MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

NCAA National Office April 9-10, 2001

Indianapolis, Indiana

Participants:

Stephen P. Argo, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Amy Ashbrock, Wilmington College, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

Susan Bassett, William Smith College

Christopher Bledsoe, New York University

Suzanne Coffey, Bates College

William Eng, Bernard M. Baruch College

Dee Fairchild, Grinnell College

Myrtes Dunn Green, Stillman College

John C. Harper, Bridgewater State College

Karen L. Johnson, Alfred University

Marcia S. Kierscht, Stephens College

Leon Lunder, Carleton College

Robert Malekoff, College of Wooster

Oscar C. Page, Austin College

Leslie J. Poolman, Dickinson College

Joy L. Reighn, Rowan University, chair

Christopher Walker, University of Redlands

Connee Zotos, Drew University

Bridget Belgiovine, NCAA, recording secretary

Daniel T. Dutcher, NCAA

Kay Hawes, NCAA

Christopher T. Martin, NCAA

Corrinne Wright, Syracuse University; Faith Shearer, Johns Hopkins University; John Robinson Jr., Villanova University; Gloria Nevarez, University of California, Berkeley; and James Whatt, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference attended portions of the meeting.

John Galgano, Manhattanville College, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, was unable to attend the meeting.

[Note: While certain items in the Management Council’s agenda were acted upon by the Management Council at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions with a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference. Also, these minutes reflect only
actions (formal votes or “sense of meeting”), in accordance with the established policy governing minutes of all NCAA entities. The only discussion included is that ordered by the chair or a member of the group.]

Monday, April 9

The meeting was called to order at 9:03 a.m. by the chair, Ms. Reighn. All members were present as noted above.

1.	Announcements. The chair welcomed the visiting NCAA Fellows and reviewed the scheduling, noting the new luncheon presentation for all three divisional Councils.
2.	Roster, Management Council/Presidents Council committee/subcommittee assignments, future meeting schedule and Division III newsletter. The Management Council reviewed the roster, future meeting schedule and Division III newsletter, noting roster changes.
3.	Previous Minutes. The Management Council reviewed the minutes of its January 5, 2001, meeting, the January 7, 2001, joint Management Council/Presidents Council meeting, the January 7, 2001, Presidents Council meeting, the January 9, 2001, Management Council post-Convention meeting, the January 9, 2001, Executive Committee meeting and the February 9, 21 and 22, and March 20, 2001, Administrative Committee meetings.
	It was VOTED
	“That the minutes of the Management Council’s January 5, 2001, meeting (as amended), the January 9, 2001, joint Management Council/Presidents Council meeting, the January 9, 2001, Management Council post-Convention meeting, and the February 9, 21 and 22, and March 20, 2001, Administrative Committee meetings be approved.”
4.	Division III strategic planning. The Management Council:
	a.	Reviewed details of all Division III initiatives, including membership communication, submission deadlines and national office overhead fees.
	b.	Directed staff to review ongoing overhead fees assessed to two programs: STARR program and initiatives grants, based on staff impact and allocation of resources.
5.	Committee/Subcommittee Reports.
	a.	Association-wide Committees.
		(1)	Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports. The Management Council recommended that the Presidents Council:
			(a)	Approve and forward to the Executive Committee Budget Committee the following 2001-02 budget requests:
				(i)	Injury Surveillance Enhancement System -- $200,000.
				(ii)	Dietary Supplement Resource Exchange Center (REC) -- $65,000.
			(b)	Approve and forward to the Executive Committee the addition of methylene-dioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) (ecstasy) to the list of banned substances under the category "Stimulants."
			The Management Council also:
			(c)	Endorsed the exploration of a graded penalty structure for NCAA positive drug tests.
			(d)	Approved the recommendation to revise Parts II and IV of the NCAA Student-Athlete Statement.
		(2)	Honors Committee. The Management Council endorsed the recommendation to create a new award, the Inspirational Award, noting that costs would be covered by inflationary increases.
		(3)	Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The Management Council:
			(a)	Accepted information regarding the Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males and:
				(i)	Recommended the addition of rationale in the application to address the fact that the institute is only for minority males, noting that the NCAA supports funding for NACWAA/Hers, which provides comparable opportunities for minority women.
				(ii)	Recommended the addition of the Leadership Institute as part of the Division III initiatives grant for minority males.
				(iii)	Noted the importance of monitoring the number of minority participants at both the NCAA Leadership Institute and NACWAA/Hers Institute.
			(b)	Accepted information that the committee edited a final draft of the video "Whoever Thought a Passion Could Turn Into a Career."
			(c)	Accepted information that the committee reviewed data collected from conference offices with the NCAA research staff regarding assignment of officials and agreed to forward a report to the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues and to conference offices. The data will serve as a baseline of gender and ethnic diversity of officials and will be used to assess equity in officiating conference tournament and regular-season contests.
		(4)	Olympic Sports Liaison Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.
		(5)	Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.
		(6)	Research Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.
		(7)	Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee. Council members were encouraged to promote the Sportsmanship Award and for Division III institutions to consider submission of nominations for the award.
		(8)	Walter Byers Scholarship Committee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee. It noted that 13 of the 62 applicants were from Division III.
		(9)	Committee on Women’s Athletics. The Management Council accepted the information:
			(a)	That the committee commended NCAA President Cedric Dempsey for hiring Judith M. Sweet to serve as NCAA vice-president for championships and senior woman administrator for the NCAA national office.
			(b)	That the committee reviewed correspondence forwarded by the NCAA membership regarding the need for the Association to address homophobia in intercollegiate athletics to assist student-athletes, coaches and administrators.
			(c)	That the 2001 NCAA Summit on Athletics Opportunities for Minority Women occurred February 28, and focused on expanding coaching opportunities for minority females.
			(d)	That four institutions recently forwarded correspondence to the NCAA expressing interest in identifying rugby as an emerging sport for women. The emerging sports guidelines require 10 institutions to submit the proper paperwork for the committee to classify the sport as an emerging sport for women. The Council noted initial concerns related to rugby regarding institutional insurance coverage, health and safety issues, and facilities.
			(e)	That in light of the new presidential administration and potential United States Department of Education nominees, the committee is interested in securing assistance form Doris Dixon, NCAA director of federal relations, and partnering with the National Women's Law Center and the American Association of University Women to educate various Washington, D.C., constituencies about Title IX related issues.
			(f)	The Council noted that Division III has proposed legislation regarding the appointment of a senior woman administrator on campus.
	b.	Management Council subcommittees.
		(1)	Academic issues subcommittee. The Management Council received an oral report of the work of the committee.
		(2)	Administrative review subcommittee. The Management Council:
			(a)	Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend NCAA Bylaw 14.2.3.3 to delete the language currently stating that the program must be for "outstanding" students and that the student must be classified as a "special student."
			(b)	Approved the subcommittee's actions from November 16, 2000, through March 2, 2001.
			(c)	The Council noted its support for continued subcommittee teleconference meetings to handle waiver cases.
		(3)	Convention-planning subcommittee. The Management Council:
			(a)	Approved the draft 2002 Convention schedule.
			(b)	Recommended the following priorities for 2002 Convention topics: