NYU Hosts Inaugural UAA DEI Summit Bringing Together Athletics and Campus Stakeholders
On Monday and Tuesday, June 5 and 6, NYU hosted the first UAA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit at the New York Marriott Downtown. Attendees included all eight UAA athletic directors, vice presidents, vice provosts, deans, campus DEI leaders, coaches, athletic trainers, compliance officers, support staff, and student-athletes. “WhileContinue Reading
UAA Title IX Series: Nithya Kanagasegar, CWRU Women’s Tennis
2018 Case Western Reserve University graduate and current M.D. student Nithya Kanagasegar helped turn around the Spartans’ women’s tennis program. In her playing days, she was named the 2016 UAA Most Valuable Player and in her senior year, joined doubles partner Madeleine Paolucci in becoming the first All-America honorees inContinue Reading
UAA Celebrates Black History Month by Featuring More Than 100 Current and Former Student-Athletes, Coaches, and Administrators
During Black History Month, the UAA honored more than 100 of its current and former student-athletes, coaches, and administrators with social media posts consisting of multiple photos with a small biography of the individual. 2023 UAA Black History Month Graphics Each graphic and bio was posted on the Association’s Instagram and Twitter accounts. TheContinue Reading
Christian Simpson: Driven to Succeed in Video Content Creation
View in Adobe Express A fan of documentaries since he was very young, Christian Simpson started making videos on his phone at age 10. That interest would develop into a passion that now drives the 18-year-old senior at Lutheran West High School in Rocky River, Ohio. “I wasn’t really tryingContinue Reading
UAA Title IX Series: Camila Ruiz Vega, University of Rochester Tennis
Coming to study and play tennis at University of Rochester from Puerto Rico was a big change for recent graduate Camila Ruiz Vega, one that she embraced for multiple reasons. “Playing competitive tennis at a young age, you are exposed to a lot of people you don’t know. My parentsContinue Reading
Timothy Farrell and Melissa Curtis of UAA Honored With D3SIDA Recognition Award
UAA Sports Information Director Timothy Farrell and Assistant Director for Operations and Member Services Melissa Curtis received the 2022 Fall Division III and Division III College Sports Information Directors of America (D3SIDA) Recognition Award for their Title IX story on University of Chicago’s Rosalie Resch. The selection committee of D3SIDAContinue Reading