SUMMARY OF ACTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

NCAA DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING

April 14-15, 2003

NCAA DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL MEETING

April 24, 2003

[NOTE: SUPPLEMENT NUMBERS REFER TO THE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL SUPPLEMENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.]

OTHER STAFF	SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 DIVISION III INITIATIVES TASK FORCE Staff Liaisons: Dutcher/Belgiovine Council Reps: McCardell/Bassett
Altstadt	ISSUE: Division III 2002-03 Executive Summary, 2003-04 Initiative Summary and Overview of Grant Recipients.
R. Collins	Management Council Action:
K. Cooper Ford Hightower	Reviewed the 2002-03 executive summary, the 2003-04 initiative summary and the overview of grant recipients for both years.
MacInnis	ISSUE: Assessment Plan for Overall Review of Initiative Programs.
Pride	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that in preparation for the overall review by the Initiatives Task Force in October 2003, the staff discussed the assessment plan and tools as directed by the task force and approved by the Council. The assessment tools are intended to assist with the compilation of information and evaluation of the programs consistent with the goal to promote the advancement of three key strategic-planning priorities of the Division III strategic plan. Staff is preparing the following information for review by the task force: (1) Initiative/program impact. (a) Chart identifying total number of Division III institutions and conferences that accessed the grant or program. (b) Chart identifying total number of individual participants (administrators, coaches, support staff) by gender, impacted by grant or program. (c) Chart identifying total number of student-athletes impacted by grant or program. (d) Total number of applicants versus grants awarded. (2) Budget breakdown (overall program/initiative cost and year-by-year breakdown). (a) Cost of program development (consultant fees). (b) Facilitator fees. (c) Application/marketing/promotion costs. (d) Selection costs (meetings, mailings, awarding of grant recipients). (e) Orientation/training costs (facilitators/grant recipients). (f) Salary/payments to institutions or grant recipients.

	(g) Staff travel expenses associated with implementation of initiative (e.g., salaries, benefits, travel, mailings). (h) Other costs associated with initiative. (3) Overview of initiative/program. (a) Membership communication (include samples). l Process timetable of deadlines and key dates. l Mailings (initial, continuing, final). l Application brochures/forms. (b) Overview of program/initiative. l Program outline (leadership conference, STARR). l Names of all facilitators, speakers and presenters involved with initiative ? highlight outstanding ones.
	ISSUE: Membership Communication Initiatives.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that each edition of the Division III Newsletter contains information about the Division III initiatives program including the identification of available 2002-03 grant opportunities and recipients. The January 2003 Convention session, which provided a broad overview including testimonials from grant recipients, received positive feedback from the membership.
OTHER STAFF	SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 AW ? JOINT MEETING ? COMMITTEE ON WOMEN?S ATHLETICS AND MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERESTS COMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: Stallman/Little/R. Collins/Gill/Conway Council Reps: Coffey/Wong
Berst	ISSUE: NCAA Diversity Initiatives.
J. Brown	Management Council Action:
DeBauche Racy	Accepted the information that the committees reviewed a preliminary draft overview and evaluation of NCAA initiatives to promote gender and ethnic diversity in intercollegiate athletics. The committees requested national office staff explore standardizing applications for all of the enhancement programs and exploring the use of technology to allow applications to be completed and submitted online.
	ISSUE: General Counsel Update.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committees received a report from the NCAA general counsel regarding NCAA diversity programs.

	ISSUE: NCAA Summit on Opportunities for Minority Women.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committees reviewed the goals, objectives and outcomes of the past three summits hosted by the CWA and MOIC. The committees agreed it is not necessary to host a summit in 2003 and 2004. Funds used to host the summit will be allocated to partnership organizations for the opportunity to plan and implement programs to enhance opportunities for minority women coaches. The committees agreed to outreach to coaches? associations and other organizations to promote the NCAA Matching Grants for Advancement of Minority Women Coaches. The committees also agreed to apply funds formerly used to host the summit towards the matching grant program.
	ISSUE: Executive Committee Subcommittee?s Five-Year Budget Plan.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committees reviewed the Executive Committee subcommittee?s five-year budget plan and noted budget allocations have been made through the third year of the five-year plan. The committees agreed to devote time during their summer meetings to prioritize budget requests for future years. Both committees will finalize 2004-05 and 2005-06 budget requests during the fall meetings.
	ISSUE: Grant program for Champs/Life Skills initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committees heard a summary of the percentage of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that participate in the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program. The committees provided suggestions to increase participation numbers at HBCUs.
	ISSUE: Women Sport Foundation Eliminating Homophobia in Athletics Kit.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committees reviewed the ?It Takes A Team: Making Sports Safe for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Athletes and Coaches? education kit developed by the Women?s Sports Foundation (WSF) Project to Eliminate Homophobia in Sport. The committees encouraged the national office to inform NCAA member institutions that this resource is available for purchase through the WSF.
	ISSUE: NCAA Diversity Education Program.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committees reviewed the three advanced diversity education workshops conducted during the 2003 NCAA Convention addressing race, gender and sexual orientation issues. The committees agreed to annually conduct the fundamental and advanced sessions during the NCAA Convention.

