MINUTES OF THE
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL
Grapevine,
Participants:
David L. Beckley,
Richard Flynn,
John Fry,
Dale Knobel,
James Moseley,
Ivory Nelson,
Miriam R. Pride,
John A. Roush,
Deborah Stanley, State
Phillip Stone,
Richard Torgenson,
Jeanie Watson,
Richard Wells,
Peggy R. Williams,
Bridget Belgiovine, NCAA, recording secretary
Jack Copeland, NCAA
Daniel T. Dutcher, NCAA
Leah Nilsson, NCAA
Susan Peal, NCAA
Leeland Zeller, NCAA
Suzanne Coffey, Division III
Management Council chair, and Michael Miranda, Division III Management Council
vice-chair, also were in attendance.
Myles Brand, NCAA president, and Elsa Cole, NCAA general counsel,
attended portions of the meeting.
Richard Berman,
[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting") in accordance with NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the Council's agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]
The meeting was called to order
at
1. Announcements. Stone welcomed the Council members and staff.
2. Review Roster, Future Meeting Schedule, and the Division III Newsletter. The Council reviewed the documents. No action was necessary.
3. Previous Minutes. The Council reviewed the minutes of the October 28 Presidents Council meeting; the October 28 Executive Committee meeting; and the October 27, November 23, November 30 and December 16, Administrative Committee actions.
It was VOTED
“That the minutes of the October 28 Presidents Council meeting and the October 27, November 23, November 30 and December 16, Administrative Committee actions be approved as distributed.”
4. October 28 NCAA Executive Committee Meeting. The Council reviewed the minutes of the October 28 Executive Committee meeting.
5. Executive Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity Issues. The Council received an oral report on the work of the Subcommittee noting its support for the office for Diversity and Inclusion and the hiring of a vice-president reporting to President Brand.
6. Report of the January 7 Division III Management Council Meeting.
a. Association-Wide Committees. The Council:
(1) Honors Committee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(2) Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(3) Committee on Women’s Athletics. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
b. Division III Joint Presidents Council/Management Council Subcommittees. The Council:
(1) Strategic-Planning Subcommittee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(2) Future of Division III – Phase II. The Council:
(a) Membership Survey Results. Reviewed results noting:
· Gap seems to exist between some shared principles and practical applications.
· Further define the NCAA definition of integration and its impact or implications for all DIVISION III constituents.
(b) Virtual Focus Group and Conference/Independent Meetings updates. Reviewed the VFG and conference/independent meeting updates.
(c) College Sports Project (CSP) Update. Received an update and discussed long term issues relative to DIVISION III agenda and subsequent programming.
(d) Future of Division III – Sunday Forum Agenda. Reviewed forum format, expectations to facilitate roundtable dialogue, and logistics.
c. Management Council Subcommittees. The Council:
(1) Academic Issues Subcommittee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(2) Administrative Review Subcommittee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(3) Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
d. Division III Committees. The Council:
(1) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(2) Budget Committee.
(a) 2003-04 Budget-to-Actual. Approved the final 2003-04 fiscal year budget of $14,390,000 in revenue and $12,075,821 in expense.
(b) Division III Loss of Revenue Recovery Plan. Recommended that the committee move forward and obtain specific costs estimates for additional insurance coverage for consideration at its April 2005 meeting, and effective during 2005-06.
(3) Championships Committee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(4) Financial Aid and Awards Committee.
(a) Financial Aid Review Reporting Timeline. Approved the recommendation to amend the reporting timeline to July 1 through September 30. The committee reviewed the timeline based on information from the division-wide pilot; annual notification of institutions required to submit justifications; and workload and research needs. It determined that moving the window from June 15-November 1 to July 1-September 30 was most appropriate.
(b) Acceptable Variance between Gift Aid Awards for Student-Athletes and Other Students. Approved the recommendation to support a model that defines gift aid as “total institutional gift aid based on the lowest estimate of bias” and a threshold variance of four percent. Based on the pilot results, the four percent threshold would result in approximately 10 percent of the division’s membership with a bias estimate requiring further justification.
(5) Interpretations and Legislation Committee. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
(6) Membership
Committee. Endorsed the actions
of the Management
Council.
(7) Nominating
Committee. Endorsed the actions
of the Management
Council.
7. 2005 NCAA Convention. The Council:
a. Legislative Proposal Question and Answer Guide. Reviewed and approved the legislative proposal question and answer guide.
b. 2005 Convention Parliamentary and Voting Issues. Reviewed and approved the summary of parliamentary and voting issues.
c. 2005 Convention Proposed Legislation and Positions for all Legislation. Reviewed and approved proposed legislation and council positions.
d. 2005 Convention Speaker Assignments and Position Papers. Reviewed and reassigned speaker assignments:
· Proposal No. 2, Post-Season Championship – National Collegiate Gymnastics Championship – Torgerson.
· Proposal No. 5, Out-of-Season Athletically Related Activities – Football – Fry.
· Proposal No. 9, Transfer Regulations – Limited Preseason Participation – Moseley.
· Proposal No 12, General Playing Season Regulations – Skiing – Williams.
8. Proposed Legislation for the 2006 NCAA Convention. The Council:
a. 2006 Noncontroversial Legislative Proposals. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
b. 2006 Administrative Regulations Legislative Proposals. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
9. General Issues. The Council:
a. 2005 Council Rosters and Association-wide and Division III Committee/Subcommittee Assignments. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
b. Insurance Certification. Endorsed the actions of the Management Council.
c. Presidents Council Policies and Procedures Document. Approved the Presidents Council policies and procedures document.
10. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at
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