NCAA DIVISION III MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ACTION ITEMS – MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ONLY

1. ISSUE:		Provisional Member Annual Reports – Active Membership.
Committee Recommendation:
	Grant active membership status to: (a) Baptist Bible College (Pennsylvania). (b) Becker College. (c) D’Youville College. (d) La Grange College. (e) Louisiana College. (f) New York City Technical College. (g) Newbury College. (h) Northland College. (i) Piedmont College. (j) Thomas College; and (k) Ursinus College (field hockey).
Management Council Action:
Granted active membership status, as recommended.
2. ISSUE:		Huntingdon College.
Committee Recommendation:
	Require Huntingdon College to repeat year four of the provisional membership process and waive Bylaw 3.6.1.2.1, which requires the third and fourth years of provisional membership be completed consecutively. The waiver would allow the institution to repeat only year four of the provisional membership process.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.

3. ISSUE:		Provisional Member Annual Reports – Final Year of Provisional Membership.
Committee Recommendation:
	Move Alverno College and Transylvania University into their final year of provisional membership.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.
4. ISSUE:		Provisional Member Annual Reports – Second Year of Provisional Membership.
Committee Recommendation:
	Move Spelman College into its second year of provisional membership.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.
5. ISSUE:		Provisional Member Annual Reports – First Year of Provisional Membership.
Committee Recommendation:
	Move the following institutions into their first year of provisional membership: (a) Palm Beach Atlantic University. (Florida) (b) University of Texas at Tyler. (Texas) (c) Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College. (Pennsylvania) (d) University of Maine at Presque Isle. (Maine) (e) Finlandia University. (Michigan) (f) Mount Mary College. (Wisconsin)

Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.
6. ISSUE:		Reclassification Request – First Year of Reclassification.
Committee Recommendation:
	Move Dallas Baptist University and the University of Minnesota, Morris, into their first year of reclassifications.
Management Council Action:
Approved the recommendation.
7. ISSUE:		Review Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Sports Sponsorship Waiver Application.
Committee Recommendation:
	Grant Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) a sports sponsorship waiver per NCAA Constitution 3.2.4.10.5 for men’s sports for the 2002-03 year.
Management Council Action:
Granted the sports sponsorship waiver, as recommended.
8. ISSUE:		Offers of Financial Aid for Multidivisional Institutions.
Committee Recommendation:
	Deny the request for a waiver of Bylaw 20.7.1.2.1 from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Management Council Action:
Approved the committee’s recommendation to deny.

9. ISSUE:		Definition of a Conference for Contest Exemptions.
Committee Recommendation:
	Approve an interpretation that, for purposes of Bylaw 17 contest exemptions, it is not necessary for the conference to be an NCAA conference to use the conference championship exemption to the maximum contest limitations.
Management Council Action:
Issued the official interpretation, as recommended.
10. ISSUE:		NCAA Division III Membership Education.
Committee Recommendation:
	Change the current schedule of Division III regional compliance seminars. During the 2003-04 academic year, a Division III mini-rules seminar could be presented at the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Convention, and there would not be any Division III sessions offered at the May 2004 regional compliance seminar in Anaheim, California. The Division III regional compliance seminars would continue to be offered at the May and June 2004 sites in Indianapolis, Indiana, and New York City, New York, respectively.
Management Council Action:
Supported the recommendation in principle but noted logistical concerns related to implementation during 2003-04. The Council forwarded the recommendation to the Initiatives Task Force to consider implementation during 2004-06.

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1. ISSUE:		Provisional Membership Lottery.
Committee Action:
	The committee conducted a lottery to slot exploratory institutions into the provisional process. The institutions were slotted to begin the provisional process in the following years. (1) 2004-05: (a) Mount Aloysius College. (b) Crown College. (c) Keystone College. (d) Tri-State University. (e) Presentation College; and (f) Mitchell College. (2) 2005-06: (a) LaSierra University. (b) Northwestern College. (c) Salem College. (d) Bethany Lutheran College. (e) North Central University; and (f) Purchase College. (3) 2006-07: ● Johnson & Wales University Denver.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.

2. ISSUE:		Update on the Future of Division III.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update on the discussions regarding the future of Division III and discussed the legislative concepts under active consideration. In its discussions, the committee noted its concern about increasing the minimum sports sponsorship requirements when so many institutions are facing difficult economic conditions. In addition, the committee stated its concern that multidivision membership was contrary to the Division III philosophy. Finally, the committee believed that limiting the numbers of permissible coaches would not be beneficial, and the number of coaches hired should be left to the discretion of each institution.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.
3. ISSUE:		Operations Plan.
Committee Action:
	The committee updated its operations plan for the coming year.
Management Council Action:
Accepted the information.