The NCAA News Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association August 30, 1995, Volume 32, Number 3 1 Plans for eqyity issues ifnpmt in certifkation Eleven more schools are certified The NCAA Committee on Athletics Certiiication recently announced decisions regarding the certification of 13 Division 1 member institutions and the certification reclassification of two additional institutions. A total of 11 schools were certified and two were certified with conditions in deci- sions that were announced August 22. No institutions received a designation of not certified. Institutions certified were Fordham University; Georgia Southern University; Illinois State University; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Nevada; University of North Carolina, Grrrnshoro; Oklahoma State University; Liniversity of Ten nesser, See Cettified schools, page 5 b I :ot~~iiiitl~~,~ oil Atlil(311 \ See Certification, page 20 b Association has lost control, Byers charges in new book See Byers, page 20 b Faculty representatives seek greater role l‘l1,~ Fx ,111yAlh1rric.s Keprcscrl- t;ltivcs Assoc i;1tioll odi~1rd its cllorts 10 cllll;lllc~c tl,r role 01 thr I‘lculty lmCpl CSCl lLItiVt* ;Il tllr AlgUSt 2 1 mC& r)irdors Assocl;itl,)ll. ing of tllc N(:AA Prrsitlrnrs <:~~ni~ ‘l‘hc k‘AKG l>rcsc,lt;1ti,)ll il1volvccl inissi,~)n l.i;lis,ni <:ornrnitlrr. ;I rc’vlcw ot the ,ng;ilii/;1li,)il’s Inis- SIOIl S-t;ltClllCllt, iI 1 CT’irw 01 I‘CC (‘IIt ICAKA ;I,.tivitic.s ;ti~,l ;, disc ussion 01 the I-Ok of filCIllty 1t-l)r.csr,llati\,t.s. See Facdty reps, page 8 b W In the News .-- n On deck - - News Digest Page 2 n In a guest editorial, Joseph L Fink Ill, associate September 11-12 CommIttee on Review and Planning, vice-chancellor for academic affairs and professor of Monterey, California Comment 4 ~- ._-~ pharmacy ot the University of Kentucky, contends September 13 Division II Task Force to Review the State legislation 7 that a special committee’s decision to allow the NCAA Membership Structure, Atlanta Administrative NCAA Initial-Eligibility Cl earinghouse to move away ---__ Committee minutes 7 from requiring official reports of test scores threatens September 13 Division Ill Task Force to Review the the academic integrity of the initial certification NCAA Membership Structure, Chicago ~ -.~- Track qualifying standards 12 process: Page 4. September 13- 14 Two-Year College Relations Committee, NCAA Record 14 Monterey, California n Robert J. Minnix, NCAA director of enforcement - The Market since 1988, will become an associate director of September 16- 17 Foreign-Student Records Consultants, Legislative assistance 20 athletics at Florida State University: Page 7. Kansos City, Missouri Page 2 The NCAA News August 30,1995 A weekly summary of major activities within the Association 1 . A mttment through other means. Outlining minimum expectations for ins& Federal judge rejects tutional plans, the committee said plans Brown compliance plan ~Cbd”k OflCt!J dates for should br written and contain intended re- sults, indicate the individuals or offlccs rem Brown University’s proposal to expand its September an October 1995 sponsible for implementation, and provide women’s junior varsity athletics program as a tirnetablcs for getting the work done. means of moving toward compliance with Ti- For more information, see page 1. tle IX has been rejected by a Federal judge. Staff contacts: David A. Knopp or Kevin CL Judge Raymond J. Pettine, who ruled Lennon. against the institution in late March in Cohen v. Brown University, said he will not accept the institution’s plan to cut men’s sports and offer more junior-varsity women’s prog-am I ‘, as an appropriate course of action. .,I Sports-sponsorship fund i .; “Attempting to pad the women’s varsity par- mailed to Division I members ?l I ,i .:.. 1 ticipation numbers in this way indicates a re- i ;, i::;.a.:. ,,, ,,. ,‘: , grettable lack of interest in providing an in- ‘I‘he final disbursement of the 1YYCY.5 rev- trrcolle&ite athletic experience for its female SEPTEMBER Women’s Division I basketball’ rnuc-distribution plan, the grants-in-aid fund, students,” Pettine said of Urown in his ruling. RECRUlTlNG l-7 ___.________._._. ._________...... Contact riod. October 8, 1995-Februaw 29, 1996: r 0 davs was mailed August 25 to Division I institutions. “Counting new wonicn’s.junior varsity posi- Men’s Diision I bask&II selected ai the discretion’of tke institution and l-8 . .._____....._________________ Quiet period. lions as equivalent to men’s full junior varsi- desi nated in writing in the office of the director The grarlts-in-aid fund totaled $26.7 mil- 9-26 . ..