Governance Update Fall 2014

1. Governance Update Fall 2014 1

2. Agenda • Division III Hot Topics. • Budget Planning Process and DI Governance Restructuring. • Legislative and Championships Updates. • Identity Initiative. • DIII Education and Promotion; DIII Week; Special Olympics; and Social Media. • Division III Initiatives. • Recruiting Working Group; ADR Working Group; 360 Proof; Sportsmanship; Conference Rules Seminar; Committee Training Videos; Financial Aid Resource; Diversity and Inclusion. 2

3. Budget Planning Process • Planning in 2014-15 for 2015 and beyond. • Strategic Planning and Finance Committee – on point. • $2.2M championships budget overage (2011-14). • Two surveys (2013 and 2014). • Councils approved five championships cost saving recommendations for 2014-15. • Membership-wide education this fall and • discussion at 2015 Convention Issues Forum. • Reserve policy change. 3

4. DI Governance Restructuring • Focus. • Greater autonomy for “Big 5” conferences (ACC, Big10, PAC12, BIG12 , SEC). • Student-athlete issues (e.g., cost of attendance; support during and after enrollment; agents). • Ability of non-Big 5 conferences to adopt same legislation. • Other issues (e.g., interpretations, enforcement, waivers). • Process. • August 2014 – adoption by Division I Board. • October 2014 – autonomy group develop proposed legislation. • 2015 Convention – membership vote on legislation. • Impact on Division III. 4

5. Convention Legislation • Fifteen Proposals: • Six membership proposals. • Includes one co-sponsored by Presidents Council. • Nine governance sponsored. • IPOPL released by August 15th. • SPOPL released by September 23rd. • Official Notice – November 15. • Convention vote – January 2015. 5

6. Key Convention Proposals • Co-Sponsored: • Decrease traditional segment contest and dates of competition by up to 10 percent. • Membership: • Football spring non-traditional season. • Governance: • Nullification process. • Recruiting Working Group. • Four proposals. • Sand Volleyball Championship. 6

7. Championship Updates Women’s Basketball Joint Championship • 2016 – Approved in concept for 35th anniversary celebration (Indianapolis). • Comparable experience with men’s 75th anniversary celebration (2013) and opportunity for national exposure. • Anticipated game day: April 4, 2016 (preliminary round format to be determined). • Ongoing discussion to determine logistics, including competition venue, schedule and cost. 7

8. Championship Updates In-Region Competition • Changes for 2014-15. • Years 1 and 2 provisional/reclassifying institutions CAN count as an in-region opponent in the calculation (assuming at least one of the in-region definitions is met). • For spring NCAA championships, competition against out-of-region opponents over one official vacation period (e.g., spring break) may be exempted from the calculation. 8

9. Identity Activation • High School Education and Promotion. • Recruiting resource – compares the NCAA divisions. • Collaboration with National Federation of State National High Association. • High school athletic director • e-newsletter. • Eligibility Center e-newsletter. • Division III week. • April 6-12, 2015. 9

10. Identity Activation • Special Olympics. • Purchasing Website. • Social Media. • = 15,000 fans. • = 13,000 followers. • = 43,000 lifetime views. 10

11. Recruiting Working Group • Nine initial recommendations. • Four proposed legislation (2015 Convention). • Enhance Division III education and promotion. • Develop best practices (August 2015). 11

12. ADR Working Group • Examining the current and potential engagement and role of ADRs at the institutional, conference and national levels. • Develop best practices (June 2015). • Provide resources and opportunities for ADRs to be more engaged in the governance process (2015-16). 12

13. 360 Proof • Partnership with NASPA. • Free, evidenced-based, high-risk alcohol use prevention web program for student-athletes and non-athletes. • Timeline. • Summer 2014 – pilot evaluation and program refinement. • Fall 2014 – rollout to schools that participated in the pilot. • January 2015 – Division-wide rollout. • Future programs. 13

14. Sportsmanship • Examination and review of current Conduct Foul Program. (Fall 2013) • Creation of Sportsmanship Working Group. • Concepts presented to Strategic • Planning and Finance. • (November 2014) • Announcement of new initiatives. (Spring 2015) 14

15. Conference Rules Seminar • 2015 – York, PA. • Timeline. • September 2014: Application for 2016 and 2017 Conference Rules Seminars (CRS) available. • February 2015: Membership Committee reviews and makes recommendation to Management Council. • May 2015: Announcement of 2016 and 2017 CRS location. • Key Application Requirements. • Minimums. • Location. 15

16. Committee Training Videos • Division III staff initiative. • Created a staff working group. • One-hour educational videos. • Committee Liaisons. (August 2014) • Committee Members. (August 2015) • Outcome is to provide better education and committee experience. 16

17. Financial Aid Resource • Developed by the NCAA Division III Financial Aid Committee. • Intended to facilitate communication across all campus constituencies (e.g., director of athletics, director of financial aid, development office, admissions office and athletics compliance). • Encourage regularly scheduled conversations among these campus constituents to ensure compliance with NCAA Division III Bylaw 15.  17

18. Diversity and Inclusion • Strategic Matching Alliance and Ethnic Minority and Women Internship Grants. • Diversity Spotlight Initiative. • Collaboration with Division III Commissioners and Office of Inclusion.  • Research study comparing student-athlete diversity to general campus population. 18

19. Questions 19