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- 1 The NCAA News Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association June 30,1993, Volume 30, Number 26 Graduation rates jump by six percent Financial Increase reflects report tougher standards issued of Proposition 48 Most of the legislative ret- Graduation rates for Division I ommendations sent to the student-athletes increased sharply NCAA Presidents Commis- for the freshman class of 198687, sion this week from the reflecting the stricter initial-clig+ NCAA SJxciaJ committee to bility requirements of Proposition Review Financial Conditions 4x. in Intercollegiate Athletics - This is the NCAA’s third report including 18 proposals for of g-raduation rates for Division I the 1994 Convention-will student-athletes. Thr first was rem affect Division I programs, leased in July l!)!Q and the second with football and haskrtball in May 1993. singled out more than any other sports. n See guest editorial: In the repon (reprinted in Page 4. its entirety beginning on page 17). the special com- The latest study revealed that mittee noted the difficulty of the ovrrall graduation rate for developing national legislam student-arhlrtrs from the first Pro- tion to address what are es- position 48 class was 57 percent - sentially local problems. an increasr of about six percent “NCAA Irgislation,” the from the 1983, 1984 and 1985 - report says, “no matter how classes. The 57 percent rate ex- well crafted, cannot make all ceeded by two percent the rate for institutions comparable, nor all students entering NCM Divi- can regulations fundamen- sion I institutions in 1986. tally affect how institutions The increase was consistent in choose to fashion their sup- all major subgroups, except for port of men’s and women’s white male basketball players, programs? whosr gmduation rate fell from 57 As part of its process, the percent pre-Proposition 48 to 52 committee surveyed the membership in January re- See Rates, page 22 ) garding 17 legislative con- cepts it was considering and held in-person reviews with Eligibility clearinghouse targets August 1 start representatives of various roaching and administrative The N(:AA Initial-Eligibility other personnel from thr prnj”“ will be ready to collect data fog organizations. Clearinghouse is on track to be- administered by the American (loI- pn~spcctivc student~athletes who It ticlrrminrd that: “In listening to the con- come fully operational by August lcgc Trsting Program (ACT). will bc rccruitcd during 19%!)4. n It will se’Tve as a “conduit” cerns and comments of I, a special committee overseeing The clraringhouse already has Pat kcts of‘ information about between the membership, clear- NCM constituencies, it be- implcmcntation of the project obtained NCM Form 48-H infor- the c-lraringhousr have been inghouse and national office staff. tamr even more apparent learned at its Junr 17-19 merting mation from more than 2,400 high mailed to morr than 25,000 high n When appl-opriatc, it will ret- why NCAA legislative activity in Tahoe, (:alifornia. schools and has begun hiring prr- schools, as well as IO Divisions I cmlmcrid interpretations and pro- is somewhat ineffective in Meeting for the first time since sonnel to evaluate information and II institutions and confer- post Irgislation to improvr the ‘righting’ the financial statr the adoption of Proposal No. I7 at submitted to the clearinghouse. ences. rff&tivenrss and enhance oprra- of Division I prog-ams,” the rhe 1993 NCM (Convention, thr The computer system that will be lions ofthe clearinghousr. Among report says. Committee role Special Committee to Oversee lm- used for the project also is in areas of legislation of interrst to While the committee plementation of the NCAA lnitial- operation and information is be- The committee also devoted the committee is Bylaw NCAA called on conferences and Eligibility Clearinghouse met with ing entered, clearinghouse staff much ofirs mertingto a discussion 13.7.1.2.3, which requires clear- the clearinghouse’s recently hired members told the committee. of its role and responsibilities in See Financial, page 21 ) manager, Calvin Symons, and Ry August, the clearinghouse overseeing development of the See Clearinghouse, page 28 ) N In the News N On deck News Digest Page 2 I Vie Bubos, who served OS commissioner of the June 30-July 1 Gender-Equity Task Force, Konsos City, Sun Belt Conference during its first 14 years, is Missouri Comment given credit