BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Northampton Community college announced on August 25th that it has partnered with Influxer in the name, image and likeness (NIL) space.

Founded in Dallas in 2022, Influxer was established with the goal of connecting student-athletes to resources they needed to thrive in the NIL marketplace.  The company works with over 42,000 student-athletes across more than 500 colleges and universities around the country, providing student-athletes with the opportunity to sell personalized merchandise with their school's officially licensed branding.

"We are extremely excited to partner with Influxer to provide our student-athletes with the ability to enter the NIL space," stated Director of Athletics Troy Tucker, "At Northampton we pride ourselves on providing our student-athletes with a first class experience and creating these type of opportunities gives our current student-athletes and future recruits the access to the resources that Influxer provides, so that they can become part of the NIL world in collegiate athletics"

"The NIL landscape is constantly evolving and working with Director of Athletics Troy Tucker has been an amazing opportunity to see the vision he has for Northampton Community College providing great options through Influxer for their student-athletes," remarked Influxer Vice President Keith Miller, "they see this as not simply a transactional opportunity, but as an opportunity to develop long term skills for life."

Once a Northampton student-athlete has opted into the store, Spartan fans will be able find the new apparel at the official Northampton Influxer store, as well as the student's own personalized site. All designs are approved by the college and are available in every student-athlete's own store in the same sport. The merchandise list includes hats, shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys, tumblers and more, with new designs and products being rolled out throughout the year.