SUMMARY OF ACTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

 

NCAA DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING

January 11, 2002

 

NCAA DIVISION III JOINT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL/PRESIDENTS COUNCIL MEETING

January 12, 2002 (Attachment A)

 

NCAA DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL MEETING

January 13, 2002

 

NCAA DIVISION III POST-CONVENTION MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING

January 15, 2002 (Attachment B)

 

2002 Convention Voting Results (Attachment C)

 

[NOTE:  SUPPLEMENT NUMBERS REFER TO THE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL SUPPLEMENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.]

 



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SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
DIVISION III INITIATIVES UPDATE
Staff Liaisons:  Dutcher/Belgiovine
Council Reps:  Caine/Courtice/Landman/Page/Reighn/Walker

 

Collins, R.
Ford

ISSUE: 2001-02 Initiative Grant Process.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Approved the 2001-02 grant review process:

 

a.   Limit collaborative efforts to a maximum of $20,000 with the exception of those proposals of exceptional merit, based upon the availability of funds.

 

b.   All decisions of the selection committee will be final (no appeals process).

 

c.   Consultant fees shall not exceed 25 percent of the total grant request and will be limited to travel fees and services.

 

d.   Grant requests normally may not exceed $5,000 for each of the three target areas (diversity, membership education/communication and student-athlete welfare).

 

e.   The selection committee reserves the right to amend the funding amount.

 

f.    Institutions are limited to one grant request in each area (diversity, membership education/communication and student-athlete welfare).

 

 

Collins, J.

ISSUE: Reallocation of Resources.

 

Collins, R.

Management Council Action:

 

Ford

Approved the proposed reallocation of resources:

 

a.   2000-01 – Reallocate $150,000 of the unallocated total of $183,387 to support the creation of a pool of available resources.

 

b.   2001-02 – Remain committed to established budget allocations and initiatives.

 

 

c.   2002-03 – Amend the initiatives and corresponding budget as follows:

 

(1)     Remain committed to all pre-existing allocations and initiatives.

 

(2)     Eliminate additional allocation of $300,000 to initiative grant program (membership education/communication -- $100,000; diversity -- $100,000; and student-athlete welfare -- $100,000) and $120,000 Women and Minority Internship Program.  Reallocate the $420,000 to support the creation of a pool of available resources.

 

d.   2003-04 – Remain committed to all pre-existing programs, as amended from 2002-03, with the following exception.  Reduce the Conference Technology Grant program from $10,000 to $5,000 per conference, for a total of $200,000.  Reallocate the additional $150,000 to the pool of available resources (prior annual total was $350,000).

 

 



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SUPPLEMENT NO. 2
FINANCIAL AID AUDIT TASK FORCE
Staff Liaisons:  Dutcher/Belgiovine/Finch/Leech
Council Rep:  BassettDiBiasio/Eng/Howard/Johnson/Kierscht/LaGree/Landman/Lunder
/Walker

 


Collins, J.
Cooper, S.

ISSUE: Task Force Charge and Timeline.

 

Management Council Action: 

 

Hartung
Strobel

Endorsed the charge and timeline of the Division III Financial Aid Audit Task Force.

 

Charge.  Continue to pursue the development of a financial aid audit process and related legislation for consideration at the 2003 Convention.  Consider all previous information, including the 2001 pilot results and input from the Financial Aid and Awards Committee, the Presidents Council and the Management Council and financial aid administrators.  The focus of the proposed audit process will include:

 

(1)     Audit scope/size/frequency.

(2)     Acceptable variance between aid for student-athletes and nonstudent-athletes.

(3)     Auditor (external/internal); frequency.

(4)     Random committee review.

(5)     Cost.

(6)     Enforcement process.

 

Timeline.  The task force conducted its first conference call December 20, 2001, and will conduct one additional call (April or June) and two in-person meetings (February and May).

 

December 20,  2001        Conference call to discuss charge; timetable and 2002 Convention discussion session.

January 14, 2002             Convention financial aid discussion session.

February 2002                In-person meeting.  (Indianapolis)

April 2002                      Conference call to prepare DRAFT report for NCAA Division III Management and Presidents Council meetings and Financial Aid and Awards Committee.

May 2002                       In-person meeting.  (Indianapolis or airport hub)

 

June 17-18, 2002             Probable National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) discussion session. (Possible appearance by task force members who are athletics administrators and already intend to attend NACDA)

July 21-24, 2002               Probable discussion with Financial Aid Administrators Association (NASFAA)

July 22-23, 2002               Recommendation to Management and Presidents Council for sponsorship of legislation.

August-December 2002    Work as necessary based on actions of Management and Presidents Councils.

 

 


ISSUE: Task Force Chair

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Kevin LaGree, president, Simpson College, agreed to serve as task force chair.

