NCAA CERTIFICATION
Self-Study Update
Dr. Robin Forman
Dean of Undergraduate Students
Leslie Claybrook
Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator
March 4, 2008
NCAA Certification
Self-Study
• Self-awareness – opportunity to educate
individuals across campus about the athletics
program’s goals and purposes, the many
challenges facing athletics, and the ways in
which athletics supports the institution’s mission.
• Affirmation – self-study process reveals many
aspects of the athletics program worthy of
praise.
• Opportunities to improve – even an outstanding
program can be better. The self-study process
offers a forum for suggestions from individuals
with a wide range of experience.
NCAA Athletics
Certification Process
Step No. 1
Orientation
videoconference and
institution begins self-study
process (Sept-Nov).
Step No. 2
Institution develops selfstudy report.
Step No. 3
Self-study report submitted
via ACS May 1, 2008.
Step No. 5
Full committee (CAC) reviews
self-study report and approves
issues.
Step No. 4
NCAA staff liaison reviews
report for preliminary issues.
Report developed
September - April
Step No. 6
Institution has option to
respond to CAC analysis.
July 15 –
August 15
May 1 –
June 30
NCAA Athletics Certification Timeline
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Aug. 31, 2007 - Members of the steering committee and subcommittees approved by President Leebron.
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Sept.14, 2007 - NCAA Orientation Videoconference.
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Sept. – Oct. 2007 - Subcommittees meet to discuss duties and responsibilities for completing the self-study.
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Nov. 2007 – Jan. 2008 - Subcommittees gather, interview and analyze information.
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Jan. 22, 2008 - Steering committee meeting/teleconference to discuss subcommittees work on self-study.
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Feb. – Mar. 2008 - Subcommittees continue to gather and analyze information, begin preparing self-study.
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Mar. 4, 2008 – Presentation to the Administrators’ Forum.
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Apr. 2008 - Subcommittees produce a final draft of self-study. Steering committee meeting to discuss final draft.
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May 1, 2008 - Final draft of self-study instrument due to NCAA.
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Aug./Sept. 2008 - Respond to NCAA regarding preliminary issues, update campus community.
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Oct. 19-24 or 26-3, 2008 - Potential Peer Review Visit.
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Nov. 2008 – Jan. 2009 - Respond to NCAA Committee, if any issues from peer review team.
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Feb. 2009 NCAA issues final certification decision.
Athletics Certification
Committees
1. Steering Committee
2. Governance and Commitment to Rules
Compliance
3. Academic Integrity
4. Student-Athlete Welfare and Equity
NCAA Certification
Steering Committee
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David Leebron
Robin Forman
Jim Castan eda
Chris DelConte
Leslie Claybrook
J.D. Bucky Allshouse
Vicki Bretthauer
Kathy Collins
Carl E. Isgren
Diane Gu
Sarah Longpre
Carol Quillen
Wes Morris
Nancy Niedzielski
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Rob Phillipi
Jeffery O. Rose
Tobias Scheil
Roland Smith
Ric Stoll
Matthew Taylor
Willis Wilson
President
Dean of Undergraduates, Chair of Steering Committee
Faculty Athletic Representative
Director of Athletics
Senior Woman Administrator
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Vice President for Finance
Board of Trustees
Women’s Swimming Student-Athlete
Alumna, President of the Women’s Athletic Advisory Board
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Prof. of English and Master, Chair of Equity and Well Being
Associate Prof. of Linguistics, Chair Governance and Commitment
to Rules Compliance
Associate Commissioner, C-USA
Board of Trustees
Men’s Tennis Student-Athlete
Associate Provost
Prof. of Political Science, Chair of Academic Integrity
Advisor, Dean of Undergraduates
Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Governance and Commitment to Rules
Compliance Subcommittee
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Nancy Niedzielski
Chair of subcommittee, Associate Professor of Linguistics
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Andrea Blackett
Women’s Track/Cross Country Assistant Coach
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Ryan Berry
Baseball Student-Athlete
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Jim Castan eda
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Keith Cooper
Professor of Computer Science
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Michael Dean
Compliance Coordinator
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Heather Domeier
Associate Director of Student Financial Services
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Rob Sickles
Professor of Economics
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Jason Sosa
Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology
Faculty Athletic Representative
Governance and Commitment
to Rules Compliance
• Institutional Control – President is ultimately in
charge of athletic department and decisions.
