NCAA COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S ATHLETICS (CWA)

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEMS ? MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1. ISSUE:		NCAA Woman of the Year (WOTY) Selection Committee.
Committee Recommendation:
	Amend NCAA Bylaw 21.1.10.2 (duties) to expand the duties of CWA to include the appointment and oversight of the WOTY Selection Committee and process and to also include composition requirements of the selection committee.
Management Council Action:
	Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaw 21.1.10.2.
2. ISSUE:		MET-Rx College Football Preview.
Committee Recommendation:
	That the three Management Councils, Boards of Directors and the Executive Committee endorse the following statement: ?The NCAA discourages member institutions and its student-athletes from participating in events and/or awards programs sponsored or supported by organizations that portray women in a degrading and demeaning manner (e.g., the Playboy Top 20, the Playboy All-America Team, and the MET-Rx College Football Preview).?
Management Council Action:
	Endorsed the statement.
3. ISSUE:		Coaching Academy ?Pilot.?
Committee Recommendation:
	Approve a coaching academy two-year pilot program whose purpose is helping to train, mentor, develop and retain female college coaches, including the reallocation of $50,000 from an existing diversity initiative in the 2002-03 budget to support the pilot program.
Management Council Action:
	Endorsed the academy and approved the reallocation, noting that it may be necessary to enlighten athletics department leadership as well by providing additional programs to encourage the hiring and retention of women.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1. ISSUE:		Secretary?s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update from the national office senior woman administrator on the Secretary of Education?s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics. The committee noted that the commission?s report was issued in late February.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
2. ISSUE:		President Brand.
Committee Action:
	The committee met with NCAA President Myles Brand. Topics included Title IX and the ongoing work of the commission, NCAA strategic planning efforts, senior leadership at the national office and academic reform initiatives in Division I. President Brand encouraged the committee to provide input on the NCAA strategic planning initiative currently underway.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
3. ISSUE:		NCAA National Office Gender-Equity Plan.
Committee Action:
	It was noted that the national office gender equity plan is in the final stages of review by national office senior leadership.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
4. ISSUE:		Strategic Planning.
Committee Action:
	The committee updated its strategic plan in preparation for the budget planning process later this year. The following items were identified as top priorities for the next budget cycle: (1) Title IX Initiatives; (2) Programs focusing on professional development and retention of women coaches; (3) Programs to increase sport participation among girls, including ethnic minority girls; (4) NACWAA/Higher Education Resource Services (HERS); (5) Programs focusing on professional development and retention of women officials; and (6) NCAA Internships.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
5. ISSUE:		Use of the Term ?Sportsmanship.?
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed a request from the Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct regarding use of the term ?sportsmanship.? The committee determined that the term ?sportsmanship? is gender-neutral and is not recommending a change in language at this time.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
6. ISSUE:		Woman of the Year (WOTY) Dinner.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update on the WOTY dinner from NCAA staff members Jan Gentry and Lisa Turner. Committee members were reminded that selection policies allow institutions to nominate two student-athletes if one is an ethnic minority.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.

7. ISSUE:		NCAA Title IX Seminar.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update on the 2003 Title IX seminar to be conducted April 28-29 in San Diego, California.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
8. ISSUE:		Promotion of Women?s Sports.
Committee Action:
	The committee met with members of the national office branding, broadcasting and promotions staff to review activities related to the promotion of women?s sports.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
9. ISSUE:		President?s Summit on Sexual Violence on Campus.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed an invitation for NCAA participation in the President?s Summit on Sexual Violence on Campus and suggested the program be reviewed by the student-athlete advisory committees for potential inclusion in leadership conference programming.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.