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| Abbreviation | CSC |
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| Formation | 1957 |
| Staff | 5 (Erik Christianson, Executive Director) |
| Website | CollegeSportsCommunicators.com |
College Sports Communicators (CSC) is a membership association for all strategic, creative and digital professionals working in intercollegiate athletics across all levels for colleges, universities and conferences across the United States and Canada.[1] CSC provides year-round leadership, community, professional development, recognition and advocacy for its more than 4,100 members.[2] The organization focused primarily on sports information directors before expanding during the 2022-23 academic year.
CSC offers awards, scholarships, and grants in support of its members and prospective members in the college sports communications industry.[3]
Founded in 1957 as the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization rebranded in 2022.[4] CSC hosts an annual convention each June called CSC Unite.[5] It also operates the Academic All-America program and Hall of Fame.[6]
Since 1952, more than 40,000 student-athletes have been recognized with Academic All-America status in all sports (through 2022–23).[7] CSC recognizes male and female student-athletes as Academic All-Americans in Divisions I, II, and III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—covering all NCAA championship sports—as well as student-athletes from the NAIA, NJCAA, and other Two-Year Colleges and Canadian Institutions.
- ^ "Our Organization: What is College Sports Communicators?". collegesportscommunicators.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Membership History". collegesportscommunicators.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Our Organization". CoSIDA. 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "CoSIDA To Officially Rebrand To College Sports Communicators". collegesportscommunicators.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Past & Future College Sports Communicators Conventions". collegesportscommunicators.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "Academic All-America". Academic All-America. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "About the Academic All-America® Program". academicallamerica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.