ANNUAL MEETING – 2016

2016 Meeting Agenda

12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.Welcome & Announcements
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Carolyn Callahan, FAR, Virginia
Carolyn Callahan, FAR, Virginia

Applying the New Academic Misconduct Policy
1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Kurt Zorn, FAR, Indiana
Kurt Zorn, FAR, Indiana

NCAA Division 1 Institutional Performance Program
2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.Break – (International Foyer)
2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.Race, Culture, & Student-Athletes: The FAR Role in Inclusion Efforts on Campus

Moderator – Alyson Hagy, FAR, Wyoming
Christina Wells FAR, Missouri
Christina Wells
FAR, Missouri


Pat Ivey Assistant Vice Chancellor FAR, Missouri for Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity, Missouri
Pat Ivey
Assistant Vice Chancellor FAR, Missouri for Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity, Missouri


Nyaka Niilampti Director of Player Wellness, NFL Players Association (former FAR, Queens)
Nyaka Niilampti
Director of Player Wellness, NFL Players Association (former FAR, Queens)
3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.Myth Busters II – Using NCAA Research to Set the Record Straight

Todd Petr
Todd Petr
NCAA Research
Managing Director


Lydia Bell
Lydia Bell
NCAA Research,
Associate Director


David Clough
David Clough
FAR, Colorado
4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Break - (International Foyer)
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.NCAA Division I – The New Governance Structure – Views from the Leadership
Moderator – Brian Shannon, FAR, Texas Tech

Kevin Lennon
Kevin Lennon,
NCAA
Vice President of Division I


Diane Dickman
Diane Dickman
NCAA, Managing Director,
Division I Governance
5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Tom McMillen

Tom McMillen
Tom McMillen
President, 1A AD
6:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.Special Awards Presentation to the National Football Foundation
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Wine & beer social – (Meritage)
8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.1A FAR Academic Awards and Report of Board Elections
Jim Atwood
8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.Mind, Body & Sport: Understanding and Supporting Student-athlete Mental Wellness

Brian Hainline
Brian Hainline
Chief Medical Officer, NCAA
9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Break - (International Foyer)
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Sexual Violence, Alcohol, and Student-Athletes
Moderator – Jo Potuto, FAR, Nebraska

David Wyrick
David Wyrick
FAR, North Carolina - Greensboro


Mary Wilfertn
Mary Wilfertn
NCAA Sport Science Institute
11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.Break - (International Foyer)
11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Oliver Luck

Oliver Luck
Oliver Luck
NCAA, Executive Vice President
of Regulatory Affairs

2016 Meeting Minutes

December 15, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Alan Houser, Appalachian State University
  • Jo Potuto, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • Joe Spatafora, Oregon State University
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Azure Davey, NCAA
  • Jenn Fraser, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting’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 2:03 p.m. Eastern time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. September Conference Update. Brian noted that the 2017 September 1A FAR meeting will be held with the LEAD1 meeting in Washington D.C. The Sunday through Monday format will remain in place. There will be a limited 50-room block, but Anthony Travel will assist in identifying and assisting FARs with securing rooms at nearby hotels for additional attendees. Registration will likely open earlier in 2017 than in past years. Details will be discussed at the 1A FAR February in-person meeting. Brian also thanked Katy and Azure for their assistance in obtaining key information on short notice.
  2. Update on the February Meeting. The February meeting schedule includes the following presenters from the NCAA staff:
    1. Joni Comstock, senior vice president of NCAA championships.
    2. Diane Dickman, managing director of NCAA law, policy and governance.
    3. Jon Duncan, vice president of NCAA enforcement.
    4. Amy Dunham, managing director of NCAA communications.
    5. Kevin Lennon, vice president of law, policy and governance.
    6. Dave Schnase, vice president of NCAA academic and membership affairs.
    The board asked about adding members from the NCAA Sport Science Institute and NCAA inclusion staff, as well as Dan Gavitt, senior vice president of NCAA Division I basketball. Katy Yurk will contact them about participating.
  3. Welcome to Joe Spatafora. Board members welcomed Joe Spatafora who will be replacing David Clough as the faculty athletics representative board representative from the Pac-12 Conference. Joe will attend the February meeting with David and will take over as the conference representative in September.
  4. American Council on Education Report. Brian emailed a link to the ACE report, “The Student-Athlete, Academic Integrity and Intercollegiate Athletics,” earlier in the week. He noted that he and Christine Copper, faculty athletics representative at the U.S. Naval Academy, participated in the review of the report and that they provided a number of edits.
  5. Other Business. Jim Atwood reported that the leadership section of the 1A FAR website has been updated. He reminded Joe Spatafora that Joe will need to send Jim his biography and a photo.
  6. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:31 p.m. The representatives from the A5 conferences remained on the line to discuss likely issues to be addressed at the Autonomy sessions at the January NCAA convention.

