REPORT OF THE
DIVISION
III CONVENTION-PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE
ACTION ITEMS.
·
Nonlegislative
Items.
a. 2007
NCAA Convention Schedule. [Attachment]
(1) Recommendation. Approve the Convention schedule noting:
(a) Friday,
January 5 – Management Council meeting will be
5 p.m.
(b) Saturday
January 6 – Division III commissioners will meet from
(c) Saturday
January 6 – Joint MC/PC/SAAC brunch from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., followed immediately
by the Presidents Council meeting from 10:30 to 1 p.m.
(d) Saturday,
January 6 – FARA - Association-wide programming from
(e)
Saturday
January 6 - NAD3AA Session will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3 p.m.;
Senior Administrator with Athletics Oversight meeting from
(f) Sunday,
January 7 – President Brand will host a breakfast for
chancellors/presidents from all three divisions from
(g) Sunday,
January 7 – Division III Forum from
(h) Monday
January 8– Division III Business Session from
(2) Estimated
Budget Impact. None.
b. Association-wide
Educational Topics.
(1) Recommendation. Approve and forward the Association-wide
and Divisions II and III recommended topics to NCAA Convention management
staff:
(a) Campus
Issues Related to Web sites:
Facebook; Myspace; Badjocks.com.
(Association-wide)
(b) Impact
of Student Gambling Activities and the Campus Culture.
(Association-wide)
(c) Fan
Sportsmanship and Civility.
(Association-wide)
(d) Facility
and Development Issues at Small Colleges.
(Divisions II and III)
·
Use
of Facilities to Generate Revenue.
·
Fundraising
for New Facilities.
·
Partnerships
with Companies to Develop and Manage
Facilities.
(e) Marketing
and Fundraising for
(f) Changing
Fan Culture at Athletics Events: A
look at other venues to understand how fan culture at athletics events is
distinctive from other situations where crowds gather - and perhaps gain
insight into ways of changing the culture.
(Divisions II and III)
(g) “Game
Day” Sportsmanship and Crowd Control within and surrounding the
venue. (Divisions II and III)
(2) Estimated
Budget Impact. TBD –
Convention Management.
c. NAD3AA
- Division III Topics.
(1) Recommendation. Approve the following topics for NAD3AA
sponsored sessions - Saturday January
(a) Exploring
Athletics Department Communication Strategies - Effectively Engaging
Student-Athletes; Coaches, FAR’s and Administrators in the Communication
“
(b) Risk
Management Issues - What Do I Need To Know and Do. - Overview of collaboration
between NCAA national office,
institutions, conferences and American Specialty Insurance, followed by
roundtable discussions.
(c) Hosting
a NCAA Division III Championship.
Overview of collaboration between NCAA national office, institutions,
conferences and local communities.
(2) Estimated
Budget Impact. None.
d. Division
III Sunday Issues Forum Topics.
(1) Recommendation. Approve the following topics for Sunday
Issues Forum noting a goal of greater membership dialogue:
(a) NCAA
and Campus Partnership - Integration in Division III: What does It Mean; How Do We Achieve It;
Are We Creating an Overall Positive Environment?
(b) NCAA
Executive Committee Working Group to Study Membership Issues - Update
(Legislative concepts and long-term options).
(c) 2007
Legislative Proposals - Case Scenarios and Pros and Cons.
(d) Division
III Student-Athlete Well-Being - ways to address substance abuse thru
year-round education, drug testing or both? (TENTATIVE)
(2) Estimated
Budget Impact. Convention
Management (DIII).
e. Chancellor/Presidents
Luncheon and Issues Forum Topics.
(1) Recommendation. Approve the following topics for
Chancellor/Presidents Issues Forum:
(a) NCAA
SCORE Study Update.
(b) Division
III Strategic Initiatives Grant Program - Engagement of all constituents -
“Role of Chancellors/Presidents”.
(c)
Legislative
Review.
(2) Estimated
Budget Impact. Convention
Management (DIII).
f. Division
III Business Session Topics.
(1) Recommendation. Approve the following agenda/topics for
Monday
Business Session:
(a) Financial
Aid Reporting Process - Results and Possible Changes; Commitment to Core Tenet.
(b) Creating
an Effective Athletics Leadership Team - legislative and legal issues of
SWA.
(c) Voting.
(2) Estimated
Budget Impact. None.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.
1. FARA
Programming. The session will include a panel
discussion for all divisions on “empowering the FAR.” A few speakers are being planned; including
a president and commissioner. The
session will be followed by a “Best Practices” discussion.
2. Senior
Administration with Athletics Oversight.
The
Division III session to be held
Saturday January 7 from
3. 2007 Convention
Timetable. The subcommittee reviewed its planning timetable:
July/August Recommendations
reviewed and approved by Management and Presidents Councils.
September Subcommittee
conference call to review Management
Council/Presidents Council action related to program/session
recommendations.
October
16-26 Management
Council/Presidents Council final review of schedule and programs.
Mid/late
October Preparation
with NCAA staff liaisons.
November
6-10 Subcommittee
conference call to review Management
Council/Presidents Council action related to program/session recommendations;
discuss involvement and communication with affiliated groups and committee structure.
November
13-17 Communicate
with affiliate groups, committee structure and staff liaisons.
December
4 Outline/content
of presentation, identification of participants and first draft of legislative
position papers due.
December
8 Draft
of multimedia presentation due.
December
11-15 Subcommittee
conference call – status update; preparation of presentation
outline/content by committee structure and
affiliate groups.
December
20 Final
draft of remarks, legislative position papers and Division III Web site posting
due.