DIII Presidents Council
4/02
DIVISION III FINANCIAL AID
AUDIT TASK FORCE
Summary of
Recommendations
ITEMS
OF INFORMATION
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ISSUE: |
Audit Consensus
Recommendations (scope/size; frequency; committee review; auditor). |
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Task Force Action: The Task Force had its first in-person
meeting February 20. The task
force compared the recommendations and comments from the governance groups,
2001 pilot program participants and 2002 Convention discussion session. The Task Force reached consensus
regarding the following elements:
scope/size; frequency and auditor and encourages feedback on those
issues. (Attachment) Management Council Action: |
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Accepted the information. The Council recommended that the task force consider a process to monitor institutions that consistently report audit irregularities. |
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ISSUE: |
Reporting Methodology. |
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Task Force Action: |
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The task force discussed
developing a financial aid reporting methodology that would be a CD-ROM or
Web-based standardized reporting mechanism. Discussion involved creating a methodology that would be
similar to existing Division III conference reporting methods and
procedures. The task force
appointed a subcommittee of financial aid administrators that will examine
the components and report back to the full task force during its May 14
meeting. Subcommittee members
include: ·
Paul Boyer, director
of financial aid, Williams College ·
Marian Conrad,
director of financial aid, Kalamazoo College ·
Dan Preston, dean of
enrollment management/director of financial aid, Linfield College ·
Ellen Shilkret,
associate director of financial aid, Vassar College ·
Eric Hartung, NCAA
research staff ·
Gordon Finch, NCAA |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted
the information, noting the importance of communication and input from financial
aid officers and institutional research personnel. |
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ISSUE: |
Timeline. |
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Task Force’s Action: |
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The
task force revised its timeline as follows: 2002-03 Feb. 20.................... In-person meeting (Indianapolis) April ........................ Conference call to discuss DRAFT report for Management and Presidents Council meetings April 16.................... Subcommittee conference call Mailing
to the Membership/Directors of Financial Aid May 1-3................... Regional
Rules Seminar Presentation – Indianapolis, IN May 14.................... Task Force
in-person meeting – Chicago, IL
May 15-17............... Regional Rules Seminar
Presentation – Phoenix, AZ
May 29-31............... Regional Rules Seminar
– Atlanta, GA June 13-14................ Division III
Commissioners Meeting June 17-18............... NACDA discussion
session July 22..................... NASFAA
presentation
July/Aug Task force report to Management Council and Presidents Council, including sponsorship of proposed legislation Aug.-Oct. 2002........ Work as necessary based on actions of MC/PC November 2002....... Amendments to Amendments drafted (as needed)
CEO communication
Jan. 2003................. Convention discussion session and
legislative vote |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted the information, noting the
amended April date for the mailing to the membership’s directors of financial
aid. |
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The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
April 15,
2002
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