PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF DIVISION I INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

(Note: The Oversight and Monitoring Group is responsible for developing strategies for review of the Presidential Task Force recommendations. Items below have been referred to the Championships/Competition Cabinet for review and comment.)

Student-Athlete Well-Being	Suggested strategy or referral	Progress to date/status	Assigned parties
a. A review of student-athlete well-being should be ongoing. The student athlete “experience” is not simply a matter of providing scholarship dollars to meet “educational” costs; rather, it is how institutions support student-athletes’ educational and athletics pursuits so that their experience compares favorably to those of other students. Assimilation of student-athletes into campus life, an examination of financial aid practices, methods of ensuring student-athlete academic success, a discussion of health and safety issues, and an assessment of competition opportunities and possible enhancements. The appropriate ongoing examination is one that includes what the student-athlete experience looks like when the institution is involved in providing these forms of additional support.	Refer to the A/E/C Cabinet to establish timelines and strategies for evaluation of these various issues. CSMAS should also examine issues regarding health and safety.		A/E/C Cabinet liaisons: Julie Cromer/Lynn Holzman CSMAS liaisons: Mary Wilfert /David Klossner C/C Cabinet liaisons: Joni Comstock/Dave Schnase/ Wayne Burrow/Brad Hostetter (will address “…an assessment of competition opportunities and possible enhancements as part of item k.)
j. The governance structure should review whether current time limits (the “20-hour rule) allow student-athletes to be integrated into the general student body (for example, opportunities for social activities)? Examples of questions that should be examined are: · Institutions should question what role the campus culture plays in enforcing the 20-hour rule? · The structure should consider whether time limits for required athletics activities outside the championship season should be adjusted?	Refer discussion to the Championships/Competition Cabinet; specifically, the Playing and Practice Seasons Subcommittee.		C/C Cabinet liaisons: Joni Comstock/Dave Schnase/ Wayne Burrow/Brad Hostetter SAAC liaisons: Curtis Holloman, Matt Stach, Sarah MacInnis
k. The structure should conduct an assessment of competition opportunities and whether there is a need for possible enhancements. This discussion should focus specifically on the unintended consequences resulting from institutional concerns on maintaining competitive balance.	Refer discussion to the Championships/Competition Cabinet.	Current championships staff discussions regarding issue. (11/1/07)	C/C Cabinet liaisons: Joni Comstock/Dave Schnase/ Wayne Burrow/Brad Hostetter