November 10, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University
  • Jo Potuto, University of Nebraska
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Joe Tront, Virginia Tech
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Azure Davey, NCAA
  • Jenn Fraser, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting’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 2:01 p.m. Eastern time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. Update on September 2017 1A FAR Meeting. Brian reported that he had a teleconference with Mike Briganti of the LEAD1 Association last week. He reviewed several options for the September 2017 1A FAR meeting, should the board agree to stay with the LEAD1 meeting. Washington D.C. hotel rates are higher than Dallas and the food and audio/video charges will likely go up as well. Brian said that LEAD1 intends to sign their contract with a hotel in late November and that they would want a subcontract with the 1A FAR board for that meeting. David Clough noted that his Pac-12 Conference colleagues have indicated that they are less likely to attend a meeting in Washington D.C., and Alyson Hagy added the same comment on behalf the Mountain West Conference. David Szymanski suggested reconnecting with Faculty Athletics Representatives Association for the September meeting to combine resources. The board members agreed to conduct a survey of 1A faculty athletic representatives to determine what the interest is in the Washington D.C. location versus other alternatives. The Board also agreed with Brian that the 1A FAR could not enter into an at-risk subcontract with LEAD1 or with any conference hotel.
  2. Update on February 2017 In-Person Meeting. The February meeting will take place February 9-10. Board members requested the NCAA staff arrange for the following speakers: Joni Comstock, Diane Dickman, Mark Emmert, Kevin Lennon and Oliver Luck. Any other suggestions should be emailed to Brian. David Clough asked that his conference representative replacement, Joe Spatafora, be allowed to attend with him during this meeting. The board agreed.
  3. Legislative Update. The NCAA has produced publication of proposed legislation for both the autonomy and shared-governance legislative proposals. Brian encouraged the board members to review the proposals. If anyone sees something he or she feels the board should comment on, they are to contact the rest of the board members.
  4. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m.

October 13, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University
  • Dennis Phillips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • Joe Tront, Virginia Tech
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Jenn Fraser, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting’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 2:03 p.m. Eastern time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. September 2016 1A FAR Conference Recap. Brian reported that the evaluations were generally positive. The attendees especially liked Oliver Luck. Next year, the LEAD1 Association intends to have their meeting on Tuesday/Wednesday rather than Monday/Tuesday, and they plan to be in Washington D.C. rather than Dallas. Costs are likely to increase but Brian stated that it would be good to try to do at least one more meeting with the Directors of Athletics. David Szymanski suggested reaching out to the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association as a backup in case the costs are too high. FARA meets in November 2017 in Atlanta. Brian said he would wait to hear back from LEAD1 first.
  2. Website Review. Jim Atwood noted that the review of the website is nearing completion and that the changes would be implemented over the next several months. He still needs biographies from the following board members: Jim Atwood, Brian Shannon, David Szymanski and Steve Turner. Please get those to him as soon as possible.
  3. Legislative Update. Brian noted that any feedback to be posted via LSDBI on the Autonomy time demands proposals is due tomorrow.
  4. NCAA Survey. Brian noted that in a recent survey on attitudes toward the NCAA, campus faculty members generally responded that they have a poor perception of the NCAA. Brian is hoping to get the complete survey results and would like to engage with the NCAA staff conducting that survey. Jenn Fraser stated that she could help with that. Brian also noted that this could be a topic for the September 2017 conference.
  5. NCAA Division I Committee on Academics Update. Kurt Zorn provided this update and noted that the committee reviewed the new SAT concordance table. He reported that the committee decided the NCAA needed its own conversion table for greater accuracy. That will go to the NCAA Board of Governors for approval.
  6. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:57 p.m.

