All That’s Right in Sport Award – College of the Ozarks

On November 22, 2011, in Champions of Character, I Play NAIA, Uncategorized, by Staci

On Tuesday the NAIA and Citizenship Through Sports Alliance named the College of the Ozarks (Mo.) women’s basketball team the recipient of the 4th Annual “All That’s Right in Sport” award. The Lady Bobcats will be honored during the 13th Annual National Sportsmanship Awards hosted by the St. Louis Sports Commission and CTSA in fall 2012.

Welcome to the NAIA

On August 25, 2011, in Champions of Character, I Play NAIA, I Will Play NAIA, by Staci

Check out Jim Carr’s, NAIA President & CEO, welcome video post! Good luck this year and have fun!

Hanna Malak, Menlo College, Appointed to Red Cross National Youth Council

On August 24, 2011, in Champions of Character, I Play NAIA, Uncategorized, by Staci

Menlo College student-athlete Hanna Malak was staring finals in the face when a regional Red Cross chair encouraged him to apply for a three-year term on the organization’s National Youth Council.

NAIA Student-Athlete Rewind: Devon Teeple, York College

On June 30, 2011, in Champions of Character, I Played NAIA, by Staci

College athletics is big business, and when parents and their children are deciding on which school to choose it’s not as easy as it used to be. My dream was always to go play college baseball and from there, go on to play professionally. From the small town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, in Ontario Canada, it’s
not too often that you hear of one dreaming of playing professional baseball…

Check-in with Jim Carr: NAIA Way; Thank you

Jim Carr, NAIA president and CEO, actively seeks and responds to feedback on his thoughts about the NAIA and the student-athlete experience…Each championship season I try to attend at least two NAIA championships. Each and every time, I receive confirmation that the “NAIA Way” is alive and well.

The Dish from DC: Red Cross / NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program

On June 7, 2011, in Champions of Character, I Play NAIA, by Staci

This experience has easily exceeded what I had expected coming here a week ago. The time has gone by so fast! I couldn’t have hoped for a better group with which to go through this program, and I know that I have 15 new, amazing friends. I never would have dreamed that I would be here with such a fun-loving, motivated, and genuine-hearted group. In less than two weeks we have already made so many memories and I’m sure there are more to come. I can’t wait for what the next few days brings for our future in the Red Cross and in the real world…

NAIA student-athletes report to Washington, DC for leadership program

On June 3, 2011, in Champions of Character, I Play NAIA, Uncategorized, by Staci

Information provided by Jennifer Lourie, American Red Cross Check out the student-athlete blog – The Dish from DC! Now in its fifth year, the Red Cross /NAIA Collegiate Leadership Program continues to inspire, motivate and create a new and diverse generation of Red Cross volunteers and leaders through exemplifying the five core values of the [...]

The NAIA. Game on.

NAIA’s campaign, “Game on.”, tells the story of the NAIA through a variety of communications. The campaign brings together the facts of who the NAIA is, both today and yesterday, and tells the story of the association through our student-athletes.

Dan Sanders: Everything rises or falls based on leadership

Bestselling author and former NAIA baseball pitcher Dan Sanders stated everything rises or falls on leadership in his keynote address during the NAIA Annual Luncheon. (Video)

This is a place to do it all.

The 70th Annual Convention started with a bang! On April 16, four past and current NAIA student-athletes shared their stories about successes and experiences at an NAIA institution, in front of an audience of 400. (Video)