Wednesday, May 20, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is proud to welcome Barnes & Noble College as an official strategic provider of the GNAC.

“I am excited to have Barnes & Noble College join forces with the GNAC,” said GNAC commissioner Dave Haglund. “Barnes & Noble is one of the trusted names in providing books and course materials to schools across the nation and we are proud to join forces with this national brand.”

As part of the five-year sponsorship agreement, Barnes & Noble College will be supporting student-athletes as the naming rights sponsor of the conference’s academic all-conference teams. Barnes & Noble College will also offer its industry-leading First Day Complete access-for-all academic program to all GNAC institutions, which improves affordability, access and student success.

Current Barnes & Noble College partners in the GNAC include Montana State Billings, Saint Martin’s and Seattle Pacific.

“We are thrilled to support the student-athletes of Great Northwest Athletic Conference," says Ken Wincko, vice president of marketing, Barnes & Noble College. “Barnes & Noble College values the GNAC’s commitment to supporting excellence both on and off the field. As the conference’s preferred bookstore partner, Barnes & Noble College is focused on making a positive impact, not only on athletic success but in the classroom, helping schools find new ways to make course materials more affordable and accessible for every student.”

ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE COLLEGE
Barnes & Noble College currently operates 769 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than six million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

ABOUT THE GNAC
One of the leading conferences in NCAA Division II, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference is home to 11 full-member institutions located in five states and Canada. Headquartered outside Portland, Ore., the GNAC sponsors championships in 17 sports (nine women’s, eight men’s).