University Athletics Committee

Purpose

The responsibilities of the University Athletics Committee include the following:

• serve as an advisory group to the President and the Director of Athletics on matters relating to athletics, emphasizing the student-athlete experience, with particular focus on academics and student wellness;
• serve as a liaison, through its elected members, between athletics and the constituencies of the university community those members represent;
• through the institutional NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), provide a written report to the Senate on all infractions of NCAA rules and regulations which are reported to the NCAA;
• recommend policy and procedures for aspects of intercollegiate athletics related to academics and student wellness;
• address other specific questions through its representatives from each college, the library, and the Senate;
• report to the President of the University regarding any significant issues.
• Membership: Voting membership of the Athletics Committee shall be composed of the Athletic Director, Vice President for Business and Finance (or designee thereof), Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee thereof),  Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence (or designee thereof), one faculty senator, one faculty member elected by and representing each college and the Library, the SGA President (or designee thereof), the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) President; and the institutional NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative. The chair will be recommended by the Athletics Committee to the President, and the President will appoint the chair. Terms are two years, beginning and ending on August 1.

Membership (effective August 2023)

Chris Kadlec (2025), AEPCEC	Jared Benko, Director, Athletics
Sarah McCarroll (2024), CAH	Vice President for Business and Finance (or designee thereof)
Alice Hall (2024), CBSS	Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee thereof)
Weikang Wang (2025), PCOB	AVP for Inclusive Excellence (or designee thereof)
Dan Calhoun (2024), COE	Chris Geyerman, NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative to the NCAA
Christine Whitlock (2025), COSM	Blake Robinson, SGA President
Jessica Garner (2024), LIBRARIES	Isabel Ptacek, Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) President
Logan Cowan (2025), JPHCOPH	Chris Hanna, Faculty Senator
Hal Wilson (2024), WCHP (CHAIR)

Minutes

2023

• 2/9/2023 Minutes
• 4/12/2023 Minutes
• 9/20/2023 Minutes

2022

• 1/19/2022 Minutes
• 2/22/2022 Minutes
• 4/13/2022 Minutes
• 9/14/2022 Minutes
• 10/27/2022 Minutes

2021

• 1/27/2021 Minutes
• 2/24/2021 Minutes
• 3/31/2021 Minutes
• 4/28/2021 Minutes
• 9/8/2021 Minutes
• 10/12/2021 Minutes
• 11/17/2021 Minutes

2020

• 1/29/2020 Minutes
• 2/3/2020 Minutes
• 2/26/2020 Minutes
• 9/29/2020 Minutes
• 10/27/2020 Minutes
• 12/1/2020 Minutes

2019

• 1/30/2019 Minutes
• 2/27/2019 Minutes
• 3/27/2019 Minutes
• 4/24/2019 Minutes
• 8/28/2019 Minutes
• 9/25/2019 Minutes
• 10/30/2019 Minutes
• 11/20/2019 Minutes

2018

• 1/31/2018 Minutes
• 2/28/2018 Minutes
• 3/28/2018 Minutes
• 4/25/2018 Minutes
• 8/29/2018 Minutes
• 9/26/2018 Minutes
• 10/31/2018 Minutes
• 11/28/2018 Minutes

2001 – 2017

2001	8/31	9/26	10/26	12/7
2002	1/25	2/25	3/29	4/26	8/27	9/27	10/25	12/4
2003	1/24	2/27	3/27	4/24	8/28	9/25	10/30
2004	1/22	2/26	3/25	4/22	8/26	9/30	10/28	12/2
2005	1/27	2/24	4/8	8/25	9/28	10/26	11/30
2006	1/25	3/29	4/26	8/23	9/25	11/27
2007	1/25	2/22	4/26	8/30	9/26	10/31	11/28
2008	1/30	2/27	3/26	4/30	8/28	9/24	10/23	11/20
2009	1/29	2/26	3/26	4/30	8/25	9/24	11/19
2010	1/21	2/25	3/25	4/29	8/27	9/24	10/29	11/19
2011	1/25	2/22	3/29	4/26	8/24	9/28	10/19	11/30
2012	1/31	2/29	3/28	4/25	8/29	9/26	10/31	11/28
2013	1/23	2/27		4/24	8/28	9/25	10/30	11/20
2014	2/26	3/26	8/28	9/25	10/30	11/20
2015	1/29	2/26	3/26	4/23	8/27	9/28	10/26	11/30
2016	1/27	2/24	3/30	4/20	8/31	9/28	10/27	11/30
2017	1/25	2/22	3/29	4/26	8/31

Last updated: 1/18/2024