Minutes of the December 6 IAAC meeting 1. The meeting began at 10:50 a.m. Members attending were Athletic Director Steve Kirkham; Faculty representatives Jim DesJardin, and Charlie Shub; Academic Coordinator Greg Augspurger; Financial Aid representative Jennifer Fisher; SAAC representative Greg Packer; Staff Representative Glenn Steimling; and UBAC Representative Al Schoffstall. Also in attendance were incoming academic coordinator Robert King, Student athlete Rachel Hancock, Coach Mark Misch, and visitors Kathleen Eisner and Jeff Poburka who were observing the meeting as part of their BUAD 300 class. 2. A motion by Al Schoffstall seconded by Greg Augspurger to approve the minutes of the November meeting passed without dissent. 3. Augspurger introduced Robert King, his successor on the committee. Shub presented Augspurger a Certificate of Appreciation for his five years of outstanding service and contribution to the committee. 4. Student athlete Rachel Hancock reported on her attendance at the NCAA leadership academy. Also attending were Tomaul Hawkins and coach Jessica Caldwell. There were about 200 student athletes in attendance. At the academy, they learned what kind of leaders they were or could be. They took a self assessment that Hancock reported she would find valuable as a student, as an athlete, and after school. In particular, she learned she was a conscientious leader. One of the more enjoyable aspects of the program was going on a scavenger hunt with student athletes from other schools. 5. Coach Misch gave a post season report on cross country. The teams are young. Over half of the runners are under 19. The men finished 6th in the conference. Misch noted that the team that finished 5th in the conference finished 10th in the nation. The women finished 5th in the conference despite the best runner being out for the season. He reported that his assistant, a former student athlete, had been a great help. Also in charge of the track and field programs, Misch reported that he is working hard to recruit 40 additional student athletes to build numbers and get some depth. He reported that the campus academics and location are assets that help him in his recruiting efforts. 6. Director Kirkham gave his report. a. Recruiting: Kirkham noted that the major selling points in recruiting are campus, degree programs, housing facilities, location, facilities, and scholarships. UCCS is a beautiful campus. The degree programs are second to none. The dorms are as good as any in the conference or state. Colorado Springs is a vibrant city. Facilities are improving. Softball and Soccer are the best in the state. Plans are in place to improve the Basketball and Volleyball facilities. Scholarship dollars have almost doubled since Kirkham arrived. Shofstall added that the upcoming honors program could be a source for additional scholarships if any of the initial 60 to 70 honors program students expected in the fall happen to be student athletes. b. Firsts: Kirkham reported that the Volleyball team competed in the conference championship match and that the team was selected for participation in the NCAA tournament, both for the first time in school history. c. Kirkham distributed copies of the Division II Membership report. The report contains 36 pages of valuable information. d. Facilities: Kirkham reported that plans for an interim field house at the corner of Austin Bluffs and Nevada had been replaced with plans for an events center on campus. There were many reasons for this upgrade. A steel building would not fit in with the planned renewal of the Nevada Avenue Corridor, and upgrades to the project to achieve compatibility would be expensive. An events center on campus (to the east of the current university center, could also be used for convocations, December commencement ceremonies, and variety of other purposes. Being on campus, the facility will be useful even after the permanent field house is completed. The change has received regential approval and is with the CCHE. Groundbreaking is expected this coming May with construction expected to take around 18 months. e. Budget: Kirkham is proposing Dormitory Scholarships in the approximate amount of 3000 dollars. With the addition of women's soccer and the planned growth in track and field, the campus will have an additional 60 students who would not otherwise be coming to UCCS. The net increase in campus revenue, after scholarships, generated by these students would be in excess of three hundred fifty thousand dollars. Kirkham would also propose earmarking some of the additional income to fund travel to post season competition. and increased insurance. f. Fundraising: Kirkham hopes to have a full time fundraiser on board by mid month. The funds will be used for scholarships. g. Personnel: An offer is on the table for the head coach of the women's soccer team. The search for a men's soccer coach should be announced this week. 7. Shub gave the FAR report. a. He reported on the due dates for applications for the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships for fall sports. b. He reported on the due date for the Division II Strategic Alliance Matching Grant Enhancement Program c. He reported on several items from the most recent Division II management council update: i. Institutions are receiving a $4000 supplemental distribution. ii. There has been a $1000 credit towards purchasing Division II branding and creative materials iii. A model athletics department toolkit is available at http://nacda.cstv.com/div2ada/nacda-div2ada.htm d. He reported on his experiences at the NCAA FARA meeting in Baltimore in November. The complete report can be found at http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash/iaac/2007-08/fara-forum-notes.doc 8. Greg Packer gave the SAAC report. They did three events in the fall. Movie Night and BOOzar raised money for the Make a Wish foundation. Several student athletes volunteered to help raise money for the empty stocking fund as part of the festival of lights. This spring, SAAC will participate in reading across america at local elementary schools and will get valentines day cards to sick children. They are also planning CO-ESPYs, a series of awards to student athletes to complement the awards picnic. These will be student athlete selections. 9. Old Business: Shub reported he had made the changes to the proposed policies and forwarded them to Director Kirkham. Kirkham added that he had sent them to the VCAF office. 10. There were several items of new business: a. Steimling reported the memorandum of understanding on the proposed sports administration program is waiting for Dean Reddy's signature. Professor Olson will be in charge. There is buy in from the national governing boards for basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, figure skating, triathalon, archery, fencing, and field hockey. The USOC has granted permission to use their five ring logo to promote the program. Kroenke sports empire from Denver is also cooperating. Even with no publicity, some 40 potential students have visited campus. Program officials have selected fifteen possibilities. These students average 3.5 GPA, 25.7 ACT, and 116 index. They are roughly half male and half female. Four are student athletes, and 6 contribute to campus diversity figures. b. Fisher reported that additional funds had been allocated to non-resident scholarships. These are academic awards for out of state students who have received neither a presidential scholarship. nor a WUE scholarship. 11. At 12:00, the meeting was adjourned.