Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association May 25, 1994, Volume 3 1, Number 2 1 Recommendation expected soon on Proposal 16 An NCAA special committee is State University, and Richard E. Proposal No. 16, scheduled to go SAT or 17 for the ACT and 2.000 effective. expected to make a recommenda- Peck, president of the University of into effect in August 1995, would for grade-point average; a student- Among the items on the special tion about Division I initial-eligi- New Mexico - have indicated that require prospective student-athletes athlete scoring below either of committee’s agenda are the follow- bility standards at the conclusion of they hope to recommend at the in Division I to have completed a those numbers would not qualify. ing: a May Sl-June 1 meeting in San conclusion of the meeting whether minimum of 13 core courses and to The legislation has been criti- n A review of the results of the Francisco. the Association should leave 1992 have satisfied an initial-eligibility cized as being unfair to minorities. research validity studies. The valid- The cochairs of the NCAA NCAA Convention Proposal NO. 16 index keyed to an SAT score of700 As a result, the 1994 Convention ity of the research performed in Special Committee to Review Initial- unchanged or whether that legis- or ACT of 17 and a grade-point approved Proposal No. 174, which advance of Proposal No. 16 has Eligibility Standards - William B. lation should be amended or average of 2.500 (4.000 scale). The ordered a “last-chance” review of Deiaud&, president of Delaware delayed. index has minimums of 700 for the the legislation before it becomes See Proposd 16, page 17 b Next meeting set on I-A playoff Committee may take more time before recommending The NCAA Special Committee to the conclusion of this meeting. Indian Wells, California, reviewing Study a Division I-A Football Cham- However, because of the complex- extensive research on college foot- pionship will conduct its second ity of the issues surrounding the ball. The research focused not only meeting June 2-3 in Kansas City, subject, it now appears possible - on the viability of a playoff but also Missouri. if not likely - that any recommen- on the overall condition of the A recommendation on how the dation will be made later. game. Association should proceed origi- The 24-member committee spent nally was expected to be made at much of its first meeting May 45 in See Pkayoff. page 16 b Slaughter to fdl Appleton’s Commission spot . A Division III member of the issues related CODivision III mem- NCAA Presidents Commission has bership restructuring. resigned to become a consultant to The resulting vacancy will be the Commission’s Division III sub- filled by President John B. committee, and the resulting vacan- Slaughter of Occidental College, cy has been filled by a former who served as Commission chair Commission chair. iFrom 1986 to 1988 while chancellor James R. Appleton, president of of the University of Maryland, the University of Redlands and a College Park. Slaughter will serve Commission ‘member since 1991, resigned to become a consultant on See Commission, page 24 F &@ktOn Slaughter Triced out of the market’ Historically black institutions note pressure and progress By Ranald D. Mott NCAA and the NALA. Those obstacles and hurdles, THE NCAA NEWS STAFF officials say, are manifested in a While the struggle to gain mem- variety of ways - from legislative As black Americans toiled for bership is now distant history and a&ions to the NCAA committee the subsequent benefits of mem- entrance into the mainstream edu- structure to a general lack of respect bership are - for the most part- Columbus College, led by Mark Immelmun (above), rallied cational system in the United States, that the Association’s 58 historical- so did historically black colleges clear, some off%zials of historically ly black institutions perceive as and won the NCAA Division II Men 2 Golf Championships black institutions contend there are and universities in seeking mem- existing in the Association. team title May 17-20. Seechampion-shifts story, page 11. bership in the two largest intercol- still hurdles and obstacles to over- legiate athletics associations - the come. See Block cdleges, poge 17 F I n On deck I This issue of The NCAA News in- May 25-27 Regional seminar, Washington, D.C. Briefly 3 eludes a new monthly insert: The May31- Special Committee to Review Initial-Eligibility NCAA Register. The inaugural edi- 4 J&e 1 Standards, Son Francisco Comment tion of The NCAA Register includes F June 1 Peer training session for athletics certification State leaislotion 5 , re arts of institutional secondary progrom, &w Orleans Administrative in Practions and eligibility appeols, Committee minutes 5 NCAA Administrotive Review Panel June 1-3 Postgroduote Scholarship Committee, Atlanta actions, minutes of the NCAA Chamaionshios