SUMMARY OF ACTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

 

NCAA DIVISION III MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING

January 9, 2004

 

NCAA DIVISION III PRESIDENTS COUNCIL MEETING

January 10, 2004

 

NCAA DIVISION III POST-CONVENTION MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING

January 12, 2004 (Attachment A)

 

2004 CONVENTION VOTING RESULTS (Attachment B)

 

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


OTHER
STAFF

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
DIVISION III STRATEGIC PLAN
Staff Liaisons:  Dutcher/Belgiovine
Council Rep:  Coffey

All

ISSUE:  Division III Strategic Plan.

Division III

Management Council Action:

Staff
Liaisons

Reviewed the Division III strategic plan and the role of the Division III governance structure.

 

The Council also reviewed the 2003-04 timeline, noting that the Strategic-Planning Subcommittee will meet in late February/early March to compare divisional goals and objectives with those contained in the Association-wide strategic plan.

 


OTHER
STAFF

AW – COMMITTEE ON COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS
Staff Liaisons:  Wilfert/Klossner
Council Rep:  Zotos

 

The Management Council received an oral report.

 


OTHER
STAFF

SUPPLEMENT NO. 2
AW – HONORS COMMITTEE
Staff Liaisons:  Reimer
Council Rep:  Johnson

 

ISSUE:  Change Selection Criteria for NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Approved the committee’s recommendation to change the criteria for the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award to allow the committee to select up to six honorees instead of six honorees annually based on the quality of the application pool.  The criteria required the committee to select six honorees when the number of applications received has been decreasing.  During the past selection meeting, almost one-third of the applicants were chosen for the honor. 

 

 

 

ISSUE:  2004 Silver Anniversary Honorees. 

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected the following honorees for the Silver Anniversary award:  Trish Millines Dziko, Basketball, Volleyball and Softball, Monmouth University; Bruce Furniss, Swimming, University of Southern California; Virginia Gilder, Rowing, Yale University; Stacey Johnson, Fencing, San Jose State University; Gregory Kelser, Basketball, Michigan State University; Kellen Winslow, Football, University of Missouri.

 

 

ISSUE:  2004 Today’s Top VIII Honorees. 

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected the following honorees for the Today's Top VIII award:  Andrew Hilliard, football and track and field, University of St. Thomas, Craig Krenzel, football, Ohio State University, Theresa Kulikowski, gymnastics, University of Utah, Kara Lawson, basketball, University of Tennessee, Elisha Manning, football, University of Mississippi, Alice Duesing Nightengale, basketball, Lake Superior State University, Kristin Sterner, gymnastics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and Leoandra Willis, gymnastics, University of California, Los Angeles.

 

 

ISSUE:  2004 Theodore Roosevelt Award Recipient. 

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected Alan Page, University of Notre Dame, as the 2004 Theodore Roosevelt award recipient.

 

 

ISSUE:  2004 Inspiration Award Recipients.

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee selected:  Heather Denison, volleyball, University of Portland; Emily Miller, soccer, University of Tennessee at Martin; and Mike Nyeholt, swimming, University of Southern California; as the recipients.

 


OTHER
STAFF

AW – MINORITY OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERESTS COMMITTEE
Staff Liaisons:  R. Collins/Gill
Council Rep:  Wong

 

The Management Council received an oral report.

 

 

 


OTHER
STAFF

SUPPLEMENT NO. 3
OLYMPIC SPORTS LIAISON COMMITTEE
Staff Liaison:  Strawley

/Walters
Council Rep:  Slabik

Nilsson

ISSUE:  Waiver U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC)//National Governing Bodies. 

Berst

Management Council Action:

J. Brown

DeBauche

Racy

 

Agreed to adopt noncontroversial legislation to amend Bylaw 14.1.8.1.6 (Waiver – USOC/National Governing Bodies) to permit student-athletes with eligibility remaining and who are not enrolled full-time to participate in practices in team sports. 

