An inside look at the new Mountain West Conference strategy sessions

Meeting the still-new MW commissioner Gloria Neveraz earlier this year, there were plans for her to meet each of the member schools to get their takes on the current state of the union with the conference.

“It’s about sitting down with people and asking and just listening,” said Nevarez back in March 2023. “Asking them: what are the issues? What do you want to see from the conference and really, just learning.”

With the next vertical learning process, each of the MW board directors nominated various members of the media to provide input to create a comprehensive plan to understand and determine all things that should be the MW’s brand and strategy.

As “brand” is a nebulas term in itself, it is…