Athletic Committee

POLICY

Institutional control of intercollegiate athletics rests with and is exercised by the President of the University. In this capacity the President is ultimately responsible for ensuring that Dakota State University's athletic policies and programs are in compliance with the rules and regulations of the institution’s National and Conference affiliations.  The athletic director, who is accountable to the President, exercises authority for the administration and management of intercollegiate athletic programs.

PROCEDURE

A.        The principal function of the Athletic Committee is to advise the Dakota State University administration on all major decisions affecting the administration of the athletic department. The Athletic Committee shall recommend policy on intercollegiate athletics to the athletic director and to the President. Specific duties of the Athletic Committee include, but are not limited to:

1.   Monitoring the recruitment, scholastic eligibility, and academic progress of student athletes.

2.   Reviewing athletic schedules and ticket prices, promotions, budgets.

3.   Evaluating athletic policies and programs to ensure their compatibility with the overall aims and mission of the university.

4.   Participating in the screening and selection of applicants for the position of athletic director and head coaches.

5.   Ensuring progress and continued development of the Athletic department.

B.                The athletic committee is composed of 15 voting members chosen or appointed as follows:   

1.      Director of Athletics, (ex officio member);

2.      Three elected faculty representatives.  The General Faculty shall make nominations using the process detailed in Section 3 of Article VII of the General Faculty Constitution.  One Faculty Athletic Representative, (FAR) appointed by the President;

1.      Student Senate shall nominate three individuals and the President of the University shall select one annually.

2.      Head coach of a Women’s team;

3.      Head coach of a Men’s team;

4.      One male student-athlete and one female student-athlete selected from the Captains’ Council from the teams that are not represented by the head coaches on the committee;

5.      Title IX Officer;

6.      Director of Physical Plant;

7.      Vice President & Dean for Student Affairs;

8.      Vice President for Business & Administrative Services;

9.      Director of Alumni; and

10.  Student-Athlete Alumnus

C.        Election/nomination of members

Student members of the athletic committee serve one-year terms and may be consecutive up to two years. Faculty, head coaches, and alumni representatives serve staggered three-year terms and may be consecutive up to three terms. The term of membership begins on May 16th of each year and ends on May 15th of the subsequent year.

D.        Election of Committee Officers. 

Annually, the athletic committee will elect from the regular, full-time faculty members a chair and vice chair whose one-year terms commence at the first athletic committee meeting after May 15^th of that year. All regular, full-time faculty athletic committee members are eligible for election to these offices regardless of the length of time remaining on their terms.  The chair and vice chair can be elected to two consecutive terms.

E.         Meetings 

The Committee will meet a minimum of four times per year. 

F.         Sub-committees and their duties will include but not necessarily be limited to the         following:    (the president may ask a sub-committee to perform other duties as needed)

1.         There are four standing sub-committees of the athletic committee:

a.       Budget – monitors all budgets regardless of fund source for equity.

b.      Compliance – monitors actions affecting eligibility, Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act information, athletic policies, and national and conference related regulations.

c.       Facilities – assists in review of short- and long-range development of facilities such as practice and competition fields, Fieldhouse, and Community Center use.

d.      Campus Relations/Promotions – assists with promoting campus involvement and support of Athletics in areas such as Volunteer Appreciation Night, student recognition and awards, etc.  Monitors the university community's perception of athletic program issues.

Chairs will be chosen annually from the athletic committee to guide these standing sub-committees.