RELATED TO
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
SUPPLEMENT NO. 4

NCAA MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERESTS COMMITTEE (MOIC)

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEM ? MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

ISSUE:		Committee Membership ? Term Extension.
Committee Recommendation:
	Grant a one-year term extension to Eugene Marshall Jr., chair of the Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.
Management Council Action:
	Agreed to grant the extension, noting that the circumstances facing this Association-wide committee were exceptional, as only five of 15 members were returning. The council further noted that it would be in the best interests of the division to extend the term of a Division III representative as chair of an Association-wide committee.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1. ISSUE:		NCAA Diversity Education Program.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update on the three advanced diversity workshops conducted during the 2003 NCAA Convention addressing race, gender and sexual orientation issues. The workshops complement the fundamental diversity education workshop that provides a foundation in the basic concepts of understanding and valuing diversity. The committee noted the workshops were well attended and met the objective to introduce and explore specific diversity issues in intercollegiate athletics. Participants indicated that the workshops were extremely informative and interactive. The committee also reviewed the 2002-03 on-campus diversity education workshop schedule and noted 53 fundamental workshops will be conducted for student-athletes, coaches and administrators at 23 institutions and conference offices this year.

Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
2. ISSUE:		Review of the Use of American Indian Mascots in Intercollegiate Athletics
Committee Action:
	The committee noted that the Executive Committee during its October 2002 meeting accepted and forwarded its report on the use of American Indian mascots in intercollegiate athletics to the Division I Board of Directors, the President?s Councils of Division II and III, the Management Councils of each division and the Championship Committees of each division for review during upcoming meetings. The committee will collect and summarize the comments from the various governance entities and forward a final report to the Executive Committee for review during its April 2003 meeting.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
3. ISSUE:		Secretary?s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update on the work of the Secretary?s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics. It was noted that NCAA President Emeritus Cedric Dempsey requested an opportunity to speak at the commission?s final open forum in San Diego. Although the request was denied, President Emeritus Dempsey made limited remarks during the open microphone session. The commission?s final meeting was in late January with final report expected by the end of February. The committee also received information regarding the potential impact of various proposals discussed by the commission.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
4. ISSUE:		Diversity Initiatives.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed a preliminary draft overview and evaluation of NCAA initiatives to promote gender and ethnic diversity in intercollegiate athletics. When finalized, the document will provide the history, purpose, budget allocation, and program accomplishments for each NCAA diversity initiative. The document will also measure the effectiveness of these programs. The committee suggested some additional information for inclusion in the document. The review will be forwarded to the Committee on Women?s Athletics and the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues for the groups? summer meetings.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
5. ISSUE:		President Brand.
Committee Action:
	NCAA President Myles Brand addressed the committee and noted the commitment of NCAA resources to issues surrounding increased hiring of ethnic minority head coaches and diversity in leadership positions in athletics. He also noted that the direction of the Title IX commission and the Supreme Court?s review of the University of Michigan case are of great concern to the Association. The committee recognized President Brand?s position on diversity issues, including support of the NCAA coaches' academy and executive mentor program for ethnic minority football coaches.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
6. ISSUE:		Senior Minority Administrator.
Committee Action:
	As supported by the Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues, the committee discussed the concept of a senior minority administrator position for each member institution similar to the senior woman administrator position. The committee agreed to further explore this concept during its summer meetings.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.

7. ISSUE:		Strategic Plan.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed its 2000-02 strategic plan and developed a new three-year plan to focus on diversity in intercollegiate athletics. The committee?s new plan will span from 2003?05 and focus on the following: facilitate and ensure the Association?s commitment to diversity; provide employment and enhancement opportunities for ethnic minorities at member institutions and other intercollegiate athletic related entities; enhance and maintain the MOIC?s visibility in all divisions of the Association; review information from the Association regarding its compliance with the principle of nondiscrimination; develop and respond to opportunities that encourage diversity through ethnic minority and gender enhancement; encourage and solicit support for ethnic minority enhancement from private and public organizations; and, develop innovative ways to promote ethnic minority student-athlete enhancement at all academic and professional levels.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.