MEMORANDUM
TO: Divisions
I, II, III Management Councils.
FROM: Bridget Belgiovine
Strategic Plan -
Objective 2.1 Team Chair.
SUBJECT: Guiding Principle - Student-Athlete Well
Being.
In
support of the “Student-First” philosophy, consistent with specific
NCAA Constitution Principles for
Conduct of Intercollegiate Athletics including Student-Athlete Well-Being,
Rules Compliance and Competitive Equity and meeting Objective 2.1 in the
Association’s Strategic Plan (to increase the application of fair, safe
and more flexible regulations that favor student-athletes), the strategic
planning team requests endorsement and incorporation of the guiding
principle into the work of the Association including its governance and
committee structure. This principle
incorporates and clarifies key terms and will serve to ensure consistency in
the application of NCAA regulations and messaging. The principle should serve as our guide
for all discussions and deliberations to ensure that the student-athlete
remains at the center of what we do as an Association.
The
guiding principle was developed by a staff group representing governance,
membership services, branding and communications and education services and
approved by the Presidents Cabinet on
The
distribution and communication plan includes a series of internal and external
components. Internal staff
communication consisted of an all staff message; a targeted e-mail to all
senior vice-presidents and vice-presidents for inclusion on a “full
staff” meeting agenda; a targeted e-mail to all current committee
liaisons for immediate implementation into committee deliberations and
inclusion into policies and procedures documents; on the agenda for review during
the October post-Council divisional and Association-wide internal governance
group meetings and forwarded to the committee coordinator for inclusion into
orientation and training programs for committee members and staff liaisons. External communication and promotion of
the principle will occur through the NCAA News; media releases; divisional
newsletters; and at NCAA related events, as appropriate.
Guiding Principle - Student-Athlete
Well Being
The
well-being of student-athletes is at the center of all we do:
1.
Any process must
be flexible and timely and include effective communication.
2.
Decisions must
be fair, reasonable and consider the potential impact on the student-athlete.