Minutes of the February 9 IAAC meeting 1. The meeting came to order at 9:30 a.m. Members attending were Academic Coordinator Robert King; Athletic Director Steve Kirkham; Faculty representative Charlie Shub; Financial Aid representative Jennifer Fisher; SAAC representative Jason Shaver; Staff Representatives Ruth Jackson and Mark Janssen; Student Government representative Mathew Holdt; and UBAC rep- resentative Al Schoffstall. 2. The minutes of the December and January meetings were approved. 3. Director Kirkham gave his report. a. Budget: Director Kirkham reported that only $126,000 of the department operating budget comes from the general fund and that at 3%, the amount to return would be under $4000. He noted that Metro State would probably see a large cut and Mines would also see substantial cuts as most of its operating budget comes from general fund sources. b. Staffing: Keith Barnett, a former member of the US Men's National Volleyball team has been hired as the new Volleyball coach. Last year, Rampart High School, under his leader- ship, went to the state tournament. He is a good teacher and his presence will bring higher face validity to our program. As an aside, he earned his geography degree from UCCS. He replaces Coach Jessica Wood. Former coach Wood is now handling compliance, eligibil- ity and game operations as well as being Senior Woman Administrator. These tasks were handled by A.J.Joseph who has moved on. Since Mr. Joseph had completed all spring travel arrangements before leaving, his position will remain open for the rest of the semester. Other staff members will handle Mr. Joseph's other duties on an interim basis. c. NCAA Convention: At the NCAA Convention, Kirkham reported that the compe- tition committee is looking at cost containment issues. He expects that if the NCAA does not curtail competition to reduce travel costs, some restrictions will be imposed by the RMAC. d. Facilities: The event center is progressing and should be completed by next November. The department has received some addi- tional space at eagle rock and is using it for locker rooms, meeting space, space for doctors, and space for trainers. That space is shared with ROTC and CSSC. e. New Sports: The Department is looking at formalizing cheerleaders, dance team, and pep band under the auspices of athlet- ics. This could involve managing up to 60 more students. With the new events center, the addition of Wrestling for fall, 2010 is a possibility. Money is an issue. Mit- igating factors include wrestling being an inexpensive sport (under 250,000). Also, wrestling would involve primarily recruited athletes. Recruited athletes are students who would not otherwise be attending UCCS. As such, these student athletes have a positive impact on the UCCS financial picture. Recruited student athletes increase the campus FTE. Each student athlete generates campus revenue from tuition, books, and living expenses. ($14,000 in state, $25,000 out of state, and $19,000 WUE) Typical scholarships average $3650 plus the value of any dorm waivers included on top of the scholarship. Thus, each recruited student athlete generates income for the university. In response to a question, Kirkham noted that money is an overriding issue for adding football. A program costs at least $850,000 a year. He noted that none of the RMAC football programs make money, and further that only 16% of Division I teams operate in the black. f. Student Athlete Performance: The average GPA for student athletes is over 3.0 for the 9th consecutive semester. Shannon Payne finished 3rd in the nation in the NCAA cross country championships and 16th in the US national open competition. Men's Basketball is having some success and is currently ranked 2nd in the eastern division of the RMAC and may host a conference playoff game. 4. Shub gave the FAR Report. a. FARA Meeting: Shub reported on his trip to San Diego. His presentation on Student Athlete Directed exit interviews was well received as was his presentation on postgraduate and degree completion scholarships. The NCAA and member institutions are being hit by the recession. Endowments are down as is endowment income. Philanthropy is also down. A Division II brainstorming session gave rise to several good ideas that Shub has shared with athletics and the leadership team. During that meeting, the RMAC held an FAR meeting. Attendance was good. Over the next year, RMAC will focus on student quality of life academic oversight. b. Division II Men's soccer committee: As a member of that committee, Shub attended the champi- onships in Tampa. He served as team liaison for the west region (and eventual champion) team from California State University at Dominguez Hills as the west region committee member was unable to be there. Also, since his counterpart on the Women's committee was unable to attend, Shub also served as the liaison for the Metro State team. Further, he did triple duty as escort for the officials. He learned a good deal about the process of holding championship events. Shub will miss the December IAAC meeting owing to his duties as a member of the NCAA Soccer committee. The committee also held its annual meeting in Indianapo- lis. Plans are to hold championships for both men and women on a semifinals on Thursday and championship on Saturday rather than spreading the championships out over four days. c. Academics: Shub reported that the 2009-2010 RMAC and NCAA degree completion scholarship programs had been announced and updates and applications could be found on the IAAC web site. Shub reported that one nomination had been submitted for a fall sport postgraduate scholarship, and that nomina- tions for winter sports were due in mid March. 5. Jason Shaver gave the SAAC report. SAAC is sponsoring halftime events at the basketball games to increase awareness. SAAC will sponsor a warming tent at the crossover softball tournament. SAAC is preparing valentines cards to be delivered to chil- dren at local hospitals. This April, SAAC will again stage the CUSPY Awards (C U Sports Performances of the Year) and host the annual spring awards picnic. 6. Old Business: a. Conflict Avoidance Registration: By a unanimous ballot, the committee adopted a resolu- tion on Conflict Avoidance Registration and directed Shub to transmit the resolution to the Chancellor. The committee noted that they felt it was a good idea for SGA representative Mathew Holdt to seek endorsement of this resolution by student government. b. Discussion of academic programs was tabled until the next meeting. 7. At 10:35, the meeting was adjourned. Text of adopted resolution Whereas students with documented disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodation; and Whereas students in theaterworks have rehearsal and performance schedules that make it impossible to enroll in certain sections of required courses; and Whereas students in the Chancellor's Leadership Class have asso- ciated commitments related to representing the university that make it impossible to enroll in certain sections of required courses; and Whereas students who are employed as teaching or lab assistants may have responsibilities related to their employment that make it impossible to enroll in certain sections of required courses; and Whereas NCAA satisfactory progress rules restrict student ath- letes to taking courses that will count towards their degree; and Whereas Intercollegiate Athletics competition schedules are not set by the university, thus requiring student athletes to select sections of courses so as to minimize absences; Therefore be it resolved that the IAAC recommends that the chan- cellor establish a conflict avoidance registration day by direct- ing the registrar to allow a single day for conflict avoidance registration. Further be it resolved that the conflict avoidance registration day be established as occurring the day after seniors register, and the day before juniors are allowed to register. Further be it resolved that the alphabetical list of students entitled to conflict avoidance registration include: 1. students employed as teaching and lab assistants who need accommodation as recommended by their employing unit chair 2. students enrolled in the chancellor's leadership class who will have university related commitments of time related to that class as recommended by the chancellor's office 3. students involved in theaterworks as recommended by the executive director of theaterworks 4. students who are in their active season of athletic competition as recommended by the athletics director or designee 5. students with documented disabilities as recommended by the office of disability services Further be it resolved that the chancellor, in consultation with the leadership team, may change the categories of students enti- tled to conflict avoidance registration.