  Dear Students, Faculty and Staff of ECPI University, Welcome to a brand new year of ECPI Rams Collegiate Esports Competition! The ECPI RAMS enter 2021 after a great year of competition in 2020 despite the challenges of COVID-19 and all the changes that this pandemic has brought into our world. This year, the RAMS have some exciting spring and then fall esports action, so you can watch, cheer on, or even be a part of the RAMS and compete with other colleges and universities form across the country in your favorite competitive Esport! SPRING COMPETITION League of Legends – The ECPI Rams opened up the 2021 spring season this past Saturday competing in the ECAC (Eastern Coast Athletic Conference) against Sacred Heart University. The Rams took a decisive victory 2-0 victory over the SHU Pioneers for the season opener. It was a “Best of 3” match and both games were fairly close in the beginning, but the Rams “bottom lane” centric play pulled out the win. And while the SHU Pioneers were a much higher ranked team (high diamond vs our plat), our very own Coach JJ and LoL Team did a great job of exploiting the other teams’ weak spots, while capitalizing on our strengths and we took the victory. Call of Duty – The ECPI Rams are working on something special for the COD team this spring! Stay tuned in this newsletter for more details soon! HINT: Verdansk may be flooded with collegiate teams competing for the top spot really soon. Don’t miss any of the exciting action on https://Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity!  STREAMING SCHEDULE |
| Game Day/Time Where to Watch League of Legends Saturday – 3:00pm Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity Call of Duty TBD – Stay Runed for more info! Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity |
| OPEN TRYOUTS – NOW OPEN TO ALL CAMPUS LOCATIONS (AND ONLINE) AND STUDENTS! COVID-19 has led to some interesting life changes for sure. One of them is that NACE now allows for remote play. This opens the door for all ECPI University students to participate in the esports program, no matter what campus you attend, even online! So, if you’re a competitive esports player and want to tryout for the ECPI RAMS, visit www.ecpi.edu/esports today and fill out the tryout form! OPEN TRYOUTS! The ECPI RAMS will be holding ongoing, individual OPEN Tryouts for players of ALL Skill Levels! If you are an active student and are interested in playing for the RAMS in ANY game we currently play (Valorant, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Rocket League, Call of Duty), please visit www.ecpi.edu/esports to sign up for a tryout! STREAM TEAM – Are you a gamer, but maybe not a competitive gamer? Do you still want to be a part of the RAMS, earn a jersey and help the team? You’re in luck! We also need more casters (broadcasters), streamers, and producers for the stream team – no experience necessary, we will train! Apply today at www.ecpi.edu/esports! SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM – Are you a gamer but maybe not a competitive gamer? Do you still want to be a part of the RAMS, earn a jersey and help the team? You’re in luck! We also need help moderating our Discord community, Twitch channel and social media – no experience necessary, we will train! Apply today at www.ecpi.edu/esports! If you are new to Esports and would like a brief summary of what esports is in “laymen” terms, feel free to click over to this blog article that will give you a quick overview of Esports and the games that we play. We hope you enjoy this information and that you come out to watch and support your ECPI University RAMS in action this week on Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity! #GORAMS Sincerely, Mike “str8razor” Glover Esports Athletic Director |
| For more information, visit our Discord server by visiting: ecpi.edu/esports |