September 18, 2016

Dallas, Texas

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Dennis Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Jo Potuto, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Azure Davey, NCAA
  • Jenn Fraser, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting’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 10:00 a.m. Central time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. Final Preparations for September Meeting. Brian noted that 90 attendees have registered. Everything was ready to go.
  2. February Meeting. Brian suggested February 9-10, 2017, as the first date option with February 24-25 as a back up. Katy noted that she will check on those options.
  3. Proposed Monthly Teleconference Schedule. The board agreed to the following teleconference dates. Teleconferences will be at 2 p.m. Eastern time on Thursdays, unless otherwise noted.
    • October 13
    • November 10
    • December 15
    • January 12, 2017
    Dates beyond January 12 will be decided on a later teleconference.
  4. 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award. Jim Atwood presented a document that reflects participation by conferences to date. He encouraged the board members to engage with their conference office staffs to recognize all student athletes who qualify.
  5. Website Review. Jim agreed to chair a subcommittee to review the 1A FAR website and evaluate what content to keep and what to delete. David Szymanski and Alyson Hagy agreed to help.
  6. Shared Governance and Autonomy Institution Legislative Agenda. Brian may call on board members to help draft a 1A FAR position on several legislative proposals between now and January. He will be following up with select board members in the coming weeks.
  7. September 2017 Conference. Given that 1A AD (re-named as LEAD1) will likely be moving their conference to Washington, D.C., Brian indicated that the Board will need to discuss and determine where the 2017 meeting will be held by February. One consideration is to also re-locate the conference to D.C. David S. suggested rekindling the relationship with Faculty Athletics Representatives Association and offered a survey of 1A FARs as a way to gauge interest in that.
  8. Other Business. Brian announced that there will be a short autonomy session after the reception tonight in the meeting room. He also asked about a reaction to the value-based revenue distribution document he circulated before the meeting. Brian noted that he is not supportive of using APR in this way because it was not designed for this use. David Clough noted that there is currently an ad hoc governance review committee with a primary issue of determining if the non-autonomy institutions should review autonomy legislation and have the ability to opt in or opt out of a given piece of legislation. He expressed concern about health and safety legislation.
  9. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 11:23 a.m.

July 21, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University of Buffalo
  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University
  • Dennis Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Jo Potuto, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Joe Tront, Virginia Tech
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Azure Davey, NCAA
  • Jenn Fraser, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting"). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting'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 2:01 p.m. Eastern Time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. Welcome to Joe Tront. Brian and the rest of the 1A FAR Board welcomed new board member Joe Tront. Joe is the ACC representative, replacing Martha Puttalaz. Joe is the FAR at Virginia Tech. Brian noted that Martha will continue to be the 1A FAR representative to the WBCA.
  2. Update on September 1A FAR Planning. Brian provided several updates on the conference:
    1. Registration – Registration is open, several weeks early this year.
    2. Support from the 1A AD executive office – Brian reported that the 1A AD executive office has hired two staff members who will assist with the conference. They will have the ability to collect the $100 registration fee via credit card. The 1A AD executive office has raised some concern about covering last year’s bills for both the NCAA staff and speakers for the 1A FAR meeting. Katy will look into the invoices paid last year to check on that and will get back to Brian.
    3. Todd Petr will replace Tom Paskus in the Myth Busting session with David Clough. Tom has a conflict.
    4. The Board determined that although there is no media panel at this year's conference, media will still be invited to attend, with advance notice to the speakers.
  3. Survey on Value-Based Revenue Distribution and request from Knight Commission. Brian shared a request from the Knight Commission for our Board to support their recommendations as part of responding to the Governance survey on value-based revenue distribution. The discussion reflected concerns that the Knight Commission recommendation is in large part a labeling issue for dollars going back to campus, and that it could be irrelevant for FBS institutions. There was no strong support.
  4. Update on the Work of the NCAA Division I Council. Brian reported that the Council also discussed the revenue distribution model and that a number of Council members were not supportive of using the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate for revenue distribution. Jo suggested the Board identify unintended consequences for the Council to consider. Brian noted that the Council also discussed time demands concepts, and those are expected to be released at the same time the Autonomy Five is to release its concepts. It is likely that sport specific legislation will be on the table as part of a longer term process.
  5. Update on the Work of the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics. David Clough provided this report. The Committee on Academics is looking at the current academic metrics to determine if they can be used to demonstrate academic achievement. It is also considering the 2.6 transfer adjustment and data from the National Student Clearinghouse to possibly refine the adjustment criteria. The committee recommended a modification of the post-graduate student-athletes' academic requirements, suggesting requiring degree-specific coursework to satisfy the six-hour requirement but permitting graduate student-athletes enrolled without being admitted to or designating a specific graduate program (as permitted by their institutions) to use any graduate-level coursework to satisfy the six-hour requirement. Finally, the committee received an update on initial test scores from the redesigned SAT, initial-eligibility waivers involving use of scores from the redesigned SAT and concordance tables (between current SAT and redesigned SAT). The committee will evaluate how the redesigned SAT may affect the predictive value of the test and how to account for those changes within initial-eligibility standards. It also continues to look at high-achieving student-athletes and progress-toward-degree requirements. David indicated that the Committee on Academics favors Model 2 of the revenue distribution proposal.
  6. Other Business. Brian asked all board members who are aware of any new FARs in their conferences to let Melinda know. Jim asked all board members to check with their conference offices to be sure the recipient of the email information regarding 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award has not changed. If it has, please let him know.
  7. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:58 p.m.

