SUMMARY OF ACTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

NCAA DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING

July 21-22, 2003

NCAA DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL MEETING

August 7, 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
Barnett, B.	ISSUE: Division III 2002-03 Executive Summary.
Ford	Management Council Action:
Hightower Pride Stallman	Reviewed the 2002-03 executive summary, noting that the division is completing the third year of the four-year plan. The Initiatives Task Force will meet September 16 to review and assess all initiatives in preparation for the 2004-05/2005-06 budget. The Council noted that the September 16 meeting of the Initiatives Task Force will be its last. The Division III Strategic-Planning Subcommittee will assume task force responsibilities.
	ISSUE: Division III 2002-03 Overview of Grant Recipients.
	Management Council Action:
	Reviewed the 2002-03 overview of grant recipients.
OTHER STAFF	SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 DIVISION III STRATEGIC-PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: Dutcher/Belgiovine Council Rep: Coffey
All	ISSUE: 2003-2004 Division III Strategic Plan.
Staff	Management Council Recommendation:
Liaisons	Review and approve the 2003-04 plan, noting that: (a) Division III – Values, Goals, and Priorities remain unchanged. (b) Section I – Preface; Section II – Vision and Section III -- Mission remains unchanged. (c) Section IV – Timeline has been amended to incorporate the Association-wide strategic-planning process into the biennial budget process for 2004-06. (d) Section V – Planning priorities have been amended to include priorities for action in 2003-04 based on input from the Association-wide and Division III committees, as well as the Joint Presidents Council/Management Council Subcommittee on the Future of Division III. (e) Section VI – Accomplishments have been amended to include initiatives completed during 2002-03.

		Presidents Council Action:
		Approved the 2003-04 plan.
		ISSUE: Association-Wide Strategic-Planning Process.
		Management Council Action:
		Reviewed the Association-wide planning process and specific objectives.
		ISSUE: Association-wide Strategic-Planning Process on NCAA Web Site.
		Management Council Action:
		Reviewed the strategic planning information contained on the NCAA Web site.
		ISSUE: Association-Wide Budget Timeline.
		Management Council Action:
		Reviewed the Association-wide biennial budget process for 2004-05, noting that it has been amended to incorporate the strategic planning process.
OTHER STAFF		SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 AW – COMMITTEE ON WOMEN’S ATHLETICS Staff Liaisons: Stallman/Little Council Rep: Coffey
		ISSUE: Statement by President Brand on Title IX.
		Management Council Action:
		Noted the recent U.S. Department of Education announcement of support for the continuance of the current law, as well as President Brand’s July 11 statement.
OTHER STAFF	SUPPLEMENT NO. 4 AW – WALTER BYERS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Staff Liaison: Bray Council Rep: Johnson
		ISSUE: Selection of the 2003 Walter Byers Scholars.
		Management Council Action:
		Accepted information that the following student-athletes were selected as the 2003 Walter Byers scholars: l Natalie Halbach, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Gymnastics; and l McLain Schneider, University of North Dakota, Football.
OTHER STAFF	AW – RESEARCH COMMITTEE Staff Liaison: Petr Council Rep: Miranda
	The Management Council received an oral report.

OTHER STAFF	AW – POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Staff Liaison: Hightower Council Rep: Lunder
	The Management Council received an oral report.
OTHER STAFF	SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 AW – OLYMPIC SPORTS LIAISON COMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: Strawley/Walters Council Rep: Slabik
Berst Brown, J.		ISSUE: Statement of Support for NCAA Representation on the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Board of Directors.
DeBauche		Management Council Action:
Racy		Endorsed the issuance of a statement from the NCAA expressing support for the USOC’s efforts to reform its governance structure. The Council noted that the Association should pay particular attention to its position and support of all sports, particularly Olympic sports, as well as relevant legislation.
	ISSUE: Strategic Planning Discussion.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted information that the committee spent a considerable amount of time discussing its values and purpose within the NCAA structure and the committee’s interaction with the USOC and the National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The committee reviewed the historical relationship between the NCAA and the USOC and discussed the established duties of the committee when it was formed in 1991. The committee is developing a mission statement and a strategic plan to implement many of its ideas. In addition, the committee discussed the need to improve communication between the NGBs, the sports committees and the OSLC member serving as a liaison to the specific NGB.
	ISSUE: NCAA Sport Sponsorship.
	Management Council Action:
	Accepted information that the committee continued its discussion on the decline of Olympic sports within the NCAA. The committee received an update on the work of the Secretary of Education’s commission on opportunity in athletics. In addition, the committee discussed possible financial incentives to institutions that sponsor endangered or emerging Olympic sports. The USOC indicated its willingness to financially assist in this process.
	ISSUE: Meeting with NGBs.