DIII Presidents Council
4/02
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ISSUE: |
Charge, Composition and Timeline of the
Subcommittee. |
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Oversight Group Action: |
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The Division III Administrative Committee approved the charge, composition and timeline. On its first conference call the oversight group reviewed all documents. The Council is requested to review and comment on the charge, composition and timeline. a. Charge ·
To examine and articulate the educational values of the
academic and athletics experiences and their current application within
Division III and explore options related to legislative and organizational
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Address the following areas: budget priorities and limitations; championships access,
qualification and structure; financial aid requirements and policies; playing
and practice seasons (number of contests, length of seasons, nontraditional
seasons); recruiting (including related admissions issues and off-campus
recruiting); eligibility (redshirting, graduate student participation) and
membership (sports sponsorship,
institutional self-selection and the possible impact on existing
conference structures ). ·
Create mechanisms for input from the governance structure
and the general membership including member conferences and independent
institutions. Knowledge and
appreciation of the diversity of the Division III membership (size, type,
constituent groups) should be a priority in the creation of these mechanisms. ·
Provide periodic updates to the
membership, a formal presentation at the 2003 NCAA Convention and
develop proposed legislation for consideration at the 2004 NCAA
Convention. ·
Focus deliberations on the Division III
philosophy. The highest priority
should be placed on the overall quality of the educational experience and on
the successful completion of all students’ academic programs as well as
seeking to maintain an environment in which a student-athlete’s athletics
activities are conducted as an integral part of the educational
experience. b. Composition. (Attachment A) c. Timeline. (Attachment B) |
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Management Council Action: |
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Charge. The Council endorsed the charge. Timeline. The Council recommended to the
oversight group the formal inclusion of Division III SAAC representation. Composition. The Council: a. Discussed the issue of representation on the oversight group, noting that all oversight group recommendations will be forwarded to the Management Council and Presidents Council, which include diverse membership representation. b. Recommend that the oversight group appoint Dewayne
Barnes, SAAC representative, to the championships subgroup. |
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2. |
ISSUE: |
Subcommittee
Roster. |
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Oversight Group Action: |
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The subcommittee reviewed the roster. (Attachment C) |
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Management Council Action: |
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The
Council noted the inclusion of all subgroup members from the playing and
practice seasons subcommittee and student-athlete representation. |
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ISSUE: |
Thoughts
on Division III. |
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Oversight Group Action: |
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The oversight group reviewed the March 4 communication from Stephen R. Lewis, president, Carleton College, and noted that the Division III governance structure has made a commitment to review the future of the division through the establishment of the joint subcommittee. (Attachment D is not available online.) |
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Management Council Action: |
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Accepted
the information. |
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The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
April 15,
2002
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