June 16, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University
  • Dennis Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Jo Potuto, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Martha Putallaz, Duke University
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting"). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting'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 2:04 p.m. Eastern time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. Update on September 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Meeting Planning. Board members provided updates on their assignments for the September 2016 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives meeting:
    1. Race, Culture and Sport Panel – Alyson asked the board about changing the name of this panel to better emphasize the faculty athletics representative's role in this area. One suggestion was "Inclusion: Race, Culture and Sport in Intercollegiate Athletics." Alyson will take that back to the panelists to ensure that they are comfortable with that title.
    2. Faculty Athletics Representative Use of the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program – Katy reported that she will be able to provide the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program overview, and that the NCAA staff may have identified a faculty athletics representative who can endorse the program and offer suggestions for its practical use. Kurt suggested doing a role play session in which the faculty athletics representative could ask about using the program and Katy could offer suggestion and teach the faculty athletics representative how to use it. Katy and Kurt will flesh this out next week during the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics meeting.
  2. NCAA Surveys. Brian reminded the board members that the NCAA sent out two surveys recently, and responses are due in short order. The first was for feedback on financial aid policies, and the second was on student-athlete time demands. Each faculty athletics representative can respond to the financial aid survey by July 1. The NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Experience Committee requested the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board respond to the time demand survey on behalf of all 1A faculty athletics representatives, and Brian has already told them that is not possible because there are 125 faculty athletics representatives in that group. He indicated that he has drafted a response for the board and has received edits from Kurt. Please send him any feedback on that survey not later than Monday, June 20 (the due date).
  3. Spring Conference Meetings Update. Several board members provided updates on their spring conference meetings, especially as they addressed autonomy legislative concepts. They also discussed the inclusion of student-athletes in discussing legislation, and the general consensus was that this has been a positive move.
  4. Other Business. David Clough expressed concern about the deadline for autonomy legislation, and Martha noted that her conference received a mailing on changes to the autonomy governance process and its calendar. She agreed to send that information to the entire group.
  5. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:55 p.m.

May 19, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Dennis Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Martha Putallaz, Duke University
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Jenn Fraser, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting"). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting'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 2:02 p.m. Eastern time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. Update on September 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Meeting Planning. Board members provided updates on their assignments for the September 2016 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives meeting:
    • Faculty Athletics Representative Use of the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program – Katy reported that the NCAA staff will provide a basic tutorial on the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program (Katy or Todd Petr). The NCAA staff that works on IPP is still trying to identify a faculty athletics representative "power user." Kurt suggested doing a demonstration if there is no power user.
  2. Requests for Feedback. The NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Experience Committee requested the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives participate in a survey on time demands. Responses are due June 20. The Committee asked for a single response from 1A FAR. Brian will coordinate a position statement for the 1A FAR Board. There is also a survey on value-based revenue distribution that was forwarded by Diane Dickman. This concept centers on tying increased revenues to academic achievement. Responses will be due later in the summer. Any FAR may submit a reply and will be encouraged to do so. The board discussed ways to demonstrate high academic achievement beyond the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. Kurt noted that the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics will be discussing this in June. The basic concept is to use academic performance as a way to determine the amount of revenue an institution will receive from the NCAA.
  3. Other Business. Martha announced she will roll off the board as her term as ACC representative is coming to an end.
  4. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:41 p.m.

