MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Teleconference April 13, 2006

Participants:

Christyn Chambers, Swarthmore College

Caitlin Collier, Menlo College

Kristen Hall, Bard College

Susan Hoffman, State University College at Brockport

Mark Majeski, Willamette University

William Mandel, Western New England College, chair

Chris Martin, College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin

Christopher Ragsdale, University of La Verne

Leah Nilsson, NCAA, recording secretary

Susan Peal, NCAA

Page Cotton, DePauw University, was unable to attend.

[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 NCAA Division III Membership Committee teleconference was called to order at 1:32 p.m. Eastern time by Mr. Mandel. All were present as noted above.

1. Review Minutes from February 9 Teleconference. The committee reviewed the minutes from its February 9 teleconference.

It was VOTED

"That the February 9 teleconference minutes be approved."

2. Updated Provisional, Exploratory and Reclassifying Membership Chart. The committee reviewed the status of current exploratory members and related provisional class assignments. Due to Seton Hill University and Briarcliffe College dropping out of the provisional program and Saint Vincent College requesting a one-year delay in its provisional start date, the committee updated the 2006-07 and 2007-08 provisional classes. It should be noted that all exploratory institutions were given the opportunity to request placement in the 2006-07 provisional class, and only the University of Cincinnati Clermont College and Spalding University made the formal request.

It was VOTED

"That the University of Cincinnati Clermont College and Spalding University be placed in the 2006-07 provisional class, dependent on application approval, and that Saint Vincent College be moved in to the 2007-08 class."

3. Update from the April 10-11 NCAA Division III Management Council Meeting. Ms. Hall provided the committee with an update on membership-related actions taken at the recent Management Council meeting. All committee action items were approved as recommended, and the committee's informational item related to the NCAA Executive Committee Working Group to Study Membership Issues was officially endorsed by the Management Council. All seven recommendations from the committee's report will be forwarded to the working group for further consideration.

4. NCAA Division III Conference Self-Study Guide (CSSG). Ms. Peal presented the draft of the CSSG that was reviewed by the Management Council at its April 10-11 meeting. The Management Council made one editorial change to the document which will be forwarded to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council for final approval. A final version of the document will be presented at the June Division III commissioners meeting and will be posted on the NCAA Web page prior to that meeting.

5. NCAA Division III Institutional Self-Study Guide (ISSG) Extension Requests. The committee received a reminder of its past actions indicating that it will not grant extensions to the ISSG deadline, and that any late ISSG (with a deadline after August 25, 2005) should be reported to the NCAA enforcement staff as a violation.

6. Review St. Joseph's College, New York, Male/Female Enrollment Ratio Waiver Request. The committee reviewed a request from St. Joseph's, New York, to revisit its earlier decision to take no action on the institution's male/female enrollment ration waiver request. St. Joseph, New York, asked the committee for guidance on the number of male students enrolled that would result in the granting of an enrollment ratio waiver. The committee reiterated its original position that the institution should attempt to schedule five sports for men, and that a waiver request could be submitted for formal consideration when the institution begins provisional year one. The committee will evaluate the waiver request based on actions taken by the institution in an attempt to meet the five-sport/three-season requirement for men. It was also determined that Ms. Hall will serve as a mentor to St. Joseph's, New York, as they progress towards provisional year one and the more formal establishment of a committee mentor.

7. Future Meeting Schedule.

a. Teleconference; 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, May 11; and

b. In-person meeting; Indianapolis, Indiana; June 22-23.

8. Adjournment. The teleconference adjourned at 2:15 p.m. Eastern time.

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