On August 24, 2021, theUniversity of New England joined the GNAC as an associate member for women's swimming & diving, beginning the 2021–22 academic year.[1]
On June 16, 2022, New England (Me.) left the GNAC as an associate member for women's swimming & diving after the 2021–22 academic year, to join theLittle East Conference (LEC) as an affiliate member for that sport.[2]
2001 – Emmanuel (Mass.) added men's sports in its athletic program to join the GNAC in the 2001–02 academic year.
2004 –Elms College,Husson College (now Husson University) andWheelock College joined the GNAC as associate members for women's swimming & diving in the 2004–05 academic year.
Three institutions joined the GNAC as associate members (and/or added other single sports into their associate memberships), all effective in the 2011–12 academic year:
Worcester State University joined the GNAC as an associate member for men's golf in the 2013 spring season (2012–13 academic year).
2013:
Emerson left the GNAC to join theNew England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) after the 2012–13 academic year; while it remained in the conference as an associate member for men's volleyball since the 2014 spring season (2013–14 academic year).
Husson added men's swimming & diving into its GNAC associate membership in the 2013–14 academic year.
2017:
Colby–Sawyer College joined the GNAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming & diving in the 2017–18 academic year.
Regis (Mass.) had upgraded as a full member of the GNAC for all sports in the 2017–18 academic year.
2018:
Mount Ida left the GNAC after the 2017–18 academic year; as the school ceased operations.
Colby–Sawyer had upgraded as a full member of the GNAC for all sports in the 2018–19 academic year.
Saint Joseph (Conn.) added men's sports in its athletic program to join the GNAC in the 2018–19 academic year.
Eastern Nazarene College joined the GNAC as an associate member for men's and women's tennis in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year).
2019:
Worcester State left the GNAC as an associate member for men's golf after the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year).
Lesley University joined the GNAC as an associate member for men's tennis in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
2020:
Five institutions left the GNAC as associate members, all effective after the 2019–20 academic year:
Lesley for men's tennis
Husson for men's and women's swimming & diving
and Rhode Island College, Southern Maine and UMass Dartmouth for men's golf
Suffolk left the GNAC to join the CCC after the 2019–20 academic year; although it remained in the conference as an associate member for men's and women's indoor track & field, beginning the 2020–21 school year.
Dean College joined the GNAC in the 2020–21 academic year.
Lesley rejoined the GNAC as an associate member for women's tennis in the 2021 spring season (2020–21 academic year).
2021 – Elms had upgraded as a full member of the GNAC for all sports in the 2021–22 academic year.
2021 – TheUniversity of New England joined the GNAC as an associate member for women's swimming & diving in the 2021–22 academic year.
2022 – Two institutions left the GNAC as associate members, both effective after the 2021–22 academic year:
New England (Me.) for women's swimming & diving to join theLittle East Conference (LEC) for that sport
and Suffolk for men's and women's indoor track & field
2023:
Eastern Nazarene left the GNAC as an associate member for women's tennis after the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year).
^Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^abcdeThis institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Lasell since 1997–98, Elms since 1998–99, Emmanuel (Mass.) since 2001–02, Regis (Mass.) since 2007–08 and Saint Joseph (Conn.) since 2018–19).
^Before joining for full membership, Elms competed in the GNAC as an associate member for swimming & diving from 2008–09 to 2020–21.[4]
^This institution is a women's college, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
^Non-basketball member; therefore Simmons had sponsored women's basketball until after at least the 2018–19 school year.
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