areviews 6 June 1-3 Reaionol seminor, New Orleans Executive Committee and NCAA June 2-3 Special CommiHee to Study a Division I-A Baseball/softball statistics 13 Presidents Commission, and satisfac- Football Championship, . Konsar City, Missouri NCAA Record tory-progress and initial-eligibility , waivers. June 6-9 Division II Women’s Basketball CommiHee, The Market I- Kansas City, Missouri Legislative assistance Page 2 The NCAANews May 25, 1994 TheNCAANews r A weekly summary of major activities within the Association grade-point average; a student-athlete scor- ing below those numbers would not qualify. The legislation has been criticized as be- Training program begins Schedule of key dates for ing unfair to minorities. As a result, the 1994 for first group of reviewers Convention approved Proposal No. 174, June and July 1994 which ordered a “last-chance” review of the The training of peer reviewers for the legislation before it becomes effective. NCAA athletics certification program began For more information, see page 1 and the with a May 25 session in Washington, D.C. May 4 and April 20 issues of The NCAA Peer-review teams are responsible for re- News. viewing the institutional self-study that is re- Staff contact: Francis M. Canavan. quired of each Division I member by the cer- Next meeting: May 31-June 1 in San Fxan- tification program. Visits by peer-review cisco. teams to the first group of participating in- stitutions will begin this fall. Training for peer-review team chairs, all of whom will be chief executive officers, will be done by a video conference August 16. Liaison committee Other spring peer-review training sessions cancels June 13 meeting will be June 1 in New Orleans, June 7 in JUNE JULY Chicago and July 20 in Dallas. Only those nz- RECRUITING RECRUrnNG A tentatively scheduled meeting of the NCAA Presidents Commission Liaison Com- viewers who have been assigned to make a Man’s Division I basketball Men’s Division I barkdball mittee has been canceled, and the next meet- campus visit in the fall have been invited to ‘-30 . Quiet period. 1 d .._.................................. Quiet period. ing of that group now is scheduled for Sep- those sessions. Women’s Division I baskarball’ 5-3 1 _____,___.._..._........... Evaluation period. Representation from historically black in- tember 12 in Kansas City, Missouri. ‘-30 . Quiet period. woman’s Division I bank&all stitutions in the pool of peer reviewers con- l-7 . Quiet period. The committee provides a means by which Division II bark&ball tinues to be low, and the committee contin- 8-3 1 ______ ____ ___ _____________. Evaluation period. constituent groups can communicate with l-14 . Quiet period. hn’r Division II bask&all the Presidents Commission. The committee ues to solicit volunteers from that segment ‘530 . Evaluation period. of Division I. l-3’ . Evaluation period. includes five members of the Commission, Women’s Division II baskdball’ Woman’s Division II bark&II’ For more information, see the May 18 is- as well as two athletics directors, two faculty ‘-14 . Quiet period. l-3 1 ____________________........Evaluation period. sue of The NCAA News. 15-30 ________._.._.............Evaluation period. Divirioll I faol4all athletics representatives and two senior woman administrators. Staffcontact: John H. Leavens. Division I hohall l-3 1 . Quiet period. Next meeting: August 1 in Kansas City, l-30 ._..___________ ____ ___________._... Quiet period. Division II foohll Staff contact: Francis M. Canavan. Next meeting: September 12 in Kansas Missouri. Diviriotl II football June 1 through beginning of the prospect’s high-school or two-year college football SW June 1 through beginning of the prospect’s City, Missouri. son: Quiet period. high-school or two-year college football sea- son: Quiet period. DEADLINE 1 - Deodline for constituent groups to request Division II membership DEAWNE an oppeoronce before the NCAA Presidents Subcommittees to report receives enhancement fund l- Deadline for information for acodemic- Commission Lioison Committee’s September enhancement fund of 1993-94 NCAA rev- 12 meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. regarding playoff assessment enuedistribution plan. MAJUNG A total of $3 million from the 1993-94 29 -Checks to be mailed far the specials, MAluNd Three subcommittees of the NCAA Spe- NCAA revenue-distribution plan has been sistance fund of the 1993-94 NCAA revenue 24 - Checks to be mailed for academic-n- cial Committee to Study a Division I-A Foot- distributed to Division II members accord- distribution plan. honcement fund of 1993-94 NCAA revenue ing to a formula developed by the Division ball Championship will report to the full distribution plan. II Championships Comminee. *SW pa es 122-l 23 of the 199495 NCAA committee when that group meets June 2-3 One-half of the fund is divided evenly 8EaoNAl SEMINAR Manual I!2r exceptions.