NCAA Steering Committee Minutes

August 15, 2002

11:30 a.m. – 205 Welch

Members present: Jeff Armstrong, Ken Bruchanski, Dave Diles, Carole Huston, Whitney Harris, Bob Okopny, Karen Simpkins, Kathy Tinney, Jim Vick, Sandra Williams

Committee Reports

• Academic Integrity: In John Dugger’s absence, Jim Vick reported that an electronic version of the corrected report will be sent to the Steering Committee early next week for review at the September 5 meeting.

• Equity, Welfare & Sportsmanship: Whitney Harris reported that the final draft of the committee’s report will be completed shortly. It was recommended that he add a compliance comparison with other MAC schools. Dave Diles indicated that, upon completion of the Equity, Welfare and Sportsmanship report, the Athletics Department will prepare the Gender Equity Plan and the Minority Equity Plan.
• Fiscal Integrity: Sandra Williams distributed a draft report but noted that there is still information missing. Steering Committee members should review the report and provide Sandra with any feedback on either content or format by August 21. A revised report will be sent electronically to Steering Committee members by September 3 for discussion at the September 5 meeting. The Fiscal Integrity Subcommittee is hosting its second public forum on August 21, 2002; 1:30 p.m. in McKenny Union.
• Governance & Commitment to Rules Compliance: The Steering Committee reviewed the Governance & Commitment to Rules Compliance draft report and recommended several changes. Karen Simpkins will work with Dave Diles, Jeff Armstrong and Kathy Tinney to implement the Steering Committee’s suggestions/corrections.

General Decisions Concerning Committee Reports

• Recommendations implemented prior to the March 31, 2003 Self-Study Report due date should be included in the body of the subcommittees’ reports; others will be included in the subcommittees’ plans for improvement.
• Student comments/quotes will be added to each subcommittee report as appropriate.
• Be sure to include Draft # and date on each subcommittee report.

Issues/Problems

• Subcommittee members: Whitney Harris reported that the Equity, Welfare and Sportsmanship committee lost two members – Lee Reed and Eric Seidelman. Jim Vick has submitted Matt Lucas’s name to the President to replace Lee and is awaiting word on his appointment. The Steering Committee did not think it was necessary to replace Mr. Seidelman at this juncture. Sandra Williams reported that Robert Brackenbury and Kainoa Akina have left the University and have been replaced on the Fiscal Integrity Committee by Steve Holda and Matt Kudo respectively.
• Jim Vick will send Steering Committee members a list of team kick-off meetings; volunteers are needed to speak briefly to student-athletes about the NCAA certification process.

Next Meeting

• Thursday, September 5; 11:30-1:30; 205 Welch Hall
• Final Review – Academic Integrity Subcommittee Report
• Preliminary Review – Fiscal Integrity Subcommittee Report