Certification and Strategic Planning

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Certification and Strategic Planning
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2004-05 Division I Athletics Certification
Handbook

• Purpose
• Designed to assist participating NCAA member
  institutions in the process
• Began in 1993
• Second cycle in 1999
• 2004 revised process
• Goals commitment to integrity in athletics
• (1) Opening affairs of athletics to the
  university community and the public
• (2) By setting standards for operation of DI
  athletics
• (3) Putting tougher sanctions in place for
  institutions that fail to conduct a comprehensive
  self-study or to correct problems

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Bylaw 22 Athletics Certification

• 22.01 purpose
• 22.2 Mandatory self study and external peer
  review
• 22.2.1 Governance and commitment to rules
  compliance
• 22.2.2 Academic Integrity
• 22.2.3 Equity and Student-Athlete Welfare

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MU Certification

• Governance and Commitment to Rules Compliance
• Governance
• Athletics reports to Office of Senior Vice
  President who reports to President
• Rules Compliance
• Assistant AD for Compliance access to President
  reports to Senior VP
• Guide to NCAA Rules for Alumni, Faculty and
  Friends
• p. 1-8

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Bylaw 22 Athletics Certification

• 22.3 Certification Decisions
• Certified
• Certified with Conditions
• Not Certified

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Bylaw 33 Athletics Certification Policies and
Procedures

• 33.2 External Peer-Review Teams
• 33.4 Self-Study Process and Report Procedures
• 33.7 Report of Peer-Review Team
• 33.8 Certification Decision

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Strategic Planning

• New step for NCAA developed in 2003-2004
• NCAA has an absolute obligation to make certain
  that intercollegiate athletics is successfully
  woven into the fabric of higher education

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Strategic Planning

• Core Idealogy - p.3
• Envisioned Future p.3
• 5-to 10-Year Future
• Demographics - p.4
• Business and Economics - p.4
• Legislation p.5
• 3-to 5-Year Outcome-Oriented Goals
• 1. Athletics as Integral to Higher Education
  p.6
• 3. Informed Governance and Decision Making p.7
• 4. Effective National Office Administration p.7
• 5. Perceptions of the Association and
  Intercollegiate Athletics p.7