Undergraduate Athletic Advisory Group Meeting Agenda

1. Undergraduate Athletic Advisory Group • Meeting Agenda • February 6, 2019 • Welcome & Updates • Questions from previous meetings? • Future Meeting Dates • Order of Business – Athletics Fee Research for 19/20 • Review of research done from other schools’ fee • Athletic Department Winter & Spring Updates • Discussion of athletic fee in the future • Future of the athletic advisory group • Questions/Future Agenda Items

2. Stony Brook Athletics Fall 2018 Final Update • Stony Brook Athletics Fall Sport Updates • Football ended a historic season in the FCS Playoffs vs Southeast Missouri • Chris Infantino was the recipient of the Chuck Boone Award. https://fcsinsider.com/news/2018/12/10/football-stony-brooks-chris-infantino-to-receive-2018-stats-fcs-doris-robinson-scholar-athlete-award.aspx • 7 Home games next year most we have had • Men’s Soccer won the America East regular season title but fell to UMBC in the Semifinals 1-0. • Women’s Soccer also won the America East Regular season title but fell to UMASS Lowell in the Semifinal. • Volleyball won a second straight AE Volleyball championship and regular season title. Undefeated in America East Conference play for the first time in program history 12-0. • Cross Country placed 2nd in both a Men’s and Women’s America East Championships this past weekend. Disappointed we didn’t win but a successful season. • One of the most successful Fall seasons we have had in program history • Finished the Fall 2018 season ranked 115 in the Learfield Directors Cup ahead of several major power 5 programs such as Kansas, Texas Tech, Memphis, and Miami. • Behind Albany by 1 point in the AE Commissioner’s Cup Standings. https://americaeast.com/news/2018/11/28/2019commishcupfall.aspx

3. Stony Brook Athletics Winter & Spring 2018/19 Updates • Stony Brook Athletics Winter Sport Updates • Men’s Basketball has had a historic season. Best start in program history Have recorded their best non-conference record in program history with 12 wins including 7 true road wins (10 true road wins most in the country). Beat power 5 program South Carolina and historically powerhouse program Rhode Island. • Currently 18-5 and 6-2 in AE Conference play tied for 2ndwith UMBC 1 game back of Vermont. Play tonight at Binghamton at 7pm on ESPN3 stream live. • Women’s Basketball is also off to one of their best starts in program history. Beat power 5 program Penn State. 4th in America East conference currently. Play tonight at IFCU 7 pm. • W. Swim program is continuing to make strides and will conclude their 1819 season at the America East Championships Feb 14th-17th. • Stony Brook Athletics Spring Sport Updates • Women’s Lacrosse begins the season ranked 5th in the nation. Opens up 2019 at Colorado on Feb 22nd. • Men’s Lacrosse picked second in the America East and have high expectations this year behind a group of several talented young men. Season and home opener is on Saturday 2/16 vs powerhouse Penn State at 12 pm in Lavalle Stadium. • Baseball opens their 2019 season at Florida International in Miami, followed by trips to Southeastern LA, and Arkansas which are all great opportunities to show the country what we can do. • Softball begins 2019 play Feb 22nd vs Tennesee Tech and Towson, followed by tournaments in Colorado and Florida. • Mens and Womens track and field are well underway having already competed in several meets over winter break and ending the indoor season Feb 22nd in Boston at the AE Championships • W. Tennis began the Spring on January 25th in Boca Raton FL at the Florida Atlantic Owl cup.

4. Stony Brook Athletics 2018-19 Update • Stony Brook Athletics Fall Updates • 2018 Hall of Fame Ceremony inducted 8 hall of fame members including: • David Bamiro ‘05 Football • Sarah Boeckel ‘99 Volleyball • Tyler Johnson ’12 Baseball • Sam Kornhauser Football Coach / Administrator • Jordan McBride ‘11 Men’s Lacrosse • Jessica Smith ‘07 W. Basketball • Nick Tropeano Baseball • Mel Walker ‘80 Men’s Basketball • https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2018/10/22/general-stony-brook-adds-eight-inductees-into-the-athletics-hall-of-fame.aspx?path=general • Construction has begun for the Dubin Indoor Facility • 11 month construction timeline should be completed by Nov 2019 • Indoor Facility for our teams to practice during poor weather conditions • Possible revenue generation for outside rentals • Opportunities for more student workers as building managers / staff • Will be a game changer for our teams and student athletes

5. Advisory Group Meeting Schedule All meetings are held in the Indoor Sports Complex administration conference room. Wednesday, February 6, 2019 ..................................1 pm to 1:30 9m Wednesday, March 6, 2019 ..................................1 pm to 1:30 pm Hey,

6. Questions: • How does this group get the message out to the student community the role that athletics plays for a University? Not just going to the games and having great experiences or winning. Exposure • What is the “feel” around the athletic program on campus right now? Is there any talk amongst the student body? If there isn’t how do we increase the interest in athletics for the student body? • If the majority of the student population is not interested we can at least explain the role athletics plays on a college campus. • How can athletics be better for the student body? What types of things can we do for students to have them feel more included?

7. SBU is still not at the level of our counterparts in SUNY in regards to Student Fees. • Discussions about increasing fee this year to catch up to past years 1617 (0% increase) and 1718 (2% vs. standard 3% increase). • Increase proposed would still have us lower than Binghamton and Albany. • Average annual fee in AE and CAA is $844.50 • We are currently 34% lower than CAA and AE • AE average $775. 28.13% lower than AE schools • CAA average $894.60. 37.74% lower than CAA Schools

8. Summary $844.50 2018-19 Average Annual Athletic Fee for 12 University’s that are confirmed Ath Fees Only $557 2017-18 SBU Annual Athletic Fee 34% Lower than combined Competition in CAA & AE $775 is the average among 5 confirmed AE School (Bing, UA, UNH, UMBC, and Umass Lowell) 28.13% Lower than AE Schools who confirmed Ath Fee Only $694.50 Average Estimate of all AE school (VT, Maine, Hart .25 of total fee) 19.80% lower than average estimate of all AE schools $894.60 Average CAA FB School Student Fee 37.74% lower than average of all CAA FB Competition All while providing equal or better quality product than other schools

9. Reasons for increase to student fee: • Indoor Facility Building Manager • Indoor Facility Maintenance and upkeep costs • Sport operating budgets have not been increased in 5 years • Support area budgets have been cut in the past few years, need to be restored in order to continue to thrive as a successful DI Athletic department. • Largest number of student athletes we have ever had. 500 and student athlete population is growing we need resources to support those student athletes to grow not decline which is what is happening due to university budget constraints. • Necessary to continue the upward trajectory of SBU Athletics • This will allow us to be more on par with our competitors’ athletic fees. • Even with this increase we are still much lower than the average America East and Colonial Athletic Association Football school averages • The value students are receiving from the exposure is a direct result of Athletics’ success. Enhancing the Stony Brook University brand and general awareness of the school’s overall excellence are some of the main benefits students receive from having a division I athletic program. • In 1718 we did not increase the fee at all. The average increase per year is 3%. In 1819 we had a 2% increase. We need to make up for the 3% we missed in 1718, the 1% in 1819, and the annual 3% in 1920. This is how we calculated the 7% increase.