#10: Gallaudet announces plans to add three new sports in Men’s Volleyball, Women’s STUNT and Women’s Triathlon with competition slated to begin in the 2024-25 school year. In raising the department’s official sport sponsorship count to 17, Men’s Volleyball is actually being reinstated as a program after last playing for two seasons over 2011-13. The athletic department also intends to add Women’s Flag Football as a club team while maintaining recreational programs for Disc Golf, Pickleball and MotionZ. AD Warren Keller: "Gallaudet is always committed to investing our resources to aim for equality in opportunities. We have seeked to give our female students more sport sponsorship for a while. However there have not been offerings in the NCAA Division III level that would have been a viable option for us either in infrastructure or recruiting until now. In addition to multiple female sports, we are excited that there has been strong interest to resume men's volleyball once again." (link)
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#9: Hobart and William Smith selects Wheaton (MA) Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving HC Elizabeth Bernardy for the same position. (link) |
#8: Dean President Kenneth Elmore announces that he is stepping down after serving in the position since June 2022. (link) |
#7: Goucher names King’s Asst. AD of Business Operations/SWA Megan Fultz as Assoc. AD and SWA for the Gophers. (link) |
#6: Gallaudet Dean of Student Affairs Travis Imel has released a letter announcing plans to shutter the University’s baseball and women’s soccer programs, effective immediately, citing “evolving needs and trends in our student body and sport team viability.” More from Imel: “We understand that this news may be disappointing to many within our community, especially to those directly impacted by the closure of these programs. Please know that this decision was made after thorough deliberation and with the best interests of the university and its student body in mind. While we bid farewell to these programs, we remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a diverse and inclusive athletic experience for all Gallaudet students. We will continue to support our remaining sports programs and will be making an announcement soon with new opportunities to enhance the Athletic program offerings on campus.” (link)
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#5: Keystone has been warned by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that it faces losing its accreditation, potentially damaging its ability to continue operating, per WVIA News’ Borys Krawczeniuk. According to a recent letter to faculty, President John Pullo wrote that the commission believes Keystone “is in danger of imminent closure.” While neither Pullo’s letter to faculty, nor a separate letter to students, highlighted the possibility, such a loss of accreditation, with it necessary to assure students’ ability to receive federal student loan money to pay for tuition and expenses, could lead to closing. Pullo’s letters referenced negotiations with another undisclosed potential investment partner to secure the school’s future, after negotiations for the Washington Institute for Education and Research to take over fell apart back in March. Keystone now has until May 15 to comply with numerous requests for information required by the commission before it determines “the date accreditation will cease” and until August 1 to show it has enough money for operations or the commission could withdraw accreditation. (link)
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#4: University of the Ozarks AD Jimmy Clark announces that he is stepping down at the end of May after 17 years at the helm to become the new Major Gift Officer for athletics. Clark: "I am proud that the athletic department has grown under my leadership. I feel like I have left the department better than I found it. It has been an honor and privilege to work with coaches, faculty, staff, and student athletes over the last 23 years. I have formed many strong relationships in that time due to this position. I look forward to continuing to help our athletic teams and our student-athletes reach new heights with the help and support of our generous alumni and friends." (link)
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#3: The selections for the 2024 DIII Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships have also been announced. (link, link)
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#2: The brackets for the 2024 DIII Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse Championships have been released. Defending men’s champ Salisbury and two-time defending women’s titlist Middlebury both remain unbeaten and will host second round action this weekend. (link, link)
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#1: As well as those for the 2024 DIII Men’s Golf Championships. (link) |