Telephone Conference February 26, 2004

Participants:

Tim Downes, California Institute of Technology, chair

Kristin Hall, Bard College

Del Malloy, Salve Regina University

Bill Mandel, Western New England College

Chris Martin, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Mark Molesworth, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Dick Strockbine, University of Dallas

Leah Nilsson, NCAA, recording secretary

Carolyn Hunter, Christopher Newport University; 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 10:05 a.m. Eastern time by Mr. Downes. All were present as noted above.

1. Announcements. There were no announcements.

2. Review of Previous Minutes. The NCAA Division III Membership Committee reviewed the minutes from its January 29-30 in-person meeting.

It was VOTED

"That the January 29-30 in-person meeting minutes be approved."

3. Review of Actions from January In-Person Meeting. The committee reviewed the activities undertaken by staff since the January in-person meeting, including an update on those institutions not meeting the five-sport/three-season requirement, communications with exploratory and provisional members and the scheduling of fall membership activities.

4. Review Request for Waiver of Five-Sport/Three-Season Requirement from North Carolina Wesleyan College. The committee reviewed the request of North Carolina Wesleyan College to waive the requirement to sponsor five sports for women during the 2003-04 academic year. The committee determined the information presented with the waiver request did not prove an unusual circumstance at North Carolina Wesleyan prevented the institution from sponsoring the appropriate number of sports, thus the committee would like to know more about timing of the coaching change in women's tennis, as well as the institution's plan to restructure the Tennis program for future years.

It was VOTED

"That no action be taken until North Carolina Wesleyan submits additional detailed information about the timing of the women's tennis coaching change and the details of the plan to resurrect the program."

5. Other Business. The committee received an update on Hartwick College's request to waive one of the two years to reclassify its women's water polo and men's soccer programs to Division III and a report that the American Southwest Conference is considering reorganizing itself to become two separate conferences under the umbrella of the Southwest Collegiate Athletic Association. Further, the committee received its charge from the leadership of the NCAA Division III Management Council and NCAA Presidents Council to consider issues of the diversity in conference policies. The committee shall collect policies from each conference that differ from NCAA policy and report this information to the Councils.

6. Future Meeting Schedule. The committee reviewed its future teleconference schedule, which includes the following. All calls are scheduled for 10 a.m. Eastern time.

a. March 25, 2004.

b. April 22, 2004.

c. May 27, 2004.