GNAC Well Represented at Division III Commissioners Meeting in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - Commissioner Joe Walsh, Sports Information Director Tom Humphreys, and Assistant Sports Information Director Garrett Quinn attended the Division III Commissioners Association Meeting held June 15^th through June 17^th in Indianapolis.   Over 100 members of Division III schools across the country attended the three-day event.

This year’s conference featured speakers who engaged attendees with a variety of topics, ranging from financial aid reporting to DIII diversity and student-athlete well being.    Comprised of seasoned and emerging Commissioners and Sports Information Directors, the speakers helped members solve problems concerning bench size and drug education and testing.   Additionally, the panel and the NCAA members discussed innovative ways to use current technology to enhance the DIII experience and share the stories of the DIII student-athlete using social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

The NCAA DIII members discussed their recent partnership with the Special Olympics.  NCAA Division III championships administrators and local organizing committees have reached out to Special Olympics agencies in the past, but even more so since the Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee selected Special Olympics as its future community-engagement partner at the 2011 NCAA Convention.