April 28, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University
  • Dennis Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Martha Putallaz, Duke University
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Azure Davey, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting"). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting'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 2:03 p.m. Eastern time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. Update on September 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Meeting Planning. Board members provided updates on their assignments for the September 2016 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives meeting:
    1. Academic Misconduct – Kurt has secured Carolyn Callahan as a panelist. He also noted that the legislation passed today.
    2. Sexual Violence and Student-Athletes – Brian reported that the panelists are set for this session.
    3. Update from NCAA President Mark Emmert – Brian said that President Emmert cannot make the meeting. He will reach out to Oliver Luck, Kevin Lennon, and Diane Dickman as potential replacements.
    4. NCAA Research Myth Busting Part II – David Clough reported that this session is set.
    5. Race, Culture and Sport Panel – Alyson has secured Christine Wells and Pat Ivey for this panel.
  2. Update on Autonomy Five Meetings. Jo sent a report to Brian because she could not make the call. Brian shared information from Jo that substantial progress is being made on time demands concepts. She had added that the meeting was well run and that there was a strong sense of agreement on general concepts and the importance on working collaboratively. The hope is that they will move on time demands legislation in the coming months.
    • NCAA Division I Committee on Academics Update. David Clough and Azure provided the update, and noted that the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program waiver process has been reviewed and revised. The committee will no longer conduct Level-Three hearings. In coming meetings, they will look at the 2.6 transfer adjustment and graduate-student eligibility requirements. The NCAA Division I Board has begun discussing all academic metrics to determine if there are ways to measure academic achievement beyond existing standards.
  3. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m.

March 24, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Dennis Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Martha Putallaz, Duke University
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Azure Davey, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting"). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting'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 2:03 p.m. Eastern time by the President, Brian Shannon.

  1. Update on September 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Meeting Planning. Board members provided updates on their assignments for the September 2016 1A FAR meeting planning:
    1. Academic Misconduct – Kurt has secured Carolyn Callahan as a panelist. Carolyn is the Faculty Athletics Representative at the University of Virginia and serves on the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics. The NCAA staff will help with case studies for this session.
    2. Sexual Violence and Student-Athletes – Brian received a recommendation for a speaker from Mary Wilfert in the NCAA Sports Science Institute. She suggested David Wyrick, the Faculty Athletics Representative at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, who has done a lot of work on substance abuse and student-athletes. He is now on a sexual violence task force for NCAA. Brian suggested expanding this topic to a panel rather than a single speaker. The board agreed.
    3. NCAA Sports Science Institute on student-athlete mental health – Brian has secured Brian Hainline as the speaker.
    4. Update from NCAA President Mark Emmert – Brian received a tentative "yes" from President Emmert's assistant, but has nothing confirmed at this time.
    5. Faculty Athletics Representative Use of the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program – Katy reported the NCAA staff that works on IPP is having trouble identifying FAR "power users" as was discussed in February. Brian noted that perhaps a director of athletics could present with an NCAA staff member to demonstrate how the IPP can be beneficial to faculty athletics representatives.
    6. NCAA Research Myth Busting Part II – Brian noted that this is David Clough's session with the NCAA research staff.
    7. Race, Culture and Sport Panel – Alyson has spoken to Christine Wells, Faculty Athletics Representative at the University of Missouri, about securing Pat Ivey as a panelist. She is also exploring other possible speakers.
    8. Update from 1A Director of Athletics Executive Director Tom McMillan – Brian noted that Tom has agreed to speak at the meeting and will be on the agenda Sunday afternoon.
    9. National Football Foundation – Brian said we will recognize the National Football Foundation at this meeting, as had been determined last year.
  2. NCAA Division I Council Update. Brian reported that the next Council meeting is in April. He will send a reminder about the time demands survey the Council has distributed. Azure noted that due to timing there is no plan to provide a complete report on the survey results at the April meeting. The Council will be voting on the shared governance legislation with weighted votes. If any board member feels strongly about any legislation, they should email Brian.
  3. Committee on Academics Update. Kurt reported that the committee just had a teleconference on possible changes to the academic misconduct proposal. Following a webinar and session with the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, they will make some editorial changes, but nothing substantive. Azure added that the committee considered some areas of expansion, but ultimately decided against expanding the scope at this time. The Council will vote on the proposal in April.
  4. Other Business. Brian asked about rescheduling the April 21 teleconference due to a conflict. The board agreed to move the call to April 28. Katy will have the meeting maker updated. Brian also shared that Jo had emailed the autonomy five faculty athletics representatives about possibly creating a committee to review A5 legislation.
  5. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 2:39 p.m.