 

Berst

J. Brown

ISSUE:  Formation of Joint USOC/NCAA Task Force to Develop Strategies to Maintain Olympic Sports at the NCAA Level. 

DeBauche

Management Council Action:

Racy

Isch

 

Approved the creation of a joint task force with the USOC to study the decline in sponsorship of Olympic sports at NCAA institutions and develop strategies to maintain sponsorship at the NCAA level.  The Council also approved an Association-wide two-year budget allocation of $25,000.

 

Berst

ISSUE:  Travel of OSLC Members to Attend National Governing Body (NGB) Events.

J. Brown

Management Council Action.

DeBauche

Racy

 

Approved the recommendation to allocate annual funding for OSLC members to attend a limited number of NGB events to foster relationships and work with the NGBs to resolve issues.

 

 

ISSUE:  Statement of Purpose for the Olympic Sports Liaison Committee. 

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee approved a statement of purpose.

 

 

ISSUE:  Strategic Plan. 

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee reviewed and approved its strategic plan.  The plan outlines activities that will address the committee’s goals of education, communication, facilitation and representation.

 

 

ISSUE:  Update Regarding the USOC's Board Meeting and Structure. 

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee received an update on the structure of the USOC board and the future direction of the USOC.  The committee discussed the USOC’s recent decision to reduce the number of members on its board of directors from 123 to 11, consisting of four independent seats, two individuals selected by the NGBs, two individuals selected by the athletes’ advisory council and the three current International Olympic Committee members. 

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Maintaining Olympic Sport Sponsorship at the NCAA Level.

 

 

Management Council Action:

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee discussed the decline in sponsorship of Olympic sports at the intercollegiate level.  The committee has been working with the USOC and the NGBs to develop strategies and solutions to the increasing problem, noting that this is an issue across all three divisions and that the decrease in sport sponsorship at all levels within the NCAA is of concern to the NGBs.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Meeting with NGBs. 

 

 

Management Council Action:

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee met with representatives from USA Swimming, USA Wrestling, USA Field Hockey, the US Tennis Association, US Water Polo, USA Team Handball, USA Hockey, USA Shooting and USA Bowling.  USA Gymnastics submitted a written proposal.  The committee listened to issues presented and provided the NGBs with relevant information regarding the NCAA.

 

 


OTHER
STAFF

AW – POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Staff Liaison:  Hightower
Council Rep:  Lunder

 

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. 4

AW – COMMITTEE ON SPORTSMANSHIP AND ETHICAL CONDUCT
Staff Liaisons:  Stratten/Jones/Saum
Council Rep:  Harshaw

 

Nilsson

ISSUE:  Organized Gambling Activities (Bylaw 10.3, Gambling Activities). 

 

Management Council Action:

 

The Council noted its support for the proposed changes to Bylaw 10.3, regarding the meaning of the term “organized gambling activities,” to state that participation in pools, fantasy leagues and auctions are contrary to the provisions of the bylaw.

 

 

ISSUE:  Sports Wagering. 

 

Management Council Action:

 

Accepted the information that the committee reviewed information on various matters concerning sports wagering and agreed to prepare a list of “Dos and Don’ts” to educate student-athletes and athletics staff when an institution has elected to participate in regular-season events in metropolitan areas with open sports books.  The list will be provided to the membership.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  MET-Rx/Playboy Update. 

 

 

Management Council Action:

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee approved a draft letter that will be sent to the membership discouraging their participation in events or programs that are sponsored or supported by organizations involved with performance enhancing drugs, sports wagering or the portrayal of women in a degrading and diminishing way.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Sportsmanship Initiatives.

 

 

Management Council Action:

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee had become aware of issues related to positive sportsmanship initiatives and sportsmanship summits that are being held on member institutions’ campuses nationwide, including several student-lead summits. 

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Misconduct Legislation for Regular-Season Competition and All Postseason Events. 

