MINUTES OF THE

 

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON

 

GENDER AND DIVERSITY ISSUES

 

 

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown                                                                              October 29, 2003

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

 

Participants:

 

Donald Beggs, Wichita State University

Clinton Bristow Jr., Alcorn State University

Lynda Calkins, Hollins University

Muriel Howard, State University College at Buffalo, chair

Eugene Marshall Jr., Ramapo College

Karen Morse, Western Washington University

Clinton Pettus, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Albert Sloan, Miles College

Rose Tseng, University of Hawaii at Hilo

David Berst, NCAA

Rochelle Collins, NCAA

Laurie Kerns, NCAA

Rosie Stallman, NCAA, recording secretary

Ronald Stratten, NCAA

Judith Sweet, NCAA

 

David Carter, Eastern Connecticut State University; Daniel DiBiasio, Wilmington College (Ohio); Mark Nordenberg, University of Pittsburgh; Randall Webb, Northwestern State University; Keith Gill, NCAA; and Anne Little, NCAA, were unable to attend.

 

Elsa Cole, NCAA; and Bernard Franklin, NCAA, were in attendance for portions of the meeting.

 

[Note:  These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting") in accor­dance with NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities.  While certain items on the subcommittee?s agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by the chair, Dr. Howard.  All were present as noted above.

 

 

1.            Opening Remarks.  Dr. Howard welcomed the committee.

 

 

2.            Approval of Previous Minutes.

 

It was VOTED

 

?That the minutes of the August 7, 2003, NCAA Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues meeting minutes be approved.?

 

 

3.           Diversity Initiatives.  The subcommittee reviewed each of the seventeen diversity initiatives that are administered or funded by the NCAA to enhance opportunities for ethnic minorities and women in intercollegiate athletics.  The subcommittee reaffirmed its position that the NCAA act as a leader in its efforts to promote diversity and to increase participation of under-represented groups in all aspects of intercollegiate athletics.  The subcommittee encouraged national office staff to continue to monitoring the progress of the initiatives and to share the results with select NCAA staff and the membership. 

 

 

4.           National Office Restructuring Update.  The subcommittee reviewed the national office draft of the organizational chart and demographic data of national office staff.  The subcommittee requested diversity data be provided exclusive of support, part-time and intern staff members.  Also, the subcommittee requested a review be compiled of staff promotions by ethnic and gender breakdown.  The subcommittee will review the revised reports at the January meeting. 

 

 

5.           NCAA Committee on Women?s Athletics (CWA) Update.  The subcommittee reviewed the report from the September CWA meeting and took no action.

 

 

6.           NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (MOIC) Update.  The subcommittee reviewed from the September MOIC meeting and encouraged MOIC to further evaluate and develop programming options to enhance participation of ethnic minority youth in non-traditional sports to receive similar benefits as in the Girls Sports Initiative.

 

7.           Joint CWA/MOIC Meeting Update.  The subcommittee reviewed the report from the September Joint CWA/MOIC meeting and noted the committee?s budget priorities as follows: professional development for coaches; initiatives related to educating student-athletes through the Champs/Life Skills program; promotion of Title IX and increasing the number of national office internship opportunities.  The subcommittee noted the committees will review the 2004-05 and 2005-06 budget requests again in January 2004 in light of the established strategic priorities of the Association to be presented later this year.

 

 

8.           Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee Update.  The subcommittee reviewed the committee?s Report on Ethnic Diversity of Football Coaching Staffs to the Football Study Oversight Committee.  The subcommittee recognized the continuing concern with the lack diversity of football coaching staffs.  The subcommittee recognizes this as a critical issue facing the Association.  The subcommittee supports the MOIC?s four-part strategy identified in the report and the allocation of $1 million dollars to address the issue.

 

 

9.           Office for Inclusiveness.  The subcommittee reviewed the newly formed NCAA Office for Inclusiveness.  The subcommittee noted that as the over-arching concept of inclusiveness is embraced by the NCAA membership, it will allow the Association to focus its attention on the groups or individuals who share the same vision and want to see it achieved, and will create a more thoughtful dialogue on inclusiveness and diversity issues.

 

 

10.       Adjournment.  10 p.m.

 

 

 

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