General | 1/8/2021 8:52:00 AM
Meaghan Arena, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Experience at Nazareth College was selected to attend the 2021 NCAA Division III Athletics Direct Report Institute as Empire 8 representative. This year's event will be held Jan. 13-14, 2021 in conjunction with the virtual NCAA Convention, due to concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The purpose of the program is to engage Division III ADRs in best practices to oversee and manage athletics departments and to improve the relationships between ADRs and their presidents, athletics directors and conference commissioners. Program content will focus on enhancing effectiveness of the ADR at the campus, conference and national levels, and topics will include athletics budgeting and development; managing athletics personnel; student-athlete well-being; relationship and culture building; conference office engagement; NCAA governance and philosophy; NCAA committee service and more.
I am thrilled to have been selected for the ADR institute,” said Arena, who serves as Nazareth’s ADR. “Already I have met so many wonderful colleagues in similar roles at other institutions who have been an amazing resource. And even before the institute has begun, I have learned so much about the work of the NCAA and I’m grateful for this opportunity.”
Arena, who arrived at Nazareth in 2019, previously served as vice president for enrollment management at SUNY Geneseo, where she led all facets of the undergraduate and graduate enrollment, international student and scholar services, and financial aid. During her tenure at Geneseo, she met enrollment success by creating and implementing a data-driven, strategic recruitment plan to counter the realities of the New York market's changing demographics.
Arena earned her doctorate in education (with a concentration in higher education administration) from Northeastern University, her master’s degree in education from Cambridge College, and her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Delaware.
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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