February 15-16, 2016

National Office

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University
  • Dennis Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
  • Josephine (Jo) Potuto, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Martha Putallaz, Duke University
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University, President
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Steve Turner, University of Mississippi
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Azure Davey, NCAA
  • Jenn Fraser, NCAA
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting"). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting'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.]

  1. Preparation for September's NCAA Division 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives In-Person Meeting. Brian reported that the 1A Athletic Directors are eager to continue their relationship with the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives and are committed to supporting the 1A Faculty Athletics Representative meeting on September 18 and 19. The meeting will likely be at the same hotel as last year, and we will follow the same Sunday through Monday schedule, with the board meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday. The following program topics, with assigned members to coordinate in bold, will be featured at the annual meeting:
    1. Academic Misconduct – Kurt will lead a review of several case studies. The NCAA staff will help with case studies for this session. Kurt will also contact Carolyn Callahan regarding the possibility of her co-presenting.
    2. Sexual Violence and Student-Athletes – Brian will ask Mary Wilfert in the NCAA Sports Science Institute for a speaker suggestion.
    3. Brian Hainline, Sports Science Institute – Brian will ask Dr. Hainline to discuss mental health topics.
    4. Update from NCAA President Mark Emmert – Brian will reach out to President Emmert's assistant about his availability. The board suggested he be given a focused topic or specific areas to address.
    5. Faculty Athletics Representative Use of the NCAA Division I Institutional Performance Program – Kurt noted that a discussion about using the IPP might be helpful.
    6. NCAA Research Myth Busting Part II – David Clough will create a new version of this topic with the NCAA research staff.
    7. Race, Culture and Sport Panel – Alyson will reach out to several staff members at the University of Missouri and other possible speakers about this topic.
    8. Update from 1A Director of Athletics Executive Director Tom McMillan – Brian will talk to Tom about making a presentation.
  2. Update from Kevin Lennon. Kevin Lennon, NCAA Division I vice president, provided an update on several topics related to Division I governance including:
    1. Two-year governance review – An ad hoc group is studying issues such as the introduction of legislation in the autonomy five area. Any legislative modifications are expected by September 1.
    2. Time demands – The NCAA Division I Council and the autonomy five are involved in a collaborative effort to attempt to pass a package of proposals in January 2017.
  3. Update from Dave Schnase. Dave Schnase, NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs, noted that he has been in his position for about six months. He has no plans to make extensive changes to AMA, and is pleased with the staff's work in the area of customer service. He would like to see AMA evolve to serve in more of a partnership and advisory role to the membership. He requested feedback from the board on modernizing the NCAA Manual, and asked about faculty athletics representatives use of the IPP program.
  4. Update from NCAA Research. Tom Paskus, NCAA Principle Academic Research Scientist, reviewed the results of the GOALS survey, which reflect student-athlete responses on a wide array of topics across all three divisions. NCAA research will be sending out a new survey on time demands soon. Tom also noted that he is working on a study for the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics on student-athletes that transfer from four-year institutions to attend two-year institutions. 
  5. Update from John Parsons. John Parsons, director of the Sports Science Institute, presented an update on the work of the institute. They are entering a new phase as they work to become the leading authority on athletic public health. John reviewed the institute's priorities, which include cardiac health, concussions, doping, mental health and nutrition. The Sports Science Institute is establishing best practices specific to mental-health emergency action plans, mental-health screenings, and a referral process.
  6. Update from Jon Duncan. Jon Duncan, NCAA vice president of enforcement, provided an update on enforcement. He noted that the current hot topics are academic integrity and recruiting, and he passed out two handouts aimed at head coaches explaining accountability. Jon noted that the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions will meet with the Committee on Academics to continue to refine the pending academic misconduct legislation language.
  7. Update from Todd Leyden and Glenn Terry. Todd Leyden, vice president of the NCAA Eligibility Center and Glenn Terry, associate director of the NCAA Eligibility Center presented on the new initial-eligibility standards that go into effect fall 2016. The new standards include an "academic redshirt" year for student-athletes which is designed to allow access to higher education, athletics aid and practice, but does not allow access to competition the first year of enrollment. Todd and Glenn also provided a general update about volume.
  8. The 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives – FARA Relationship with Michael Miranda. Michael Miranda, Associate Director of NCAA research and staff liaison to FARA participated in a discussion about the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives group joining efforts with FARA, especially given the looser relationship between the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives and 1A Athletic Director organizations. It was noted that there is value in the content of both annual conventions, but it is difficult to attend both and there can be duplication of efforts. The board agreed to begin conversations with FARA leadership, but noted that it was too soon to take any additional action.
  9. Update from Donald Remy. Donald Remy, NCAA executive vice president for law, policy and governance, provided an update on several legal issues facing the NCAA.
  10. General Board Business. Over the course of the two-day meeting, the board covered a number of general business items.
    1. Officer elections – the following board members will begin their term following the September 2016 meeting:
      • President – Brian Shannon (re-election).
      • Vice President – Steve Turner.
      • Secretary/Treasurer – Jim Atwood (re-election)
    2. Re-engagement with FARA – David S., Kurt, and Alan agreed to serve on a subcommittee to consider re-engagement with FARA. Azure offered to assist with this effort. The board agreed that even if there is no formal meeting relationship, they could still explore options for shared advocacy. They will explore options to address challenges should issues develop in the future with regard to scheduling the annual conference in connection with the 1A Athletic Director group.
    3. Update on the Committee on Academics. David Clough and Kurt, who serve as members of this committee, reviewed its February report. Highlights included work on legislation for graduate transfers.
    4. Group to Review Legislation for the Autonomy Five. Discussion continued in this area, and it was noted that some conferences have already established these groups at the conference level. Those from non-autonomy five conferences stated that they would like to be aware of any legislation that is being considered.