__________________________Contact period. of atYl letlcs: Evaluation period (institutional staff lion. Division I members reccivc money from ty position flabq-antly violates the spilit and let- 27-30 ____________________..................Quiet period. members shall not visit a prospect’s education- the revenur-distribution plan based on how ter ofTitle IX. In no sense is an institution Women’s Division I basketball* al institution on more thon one colendor day dur- providing equal opportunity if it affords var- l-l 6 ____..___.____.___._.................... Quiet period. ing this period). many athletics grants-in-aid they providr to 17-30 _._._________.__..._...............Contact period. sity positions to men but junior varsity posi- Those days durmg October 8, 1995, through sllltlcrlt-atkltcs. February 29, 1996, not designated for evolua- tions to women.” Men’s Division II baskettball l-6 ._________.._______. _._ ._ ._______ Quiet period. tion purposes: Quiet period. ‘l‘he grants-in-aid fund will climb to $30 mil- Pettine ordered the university to elevate cx- 7-30 _._________._.______.................Contact period. lieu in the l!F-5!)6 revenue-distribution plan. isting women’s club teams to varsity status in Men’s Division II basketball Women’s Division II bask&ball’ l-l 4 . ..______.___ .__________. _._._ ._ . ..Contact period. Staff contact: Keith E. Martin. the sports of fencing, gymnastics, skiing and ld . Quiet period. October 15 until the dote of the prospect’s initial water polo. The directive will not go into cf- 7-30 .___________________.................Contact period. high-school or twDyeor college contest: Quiet pe feet until Brown’s appeal of Pettine’s March Division I football riod. l-30 . Quiet period. 2!1 decision is ruled on by the First Circuit Women’s Division II basketball’ Division II fooball l-14. ..__. __._____._._______. ..Contact period. Court of Appeals in Boston. June 1 through the beginning of the prospect’s October 15 until the date of the prospect’s initial Council approves changes 15rown submitted its plan to Pettine July 7, high-school or twoyear college football seoson: highschool or hyeyear college contest: Quiet pe Quiet period. involving ACT, SAT scores saying it would increase the number of female riod. student-athletes by more than 70 by creating Durin the prospect’s highschool or twayear COC lege &ball season: Evaluation period. junior varsity positions in basketball, lacrosse, Division I football Thr NCAA Council has approved an in&x DEADUNES l-3 1: Quiet period, except for nine do s dur- soccer and tennis, and formally sponsoring a 1: 1996 Convention proposals due from NCAA ing October and November selected at tL e dls- to dctmninc frill, pxtial aiicl nonqu,alilirr sta- junior varsity field hockey team, which is a Council, Presidenk Commission and division steer- cretion of the institution: Evaluation period (on tus lor Division I studrnt-athletes. club team. in committees. authorized off-campus recruiter moy visit a por- 19 : Nominations to fill NCAA Presidents titular educational institution only once during The indrx uses rcccntered SAT scores and Staff contact: Janet M. Justus. Commission vacancies due at the notionol office. this evaluation period). also uses ACT scores in a new way. 15: Sponsors’ amendments deadline for 1996 In the revised indrx, a total of ACT sub- Convention (amendments may be more or less Division II football restrictive than the original proposal). June 1 through the beginning of the prospect’s scores will Ix used, rather than an average 23: Second Publication of Convention t.egislotion high-school or tweyear college football season: swrc. The rhangc will lcsscn the cffcct of the to be mailed to membership. Quiet period. Committee report notes Durin the prospect’s high-school or twayear co1 differences in intervals between the tests (for B importance of institutional plans OCTOBER lege ootball seoson: Evaluation period. instanrr, a l!) ACT score is equivalent to an RECRUlTlNG ‘See pages 122-l 23 of the 1995-96 NCAA 890,900,910 or 920 recentered SAT score; W- The NWA Committee on Athletics Certi- Men’s Division I basketball Manual for exceptions. Also, see pages 126127 drr thr new SCale, an 8!)0 SAT would equal a fication is paying attention to the existence, l-31 . .Quiet period. far dead period 5 In 0 th er D’wwons I an d II sports. 74 ACT, 900 would equal a ‘75, Ylc) would or lack, of a system to ensure gender and mi- equal a 76 and 920 would equal a 77). nority equity when evaluating institutions. For more information, see the August 16 is- In a report to the NCAA Council, the cert.- toward those two areas and that peer-review The committee’s position is that a written fication committee noted that an institution’s teams should consider both as they process institutional plan has significant value for sue of The NCAA News. plans and its current circumstances both of- information with regard to conformity with cvcry Division I institution, rcgardlcss of its Staff contacti Daniel T.