OTHER STAFF	SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 AW ? COMMITTEE ON WOMEN?S ATHLETICS Staff Liaisons: Stallman/Little Council Rep: Coffey
Berst	ISSUE: NCAA Woman of the Year (WOTY) Selection Committee.
J. Brown	Management Council Action:
DeBauche Racy Nilsson	Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to 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.
	Presidents Council Action:
	Endorsed the Management Council?s action.
Wilfert	ISSUE: MET-Rx College Football Preview.
	Management Council Action:
	Endorsed 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).?
	Presidents Council Action:
	Endorsed the Management Council?s action.
Altstadt	ISSUE: Coaching Academy ?Pilot.?
	Management Council Action:
	Endorsed the coaching academy two-year pilot to help train, mentor, develop and retain female college coaches and approved the reallocation $50,000 from an existing diversity initiative in the 2002-03 budget to support the pilot program. The Council noted that it may be necessary to enlighten athletics department leadership as well by providing additional programs to encourage the hiring and retention of women.
	Presidents Council Action:
	Endorsed the Management Council?s action.
	ISSUE: Secretary?s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committee received an update from the national office senior woman administrator on the Secretary of Education?s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics.

	ISSUE: President Brand.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that 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.
Boggan	ISSUE: NCAA National Office Gender-Equity Plan.
Sweet	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the national office gender equity plan is in the final stages of review by national office senior leadership.
	ISSUE: Strategic Planning.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that 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; (5) Programs focusing on professional development and retention of women officials; and (6) NCAA Internships.
Stratten	ISSUE: Use of the Term ?Sportsmanship.?
Jones	Management Council Action:
Saum	Accepted the information that 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.
	ISSUE: Woman of the Year (WOTY) Dinner.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that 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.
	ISSUE: NCAA Title IX Seminar.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted the information that the committee received an update on the 2003 Title IX seminar that was conducted April 28-29 in San Diego, California.

			ISSUE: Promotion of Women?s Sports.
			Management Council Action:
			Accepted the information that 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.
			ISSUE: President?s Summit on Sexual Violence on Campus.
			Management Council Action:
			Accepted the information that 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.
	OTHER STAFF		AW ? WALTER BYERS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Staff Liaison: Bray Council Rep: Johnson
			The Management Council received an oral report.
	OTHER STAFF		AW ? COMMITTEE ON SPORTSMANSHIP AND ETHICAL CONDUCT Staff Liaisons: Stratten/Jones/Saum Council Rep: Malekoff
			The Management Council received an oral report.
	OTHER STAFF		AW ? RESEARCH COMMITTEE Staff Liaison: Petr Council Rep: Miranda
			The Management Council received an oral report.
	OTHER STAFF		SUPPLEMENT NO. 26 AW ? POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Staff Liaison: Hightower Council Rep: Lunder
			ISSUE: Award Winners for Fall Sports.
			Management Council Action:
			Accepted the information that the committee reviewed 141 fall sports applications and awarded 29 postgraduate scholarships for women?s sports and 29 postgraduate scholarships for men?s sports. In addition, five alternates were selected for both men?s and women?s sports.
			ISSUE: New Committee Members.
			Management Council Action:
			Accepted the information that the committee welcomed Marcella Lane [director of student-athlete development, St. Francis University (Pennsylvania)], replacing Floyd Laisure, and Marlon Evans (former scholarship recipient, Stanford University), who was selected to replace Therese Dorigan as the former recipient member.
	OTHER STAFF		AW ? OLYMPIC SPORTS LIAISON COMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: Strawley/Walters Council Rep: Slabik
			The Management Council received an oral report.
OTHER STAFF		SUPPLEMENT NO. 4 AW ? MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERESTS COMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: R. Collins/Gill/Conway Council Rep: Wong
Tufano		ISSUE: Committee Membership ? Term Extension.
		Management Council Action.
Berst