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- March 8,1989, Volume 28 Number 10 Financial aid sought for ex-athletes without degrees Former student-athletes at with the 1990-91 academic year, tive Committee review, former with a minimum 2.000 GPA in the recipients who are part-time stu- NCAA member institutions whose individuals wishing to return to student-athletes seeking to return to first semester to gain second-semes- dents. circumstances will permit only part- class part-time be eligible to apply school part-time could apply for ter funding. Letters that go from the commit- time study toward completion of for grants. grants covering tuition, fees and up The committee also voted to rec- tee to financial aid officers request- undergraduatedegree requirements Currently, only former student- to $100 for books. Part-time stu ommend implementation of an ap- ing first-semester grade reports on may be able to seek financial assist- athletes with less than 30 credit dents who receive grants would peals subcommittee, which would grant recipients also would include ance from the Association in the hours needed for a degree who plan have to pass a minimum of six review appeals from grant recipients information on this appeal process. future. to attend classes full-time may apply credit hours with a grade-point av- who did not meet the established It was noted that applications for Meeting March 2-3 in Marco for grants. Awards include tuition, erage of at least 2.000 (4.000 scale) first-semester credit-hour and GPA grants to students interested in en- Island, Florida, the NCAA Com- fees, room, board and books, and during their first semester of enroll- requirements due to extenuating rolling for 198990 must be returned mittee on Grants to Undergraduates those applying must have exhausted ment to gain approval for second- circumstances. If the recommenda- to the NCAA national office by Who Have Exhausted Institutional all financial aid opportunities avail- semester funding. tion on part-time students is ap- May 15. Applicants should note Financial Aid Opportunity voted to able to them through the institution. Under the current system, which proved by the Executive Committee, that, in addition to needing fewer recommend to the Association’s Under the recommendation ap- applies only to full-time students, at this subcommittee ~ if approved ~ than 30 hours to complete degree Executive Committee that, effective proved by the committee for Execu- least I2 credit hours must be passed also would hear appeals from grant See Financial, page 2 Going up Concrete &has begun on tfle Asswiations new he& qua~buifdingin Mnd Pa&, Kansas. As initial sup ports go up, earth-moving wntlnwa A crane alis is at theslteforusethrvughout the spdng and summer in wmpletfon of I/te buildingt shell. Located at tk Inter- section of College Bo&evard (11 lth Street) and Lamar Avenuein OvetlandPa& the new~ua&rabulldingis approximately six miles south of the NCAA’s cunent national office buildings, which are situated at 63rd St-t and Nall Avenue in Mklon,Kansas CompMon of the project is expected within the next yeas Still undefeated Joe Salak Jr. photo LJnlvsWty of mrgh, Johnstown, eht CM&n Hasel~dkuvsesstmtegywllhoaaahPatPewmennwteto hi% 3191 stm&ht victory of&e se88oy) anda tfGtds&a&ht DM sionIItm.annpfetl2champiinwhl~~lkarempage9. Big East leads ACC in tournament wins By James M. Van Valkenburg from each of eight geographical NCAA Director of Statistics districts (as opposed to the National Invitation Tournament, with most The NCAA Division I Men’s Bas- of its field from the East). ketball Championship, otherwise The all-time conference chart on known as “March Madness,” is here; page six represents history, because and it is time for a long look at some it uses only the actual lineups com- cherished history, starting with the peting for conference champion- neverending argument about which ships each season (as opposed to conference or region plays the best taking current lineups back 50 basketball and produces the most years). great players and coaches. It shows a tight race for No. 1 in From the very beginning SOyears tournament winning percentage, ago, the NCAA tournament had led by the Big East Conference. now a balanced look, with one team See Bip l&t, page 6 - Tim May photas 2 THE NCAA NEWSlMareh a,1999 Calendar Financial Cvnttnuedfrom page I The committee also agreed to spring, spring-summer or summer- requirements and intending to enroll recommend for the 1990 applicants fall). It was noted, however, that the March IO-12 Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, Kansa$ City, May 15 deadline would be observed Missouri full-time, they also will be subject to that students be permitted to apply March 15-16 Presidents Commission Advisory Committee to Review the credit-hour and GPA require- for grants that cover any two con- regardless of class cycle desired by the Governance Process, Kansas