 

 


ISSUE: Task Force Communication.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Approved the following task force recommendations:

 

(1)        The creation of an NCAA Web site link to post its work.

(2)        That a letter be sent to all financial aid officers following the 2002 Convention to update the status of the Division III financial aid audit legislation and the task force charge and timeline.

(3)    Involvement of a national office research staff member with the task force.

 

 



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SUPPLEMENT NO. 3
COMM. ON COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS
Staff Liaisons:  Dick/Wilfert
Council Rep:  Zotos

 

Martin, C.

ISSUE: Modification of Competitive Safeguards Committee duties.

 

Management Council Action:

Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend NCAA Bylaw 21.1.2.2 to read:  “The committee, subject to the direction of the Executive Committee, shall:

 

“(a)   Promote and sponsor research to address relevant health and safety issues;

“(b)   Promote education to enhance the health and safety of student-athletes;

“(c)   Operate a national injury surveillance program to monitor injury trends and enhance safety in intercollegiate athletics;

“(d)   Deter the use of NCAA banned substances in order to promote fair competition and safety;

“(e)   Facilitate outreach activities to enhance student-athlete health and safety; and

“(f)    Provide a health and safety perspective on relevant legislation and policy.”

 

 

Berst
Brown, J.
Green
Racy
Pohl
Williams, J.

ISSUE:  Drug-testing announcements at championships.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Approved the recommendation to eliminate the drug-testing announcement at the mandatory prechampionship administrator/coaches meeting as a deterrent to ergogenic drug use, effective August 2002.  The Council noted its desire for a consistent approach in all divisions.

 

 


Berst
Brown, J.
Green
Racy

ISSUE: Drug-testing consent form.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Endorsed the concept to add emphasis to the drug-testing consent form language reflecting the requirement, under Bylaw 30.5 (b), to disseminate a copy of the list of banned drug classes to each student-athlete.  However, the Council recommended the language in the student-athlete statement reflect the exact language of Bylaw 30.5-(g):  “The director of athletics or the director of athletics’ designee shall disseminate the list of banned drug classes to all student-athletes and educate them about products that might contain banned drugs.  All student-athletes are to be notified that the list may change during the academic year, that updates may be found on the NCAA Web site (i.e., www.ncaa.org) and informed of the appropriate athletics department procedures for disseminating updates to the list.”

 

 


ISSUE: Student-athlete statement.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Approved the recommendation to add the phrase “by the NCAA and/or” to the student-athlete statement, Part IV:  Results of Drug Tests, as follows, effective August 2002:  “You affirm that you have not tested positive for banned substances by the NCAA and/or by a non NCAA national or international athletics organization.”

 

 


ISSUE:  Student-athlete eligibility pending a positive drug-test appeal.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Approved the recommendation to clarify in the drug-testing protocol the point at which a student-athlete is declared ineligible and not permitted to participate in competition, pending a positive drug-test appeal, effective August 2002, noting the importance of campus communication and notice.

 

 


ISSUE:  Drug-testing protocol changes.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Approved the drug-testing protocol changes for inclusion in the 2002 protocol book, effective August 2002.

 

 


ISSUE:  Protective eyewear in women’s lacrosse.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee noted the achievements of the protective eyewear project team.  Included are:  agreement on eye wear specifications, agreement on working under the larger U.S. Lacrosse umbrella and initial identification of measurable factors that would reflect risky play.

 

 


ISSUE:  Nutrition and performance NCAA Web site.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that  the committee reviewed and supported the work of a national office staff project team in the development of a nutrition and performance education Web site.

 

 


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SUPPLEMENT NO. 4

HONORS COMMITTEE
Staff Liaison:  Leeman
Council Rep:  Johnson

 

 

ISSUE:  2002 Silver Anniversary honorees.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected the following honorees for the Silver Anniversary award:  Richard C. Chapman, basketball, Augustana College (South Dakota); Maurice “Bo” Ellis, basketball, Marquette University; Herman R. Frazier, track and field, Arizona State University; Betsy King, golf and basketball, Furman University; John Naber, swimming, Southern California University; and Rodney E. Slater, football, Eastern Michigan University.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  2002 Today’s Top VIII honorees.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected the following honorees for the Today's Top VIII award:  Kimberly A. Black, swimming, University of Georgia; Emily Bloss, basketball and outdoor track and field, Emporia State University; Andre N. Davis, football and indoor and outdoor track and field, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Misty Hyman, swimming, Stanford University; Leah L. Juno, indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, University of Wisconsin, Steven Point; Nancy J. Metcalf, volleyball, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bryce W. Molder, golf, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Ruth E. Riley, basketball, University of Notre Dame.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  2002 Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected Eunice Kennedy Shriver, swimming and track, Stanford University, as the 2002 Theodore Roosevelt award recipient.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  2002 Inspiration Award recipients.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected:  Maggie Maloy, cross country and outdoor track and field, Defiance College; and Sam Paneno, football, University of California, Davis; as the inaugural recipients.

