DIVISION III STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Summary of Recommendations

ITEMS OF INFORMATION

1. ISSUE:		New Member Orientation.
Committee Action:
	The committee welcomed five new members: Josh Centor, Brandeis University; Kelly Cyr, St. Joseph?s College; Heather Mathis, Maryville College (Tennessee); Tanya Nesbitt, Smith College; and Mitch Redig, Marian College (Wisconsin). New members participated in an orientation session with the SAAC chair, vice-chair and NCAA staff.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
2. ISSUE:		SAAC Nomination Process.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed the Division III Nominating Committee?s summary of recommendations regarding SAAC nominations, noting the difficulty in obtaining SAAC nominations. The project team developed an e-mail survey to be forwarded to each conference to determine the effectiveness of the conference SAACs. In addition, the committee agreed to strengthen the SAAC nominations as follows: (1) Educate student-athletes about the National SAAC, nomination process and the SAAC vacancies at the Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conferences and the NCAA Leadership Conference. (2) Educate the administrators (e.g., director of athletics, senior woman administrators) about the National SAAC, nomination process and the SAAC vacancies at the NCAA Convention conference meetings. (3) Educate the commissioners about the National SAAC, nomination process and the SAAC vacancies at the conference commissioner?s meetings. (4) Include information about the National SAAC, nomination process and the SAAC vacancies in the nominating committee?s report at the NCAA Convention. (5) Develop a proactive education effort with the current SAAC members notifying their partner conference about the conference?s upcoming SAAC vacancy. (6) Explore a student-athlete self-nominating process with the nominating committee.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
3. ISSUE:		Division III Championships Issues and Updates.
Committee Action:
	The committee received an update on the championships selection process, the automatic qualifier (AQ) process and the overall championship experience for a Division III student-athlete.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
4. ISSUE:		Student-Athlete Reinstatement ? Educational Poster.
Committee Action:
	The committee discussed options for a poster to educate student-athletes about common Division III violations and reinstatement and provided suggestions to student-athlete reinstatement staff members that included bullet points of the most common violations, captivating slogans and photos and a Web address.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
5. ISSUE:		SAAC Project Teams.
Committee Action:
	The committee received oral reports from project team chairs. The following actions were taken based on these reports: (1) The committee voted to eliminate the Championships Automatic Qualification (AQ) project team. The committee noted that information regarding AQ is always provided to the committee by the SAAC representative to the Championships Committee. (2) Mr. Coffey was added to the Legislation Project Team. (3) Ms. Fluker was added to The NCAA News and Division III Newsletter Project Team. (4) The Web Site Project Team suggested there might be potential to add a link from www.ncaasports.com to the Division III SAAC Web page.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
6. ISSUE:		Conference, Partner Conference and Independents Reports.
Committee Action:
	The committee received oral reports from each committee member regarding communication with their conference, partner conference and independent institutions. The majority of the committee members gained student-athlete feedback regarding the 2004 legislative proposals while attending in-person meetings or via conference calls.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
7. ISSUE:		2004 Legislative Proposals.
Committee Action:
	The committee discussed proposed legislation for the 2004 Convention and prepared the committee?s position papers. The committee will continue to gain feedback from student-athletes and will revisit each proposal at its January 2004 meeting.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
8. ISSUE:		Book Review ? ?Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values.?
Committee Action:
	Committee members were selected to read ?Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values.? The selected committee members will provide reviews on the committee?s listserve.

Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
9. ISSUE:		Banned Drugs in Intercollegiate Athletics.
Committee Action:
	The committee received valuable information regarding the use of banned drugs and nutritional supplements in intercollegiate athletics from NCAA staff.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
10. ISSUE:		2003 NCAA National Study on Collegiate Sports Wagering.
Committee Action:
	The committee reviewed the survey sent to each institution's faculty athletics representative to administer to selected sports teams. The goal of the study is to assist in assessing the nature, scope and extent of sports wagering by student-athletes so the gambling and amateurism activities staff might better formulate effective educational strategies.
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.
11. ISSUE:		Management Council Appointments.
Committee Action:
	The committee appointed Sarah Forbus, Dennison University (term expiration January 2005) and Dave Masilunas, Penn State University ? Behrend (term expiration January 2006), Management Council representatives. Ms. Forbus and Mr. Masilunas will begin their terms on January 12, 2004 (post Convention).
Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information.