MINORITY OPPORTUNITES AND INTERESTS COMMITTEE

 ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1988 – 2001

 

 

I.             Major Activities:

 

a.             Postgraduate Program for Ethnic Minorities.

b.            Internship Program NCAA.

c.             Ethnic Minorities Data Bank (Discontinued).

d.            Minority Coaches NFL Internship Program Legislation.

e.             NCAA Conference Grant Program.

f.              Diversity Training.

g.             Diversity Training, Training the Trainer.

h.             Race and Demographics Study.

i.               Officials Study.

j.              Conference Grant Study.

k.            Instrumental in the development of the Gender and Diversity Subcommittee.

l.               Girls Sport\Enhance Camps.

m.           Senior Camps (NYSP).

n.             Proposed Initial Eligibility Legislation (Model 4).

o.            Developed the first Non-Discrimination Principle Legislation.

p.            NCAA Fellows Program.

q.            Minority Women’s Summit.

r.              NCAA Leadership Institute Instrumental in developing: Minority Plan Elements for Athletic Certification.

s.             Initiated the process for establishing the first subcommittee of the President’s Commission for Ethnic Minorities.

 

t.              Developed the first Long Range for a NCAA Committee.

u.             Five-year Plan Development.

v.             Instrumental in requesting information regarding Minority Vendors.

w.           Met with the various groups to address minority issues:  Rainbow Coalition, NABC, NACWA, NACDA, Black Coaches Association, Minority Opportunities Athletic Administrators, Congressional Black Congress, Nightline and Black Entertainment Television.

 

x.             Developed PSA for Ethnic Programs.

y.             Career Video.

 

 

II.          Major Issues Addressed:

 

a.       Initial Eligibility.         

b.      Certification.

c.       Minority Hiring.

d.      Official Study.

e.       Woman of the Year.

f.        Mascot.

g.       Confederate Flag.

h.       Diversity Education.

i.         Minority Vendors.

j.        Professional Development of Ethnic Minorities in the NCAA for upward mobility.

 

 

III.       Projects in Progress:

 

a.       Data Diversity Training Results.

b.      Data on the NFL Minority Coaches Program.

c.       New Diversity Models.

d.      Data Bank on Diversity Initiatives.

e.       Recommendations on Ethnic Minority Women.

f.        Student-Athlete Participation Numbers for the last 10 years.

g.       Diversity of NCAA Committees.

h.       Coaches Profession Development.

i.         Continuation of Involvement with Initial Eligibility Consultants.