January 21, 2016

Teleconference

Participants:

  • Jim Atwood, University at Buffalo
  • David Clough, University of Colorado
  • Alyson Hagy, University of Wyoming
  • Alan Hauser, Appalachian State University
  • Jo Potuto, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Martha Putallaz, Duke University
  • Brian Shannon, Texas Tech University
  • David Szymanski, University of Cincinnati
  • Steve Turner, Mississippi State University
  • Kurt Zorn, Indiana University
  • Katy Yurk, NCAA, recording secretary

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated "sense of the meeting"). While certain items on the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives Board of Directors meeting'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 2:02 p.m. Eastern time by the president, Brian Shannon.

  1. Missing 1A FAR Academic Awards. Brian reported that the Big 10 Conference did not receive their academic award certificates. Katy Yurk and Jim Atwood are investigating what happened in the distribution.
  2. NCAA Convention Update. Brian reported that three autonomy proposals concerning time demands were referred back to the autonomy conferences per a resolution that called for additional discussion and a broader approach to the topic. There was a commitment to do so for the January 2017 autonomy session. This spurred a conversation led by Kurt Zorn and Brian on the lack of opportunity to discuss autonomy proposals before voting on them. The board discussed the possibility of creating a body to develop and vet legislation. This could be done via the creation of an autonomy legislative committee. To allow for coordination with non-autonomy conferences, the committee could have a liaison with the Council’s legislative committee. The five conferences could coordinate this autonomy legislative committee, but it should include more than conference office staff members. Brian offered to draft a model and distribute it for comment prior the NCAA Division I Council's February 8 in-person meeting.
  3. February In-Person Meeting. Brian noted that the schedule is set. He encouraged the board members to email questions for the NCAA staff participants ahead of the meeting so they will be prepared. The questions can be sent to him or Katy. The board will also begin planning their September in-person meeting and elect officers in February. New officers will not take their positions until September following the conference. Jim Atwood requested that Board members interested in serving in one of the three offices, President, Vice-President or Secretary/Treasurer, contact him with any questions about the elections. Brian reported that he has been in contact with the new leadership at the 1A-AD association, and has confirmed that the dates for the conference will be September 18-19, 2016, at the same conference hotel in Dallas as the last several years. The new leadership has welcomed the continued relationship with 1A FAR.
  4. NCAA Division I Committee on Academics Update. Dave Clough reported that the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics meets again February 1. They will be looking at a proposal on academic misconduct, the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program policy on graduated student-athletes with remaining eligibility who continue enrollment, as well as several policy items related to academic data. Kurt added that the committee will also review several progress-toward-degree issues.
  5. Other Business. Dave Clough voiced concern within his conference about multiyear scholarships and where that legislation has ended up. He noted he does not think the current state is what the presidents in his conference envisioned. Steve Turner noted this may be an example of conferences having differing opinions on the application of the legislation. Brian suggested they bring this issue up while they have Kevin Lennon or Dave Schnase in the room during the February meeting. Jo Potuto asked Dave if he could pass on any documents related to that issue.
  6. Adjournment. The teleconference adjourned at 2:47 p.m.

2016 Presentations