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National Collegiate Athletic Association

 

Executive Committee

 

 

NCAA National Office                                                                                                October 27, 2005

Indianapolis, Indiana                                                                                                               3 to 6 p.m.

 

 

1.         Welcome and announcements. 

 

 

2.         Approval of August 4, 2005, meeting minutes.  (Action)  [Supplement No. 1]

 

Anticipated Action.  Approve the August 4 meeting minutes.

 

 

3.         NCAA President’s report. 

 

a.         Strategic plan update.  (Information)

 

Informational.  Receive an oral update on implementation of the Association’s strategic plan.

 

b.         Internal review of enforcement policies and procedures.  (Information) 

 

Informational.  Hear highlights from a preliminary report on a review of the Association's Division I investigatory, hearing, and appeal processes, as well as its waiver and reinstatement procedures. 

 

c.         NIT/Men’s College Basketball Partnership.  (Action)  [Supplement No. 2]

 

Anticipated Action.  Approve the following persons to serve as the NCAA representatives of the NIT, L.L.C., an Indiana limited liability corporation:  president of the NCAA; senior vice-president for governance and membership; and the members of the Executive Committee Administrative Subcommittee.

 

d.         Native American mascot update.  (Information)  [Supplement No. 3]

 

Informational.  Receive a report regarding the review process for the Association's Native American mascot policy. 


4.         Membership issues.  (Action)  [Supplement No. 4 will be available at the meeting.]

 

Anticipated Action.  Recommend action to review the NCAA membership structure, with a focus on Divisions II and III.

 

 

5.         Financial update.  (Action)

 

Ÿ          Bond resolution series 2005.  (Action)  [Supplement No. 5]

 

Anticipated Action.  Approve resolutions regarding the approval of documents relating to the issuance of acquisition and refunding of revenue bonds by the Indiana Finance Authority for the purpose of financing a portion of the costs of the acquisition of all rights to the National Invitation Basketball Tournaments and certain costs related to the settlement of litigation relating thereto, and refinancing outstanding bonds issued in 1999 to pay the costs of certain other capital expenditures.

 

 

6.         NCAA/USOC Joint Task Force report.  (Action)  [Supplement No. 6 sent previously under separate cover.] 

 

Text Box: Anticipated Action. Endorse task force Recommendation No. 2 to establish a program to en-courage the widespread adoption of the following value statement for maintaining broad-based intercollegiate athletic programs in the United States: [Insert name of organization or institution] believes that participation in inter-collegiate athletics represents a uniquely valuable educational experience for student-athletes and enriches the quality of campus life generally. As such, there is great benefit, consistent with the academic mission of American colleges and universities, in ensuring that diverse athletic opportunities are available to students, especially in those sports that connect to the Olympic ideals, inspire young people and attribute to a lifelong commitment to fitness. We are commit-ted to doing all we reasonably can to help ensure that those diverse athletic opportunities continue to exist as part of intercollegiate athletics in America.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


7.         Centennial celebration.  (Information)  [Supplement No. 10]

 

Informational.  Receive an oral report regarding final preparations for kicking off the NCAA Centennial, a yearlong celebration of the student-athlete. The celebration begins in January 2006 at the NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.    

 

8.         Litigation update.  (Information)  [Supplement No. 7 will be available at the meeting.]

 

Informational.  Receive an update from the NCAA general counsel regarding litigation and settlement actions.    

 

 

9.         NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Divisions II and III Presidents Councils reports.  (Action may be necessary from the reports.)

 

Informational.  Receive oral reports from the chairs of the Division I Board of Directors and the Divisions II and III Presidents Councils regarding divisional issues that have Association-wide impact.    

 

 

10.        NCAA Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues report.  (Information)  [Supplement No. 8 will be available at the meeting.] 

 

Informational.  Receive a report from the subcommittee’s October 26 meeting. 

 

 

11.        Governmental relations report.  (Information)  [Supplement No. 9]

 

Informational.  Receive a written report regarding governmental relations issues relevant to the NCAA. 

 

 

12.        Future meetings.  (Information)

 

Informational.  Review dates of future Executive Committee meetings.

 

a.         January 9, 2006.  Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

b.         April 27, 2006.  Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

c.         August 3, 2006.  Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

d.         October 26, 2006.  Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

 

13.      Adjournment.