City, Missouri ments outlined earlier. secutive class sessions (i.e., fall- an applicant. March 22-23 Academic Requlrcments Committee, Kansas City, Missouri March 29-30 Committee on Review and Planning, Seattle, Washington March 29-3 I Women’s Basketball Rules Committee, Tacoma, Washing- Legislative Assistance ton March 30-3 1 Committrr on Financial Aid and Amateurism, Coronado, 1989 Column No. 10 California and/ or financial aid. Such a communication shall be March 3 l&April 4 Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, Seattle, Washing- NCAA Bylaw 20.8.2-eligibility for limited to those media forms normally used by the ton division championships/Division II institution. Further, institutional press conferences, April 3-S Division III Foothall Committee, Gulf Shores, Alabama options when no Division II April 4-6 Men’s Basketball Kulcs Committee, Seattle, Washmgton receptions, dinners and similar meetings held for the April 5-6 Presidents Commission, Chicago. Illinois championship is conducted purpose of making such an announcement are expressly April 9-10 Walter Bycrs Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, Kansas NCAA Division II member institutions are reminded prohibited. However, according to Bylaw 13.10.6.2.1 City, Missouri ot Bylaw 20.8.2 [formerly Bylaw 10-6-(c)], which [formerly Legislative Assistance Column X7. 204b)], April I l-13 Postseason Football Suhcomtnittcc of Special Events stipulates that an active member institution that holds an institution may make an announcement on the Commlltee, San L)icgo, California membership in Division II is eligible to compete in institution’s campus for the sole purpose of presenting April I6 NCAA Council Subcommittee to Review Minority Op- either the Division 1 or the Division 111championship at one time to the media the names of all prospects who portunities in Intercollegiate Athletics, Kansas City, Mis- in those sports for which no championship is conducted have accepted offers of athletically related aid in a souri in Division 11. A Division II institution shall declare its particular sport from that institution, with the under- April 17-19 Council, Kansas City, Missouri intention to compete by June I. This declaration of standing that no prospects (or their friends or relatives) April 22-24 Committee on InfractIons, Charleston, South Carolina intent shall be effective for a minimum of three years. may be in attendance. To be eligible for the Division I championship in such NCAA Bylaw 16.8-permissible a sport, the Division II member institution is required practice expenses to meet all Division I institutional and individual Committee Notices As set forth in Bylaw 16.8.1.1 [formerly Constitution eligibility requirements and may USCDivision 1 financial 3-I-(h)-(l)], a member institution may provide a aid limitations in that sport as permitted under Bylaw student-athlete expenses for practice sessions only if Member institutions ure invited to submit nominutions to fill interim 20.8. I 1 [formerly Bylaw S-6-&)-( I)]. To be eligible for they arc associated with an away-from-home contest vucuncles on NC..AA committees. Nominutions to fill the fMowing vucuncles the Division III championship in such a sport, the or conducted at a site located within the member murt he received by Funnie B. Vaughan, e-x-ecu&e ussL~tunt. in the NCAA Division II member institution is required to meet all institution’s state or, if outside that state, no more than office no lcrter than March 3 I, 1989. Division I11 institutional and individual eligibility 100 milts from the institution’s campus. Further, any requirements and shall schedule and play more than 50 practice on an extended road trip shall take place Division 111 Baseball: Replacement for Charlie Goehl, Elmhurst percent of its contests in that sport against Division Ill either at the competition site or on a direct route College, who ha declined to serve as a member of the new Division I11 members. Finally, a Division I1 member institution between two consecutive competition sites. It is not Baseball Committee because he has resigned as baseball coach at Elmhurst that is eligible for a championship in another division permissible for an institution to schedule practice to become the head football coach. Appointee must be from the Division because there is no championship in that sport in its sessions at other locations in order to provide cntcr- III baseball Mideast region. membership division shall apply the maximum number tamment opportunities for team members. For exam- Vacancies on the Men’s and Women’s Committee on Committees and of contests or dates of competition in the sport ple, traditional winter or spring trips to warm-weather the Nominating Committee will be filled by the Council during its April 17- involved that applies to the division in which it declares locations must involve actual competition, as listed on 19 meeting in Kansas City.