Committee on Athletics

Members

Minutes

Charges – (Approved by faculty on 12/6/06)

This committee shall review policies and make recommendations related to intercollegiate athletics to the Athletic Program and the Samford University Administration.  This committee is an intermediary and communicating body between the Athletic Program and Samford, staff, faculty, and student bodies.  This committee is involved in the following:

  1. The development and emphases of the Athletic Program in the spirit of the overall university mission.
  2. The development of sportsmanship and fair play among student athletes, coaches, and staff of the Academic Program.
  3. Academic compliance and achievement by all athletes in varsity sports.

The committee shall assist, as needed, the Athletic Director in maintaining the integrity of the Athletic Program for the benefit of the individuals involved with the University.

More specifically, each year the committee ordinarily:

  1. Reviews each year the admissions profile of student athletes in each Freshman class as data becomes available from the Student Records office.
  2. Reviews each semester schedules of individual sports for the upcoming semester in order to identify class attendance problems.
  3. Reviews each fall data provided by the Athletic Program of the midterm grade performance of student athletes.
  4. Surveys student athletes each semester as to the efficacy of the Athletic Program's Academic Support programs, maintaining the data across time to identify problems and successes.
  5. Reviews each spring summary data on values violations by student athletes as compared with those by the student body generally.
  6. Reviews each spring graduation rates and retention data provided by the office of Institutional Research.
  7. Conducts exit interviews with graduating student athletes prior to commencement each semester.
  8. Participates, on the occasion of vacancies, in head coach searches through the inclusion and participation of at least one member of the committee in the search process.

Composition (Faculty):
Arts and Sciences (1); Education (1); Performing Arts (1); Business (1); Law (1); Nursing (1);
Divinity (1); Library (1); Pharmacy (1)
Ex-Officio (non-voting):
Athletic Director; University NCAA Representative; Representative from the Faculty Senate; Student
Total: 9 voting; 4 non-voting