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The Faculty Athletics Committee Update Friday, April 26 2013. FAC Meeting with SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Council). March 27 th meeting with SAAC FAC members held small group discussions Receiving a top quality education Would recommend UNC to others
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The Faculty Athletics Committee Update Friday, April 26 2013
FAC Meeting with SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Council) • March 27th meeting with SAAC • FAC members held small group discussions • Receiving a top quality education • Would recommend UNC to others • Suggestions for improvement in processes for academics/advising/communication
April - Academics - Reviewed the Academic Support Program for Student Athletes, a document providing titles, credentials, and duties of ASPSA staff. • Reviewed majors of student athletes from Fall 2010 through Spring 2013 as well as course enrollment data for Spring 2013. • Preliminary analysis - no clustering issues of majors of SA over the last three years; no clustering issues of student athletes in spring semester courses.
Majors – 800 students total; 616 with declared majors Of declared majors – 47% in 3 majors; remaining 53% are spread over more than 50 majors
April – Academics and Operations • Currently reviewing team competition schedules and compiling data regarding classes missed • Further analysis of academic trends • Presentation by Martina Ballen, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Business Office
Year in Review • Student Athlete Experience • Admissions • Advising • Academics • Operations • (Policies and Procedures)
Year in Review Understand the current environment to determine information and perspectives needed for **informed decision-making **policy-setting **philosophical guideline development
May Wrap it up – Where are we now? Pull it together – Are there gaps in where we are and where we want to be and what we know? Move it forward –What are the next steps for clearly establishing and communicating our University philosophy for the bonding of athletics and academics in sync with our mission and values?
Thank you to dedicated, broad-minded, candid, intellectual, fair-minded, student-centered, respectful, committee members!