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2010-2011 Annual Report of the Athletic Council University of Massachusetts Amherst Sen. Doc. No. 12-034 2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Presented at the 716 th Regular Meeting of the Faculty Senate April 5, 2012 MEMBERSHIP LIST Representing the Faculty Nelson Lacey (Co-Chair) Rod Warnick (Co-Chair) Samuel Hazen Dayo Gore Marilyn Billings (Spring 2011) Tracy Schoenadel Patricia Vittum (Secretary) – Sabbatical (Fall 2010) Rebecca Spencer Representing the Alumni Robert Goodhue George Richason James Sullivan Ed Ward Representing the Students Daniel Brothers Christian Waterman Nicholas J. Avanzato Sarah Hayes John Crimarco Adam Sunshine (Fall 2010) Cameron Morley Jennifer Corriveau (Representing SAAC) Li Gu (Representing Graduate Students) Zach Hathaway Nick DeChristopher John Ihne (Fall Semester 2010 Representing SAAC) Ex-Officio Members Ernest May (voting, Faculty Senate) John McCutcheon (non-voting, Director of Athletics) Steve Upton (voting, University Advancement designee) Glenn Wong (voting, NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative) Sen. Doc. No. 12-034 I. ATHLETIC COUNCIL OVERVIEW According to Section 4: paragraph 5-4-1 of the Bylaws of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Faculty Senate (May, 2004), the Athletic Council is responsible for implementing a “Statement of Athletic Policy” and reporting to the Faculty Senate and Student Government Association on an annual basis. This bylaw statement may be found at the Faculty Senate Web Site along with the current membership, copies of the minutes and annual reports. Please see <www.umass.edu/senate/councils/athletic.html > for full updated and archived reports. A. Introduction . In accordance with its mission, the Athletic Council (hereafter the Council) held eight (8) regularly scheduled meetings during the academic year 2010-11 academic year. Six (6) subcommittees (Finance; Facilities; Compliance; Academics; and Equity, Minority Opportunities and Student-Athlete Welfare and Vision) were active and charged to focus on issues within their purview. A summary of each of the subcommittee reports appears within this report. The Council’s meetings were organized around an agenda that included but was not limited to (1) brief reports from representatives of the Athletic Department, (2) discussion of items of current interest to the Council, (3) reports from the six active subcommittees and the Student-Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), (4) reports from invited guests, and (5) reports from coaches and administrators/staff. Last year’s Athletic Department administrative representatives included John McCutcheon (Director of Athletics) – regular attendee at all Athletic Council meetings, Tim Kenney (Senior Associate Athletic Director for Advancement and Athletic Development), Elaine Sortino (Associate Athletic Director and Senior Women's Administrator), Kim Callicoate (Associate Athletic Director for Compliance), Carol Ford (Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance), Jaime Seguin (Executive Associate Athletic Director for Business and Finance and Associate Senior Women’s Administrator) Josh Maurer (Manager of Broadcast Properties and “Voice of the Minutemen”), Joan Hopkins (Associate Athletic Director of Academic Support Services); Jason Yellin; (Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations); Todd MacDonald, (Associate Athletic Director for Marketing); John “Rocko” Deluca (Associate Athletic Director and Director of Athletic Development); Zulma Garcia (Director of Campus Recreation and Club Sports); Caren Weiner (Sport Nutritionist and Director of Athletic Health Services) and the regular attendance and note-taker, Julie Sarsynski (Athletics Office Manager). Coaches who were invited and presented to the Athletic Council included: Angela McMahon, Women’s Lacrosse and her staff; and Sharon Dawley, Women’s Basketball and her staff. Last year’s special invited guests included: • Chancellor Robert Holub (Discussion of Conference Realignment and Football Upgrade to FBS) • Paul McGregor, Director of UMass Concessions (UMass Auxiliary Services) • Ken Toong, Executive Director Auxiliary Services and Staff including David Pipczynski, Assistant Manager – Berkshire Dining Commons; and Susan Shibley, Dining Services Administrative Assistant. • John Hesselin, General Manager – CBS3, Springfield, MA • Dennis Swinford, Director of Campus Planning, Facilities Management and Neils LaCour, Assistant Director of Campus Planning In addition to issues that faced the Council on an on-going basis, these topics dominated the agenda over 2010-11: 1. Conference Realignment and BCS Upgrade 2. NCAA Audit Report for Academic Support Services 3. Course registration process, the RAM, for student-athletes – implementation 4. APR Reports and Compliance issues 5. Gender, Minority, Equity and Diversity