UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BOARD OF VISITORS
MEETING OF THE
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ATHLETICS
COMMITTEE
JUNE 6, 2014
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ATHLETICS COMMITTEE
Friday, June 6, 2014
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Byrd Room, Harrison Institute
Committee Members:
Allison Cryor DiNardo, Chair
Marvin W. Gilliam Jr., Vice Chair
Hunter E. Craig
Timothy B. Robertson
Helen E. Dragas
Margaret N. Gould
William H. Goodwin Jr.
George Keith Martin, Ex-officio
John A. Griffin
Allison S. Linney, Consulting Member
John L. Nau III
Dennis R. Proffitt, Faculty
Consulting Member
AGENDA
PAGE
I.
II.
REPORT BY THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF STUDENT
AFFAIRS OFFICER (Ms. Lampkin)

Honor Committee Report (Ms. Lampkin to introduce
Mr. Nicholas Hine; Mr. Hine to report)
REPORT BY THE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR (Mr. Littlepage)
A.
Athletics Director’s Remarks

2013-14 Season Wrap Up
B.
Report on Women’s Soccer and Women’s Tennis
(Mr. Littlepage to introduce Mr. Steve Swanson,
Mr. Troy Porco, Ms. Kate Norbo and Ms. Danielle
Collins; Messrs Swanson and Porco and
Mesdames Norbo and Collins to report)
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BOARD OF VISITORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
BOARD MEETING:
June 6, 2014
COMMITTEE:
Student Affairs and Athletics
AGENDA ITEM:
I. Honor Committee Report
ACTION REQUIRED:
None
BACKGROUND: The Honor Committee provides periodic report to the
Board on its goals and priorities.
DISCUSSION: Nicholas Hine, the 2014-2015 Chair of the Honor
Committee, will report on the work planned for the year ahead.
He will also report on the effects of recent changes to the
Honor Committee’s by-laws.
Mr. Hine is a fourth-year in the College of Arts and
Sciences, majoring in Political and Social Thought. He is from
Wilmette, Illinois.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BOARD OF VISITORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
BOARD MEETING:
June 6, 2014
COMMITTEE:
Student Affairs and Athletics
AGENDA ITEM:
II.A.
ACTION REQUIRED:
None
Athletics Director’s Remarks
BACKGROUND: At each meeting, the Athletics Director reports to
the Board on current issues and events that affect operations of
the Department of Athletics.
DISCUSSION: The Athletics Director will provide a wrap up of
the 2013-2014 season for U.Va. athletic teams.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BOARD OF VISITORS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
BOARD MEETING:
June 6, 2014
COMMITTEE:
Student Affairs and Athletics
AGENDA ITEM:
II.B. Report on Women’s Soccer and Women’s
Tennis
ACTION REQUIRED:
None
BACKGROUND: The 2013 Women’s Soccer season was the best in
school history with the team setting a school record of 24 wins,
78 goals, and 16 shutouts. The team earned the regular season
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) title and received the program’s
first bid to the NCAA Women’s College Cup.
The recently concluded Women’s Tennis season was also the
best in school history. The team finished in a four-way tie for
the regular season ACC title, and subsequently won its first ACC
tournament title. The UVA women earned a #3 national seed in
the NCAA tournament, advanced to the quarterfinals for the first
time, finished with a program best record of 24-6, and rising
third-year student Danielle Collins won the NCAA Women’s Singles
championship.
DISCUSSION: Head Coach Steve Swanson and 2013 graduate Kate
Norbo will provide a report on the state of the soccer program.
Associate Head Coach Troy Porco and Danielle Collins will report
on the tennis program’s 2014 record-breaking season.
Mr. Swanson joined the U.Va. Women’s Soccer team as Head
Coach in 2000; prior to coming to U.Va. he held head coaching
positions at Dartmouth College and Stanford University. He is a
1984 graduate of Michigan State University and earned his
Master’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1989. This year
he was named the 2013 NSCAA National Coach of the Year, ACC
Coach of the Year, and VaSID State Coach of the Year for the
seventh time in his career.
Ms. Norbo earned her degree in Kinesiology from the Curry
School of Education in 2013; she is from Roanoke, Virginia.
Mr. Porco completed his tenth season on the staff of
U.Va.’s Women’s Tennis program. Before joining U.Va., Coach
Porco was an assistant coach at the University of Miami, head
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coach at Florida International University (his alma mater), and
the head coach at Auburn University where his team won the
Southeast Conference Championship (SEC) and he was named the SEC
Coach of the Year in 2002. He was named the 2014
Intercollegiate Tennis Association Assistant Coach of the Year
for his contributions to U.Va.’s program
Ms. Collins transferred to the University of Virginia in
2013 after she competed for the University of Florida that
season. She played a key role in U.Va.’s success this year and,
in addition to being named the 2014 ACC Tennis Tournament MVP,
she also won 2014 NCAA Women’s Singles Championship, the first
ever title for a U.Va. women’s player. She is a rising thirdyear in the College of Arts and Sciences and is from St.
Petersburg, Florida.
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