Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant Program

• Background and Purpose                             
• About the Grant                             
• Contact Information                             
• Defining Ethnic Minority                             
• Qualified Areas for Interns to Work                             
• Application                                           
• Timeline                             
• Class One Recipients (2002-04)                             
• Class Two Recipients (2003-05)                             
• Class Three Recipients (2004-06) 
  • Class Three Biographies (PDF*)
• Class Four Recipients (2005-07)                             
• Class Five Recipients (2006-08)               
• Class Six Recipients (2007-09)

NOTE:  Every application pool is considered on its own merit - recommendations for improvement provided post selection will not guarantee approval in the next cycle.

Background and Purpose

In a study initiated by the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee on the race demographics of the NCAA membership's athletics personnel, findings indicated that Division III has the lowest percentage of ethnic minority and female coaches and administrators among the three divisions of the NCAA (there has been a slight increase since the baseline of year 1995). In response to the study, the Division III Presidents and Management Councils decided to address the challenge directly.

The Division III Initiatives Task Force's vision for this program is now overseen by division's strategic plan. The Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant Program is an important initiative that supports Division III's stated mission of its institutions and conferences supporting ethnic and gender diversity for all constituents.

The goal of this grant is to prepare individuals for full-time employment in a leadership role in athletics administration, upon completion of this program.

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About the Grant

Division III will fund two-year Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grants. These $23,100 grants are designated for Division III institutions and conference offices to hire a 10-month full-time individual, give that person the opportunity for learning, and contribute in administration/coaching beginning the fall of 2008. It is the responsibility of the institution or conference office to provide administrative supervision and mentorship as a requirement of participation.

The selected individual should be included as part of the athletics department leadership team in order to gain a working knowledge of the department.  Funding will cover the intern's salary ($20,100) and $3,000 to cover the cost of the intern attending professional development activities [e.g., NCAA Convention,  Regional Rules Seminar, conference meetings or NACWAA/HERS Institute for Administrative Advancement]. The institution or conference office will be responsible for providing an additional in-kind contribution of at least $3,700 per year. These funds should be applied towards the intern's personal living expenses [e.g., health coverage, housing, meals, additional stipends].

Interested institutions or conference offices are encouraged to submit a proposal.  The Selection Review Committee will select 15 institutions and/or conference offices to serve as membership hosts.  The selected hosts will be responsible for hiring and selecting their own intern candidate not later than July 1, 2008.  The national office will assist in any way to make the process a success.

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Contact Information

Kimberly Ford	Kina Davis
Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion	Staff Assistant for Diversity and Inclusion
317/917-6222	317/917-6222
kford@ncaa.org	kdavis@ncaa.org

Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, Indiana  46206-6222
Overnight Address:  1802 Alonzo Watford Senior Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana  46202

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Defining Ethnic Minority

For the purposes of the Division III Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant, ethnic minorities are described pursuant to the Federal guidelines of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

American Indian or Alaskan Native:  A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian:  A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.

Black or African American:  A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.  Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African American."

Hispanic or Latino:  A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.  The term "Spanish origin" can be used in addition ro "Hispanic or Latino."

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander:  A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.

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Qualified Areas for Interns to Work

Selected institutions and conference offices will be responsible for advertising the position, hiring and selecting their own intern, not later than July 1, 2008.  Interns are eligible to work in any active Division III institution or voting conference of the NCAA. The duties of the intern must include a substantial percentage of administrative responsibilities; i.e., involved in internal and external relations with senior staff members, exposure to contracts, search and screening processes and coach evaluations.  The scope of work to be done should be realistic.  Positions in sports information and community relations must be linked with other administrative responsibilities besides coaching.  Positions should not be written for interns to serve as a head coach of any sport.

This is not an all-inclusive list of available opportunities.

• Academic Support Services/Student-Athlete Support.  (Should include more responsibilities than study table and identifying tutors.)             
• Assistant Director of Athletics/Athletics Department Administration.  (May include operations, facilities, compliance, event management, budget, fundraising, scheduling and personnel/human resources.)                                                  
• Assistant Director of Sports Information/Community Relations Coordinator.  (Must allow for interaction with other staff members; minimize Web design, media publications and data entry responsibilities.)                                                  
• Marketing, Promotions and Special Events/Championship Administrator.  (May include game-day promotions, event management, internal or external operations.)                                               
• Assistant Coach of Any Sport.  (Must be linked to another administrative responsibility.  For sport positions it is recommended that the sport not be specifically mentioned to broaden the pool of prospective applicants.)             
• Assistant Commissioner.  (May have sports information responsibilities.)            
• Strength and Conditioning.  (May include evaluation and training of employees, payroll, design of strength and conditioning programs, student-athlete well-being, health and safety, and nutrition programming.)

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Application - The application was due February 15, 2008. 

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Timeline

2008

February 15 -- Membership applications due to national office.
March -- Selection committee meets to select recipients.  Institutions and conferences notified about selections.
March-June -- Institutions and conference offices post position, and recruit, interview and select candidate to fill position.                
July 1 -- All hiring decisions must be finalized. 
July 22-24 -- Internship orientation session at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis.  All interns, supervisors and mentors are required to attend this session.
September -- Checks distributed to new internship grant institutions and conferences.

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Class One Recipients (2002-04)

Hood College                                             
Keene State College                                    
Knox College                                              
Lewis & Clark College                               
Mount Holyoke College                              
Nazareth College                                         
New Jersey City University                          
Randolph-Macon Woman's College             
University of Redlands
Rhodes College
Smith College
Springfield College
Tufts University
Washington and Lee University
Wittenberg University
City University of New York Athletic Conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Class Three Recipients (2004-06)

Recipients	Intern Position
Carroll College	Assistant Sports Information Director/Advancement Associate
Chestnut Hill College	Athletics Communications and Community Outreach Coordinator
Clark University	Athletics Administrative/Coaching Internship
Johns Hopkins University	Games Operations Coordinator
Keene State College	Sports Information Assistant
Knox College	Assistant to the Athletics Director
Loras College	Athletics Administration Internship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Sports Administration Internship
Oberlin College	Special Assistant to the Athletics Director for Publicity and Marketing
Smith College	Public Relations Intern
Sweet Briar College	Assistant Sports Information Director and Assistant Coach (Women's Tennis, Women's Lacrosse)
Washington and Jefferson College	Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics
Washington and Lee University	Assistant to the Senior Associate Athletics Director/Assistant Women's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse or Volleyball Coach
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater	Intern - Athletics Administration
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Assistant to the Commissioner