Business View Magazine - August 2023

170 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 8 veryone has heard of the NCAA and the big-dog universities it serves. But do you know about the NAIA? The acronym stands for the “National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.” Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., the NAIA has been around for more than 80 years now. It represents the athletic programs of America’s smaller colleges and universities, as well as their counterparts in Canada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. E NAIA CHAMPIONS MALL-COLLEGE/ UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS