The NCAA News Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association June 2,1993, Volume 30, Number 22 Task force hears reactions to report gender equity Following a set of hearings, the Coho reaction next stop for the preliminary rem Among those commenting was porl of the NCAA Gender-Equity U.S. Rep. Cardiss Collins, D-Illi- Task Force is the June 29-30 meet- nois, who said the report lacks ing of the NCAA Presidents Com- clear standards and enforcement mission. provisions. After reporting to the Presidents “Now, compare these rccom- Commission, the task force will mendations to rules the NCAA has meet June 3O-July 1 to work toward on the books for recruiting,” Col- a final report rhat will be provided lins said. “Did the NCAA choose to to the NCAA Council at its August define acceptable recruiting prac- meeting. tices as recruiting practicrs that The hearings, conducted May coaches at other schools would be 5 24, 26 and 27, permitted the mem- proud to adopt as their own (a > bership and othrr interested par- reference to a portion of the task 5 tics the opponunity to comment force’s definition of gender eq- 2 on the group’s preliminary report uity)? “No. Instead, there are detailed $ Task force cochairs Phyllis I.. --- __-..._-... _.,.._:-r..-r ----:--: ^_..._ rules governing days for recruiting, trips for students LO visit campuses of the Big Ten Conference, and NCAA Gender-Equity Task Force members (from L$) J ames J. Whalen, president of Ithaca Co≥, and a host of other rules. More James J. Whalen, president of importantly, a school found fo be Phyllis L>. How&t, assistant commissioner of the Big Ten Conference; Carla Hay, faczLlty athletics Ithaca College, hosted the hear- re@esentative at Marquette University, and Churlotte West, associate athletics director at South ings in San Francisco; <Chicago, Illinois llniversity at Carbondale, hear reactions to the panel’s report at a hearing May 26. and Washington, DC See Hearings, page 17 b Crowley to head up 12-mkmber search committee NCAA Presidmt.Joscph N. Crow- dents, four other members of the letics, University of Tennessrr, sion II vice-presidrnt and director of the 1Jniversity of California, Los ley will chair a 12-mrmber search Executive (Zommirtee and four Knoxville: R. Elaine Dreidame, athletics at Humboldt State Uni- Anycles. committee that will select the next members of the NCAA Presidents NCAA Division I vice-president versity, and John D. Swofford, dim - The position will be advertised N(:AA exrcutivr director. Commission. and senior associate director of rector of athletics at the LJnivrrsity in Thr NCAA News (see page 23, The committrc’s first meeting of North Carolina, <:hapcl Hill. The Executive Committee is rem ;lthlrtics at the LJniversity of Day- the (%ronicle of Higher Education will br Junr 9 in San Diego. A sponsiblc for employing the exec- ton; Kennrth A. Free, rommis- and srlrcted daily newspapers. replacement is being sought for utivr director, with the approval of sionrr of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Presidents Commission: Judith Executive Director Richard D. thr NCM (:ouncil and the Presi- Conference; John H. Harvey, E. N. Albino, president of the lJni- Thr search committee has sent Schult7, who announced his resig- dents Cornmission. NCAA Division III vice-president versity of Colorado; David G. Car- mtmorandums with the announcr- nation May 11. Resides Crowley, the members and dirrctor of athletics at Carne- trr, president of Eastern ment to all chief executive officers Crowley. prcsidrnt of the Uni- of the srarch committee are: gic Mellon IJnivrrsity; Phyllis 1.. Connecticur State University; An- and commissioners at member versity of Nevada, will beJoined on Hewlett, assistant commissioner thony J. Catanese, president of institutions and conferences and to the search commitler by thr Asso- Executive Committee:Joan C. of the Big Tc-n Conference; Florida Atlantic LJniversity, and chief exrcutive offlccrs of selected ciation’s three division vicr-prrsi- <:ronan, director of women’s ath- Charles N. Lindemenn, NCAA Divi- Charles E. Young, rhanccllor of national education associations. Gmduation-rates reporting proceeds as deadline looms ‘I’he Association is preparing to ante-rate reports for Divisions II reporting of such data by higher- I)isrlosure Forms and the 1993 Education undrr the Federal Stu- provide to the Federal government and III institutions. education institutions. NCAA Divisions II and III Enroll- dent Right-to-Know and Campus I compilations of graduation-rates The rcporls will br srnt to the Ttlc rClJ(Jl tS, c Or~l~~i~i~lg dat 3 mcnt and Persistence-Rates Dis- Srcrnity Act reports for all Division I institu- IJS. Dcpanmem of Educ~ation June fro111 thr IW1, 1992 and 1 !KH closure Form, are the first 10 be (ions and enrollment and persist- 30 m meet a July 1 deadline fbr the N(:M Division I Graduation-Rates Sllbmitted 10 ~hr Dcl~artment of‘ See Reports, page 24 ) N In the News N On deck News Digest Page 2 n When it comes to answering a question about June 2-4 NCAA Regional Seminar, Boston football, there probably is no better source of Briefly 3 June 7-8 Special Degree-Completion Program information anywhere than Steve Boda: Page 3. Committee, Overland Park, Konsos Comment 4 H Nominations are being solicited for upcoming June 7-10 Division II Women’s Basketball Championships vacancies on the NCAA Council, Executive Com- Committee, San Diego results mittee, Council-appointed general committees June 8-11 Divisions II and III Men’s Ice Hockey Baseball statistics 12 and sports committees: Page 5. Committee, Hilton Head, South NCAA Record 18 n Minutes of the May 4-5 meeting of the NCAA Carolina Executive Committee in Monterey, California, are The Market 19-23 published: Pages 13-16. June 14-16 Committee on Women’s Athletics, Big Legislative assistance 24 Fork, Montana Paae 2 The NCAA News June 2, 1993 TheNCAAN ews A weekly summary of major activities within the Association Task Force. during hcaritlgs c ontlurted hem tween ~M;iy 21 aiid 27. A .runiniaiy of the hearings ;ippc;irs on page 1 of this issue. Schedule of key dates The Iiisk force next will sul)lnit irs II-- Special committee near port IO the N(:M Prcsidcnts (~ommissio~l, final recommendations for June and July1993 whit 11 will meet June 2!)LSO. At Ihe conclu- sion of the Prcsitlrrits (;ommission nicct- ing, the task force will meet June YLJuly I 1’11~ S(:AA .SI)~~~‘i;~l (:ominillcc IO in Kansm (:ity$ Missouri. Kt.vicw I;iii;lJJci;Jl (:otiditic)tls itI lnlt=rm The prc-limin;lry report was In;lilc(i to c.ollcgi;itc~ Athlclics will c01iduc.l ;i lclc- thr rncrnbcr-ship May I4 and appcarc(I in pl101Jc col~l~rct~c c’ l;il~~r this month, at the Mity I!) isme of ‘l‘hc NC:AA NCWS. which rime it is cxpcctcd to lill;tli/c its rem ‘l‘host~ who could I101 ;lltt.lltl any of rhc t c~riinieiicl;ilioris to 111~ iricr~il~~ral~i~~. hearings in;iy submit written reaction riiilil ‘1’11~ ~.oniniillc.c I cvicwc,cl ;L “working .Junr I I to Cr-sul;l K. Walsh, clil cctor 01 rc’- thl~” 01 IIS rc,c.onllllclld;Itiolls at its M;iy scitrc h, at llir national oftice. !!&!?I nic.ctiilg .tntl cxpc~ts 10 suhiiiil ;I For more detail, see the May I!), May 5 I‘illi11 sc’l IO Ill<. N(::IA Prcsidriits (~Olll- and M;lIch 31 issues of~l‘hc NCAA News. niissioti fill c ot~si&~r;~tion al Illal group’s Staff contacts: CJrsula R. W;tlsh and Stem luiir 2!)mX) iiiccliiig. JUNE JULY phen A. .M;~lloncc. For more detail, scc 111~ May Yi, May I, RECRUITING RECRUITING Next meeting: .JLI~~ SO-July I ill K;lllsils ;IIIC~ Al)ril 21 issues ol“l‘hc N(:AA News. Men’s Division I basketball Men’s Division I basketball <:ity, bfiSSOlJri. l-4 _._. .._._.._._. .._ Quiet period Staff contacts: Frank I+‘.. M:II shall ;III~ l-30 .._. ._._.._._. .._.__.._._.___._ Quiet period. 53 1 _.._... .._.. ..___._._____.___Evaluation period. Stc~pllcrl K. MO1 b’i”‘. Women’s Division I basketball* Women’s Division I basketball’ Next meeting: ‘1‘0 IK &t~n~i~wI. l-30 _____._ ._.___..__._._._._._. Quiet period. l-7 __._._.._.__._._.._................... Quiet period. Men’s Division H basketball 8-3 1 .._._..._._________.._ . Evaluation period. 1-l 4 ._._. ._._. _._ _.___._._. Quiet period. Men’s, women’s Division II barkehall’ l-3 1 ._..._.__.._____.__._.__.____Evoluation period. Scheduling subcommittee 15-30 ..__._.... .._..._..._..___ Evaluation period. Division I football plans June 20-21 meeting Women’s Division II basketball I -3 1 ___..______._..__..__._____..______._Quiet period. 1-14 ._..._.____._..._._._...... Quiet period Academic-enhancement fund Division II football 15-30 _.. ._._. ..________._.. Evaluation period. I -3 I _._._.____.__.____._._._._._.___....Quiet oeriod. next on distribution list ‘rhc scheduling subcommittee of’ the Division I football DEADUNES l- 1994 NCAA Convention proposals due (:ornmittee on Athletics (:ertilication will I -30 _._._. ._._._._._.__._._._______Quiet period. from the membership.