 

 

Management Council Action:

 

 

Accepted the information that the committee forwarded a recommendation to adopt legislation to the Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.  The draft legislation would establish a definition of and consequences for acts of misconduct during regular-season and all postseason competition, as is currently the case in NCAA championships competition.  The committee agreed to submit this proposed legislation to the Divisions II and III Management Councils for their April meetings.

 

 


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 WOMEN’S ATHLETICS
Staff Liaisons:  Stallman/Kerns/Little
Council Rep:  Coffey

 

 

The Management Council received an oral report.

 

 

 


OTHER
STAFF

SUPPLEMENT NOS. 5, 6, 7 and 8
DIII – JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF DIVISION III
Staff Liaisons:  Dutcher/Belgiovine/Nilsson
Council Reps:  McCardell/Stone/Coffey/Miranda

 

 

All

ISSUE:  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Feedback. 

 

 

Division

Management Council Recommendation:

 

 

III Staff

Liaisons

Discussed fall 2003 CEO feedback from conference visits and calls, noting:

 

l     Minimal response to feedback form, approximately 20 percent.

l     Three proposals require continued efforts – redshirting; playing and practice seasons limits; multidivision aid.

l       Critical to continue to advocate for reform package since many are waiting for Division III Issues Forum, conference discussions and floor debate to determine institutional position.

 

 

 

Presidents Council Action:

 

 

 

Discussed the CEO feedback related to the Reform Agenda.

 

 

 

All

ISSUE:  Transition Plan.

 

 

Division

Management Council Recommendation:

 

 

III Staff

Liaisons

Endorse a transition structure to implement Proposal No. 66.  The proposed structure would incorporate the most effective aspects of the two-year "future of Division III" reform process:

 

l      Establish an oversight group of Management Council/Presidents Council members to establish charge and timetable; manage issues; and report regularly to the Management Council and Presidents Council.

l      Use existing Division III committee structure to address relevant issues and report through oversight group to the Management Council/Presidents Council.

 

The Council also recommended:

 

l      Focus on cultural issues using research-based initiatives to quantify academic data and athletics participation experiences.

l      Continued engagement of CEOs is essential.

l      Retention of conference/independent group visits by Council members throughout the year.

l      Continued significant commitment to membership dialogue and involvement (e.g., surveys, focus groups, regional meetings).

l      The goal is to enhance CEO involvement at institutional, conference and national levels.

l      Significant role and impact of conferences in future discussions.

l      Continued dialogue between NCAA and interested groups like the Mellon Foundation's College Sports Project (CSP).

l      Enhanced emphasis on institutional and conference autonomy as vehicle for reform.

 

 

 

 

Presidents Council Action:

 

 

 

Endorsed the recommended structure to implement 2004 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 66.  The Council noted:

 

l       Need to focus on issues related to the athletics culture and the student-athlete experience.

l       Consider ways to assess, validate and report the Division III story, with greater emphasis on research.

 

 

 

 

ISSUE:  November Update.

 

 

 

Management Council Action:

 

 

 

Reviewed the November update of the Future of Division III Legislative Reform Agenda document.

 

 

 

 

Presidents Council Action:

 

 

 

Accepted the information.

 

 

 

ISSUE:  Conference Meetings and Feedback.

 

 

 

Management Council Action:

 

 

 

Discussed fall 2003 conference visit summaries submitted by Council members, noting:

 

l       Impetus to engage CEOs has been positive.

l       Varying differences of constituent opinions exist; however, momentum and involvement of CEOs has been significant for institutional and conference-wide dialogue.

l       Lack of data on academic performance and athletics experiences.

l       Consideration of ways to better quantify academics and experiences of athletics participation.

 

 

 

 

Presidents Council Action:

 

 

 

Discussed CEO communication and CEO feedback, noting that a record number (108) of CEOs registered for the Convention.  The Council noted the importance of continued communication with and involvement of CEOs.

 

 

 

All

ISSUE:  Timetable 2003-2004.