Minutes of the March 9 IAAC meeting

1.  The meeting came to order at 10:30 a.m.  Members attending
    were Academic Advisor for Athletics Greg Augspurger; Athletic
    Director Steve Kirkham; Faculty representatives Jacqueline
    Berning, Travis Peterson, and Charlie Shub; Staff
    Representatives Glenn Steimling and Susan Szpyrka; and
    Student Athlete Advisory Committee representative James
    Bjorklund.

2.  Director Kirkham requested a minor change in the minutes.  On
    motion by Jacqueline Berning and second by Travis Peterson,
    the minutes of the February 9 meeting as corrected were
    approved by voice vote with no dissent.

3.  Coach Stratton was attending the state high school basketball
    tournament for recruiting purposes and will give her season
    wrapup next month.

    Director Kirkham reported for the men's basketball team.  He
    noted there had been a coaching change in mid-season.  He
    took over on an interim basis, and then RMAC Hall of Fame
    member and former coach and athletics director Doug Schakel
    from Mesa State took over on an interim basis.

    Under the new leadership, the team won 4 games in January and
    February and ended their home season with a thrilling double
    overtine victory over Fort Lewis.

    Schakel was unwilling to continue on as permanent coach for
    personal reasons. A search was convened and is in the final
    stages. Three important factors in the search included

     a.  how the candidate handled working with young men,
         including demeanor, coaching style, commitment to
         building the program, and academics;

     b.  the candidates work ethic, particularly as it relates to
         the work demands and funding issues  here, across the
         RMAC, and across NCAA Division II; and

     c.  having a Colorado connection for recruiting.

    The core of the team will be returning.  Adapting so rapidly
    to the coaching changes and winning some games so soon after
    the changes demonstrates the team has far more talent than
    the record shows.

4.  Director Kirkham gave his report:

     a.  Kirkham reported that he, Vice Chancellor Burnett, and
         Martin Wood had met with six national governing bodies.
         They are all interested in facilities near the UCCS
         proposed facilities. Current plans call for an arena, a
         stadium, and offices for the national governing bodies
         running from west to east at the north edge of the
         property along Nevada avenue.  Moreover, USA Track and
         Field will be looking at new facilities as their current
         facility in the RCA dome in Indianapolis will become
         unavailable. The near UCCS site is apparently under
         serious consideration.  This is all still in the
         discussion stage, but there is true interest.

     b.  Upgrades are in progress at the soccer field at 4-
         diamonds. Lights are in place. UCCS will partner with
         CSCS to install an artificial surface.  Once completed,
         the facilities would generally be available for UCCS
         intramurals during the week and competition during the
         weekends. The facility could be rented to local soccer
         clubs during the summer. There could also be an
         opportunity to receive some bleachers from the Air Force
         Academy.

     c.  Kirkham reported athletics had been given permission by
         Student government to place a modest student fee
         increase ($1.50 per credit hour) on the ballot this
         spring.

5.  Shub gave the FAR report

     a.  New forms for the fifth year scholarship application
         from both the NCAA and the RMAC are available.  The
         deadlines for both are at the beginning of April.

     b.  Shub reported that his sabbatical plans for next year
         include, if he is selected for the FAR Fellow program,
         developing programs to further improve the effectiveness
         of RMAC FARs and presenting those programs at conference
         schools.

     c.  Shub also reported he will be attending RMAC meetings in
         April and solicited agenda items.

6.  Bjorklund gave the SAAC report

     a.  The recent food drive netted almost 500 pounds of food.

     b.  Dr. Seuss Day, a project involving reading to elementary
         students involved 12 to 15 student athletes.  SAAC hopes
         this will become an annual event.

     c.  Student athletes have received permission to visit
         children and the elderly at memorial hospital on April
         7.

     d.  The lead in the race for the first annual steel and
         silver trophy is at 17 - 10.

     e.  The annual spring awards celebration is scheduled for
         after the softball match against Fort Lewis College on
         Sunday, April 30.

7.  New business Travis Peterson reported that the track team was
    participating in VO2max testing with Beth-El.

    The committee discussed vehicles for encouraging
    faculty/staff attendance at athletics events. Suggestions
    included having teams invite faculty/staff members as a guest
    coach, allowing student athletes to address a faculty or
    staff council meeting, holding a faculty/staff appreciation
    day with some form of giveaway.  Athletes

8.  The committee went in to executive session to consider
    eligibility waivers.  The committee reported out of executive
    session that since neither the student athlete under
    consideration nor his coach was in attendance, no action was
    recommended.

9.  At 11:45 the meeting was adjourned.