• Rules Compliance – written policies and
procedures in place. Clear and unambiguous
commitment to rules compliance.
• Rules education – for student-athletes, coaches,
athletic department staff, Rice campus
community, boosters, etc.
Governance and Commitment to
Rules Compliance Activities
• Updated Student-Athlete Handbook
• Reviewed Rules Compliance Handbook
• Reviewed Athletic Department Policy and
Procedure Manual
• Reviewed how the institution has
organized itself to maintain compliance
with NCAA rules.
ACDEMIC INTEGRITY
SUBCOMMITTEE
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Ric Stoll
Chair of Subcom., Professor of Political Science
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Ellen Everett
Registrar’s Office
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Julie Griswold
Assistant Athletic Director – Academic Services
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Kara Lawrence
Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete
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Paula Sanders
Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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Dale Sawyer
Professor of Geology
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Roland Smith
Associate Provost
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Keith Todd
Director of Admission
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Robert Yekovich
Dean of the Shepherd School of Music
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Jon Warren
Men’s Track/Cross Country Head Coach
Academic Integrity
Subcommittee
• Academic standards and policies applicable to
student-athletes are consistent with those
adopted by the institution for the student body in
general.
• Conduct athletic programs in a manner designed
to protect and enhance the educational wellbeing of student-athletes and to assure proper
emphasis on educational objectives.
• Graduation rates of student-athletes mirrors
those of general student body.
Academic Integrity
Subcommittee Activities
Academic achievements of Rice student-athletes
are a shining beacon for NCAA institutions.
– 98% Graduation Rate for those student-athletes who
exhaust their eligibility (ranked first in Division IA and
3rd best in NCAA)
– 93% Federal Graduation Rate for student and 81%
for student-athletes
– 13 out of 16 teams have a 3.0 or better g.p.a.
– 182 (59 % of student-athletes) named to C-USA
Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.0 or better g.p.a.);
number and % tops in C-USA
Academic Integrity
Subcommittee Activities, cont.
• Reviewed academic support area. Able to
include information about new reporting lines for
athletic academic support and compliance.
• Reviewed test scores of incoming freshman for
the previous three classes.
• Reviewed Student-Athlete Handbook.
• Analyzed, explained and addressed policies
regarding missed class time, scheduling of
athletic competition and practices.
Equity and Student-Athlete
Well Being Subcommittee
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Wes Morris
Chair of the subcommittee, Professor of English
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Ed Cox
Associate Professor of History
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Leslie Claybrook
Senior Woman Administrator
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Joe Davidson
General Counsel
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A.J. Moore
Assistant Director of Fitness Student Recreation
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David Sayler
Senior Associate Athletic Director
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Bencil Smith
Football Student-Athlete
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Sabrina Tour
Student
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Matthew Taylor
Advisor, Dean of Undergraduates
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Michael Winters
Rice Counseling Center
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Genny Volpe
Volleyball Head Coach
Equity and Student-Athlete
Well Being Subcommittee
• Demonstrate that the athletics department is committed to, and has
progressed toward, fair and equitable treatment of
– both male and female student-athletes and athletics department
personnel, and
– minority student-athletes and athletics department personnel.
• Conduct the athletics department in a manner designed to protect
and enhance the physical and educational well-being of studentathletes (e.g., grievance/appeal procedures, programs to protect
health of an provide a safe environment for each of our studentathletes.)
• Institutions must formally adopt a five-year plan for the future for the
athletics program that ensures institution maintains a program or
continues progress toward a program, that is equitable for (1) both
genders and (2) expands opportunities and support for minority
student-athletes and athletics personnel.
Equity and Student-Athlete Well Being
Subcommittee Activities
• Met numerous times with student-athletes to
discuss areas of well-being and equitable
treatment of both male and female studentathletes and of all minority student-athletes.
• Distributed a survey and met with head coaches
to discuss areas of well-being and equity among
men’s and women’s teams and discussed fair
and equitable treatment of minority athletics
department personnel.
• Reviewed Student-Athlete Handbook and
Athletic Department Policy and Procedure.
Athletic Department Strategic Plan
• Mission
In support of the educational mission of Rice
University – our mission is to guide and
support Rice students in the pursuit of
excellence – academically, athletically, and
socially. Above all else, we produce
difference-makers.
• Guiding Principles
Respect, Positive Attitude, Focus,
Accountability and Continuous Improvement
QUESTIONS