BOSCA Announces Spring Workshop

The Business of Small College Athletics is adding a Spring event to its calendar of professional development events geared toward small college athletic administrators. The event will be held April 13-14, 2020 in Baltimore, MD.

“It’s hard for me to believe that 2019 is the 8th year of the BOSCA workshop, said event host Jim Abbott, Athletic Director at Oklahoma City University.” “This event is the result of my passion to keep growing as an administrator. As I looked for professional development opportunities, I never really felt like there were comprehensive opportunities for me to be in the room with other administrators in smaller athletic departments that faced the same challenges as me.” “Namely, the need to grow external programs and do so with limited resources.” “To some extent I created the workshop for selfish reasons…I wanted to get better at this important part of my job.”

The Spring workshop will be co-hosted by Grant Kelly, Sr. Assoc. AD/Director of Development at John’s Hopkins University. Kelly, a recipient of the 2017 NAADD College Fundraiser of the Year award has frequently presented at BOSCA workshops over the years. “I am pleased to co-host our inaugural Spring BOSCA workshop in Baltimore in 2020, said Kelly. I’ve attended the fall BOSCA workshop three times and the event delivers a special opportunity to bring together our small college peers for comprehensive idea sharing and networking. We are excited to bring BOSCA to the east coast so that we can continue to engage more professionals in the industry and show off downtown Baltimore. This spring event will be without a doubt a fantastic start of a new chapter for BOSCA and engagement of our peers in small college external relations.”

“Creating a Spring workshop is mostly about demand”, said Abbott. Every year I hear from administrators that just can’t make the Fall event due to Homecoming, conflicts with other professional development events, or some other reason. “Some administrators still coach as well…so creating an event in the Spring gives them an opportunity to participate at a time when their schedule isn’t quite a full.” “It also equips them with ideas at a time when they are beginning to gear up for the next academic year.”

The Business of Small College Athletics brings together administrators from around the country. Over the past seven years the event has attracted a wide array of Athletic Directors, Associate and Assistant AD’s, Directors of Alumni Relations, Presidents, and more representing NAIA, D2, D3, NJCAA, and NCCAA institutions and conferences. Attendees have traveled from 38 states across the country to attend the event.

Registration for the Spring 2020 BOSCA workshop will open in October, 2019. For more information, check the website at www.smallcollegeathletics.com