NCAA MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERESTS COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1.	ISSUE:	Search Process for NCAA President.
Committee Action:
	The committee noted the Executive Committee expanded the search committee for the NCAA president to include an ethnic minority member as requested by The Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, the Committee on Women’s Athletics and the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
2.	ISSUE:	American Indian Mascots.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update from the American Indian mascot subcommittee regarding the use of mascots in intercollegiate athletics. The update included: · An historical overview. · The impact on colleges and universities, including institutions currently using American Indian mascots. · Comments from the membership and general public. · Comments from entities within the NCAA governance structure. · Other educational-based reviews. · Data from Peter Harris Associates that was used as a basis for the Sports Illustrated article. The subcommittee will continue to collect and review information so that preliminary recommendations will be developed prior to the full committee’s September 2002 meeting. A final report will be presented to the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues in October 2002.

Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
3.	ISSUE:	Review of NCAA Convention Education Session.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed a list of the topics for the 2003 NCAA Convention education sessions and noted sessions on race and gender and American Indian mascots. The committee agreed that the race and gender session will focus on recruitment and retention of ethnic minorities in coaching.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
4.	ISSUE:	Review of NCAA Demographics Data.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed preliminary data from the 2001-02 Race Demographics of NCAA Member Institutions’ Athletics Personnel and noted that there has not been a significant increase in the percentage of ethnic minorities and women employed in the positions of director of athletics, associate director of athletics, assistant director of athletics, senior woman administrator and faculty athletic representative. The committee will review data for all administrative positions, head and assistant coaches during its September meeting.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
5.	ISSUE:	MOIC Football Study.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed data collected regarding the lack of ethnic diversity of football coaching staffs. The data collected includes: · Past and current demographics data of NCAA head and assistant football coaches at Division I, II and III institutions. · Current race demographics data of NCAA offensive and defensive coordinators at Divisions I, II and III institutions. · Current race demographics data of NCAA graduate assistants at Divisions, I, II and III institutions.

	· Past and current ethnic demographics data for NCAA football student-athletes. · Current race demographics data for National Football League (NFL) and NFL Europe head coaches, offensive and defensive coordinators and assistant coaches. · Data regarding the employment history of NCAA and NFL coaches. · Preliminary findings of the NCAA Football Study Oversight Committee interviews with Division I-A and I-AA presidents/CEOs. · Perceptions surrounding the lack of minority head football coaches by NCAA chief executive officers, directors of athletics and NCAA head and assistant coaches at Divisions I, II and III. The committee agreed to solicit each division’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for comments related to this issue.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.