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Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC)

CLASSIFICATION: University Committee

REPORTS TO: President of Kent State University

CHARGE: This Committee advises and makes recommendations to the President and assists the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics in the planning and execution of the Intercollegiate Athletics Program. Matters within the purview of the Committee may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

1. Philosophy and scope of the intercollegiate athletics program
2. Personnel actions
3. Physical facilities (use and planning)
4. Scheduling
5. Ticket policies, including prices
6. Honors and recognition of student-athletes and alumni
7. Exchange of information with the institution’s Faculty Athletic Representative to the Mid-American Conference and NCAA
8. Academic performance of athletes
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10. Review of academic support services for student athletes; the Academic Review Subcommittee conducts this review and reports back to the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee as a whole
11. Review of the budget and fiscal practices of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics; the Budget Review Subcommittee conducts this review and reports back to the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee as a whole

COMPOSITION: This Committee consists of six (6) faculty members, one (1) alumni representative, one (1) undergraduate student, one (1) graduate student, one (1) female athlete, one (1) male athlete, the Athletic Director (ex officio, non-voting), the Senior Women’s Administrator (ex officio, non-voting), the Faculty Athletic Representative to the Mid-American Conference and NCAA (ex officio, non-voting), and a representative of the President (non-voting).

TERM: Faculty members are appointed to the Committee for three (3) years. Two faculty members shall be appointed each year on a rotating basis. Terms shall begin on the first day of fall semester each year. No faculty member may serve more than two terms in succession.

MEANS OF APPOINTMENT: Faculty members shall be appointed by the Chair of Faculty Senate from nominations submitted by the Committee on Committees. The alumni representative shall be appointed by the KSU Alumni Association Board of Directors. The undergraduate student shall be appointed by the Undergraduate Student Senate. The graduate student shall be appointed by the Graduate Student Senate. The female and male athletes shall be appointed by the representative body, or if none exists, by the Athletic Director after consultation with the coaches.

ALTERNATES: Faculty Senate shall appoint three alternates to the Committee, who each serve one year. Each of the other constituencies shall appoint one alternate. Alternates are invited to attend all meetings.

CALL: The Committee convenes at the call of the President no later than November 1. Regular meetings of the Committee are scheduled throughout the academic year.

CHAIR: The Committee shall elect a Chair from among the faulty members of the Committee. The Chair shall be responsible for scheduling and conducting Committee meetings and ensuring that accurate minutes are kept. Copies of the minutes shall be kept on file in the Office of the President. The Chair shall submit a written summary report of the Committee’s work to the Faculty Senate Office by May 25 of each academic year. The Chair may be invited by the Faculty Senate to present the summary at a meeting of the Faculty Senate.

April 11, 1984; Approved by Committee on Committees, April 8, 1998; Revised and approved by the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, April 21, 2004; Approved by Committee on Committees, June 1, 2004