for helping the league develop into June 30-July 2 Committee on Infractions, Kansas City, Summer basketball one of the more successful basketball conferences Missouri camp in the country: Page 3. July 4-8 Division I Men’s and Women’s Final Division II n Sixty-eight postgraduate scholarships-34 for Basketball Committees, Newport, baseball/softball stats 9-10 men and 34 for women-have been awarded in sports other than football and basketball: Pages Rhode Island Eligibility appeals 11-16 7-8. July 5-8 Women’s Gymnastics Committee, Sun NCAA Record 23-24 n The Knight Commission is reformed to monitor Valley, Idaho the NCAA’s search for a new executive director: The Market 24-27 July 6-8 Legislotive Review Committee, Kansas Bubas Page 28. Legislative assistance 28 City, Missouri Page 2 The NC&I News June 30, 1993 The NCAANews A weekly summary of major activities within the Associati C >n Search committee Schedule of key dates receiving applications for July and August 1993 JULY Womens’ Division I basketball* RECRUITING l-31 Qwet period. Mens’ Division I basketball Mens,’ womens’ Division II basketball ’ l-4 Quiet period 1.. Evoluation period. 5-31 Evaluation period. 2-3 1 . :.. &et penod Womens’ Division I basketball* Division I football l-7 ._.. .._. Quiet period l-31 Quiet period. 8~3 1 Evaluation period. Division II football Mens,’ womens’ Division II basketball* l-31 Quiet period. l-3 1 _._._..._...._........._.._.. Evaluation period. Division I football DEADLINES 1-31 Quiet period. 6- FInal deadline for information on the Division II football sports-sponsorship fund of the revenue-distrib- l-31 Quiet period. utlon plon. DEADLINES 15 - Deodline for proposed leglslotion from 1 - 1994 NCAA ConventIon proposals due the NCAA Council, Presidents Commiwon or from the member&p dwwon steering committees. Committee distributes 1 - Deadline for forms to determlne the in- 15 - Deadline for nominating peer review- legislative recommendations terest of chief executive officers in choirlng ers for the athletics certification program. at least one peer-review team during the fw 20- Flnol deodllne for Information on the yeor certification cycle grants~lrwld fund of the revenue-distribution 23- Final deadline for informatlon on the plan. specialussistance fund of the revenuedistrib- MAILINGS ution plan. 13 - Checks to be mailed for the sports-span- 31 - End of 1992-93 coaches certlflcatlon sorshlp fund of the 1992-93 NCAA revenue- period. distribution plan MAILING 27 - Checks to be molled for the grants-in- 30 - Checks to be mailed for the special-as- aid fund of the 1992~93 NCAA revenue-dis- sistance fund of the 1992-93 NCAA revenue- tnbution plan. distribution plan AUGUST *See page 1 1 1 of the 1993-94 NCAA Man- RECRUITING ual for exceptlons Also, see pages 1 14-l 15 Mens’ Division I basketball for dead periods in other Dlvlsions I and II l-3 1 Quiet period sports. 11, III<, S(A;\ (:oliil(.il fi)l 111:1l gto111)’ lo ('OII- 111gs. H Final Four ticket applications ,-~~ I I I ul I ~%r /of) I o .r~o/~c‘ it; rct,t,li,lrttotr.\ /(II. /tck d\ lo l/w 1991 IfiMl hIIt: 1. North Carolina ____.___. 53,977 2. lndiono __.____...__..__..._ 27,530 3. Illinois __.___.._______..___...__ 14,735 4. Virginia 13,619 5. Ohio ..___ 13,247 6. California ___. ._..___.____.. 10,901 7. Kentucky ____.____.___._.___.._ 10,l 12 8. New York _._________. 8,776 9. Florida . ..__._____.____.______ 8,540 NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS 10. South Carolina .._._. ___ ..7,709 June30,1993 The NCAA News Page3 n Briefly in the News W Facilities _- iougl,cr ;,c adcniic sl;i~,d;r~ 11s scl by the I.ess than 21 year .ifler the cornl~lc- Bye-bye rug, scliool iflliry wish to pl;,y fooll);,ll ltlrw. lioti 01 $17 million ill r~novarions, thr ( )I angc Bowl may bc to1 c rtl 10 spend ;lnc)ther $I Ir,illiorl IO make tl,c SIA- hello grass (lilln, morc ac, c\4it)lr 10 pcoplc iii wll~~lc.h,,irs. fhc‘ city 01 ’ Miami, whicl, 0wIls lllt~ slatliLJm, WilS \,lrd IaS1 yenr hy two tlis;,l&d football filrlh Of lhc Uni- versity of Miami (Florida), which “Wt. will illlprovc di;inl;ilic.;lll~: ’ (;;ltr loltl plays its Ilonle g;lmcs al thr Orange IIlt. Housmn (:hloiiiclc. Adtlrtl Hrl~on. Artificial turf was first used at Teniicssee Bowl. .lllt,‘ c,ity said it likely will follow “‘lhc‘ itn.igc oflllis’ l)~og~a~li ih a rt.llrclir~n when the Vo1untecrs meI the University of rliloi~gl, wirh iiios1 oftlIt. rrnovatioiis ~)f 111~. 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