Telephone Conference October 29, 2004

Participants:

Tim Downes, Franklin & Marshall College, chair

Kristin Hall, Bard College

Del Malloy, Salve Regina University

Bill Mandel, Western New England College

Chris Martin, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Dick Strockbine, University of Dallas

Myra Fishback, recording secretary

Leah Nilsson, NCAA

Susan Peal, NCAA

Mark Molesworth, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; 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 8:05 a.m. Central time by Mr. Downes. All were present as noted above.

1. Review of Previous Minutes. The NCAA Division III Membership Committee reviewed the minutes from the September 30 teleconference and noted the change to the January meeting date.

It was VOTED

"That the September 30 minutes be approved as amended."

2. Evaluation of Year-Two Campus Visits. The committee reviewed the evaluation document and offered suggestions in order to gain specific feedback from the provisional institutions in receipt of a year-two campus visit. It was recommended to include the faculty athletics representative in the process and to add to the evaluation a question to solicit feedback on the institution’s expectations prior to the visit.

3. 2005 NCAA Convention Planning. The committee discussed the educational programming for (a) provisional athletics administrators, (b) provisional chief executive officers; and (c) active members that will take place during the Convention. Membership Committee members and institutional representatives were identified to assist in each of the sessions with NCAA staff. The athletics administrator educational session will include round table discussions on various topics of concern for provisional institutions as requested by the provisional members. Membership Committee members attending the administrator’s educational session will be Mr. Downes, Ms. Hall and Mr. Malloy. The chief executive officer session will focus on the Division III strategic plan and reflections from a chief executive officer who has recently completed the provisional membership process. The active member education presentation will focus on the comprehensive annual education calendar developed by the committee at its June 2004 meeting. The active member sessions will be attended by Mr. Downes and Mr. Martin.

4. Future Teleconferences and Meetings.

a. December 2; 10 a.m. Eastern time, teleconference.

b. January 24-25, 2005; Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, California.

5. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 a.m.

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