LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – After being awarded
one of 18 NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship
Grants, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference today announced
the hiring of Katie Mucci as the league’s Assistant Director
of Communications & New Media.
The highly desired and prestigious grant provides funding for
entry-level administrative positions at Division III institutions
and conference offices to encourage access, recruitment, selection
and the long-term success of ethnic minorities and women.
"We are extremely excited to have Katie join the SCAC staff,"
said commissioner Dwayne Hanberry. "After reviewing
almost 300 applications, Katie’s diverse skill set, including
a strong graphics design and social media background, really stood
out. We were focused on finding someone who would be a valuable
asset as we begin the process of revamping the conference website
as well as finding someone who could help us expand our presence on
social media. We think we hit it out of the park by finding
Katie and couldn’t be more pleased to have her on board for
the next two years.”
A 2014 graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a
degree in journalism and mass communication, Mucci served as the
school’s Sports Information Intern her senior year where she
was the primary media contact for the men’s and women’s
golf programs. She also assisted in other areas, including program
design for the baseball, volleyball and wrestling programs as well
as infographic design that was used on the school’s athletics
website and social media accounts.
Mucci also served as the Marketing Manager for The
Mirror, the UNC student newspaper. In that capacity she was in
charge of the paper’s social media strategy as well as the
coordination effort to celebrate The Mirror’s 95th
birthday. Her marketing strategy during this celebration helped the
paper’s Facebook page realize a 30 percent increase in
“likes” as well as increasing reach and engagement by
700 percent.
Mucci is scheduled to begin her appointment with the SCAC on
August 1.