanship is the theme of the 2007 GNAC Professional Development Seminar (PDS) that an estimated 200 GNAC staff will attend 

3. The keynote speaker for the 2007 PDS is Dan Doyle President of the Institute for International Sport and founder of the National Sportsmanship Day - the largest sportsmanship program in the world.  http://www.internationalsport.com/ddoyle/

4. A series of community clinics conducted by GNAC coaches featuring a session on sportsmanship.

5. A GNAC all sportsmanship team in each conference sport (one member from each team selected by their teammates). Over 200 GNAC S/A would receive a certificate recognizes their achievement.

At our summer 2007 PDS the following proposals will be discussed:

6. PROPOSED: A GNAC Sportsmanship COY award in each sport.

7. PROPOSED: An annual men's and a women's institutional Sportsmanship award. The winners would receive a special cup/award and would also be recognized on a billboard (for one month) donated by Clear Channel Outdoor.   

8. PROPOSED: Advertisements promoting sportsmanship by the home fans in each of the GNAC institutions campus newspapers. The promotion would feature either the school's SAAC members or the captains of each team.

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