ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride today announced Columbia Southern University (CSU) as the\u00a0teams’\u00a0Proud Higher Education Partner, launching a multi-year collaboration focused on education, community\u00a0engagement\u00a0and unique fan experiences across Central Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re proud to welcome Columbia Southern University as a partner of both Orlando City and Orlando Pride,\u201d said Kelly Hyne,\u00a0SVP of Brand Alliances for\u00a0Orlando City and Orlando Pride. \u201cCSU has deep ties to our community, and as our Proud Higher Education Partner, we\u2019re excited to collaborate on compelling programs that engage our fans, support lifelong learning and create meaningful impact across Central Florida.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to be the\u00a0higher education partner of Orlando City and Orlando Pride,\u201d said\u00a0Dale Leatherwood,\u00a0Chief\u00a0Marketing\u00a0Officer,\u00a0Columbia Southern University. \u201cAt CSU, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to pursue their goals and dreams, and that spirit aligns perfectly with\u00a0Orlando City and Orlando Pride\u2019s\u00a0dedication to improving the communities where we live and play. We look forward to engaging with fans and local businesses to share our commitment to affordable, accessible, high-quality education for all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As part of the agreement, CSU will\u00a0also\u00a0feature prominently across stadium and matchday environments, including\u00a0in\u2011stadium signage,\u00a0fan zone\u00a0activations\u00a0and an expanded presence with the\u00a0Orlando Pride as an entitlement\u00a0partner\u00a0of a match.\u00a0The partnership\u00a0also\u00a0includes\u00a0a future scholarship program, with\u00a0details\u00a0to be announced later\u00a0this season.\u00a0CSU will additionally\u00a0serve as the\u00a0presenting partner of the annual Battle of the Badges,\u00a0an exhibition\u00a0match\u00a0between\u00a0Orlando\u2019s police and fire departments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The collaboration reflects CSU\u2019s ongoing commitment to empowering students through flexible, high\u2011quality online degree programs and mirrors the Club\u2019s mission to uplift and serve communities throughout Central Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n
About Columbia Southern University:\u00a0<\/p>\n
As an innovator in online education, CSU was\u00a0established\u00a0in 1993 to provide an alternative to the traditional university experience for today\u2019s adult\u00a0learner. CSU offers online associate, bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctoral degree programs in business administration, cybersecurity, human resources, nursing and more. Visit ColumbiaSouthern.edu or call (877) 347-6050 to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride today announced Columbia Southern University (CSU) as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[115,541,139,4786,4788,141,140,3968],"class_list":["post-161660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-news","tag-news-release","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-city","tag-orlando-city-sc","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-orlando-pride"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}