Telephone Conference February 27, 2003

Participants:

Christopher Bledsoe, New York University, chair

Tim Downes, California Institute of Technology

Carolyn Hunter, Christopher Newport University

Donna M. Ledwin, New Jersey Athletic Conference

Del Malloy, Salve Regina University

Mark Molesworth, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Kay Whitley, Sul Ross State University

Mweni Ekpo, NCAA, recording secretary

Rich McGlynn, NCAA

William Mandel, Western New England College, and Anne Steele, Muskingum College, were unable to participate.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting") in accordance with NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the committee's agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

The meeting was called to order at 2 p.m. by the chair, Mr. Bledsoe. All were present as noted above.

1. Announcements. There were no announcements.

2. Review of Previous Minutes. The committee reviewed the minutes from its January 23-24 in-person meeting. Mr. Bledsoe noted that the due date for notification of deferral for the provisional membership lottery should be June 1. Also, the committee discussed adding additional language to the minutes that would specify that the four-year education program for reclassifying members is different than the education program for provisional members, although the two programs share many common elements.

IT WAS VOTED

“That the January 23-24 meeting minutes be approved as amended.”

3. Educational Program Update. The committee reviewed the updated Division III Provisional Member Education Program and agreed to add the regional rules seminar as an optional item in year three.

IT WAS VOTED

“That the committee accept the Provisional Member Education Plan as amended.”

4. Update on NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics (CWA) and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee (MOIC) Recommendations for Institutional Self-Study Guide (ISSG) Enhancements. The committee received clarification that MOIC will forward further information to the committee before asking that a revision to the ISSG occur. Staff is working with the committee’s suggestions to incorporate items related to gender equity into the ISSG.

5. Details of the Provisional Membership Lottery. The committee discussed details regarding the 2003 provisional membership lottery. The lottery will be conducted during the June membership committee meeting, and the lottery mechanism will be to draw ping-pong balls from a canister in front of the entire membership committee.

6. Division III Attendance at 2002 Regional Rules Seminars. The committee reviewed the attendance report from the 2002 regional rules seminars. The committee noticed a low number of participants at each site and began preliminary discussions of establishing an alternative site and date to deliver rules presentations to the Division III membership.

7. Future Telephone Conferences and In-Person Meetings. The committee reviewed its future meeting schedule, which includes the following:

a. March 27, 2 p.m. Eastern time.

b. April 24, 1 p.m. Central time.

c. May 27, 1 p.m. Central time.

d. June 26-27, in-person meeting, Indianapolis.