 

 



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SUPPLEMENT NO. 5
MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERESTS COMMITTEE
Staff Liaisons:  Collins, R/Conway/Gill
Council Rep:  Walker

 

 

ISSUE:  NCAA diversity education program.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted information that in an effort to enhance the effectiveness of the NCAA diversity education program, the committee revised guidelines for the “Understanding Diversity and Creating Community” workshop to provide training in a one-day format.  In addition, the committee reallocated resources in order to conduct a limited number of workshops at member institutions for student-athletes, coaches and/or administrative staff.  The institution-based workshops will complement workshops scheduled in conjunction with annual conventions, seminars and conferences.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Advanced diversity education workshops to address issues related to race, gender and sexual orientation.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that consistent with the committee’s five-year strategic plan, the committee requested proposals from qualified consultants to develop curriculum design and materials and to facilitate advanced diversity education workshops that address gender, race and sexual orientation.  These workshops will complement the Association’s existing diversity education workshop that provides a foundation in the basic concepts of diversity.  The workshops will debut at the 2003 NCAA Convention.  In partnership with the Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA), the committees narrowed the field to three consulting groups and will entertain in-person presentations in January 2002.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Review of the use of American Indian mascots in intercollegiate athletics.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee finalized a strategic plan and timetable to review the use of American Indian mascots in intercollegiate athletics in order to forward recommendations to the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues.  The committee’s data collection phase will include a historical overview of the issue; impact on NCAA colleges and universities; the fan experience; current institutional and Association policies and procedures; interviews and testimonials from the membership/public; and, other educational-based reviews.  The committee will forward a final report to the Executive Committee subcommittee in August 2002.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  NCAA Summit on Athletics Opportunities for Minority Women.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee, in partnership with CWA, invited participating organizations to the 3rd  annual summit, to be held January 30, 2002.  Each organization will provide status reports of progress in the areas of promoting coaching as a career, partnership efforts and professional development strategies for minority women coaches.  The committees agreed to announce guidelines for matching grant funds for coaches’ associations to provide professional development programs for female and ethnic minority coaches at all levels to summit participants.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee finalized workshop materials for the second session (Human Resource Management) of the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males.  The committee reviewed the recruitment process for the 2002-03 class and requested national office staff include recruitment strategies to increase representation of American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic and other ethnic minority staff members.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  2001-02 Race Demographics of NCAA Member Institutions’ Athletics Personnel.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that to continue to provide vital data to the membership, governance groups and the public, the committee reviewed the Race Demographic of NCAA Member Institutions’ Athletics Personnel survey form.  Since 1995, the committee has collected demographic data regarding the participation of ethnic minorities and women in athletics administration and coaching positions at member institutions.  The data assists in reviewing current circumstances and effectiveness of enhancement programs instituted by the Association and to measure changes
over time.  Information gathered will be compiled and published in spring, 2002 in the Race Demographics of NCAA Member Institutions’ Athletics Personnel Report.

 

 


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SUPPLEMENT NO. 6

OLYMPIC SPORTS LIAISON COMMITTEE
Staff Liaisons:  Archie/Niland
Council Rep:  Poolman

 

 

ISSUE:  Legislative Issue – Proposal No. 40.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee voted to support Proposal No. 40, which permits a student-athlete, prior to his or her full-time enrollment at a collegiate institution, to accept prize money based on place finish from the sponsor of an open athletics event, the United States Olympic Committee or the appropriate national governing body.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Changes in the NCAA Budget Process.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee discussed the NCAA’s need to reduce its operating budget, and its decision to change from an annual to biennial budget process.  The committee reviewed its future budgetary needs and decided that the only possible request would be for expenditures to promote emerging sports.  It was decided that future expenditures on the emerging sports program would be done in conjunction with the Committee on Women’s Athletics.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Value of the NCAA to the U.S. Olympic Committee.

 

 

Management Council Action: 

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee was updated on the latest developments regarding the National Governing Bodies’ (NGBs) proposal to obtain a majority voting power on the United States Olympic Committee’s Executive Committee.  The NCAA submitted a response in opposition to that legislation.  The response included statistics on the NCAA’s role in preparing or supporting current and future Olympians.  At the time of the meeting, it was unclear as to the status of the legislation, but it appeared that the NGBs’ attempt to gain a majority voting power on the Executive Committee failed.

 

 


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POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Staff Liaison:  Williams, J.
Council Rep:  Lunder

 

 

The Management Council received an oral report.

 

 


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RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Staff Liaison:  Petr
Council Rep:  Eng

 

 

The Management Council received an oral report.

 

 


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