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Faculty Senate Report University Athletics Board Monday May 16, 2005 Peter Osei, Chair
I. 2004-2005 Budget a. 2004-2005 operating budget – 3.2 million b. 400,000 raised by athletics (revenue generated) for a total operating budget of 3.6 million II. Recent Appointments a. August 2004 - Associate Director of Athletics/Compliance/SWA – Amy Strickland b. August 2004 – Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach (PT) – Phil Martelli c. August 2004 – Assistant Men’s & Women’s Track (PT) – Sean Delaney d. August 2004 – Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach (PT) – Jeff Laboe e. January 2005 – Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach (PT) – Rachel Tringali f. August 2004 – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (PT) – Theresa Miller g. August 2004 – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (PT) – Chris Dzurka h. January 2005 – Assistant Athletic Training (PT) – Michael Devanney i. August 2004 – Assistant Athletic Training (PT) – Sarah Curtis III. Eligibility Waivers a. Reviewed and approved one Fall 2004 eligibility waiver and four eligibility waivers for Spring 2005. These are students who meet NCAA GPA eligibility but who are on academic probation at the University. These students must go in front of the UAB to be approved for competition. IV. NCAA Self-Study and Recertification a. University just completed a year plus long self-study of areas in rules governance, equity, Academic support and student-athlete welfare. The NCAA peer review team was on campus May 10-12 to complete interviews and gather final information. The report will provide a glimpse into the health of the program. A final report will be submitted in August 2005. V. Academic Progress Rate (APR) a. The NCAA released the data for a new report that measures academic eligibility and retention for athletic grant-in-aid recipients for a one year period. Athletes are given one point if they are academically eligible from one term to the next and given one point if they return to the institution. In a one year period, the most points a student can earn is four (4) if they remain all year on athletics aid. Teams whose overall APR is below the national set cut score (925) could be subject to loss of scholarships depending on various scenarios. Only teams who are below the 925 and have any student who is not eligible and not retained could be subject to loss of scholarship. 2003-2004 was the first year of data collection. The goal is to have a four year rolling average. Data collection for subsequent years are submitted at the end of September. The UAB is preparing a power point presentation for the Faculty Senate after the release of year two data, early October. VI. Reviews of Athletic Policies and Procedures a. Reviewed and approved new language for the student-athlete code of conduct and senior exit interview policies. i. Code of Conduct – To include the phrase “illegal drug use”. The former policy only addresses alcohol related incidents while away from campus on institutional events. ii. Exit Interviews – The NCAA states that the AD, SWA and designated representatives shall conduct exit interviews in each sport with a sample of student-athletes. The UAB adjusted the policy to have members of the UAB meet with at least one or more senior student-athletes as part of the review. In the past it had only been the AD and Compliance officer. VII. Academic Center for Student-Athletes a. Kevin Oliva was appointed the Director of the ASCA – term began January 2005. b. Goals i. Promote student-athlete awareness ii. Monitor all academic progress in relation to all areas of student-athletes (freshman, transfer, at risk, and continuing, etc.). VIII. 2004-2005 Academic & Athletic honors for student-athletes a. Baseball i. Senior Tom Pezzello – CoSida Academic District First Team (2nd straight season) b. Women’s Basketball i. Advanced to the NEC tournament for the first time since 1998-99 season. c. Football i. 2004 NEC Co-Champions ii. Scott Dolch NACDA Division I-AA Academic All-Star iii. Chris Blackshear ECAC First Team Division I-AA All-Star iv. Corey Harge NEC Offensive Player of the Year v. Andre Smith NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year vi. Tom Masella NEC Coach of the Year d. Men’s Golf i. 2005 NEC Champions (3 out of past 4 years) ii. Automatic bid to NCAA Tournament – leave next week e. Women’s Golf i. Finished 3rd in NEC Championships Leah Steinmiller posted the third-best score in tournament history
f. Women’s Lacrosse i. Won most games since program started; Won most conference games since program began. g. Women’s Softball i. Kristin Kropp earned Cosida Academic All District I Softball Second Team; NEC second team honors ii. Deb Munson earned NEC second team honors h. Men’s Soccer i. Alex Harrison named NSCAA/Adidas First Team All New England & NEC Player of the Year ii. Assistant Coach Todd Dufrense named top assistant coach by College Soccer News iii. Two seniors played in world cup qualifying games for their home countries i. Women’s Soccer i. Won third straight NEC Championship – third straight NCAA tournament bid ii. Sabrina Mariani named ESPN Academic All-American, NSCAA/Adidas Academic All-Region Team; Valley National Bank Fall Scholar-Athlete iii. Five players named All-New England iv. Kelly Shimmin named MVP of NEWISA Senior Bowl v. Team ranked in Top 50 Division I for Team GPA (41/306) 5/64 teams in NCAA Tournament j. Women’s Swimming i. Finished second at NEC Tournament ii. Team set two new NEC records iii. Jaime Crowley and Juliana DiPlacido (also women’s soccer) competed at NCAA’s for swimming & diving respectively. Jaime finished 25th in her event and Juliana finished 17th. iv. Jamie Crowley finished 39/49 participants at World University Games and World Championship trials. k. Volleyball i. Jen Cote named First team all-conference; Valley National Bank Fall Scholar-Athlete ii. Katie Seamon and Chantelle Bowden earn second team all conference honors l. Men’s & Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country i. Cross Country – 4 members competed in NCAA Regionals ii. Indoor track – 4 team members competed at New Englands iii. Outdoor track – in progress
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