MUSTANG FOOTBALL MAKES ITS MARK IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
For this first time since the football team ’ s debut in 2011 , the Mustangs have found national spotlight in the Division III rankings — and their march continues .
As of Nov . 7 , with one game remaining , the Stevenson University football team ranked at No . 24 in the American Football Coaches Association Division III poll and No . 23 in the D3football . com Top 25 . At one point in the season , the
Mustangs were ranked No . 12 and No . 14 , respectively . The record is 8-1 overall , 7-1 in the MAC .
Stevenson ' s 8-0 start was the best in the six-year history of the program , well eclipsing last year ' s 5-0 beginning . As this issue goes to the printer , hopes of post-season play remain high . Visit gomustangsports . com for the latest on the team ’ s progress .
WHAT ARE YOU READING IN VENTURES ?
Ventures made its first online debut with the Summer 2016 issue . Since then , we ’ ve been keeping track of the page views for each item — and the results have been interesting .
From June 20 through Oct . 18 , there were 1,056 page views site-wide , including 387 views for the landing page and 669 views for individual articles . The most popular article was the “ Study Away at SU ” feature , with 88 views , followed by a tie between the “ Meeting Veterans Where They Are ” feature and the news item about the 2016-2017 Baltimore Speakers Series , both of which had 73 views . The average time spent on the site was 1 minute and 21 seconds .
Data such as this is critical to the editorial process of Ventures ; we need to know what you want more ( and less ) of when planning future issues . As of the printing of this issue , it ’ s too early to conclusively determine similar results for the Fall 2016 issue . But make sure to read it — and this issue !— for exclusive , online-only content . Visit and bookmark stevenson . edu / ventures today .
SNEAK PREVIEW
The Student Success Center . Located in Garrison Hall on the Owings Mills campus , the new center will even better position Stevenson ’ s students to thrive in their academic and professional careers . The center will include student support services , including student coaching , veterans affairs , disabilities , study abroad , career , and more . Look for more about the Student Success Center in the Spring 2017 issue of Ventures .
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