opportunity issues within the Athletic Department 6. Media Relations enhancements – including in-game broadcasting and A10 TV contracts 1 Sen. Doc. No. 12-034 B. Council Structure . The membership list of the Council included seven faculty members (appointed by the Faculty Senate), three members appointed by the Alumni Association, four ex-officio members (Director of Athletics, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, Secretary of the Faculty Senate, and a designee from the office of the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement) and eight student members. The full roster of the Athletic Council appears on the cover page of this document. Each member of the Athletic Council is also appointed to one of six (6) subcommittees. Most members serve on two subcommittees. C. Attendance Records. Attendance records for the 2010-11 year (meetings attended/meetings eligible as member) for each member of the Council: Faculty (F), Alumni (A), and Ex-Officio (X) Billings (F).................6/8 Spencer (F).........................6/8 Goodhue (A)..............6/8 Upton (A) ...........................5/8 May (X).....................4/8 Vittum (F)..........................3/4 (Sab. F’10) McCutcheon (X)........7/8 Ward (A)............................8/8 Warnick (F) ...............6/8 Lacey (F)............................8/8 Richason (A)..............8/8 Gore (F)..............................3/8 Schoenadel (F)...........5/8 Wong (X)...........................4/8 Sullivan (A)...............0/8 Hazen (F)............................7/8 Student Representative Attendance* (Students appointments began in Oct. ’10) Brothers .....................7/7 Waterman..................0/7 Avanzato ...................5/7 Corriveau...................7/8** Crimarco....................7/7 DeChristopher............0/7 Hayes.........................7/7 Hathaway...................0/7 Gu .............................1/7 Ihne............................4/4** (Fall 2010 only – representing SAAC) Morley.......................6/7 Hathway.....................4/4 (Spring 2011 only) Sunshine ....................3/4 (Fall 2010 only) **Corriveau and Ihne continued on the AC from previous year, representing the SAAC as student-athletes. D. Meetings Schedule – 2010-2011 Academic Year . Council meetings took place on: Friday, September 10, 2010; Friday, October 8, 2010; Friday, November 5, 2010; and Friday, December 10, 2010 for Fall Semester 2010; and Friday, February 4, 2011; Friday, March 4, 2011; Friday, April 8, 2011; and Friday, May 6, 2011 for the Spring Semester 2011. II. OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2010-2011 The Athletic Department and Media Relations provided this overview of the success of UMass Athletics in the 2010- 2011 Academic Year including academic, athletic, coach achievements, facility upgrades and media exposure. Academic Success Fall Semester 2010 and Spring Semester 2011 Academic Success – A10 Honor Roll . The Atlantic 10 Conference announced the Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall Semester 2010 and Spring Semester 2011. UMass had 113 2 Sen. Doc. No. 12-034 student athletes on the Fall Semester 2010 Honor Roll and 111 on the Spring Semester 2011 Honor Roll. UMass ranked second in the conference in the Fall Semester and fourth in the 14-team conference for the Spring Semester. To be listed on the Commissioner's Honor Roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 GPA or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester. For the Spring 2011 semester, UMass placed fourth overall in the league with 111 athletes honored this semester. Fordham took top honors with 128 athletes, next was LaSalle (117) and third was Dayton (113). UMass was lead on the women's side by the track and field and cross country teams and also noted, the rowing team who came in close behind with a large number of honor roll athletes. On the Men's side the track and field and cross country teams had the highest number honored. • A10 Honor Rolls 2009-2010 . For the 2010-2011 AY, 113 student-athletes were named to A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the Fall Semester of 2010 (earning a GPA of 3.5 or better) and the UMass student athlete achievements ranked second in the A-10 behind LaSalle and 111 student- athletes were named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the Spring Semester 2011 and UMass ranked fourth behind LaSalle, Fordham, Dayton and Rhode Island. • Three UMass Teams Honored for Academic Excellence . The UMass women's soccer, softball, and men's outdoor track and field teams were honored being named recipients of Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA, based on the most recent multi-year (2011) Academic Progress Rates (APR). The awards are given to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with their APRs. This is the third-straight
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