UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMITTEE CHARGE
Faculty
Senate Resolution #05-49, December 2005
1. Name:
University Athletics Committee
2. Membership:
8 faculty members. 5 elected by the Faculty
Senate, 3 appointed by the Chancellor.
Ex-officio members (with vote): The Chair of the
Faculty, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, President of the Student
Government Association, President of the Alumni Association, and President of
the Pirate Club or their alternates.
Ex-officio member (without vote but with all other
parliamentary privileges): Chancellor, Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs, Director of Athletics, Assistant Director of Athletics for Student
Development, Director of Compliance, Chair of the University Academic Standards
Committee; or their designees, and the President of the Student Athlete
Advisory Council.
3. Quorum:
5 faculty members exclusive of
ex-officio.
4. Committee
Functions:
A. The Committee is concerned with issues pertaining to intercollegiate
athletics at
B. The Committee’s primary functions are oversight responsibility in
the area of academic integrity, compliance with NCAA rules and
regulations,
and the overall development of student
athletes.
C. The Committee is also concerned with general issues such as
budget, conference matters, fund-raising, and public relations are inclusive in
the charge, but not restricted to those cited.
D. The Academic Integrity Subcommittee, composed of the faculty
members on the committee, will report on the academic quality of the athletic
program.
E. The
Committee reviews at least annually those sections within the University Undergraduate Catalog that
corresponds to the Committee’s charge and
recommends changes as necessary.
5. To
Whom the Committee Reports:
A.
The Committee makes recommendations concerning the implementation and
administration of policies and procedures pertaining to intercollegiate
athletics at
B.
The Committee reports to the Faculty Senate concerning its
recommendations to the Chancellor and/or requests it has received from the
Chancellor.
C.
The Committee makes recommendations concerning academic policies that
impact the academic integrity of the athletic programs to the Faculty Senate.
D.
The Academic Integrity Subcommittee will report its evaluations of the
academic integrity of the athletic programs to the Chancellor and to the
Faculty Senate.
6. How
Often the Committee Reports:
The Committee reports to the Faculty Senate at least
once a year and other times as necessary. The Academic Integrity Subcommittee
will report to the Chancellor and to the Faculty Senate each spring.
7. Power
of the Committee to Act Without Faculty Senate
Approval:
The Committee makes recommendations concerning the
implementation and administration of policies and procedures regarding academic
oversight to the Chancellor. The Committee makes recommendations concerning
academic policies and procedures that impact the academic quality of the
athletic program to the Faculty Senate.
8. Standard Meeting Time:
The committee does not
have a standard meeting time.