University Athletics Committee
February 1, 2006 Minutes—No quorum….
Pat Draughon Lounge,
Person Presiding: Dr. Taggart, Chair, called the meeting to order at 3:38 PM.
Regular Members in Attendance: Dr. Chia, Dr. Holloway, Dr. Senne, & Dr. Taggart
Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Dr. Felts, Dr. Dosser, Mr. Hudson, Ms. McMahon, Mr. Floyd, Ms. Boyce, and Ms. Thompson
Others in Attendance: N/A
Actions of Meeting
I. Approval of Revised October 26, 2005 and November 30, 2005 Committee minutes.
Approval of revised October and November UAC minutes was moved to March 2006 meeting.
II. Athletics Items.
Mr. Floyd reported that student-athletes were 12 quality points ahead of the ECU student body. Fall grades 2005, cumulatively had an increase in GPA from the previous semester in Football and Men’s Basketball. Continued emphasis on student-athletes attending class will assist in continuing this upward trend. Ms. Boyce reported that graduation rates for 1998 freshmen cohort were 65% compared to 53% graduation rate of general ECU student body.
Dr. Dosser reported on the C-USA Strategic Planning Committee. The Committee is very interested in bringing athletics and academics together.
The Missed Class Time Report (handout) was distributed to Committee members. UAC discussed some of the challenges facing athletes and faculty relative to missed absences. Technology was suggested as a possible alternative to help remedy the problems. It was suggested that Academic Outreach may be able to help with this. Dr. Dosser proposed that ECU consider offering the use of the ECU Library for visiting team athletes as a means to support their academic performance while competing away from home. It was suggested that proposing this of all C-USA schools may be helpful. Dr. Taggart will ask Provost Smith to review our committee minutes and consider providing library access to visiting athletic teams competing at ECU.
It was noted that the new Faculty Resolution passed by Faculty Senate regarding reducing number of classes missed only addresses Conference-USA scheduling. Many non-conference schedules are problematic as well.
John Durham will be doing a Pieces of Eight article on promotion of athletics and academics.
Dr. Dosser recommended that UAC also support other sports (tennis, softball, track and field, golf, etc.) throughout the year, in addition to the high revenue sports.
III.
Integrated
planning process—Dr. Peel
This will be postponed until a later meeting due recent information received.
IV. Report from the subcommittee on examining the Undergraduate Catalog with regard to compliance issues—Dr. Andrews & Dr. Schultz.
This report will be moved to a later date due to absence of Dr. Andrews & Dr. Schultz.
V.
Set future
meeting dates and agendas.
Discussion of the special talent admissions process with Dr. Tom Powell, Director of Admissions was noted as a topic for a future UAC meeting.
Tentative UAC topics for the March UAC meeting were proposed:
·
Undergraduate catalog changes [see IV above]. March
8 at 3:00 PM—
· Approval of revised October minutes and November minutes
· Report from C-USA Planning Committee
· Planning information—Dr. Peel.
· Graduation rate data—Ms.Boyce
· Missed class report update—Ms. Boyce
VI.
Next meeting
The next meeting of the UAC is
scheduled for 3:00 PM on March 4, 2006 in the Jones Academic Enhancement Room
of the
The meeting adjourned at 4:52 PM.
Academic Integrity Subcommittee met immediately following the UAC meeting.
Academic Integrity Subcommittee meeting adjourned at 5:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry A. Senne, Ph. D., Secretary