NAK EC Meeting, 9/19/13 Draft Minutes 1

NAK EC Meeting, 9/19/13 – Draft Minutes 1

National Academy of Kinesiology Executive Committee Meeting Minutes 12:00-4:00 PM Thursday, September 19, 2013

1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 12:30 PM (following lunch and informal visiting, which began at 12:00 PM) by NAK President Phil Martin. Members present: Patty Freedson (Past-President); Barb Ainsworth (President-Elect); Brad Cardinal (Secretary-Treasurer); Brad Hatfield (Junior Member-At- Large); David Wiggins (Incoming Member-At-Large); Kim Scott (Business Manager). Note: Penny McCullagh (Senior Member-At-Large) was unable to attend due to emergencies associated with the devastating flooding that occurred in Colorado and caused damage to her home in Boulder).

2. Approval of Minutes Phil presented the minutes from the 5/3/13 conference call for approval. There was no further discussion. The minutes were approved.

3. Update on Site Logistics (Cheyenne Mountain Resort) Kim reviewed the site logistics for the property; updated meeting room, social, and meal locations; and reviewed the banquet order of events and seating.

4. Doctoral Program Evaluation The Board reviewed the Action Items recommended by the Doctoral Program Committee. Following considerable discussion, the Executive Committee recommended that it would be useful to have Bev Ulrich (Doctoral Program Committee Chair) to present and review some of the issues at the Business Meeting on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Action Item: Phil will ask Bev to present and review her committee’s report at the Business Meeting.

5. Kinesiology Review The journal is currently struggling to get quality submissions and to build a subscription base. Human Kinetics developed a proposal for a new journal publication called KinesiologyOPEN that would be an open access journal (see report dated July 26, 2013 for details) to be co-sponsored by the American Kinesiology Association and the National Academy of Kinesiology.

Discussion ensued regarding whether we need to go this direction (e.g., open access, new journal, journal name, journal focus, mission statement). Has Kinesiology Review been given an opportunity to flourish? Jane Clark, the Founding Editor-in-Chief, will be rotating out of the position, which she assumed as she simultaneously assumed an Interim Dean position at Maryland. Suggestions regarding a potential new Editor-in-Chief were advanced, with Maureen Weiss’s name emerging as a strong possibility. There were questions whether a KinesiologyOPEN would be in lieu of or in addition to Kinesiology Review. It seemed to be the case that one journal was desired. There were questions about the stipend for the Editor-in- Chief, Associate Editors, etc. In the open access proposal, a reoccurring fee of $10,000 was being requested from each organization, and authors of accepted papers would pay a $495 fee. It was unclear how this would break down and there was a desire for more information. The AKA and NAK were meeting for breakfast on Saturday to further discuss this matter. In the meantime, Barb and Phil would be trying to determine whether Maureen Weiss might be interested in the Editor-in-Chief position. Brad C. offered suggestions for alternative journal names (regardless of delivery format), including Advances in Kinesiology or Integrative Kinesiology. Both names seemed to resonate with the Executive Committee. No further action was taken.

6. Review of Officer, Committee Reports Phil asked the Executive Committee to review the reports, paying close attention to the recommendation of the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee recommended two changes to the Operating Code. Patty moved and Brad H. seconded that we accept the Committee’s recommendations. The recommendations were: (1) “Change wording from ‘competence in’ to ‘significant contributions and commitment to’ under Criteria for Fellows – Active Fellow #2 to read: Have demonstrated significant contributions and commitment to Kinesiology over a period of at least 10 years to include the following.” (2) “Change item 5 Election of Fellows to: Election is based on a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.” The Executive Committee voted in favor of both items. NAK EC Meeting, 9/19/13 – Draft Minutes 3

Action Item: This is a By-Law change. Barb will need to take this to the Fellows at next year’s Business Meeting for a vote.

7. 5 year rule voting issue Fellows were notified on August 15, 2013 of a proposed By-Law change to Article 1, Section 3 “Clarifying Inactive Fellow Status.” Phil received some feedback prior to the meeting that the proposal was not as clear as it could be (e.g., what are the dates of the 1 year?). The calendar year is used (i.e., January 1st through December 31st). No other issues were brought forward. Howard Zelaznik will serve as Parliamentarian for the Business Meeting and he will help moderate the discussion surrounding this issue.

Though not entirely related to this issue, comments did arise about the need to get new Fellows involved in the work of the Academy early after their induction, as some people never come back after being inducted. Brad C. suggested that perhaps the new Fellows could be invited to write a synthesis type paper for Kinesiology Review (Note: See item #5 above), which may help new Fellows get involved early, introduce Academy members (and others) to their work, and also solve the problem of needing more quality content (submissions) for the journal. The Executive Committee seemed generally in favor of this idea, though no action was proposed.

8. Business Meeting Agenda Phil and Kim reviewed the Business Meeting agenda.

9. NAK Panelist for NAKHE Collaborative Congress. Patty and Barb are attending as representatives of the NAK. To help defer their costs, Phil proposed (motioned) that the NAK provide them with $500 each ($1,000 total). Brad C. seconded. Motion passed.

10. NAK Annual Meeting Sites for 2014 (Austin), 2015 (Philadelphia), 2016 (Albuquerque) Kim updated the Board on future sites, dates, and locations for the meetings. They are: - Austin, Texas, September 11-14, 2014, at the AT&T Executive Center; - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17-20, 2015, at the Sonesta Hotel Downtown, with a planned visit or even to occur at the University of Pennsylvania where R. Tait McKenzie’s work can be viewed. - Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 6-8, 2016, at the Hotel Andaluz (this will occur at the same Balloon Festival, which should be very beautiful).

Future meeting sites need to be considered with an eye toward having greater geographic variability. There was also a desire mentioned to alternate between urban and non-urban locations.

Action item: Kim will begin to look into some possibilities for the Executive Committee’s consideration.

Meeting Adjourned at 3:02 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Brad Cardinal