WASHINGTON - College Sports Communicators Membership Appreciation Week, presented by ESPN, is an opportunity for those who interact with college sports communications and creative professionals to observe and celebrate the impact that athletics communicators have on intercollegiate athletics. The week-long recognition runs from November 4-9, 2025.
 
The week was created to show appreciation for athletic communicators and creatives within the CSC membership and to showcase their efforts and accomplishments. The celebration brings positive recognition to CSC members and their work promoting student-athletes and their institutions/conferences throughout all levels of intercollegiate athletics.
 
Gallaudet University Athletics is proud to participate in the College Sports Communicators Membership Appreciation Week and recognizes its Athletic Communication staff for promoting Bison news, teams and student-athletes.
 
Sam Atkinson, Associate Athletic Director for Communications, leads the Gallaudet Athletic Communication Office and is in his 16th year at GU. He is assisted by Athletic Communications Coordinator Bruce Saperstein in his third year along with Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant Alyssa Marino, in her second year with the Bison. The Gallaudet Athletic Communications Office has a dedicated student workforce that includes; Kinsley Bond, Jevon Burns, Travis Carrizales, Wyatt Carlson, Kyle Florio and Erinn Neal. The office also receives game day support from student workers Enos Zornoza, Zion Ortiz, Joshua Huff, Bekah Burr and Bruce Brewer Jr.

In addition, Gallaudet Athletic Communications Office tells the story of Bison student-athletes through American Sign Language (ASL) with the help from BisonCenter, the in-house sports network providing highlights, interviews and spirited commercials about GU sports throughout the school year. Saperstein oversees the BisonCenter operation which is captained by Arabella Bielucke. The BisonCenter crew includes Bielucke, Carrizales, Shaelyn Johnson, Zarek Nathanson and Magdalene Utley.
 
"Everything we do to promote Gallaudet athletics and share the stories of our amazing student-athletes and coaches is really a team effort. None of it would be possible without our staff and student workers. They put in so much time — late nights, weekends, and everything in between — to help tell the story of Bison athletics. I'm really proud of the work we do together and grateful for the dedication everyone brings to it," said Atkinson, who is a Past President of College Sports Communicators, formerly known as CoSIDA, as he served on the Executive Board from 2015-22 and served as President of the organization from 2020-21.

Also see:

• CSC Membership Appreciation Week 

About College Sports Communicators
College Sports Communicators was founded in 1957 and is a 4,700-plus member national organization of the sports public relations, media relations and communications/creative professionals throughout all levels of collegiate athletics in the U.S. and Canada. CSC is the second-oldest management association in all of intercollegiate athletics. CSC became an affiliated partner with NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) in 2008. College Sports Communicators educates, advocates, and communicates with and for the intercollegiate athletics communications community. It is our mission to engage and empower members, develop exceptional leaders, and promote and enhance our profession. For more information about CSC go to https://collegesportscommunicators.com/.


Interested In Joining The Athletic Communications Team?
The Gallaudet Athletics Communications Office is always looking for more GU students who have a communication, graphic design, video/social media, writing skills with an interest in covering sports to apply for jobs within the office. The office also takes on interns each semester and will begin looking at Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 applicants this winter and spring, respectively. If interested in an internship, student-worker position or even a possible graduate assistant position please email Sam Atkinson at sam.atkinson@gallaudet.edu.