Faculty Athletics Representatives (FAR) Athletic Council (AC) Report
MSU UNIVERSITY COUNCIL – APRIL 21, 2020
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Faculty Athletics Representatives (FAR) Athletic Council (AC) Report MSU UNIVERSITY COUNCIL APRIL 21, 2020 Overview u Background/Context u FAR Activity u Athletic Council u 2018-2019 B1G Standards Report u Student-Athlete Academic
MSU UNIVERSITY COUNCIL – APRIL 21, 2020
u Background/Context u FAR Activity u Athletic Council u 2018-2019 B1G Standards Report u Student-Athlete Academic Experience
u MSU Athletics
u 25 Teams (incl. Track & Field twice – indoor/outdoor, Swim & Dive = 2) u ~750 student-athletes (SA) (~800 at start of FS, ~700 now)
u MSU - two-FAR model
u Dr. Bonnie Knutson & Dr. Michael Kaplowitz, appointed May 2018 u 6 of 14 B1G schools have adopted 2 FAR model
u FARs work to ensure:
u Academic integrity u Rules compliance u Student-athlete well-being * * Promoting student athlete welfare and well-being is central to work of FAR
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Attend team practices *
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Attend games/matches/competitions *
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Attend Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) meetings
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Meet w/ Student Athlete Academic Service (SAAS) personnel
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Attend monthly compliance training sessions w/coaches *
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Meet w/ Senior Women Administrator (SWA)
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Meet w/ Director of Compliance
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Meet w/ coaches *
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Work w/ SA on fellowships and scholarship applications
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Participate in activities with SA Diversity Leadership Council
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Provide oversight and sign-offs for NCAA compliance reports, etc.
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Meet w/ Quality Medical Oversight Committee (QMOC) chairpersons
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Meet w/ MSU Registrar
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Meet w/ Athletics Director (AD), Associate AD, …
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Meet w/ & report to MSU President
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Participate in AD strategic planning process
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Monitor/Administer coaches’ exams
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Co-Chair, Athletic Council (AC) meetings
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Represent MSU @ Big Ten meetings
u FAR Group and Joint Group
u Work w/ Big Ten FAR group
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Represent MSU @ NCAA meetings
u Autonomous Group (Power Five)
* Olympic sports as well as ‘revenue’ sports
uComposition [see attachment/next slide]
uEight faculty members uThree alumni uThree students uChaired by FAR uEx Officio
uDirector of Athletics uUCUE rep uDirector Alumni Assoc. uRep from VPFO
Anderson, Matt
Business Faculty
Brown, Michael
Emergency Med Faculty
Driska, Andy
Kinesiology Faculty
Everett, Michael
Community Sustainability Faculty
Ford, Sabrina
Medicine Faculty
Hoag, Kathleen
Bio Med Lab Faculty
Malouin, Rebecca
Peds & Hum Dev Faculty
Strong, Philip
Lyman Briggs Faculty
Cunningham, Paula
AARP Alumni
Turpin, Liz
Lansing Public Scls Alumni
Vance, Paul
Fraser Law Alumni
Pendley, Johanna
Advertising Student-ASMSU
Webster, Christopher
Psychology, Ph.D. prospect Student-COGS
Douglas, Ella
Kinesiology Student-SAAC Chair
Kaplowitz, Michael
ANR-Community Sustainability FAR (Co-chair)
Knutson, Bonnie
Bus-Hospitality FAR (Co-chair)
Beekman, Bill
Athletic Director Ex-officio - Athletic Director
Corner, Andrew
Advertising Ex-officio - ACUE
Gasser, Ray
REHS Ex-officio - Auxiliary Enterprise
McLaren, Nick
Alumni Association Ex-officio - Alumni Assoc. Director
Athletic Council – 2019-2020
u Regular meetings (~ monthly) u Conduct AC with substantive/participatory agenda
u Incorporated substantive reports/items @ AC meeting
u Submitted AC policies/bylaws to Academic Governance
u Process
u MSU Institutional Standards in accord with B1G Standards
[see attachment]
u FAR Kaplowitz - MSU point for B1G Standards Committee u Annual report process during Fall 2019
uE.g., Identification of basis/evidence to support findings
u Committee met, report finalized, submitted to the MSU Board of
Trustees (BOT) (Dec. 17, 2019)
u Report Shared with AC (Jan, 2020) u Report accepted by BOT and submitted to B1G office (Jan. 2020)
u Substance of Report [copy attached]
u 2018-2019 MSU compliance efforts enumerated u No violations of institutional standards in 2018-2019 u No systematic failures of institutional standards in 2018-2019
u MSU Standards document reflects MSU changes
(e.g., Quality Medical Oversight Committee)
u 2019-2020 Report process to begin in Sept. 2020
u HIGHEST ALL-TIME MSU ATHLETICS FALL CUMULATIVE GPA (3.1788)
u Topped previous all-time high (3.1771 in Spring 2019) u 18th consecutive semester over a 3.00 cumulative GPA
u HIGHEST ALL-TIME MSU ATHLETICS SEMESTER GPA (3.1674)
u All-time high was Fall 2017 -- 3.1607 u 14th consecutive semester over 3.0 semester GPA
u HIGHEST NUMBER OF TEAMS (20) POSTING ≧ 3.0 CUMULATIVE GPA
u RECORD-TYING NUMBER OF TEAMS (18) WITH SEMESTER GPA ≧ 3.0 u 2nd HIGHEST TOTAL STUDENTS-ATHLETES (82) WITH 4.0 SEMESTER GPA
u All-time high was 88 in Spring 2019
u 455 STUDENT-ATHLETES w/ ≧ 3.0 SEMETER GPA
u All-time high was 480 in Fall 2017
u 458 STUDENT-ATHLETES W/ ≧ 3.0 CUMULATIVE GPA
Fall 2018 Grade Report
u A record 7 TEAMS have their HIGHEST ALL-TIME TEAM CUMULATIVE GPAs u Men’s tennis (3.8121) set record all-time cumulative GPA for any sport
u Teams posting their HIGHEST Cumulative GPA in program history
u Men’s Tennis (3.8121) u Women’s Swimming/Diving (3.6951) u Field Hockey (3.4757) u Men’s Golf (3.4761) u Men’s Basketball (3.1091) u Wrestling (3.0346)
u Team posting their HIGHEST Semester GPA in program history (either term)
u Baseball (3.3973)
u Team posting Their HIGHEST Fall Semester GPA in Program History
u Rowing (3.3108) u Women’s Swimming/Diving (3.6455) u Men’s Swimming/Diving (3.5348)
NCAA Release -- 10/16/2019
u GSR metric allows comparisons across schools/programs. Created by NCAA in 2003,
allows for transfers in and out of the institution, always a 4-year rate.
u FGR = Federal Graduation Rate. u FGR and GSR only includes those students who are on athletic aid
MSU GSR FGR 4yr FGR single year All S-A 91* 76* 75 Football 90* 78* 78 Men Basketball 100* 54 67 * All-Time High
u MSU Black SA single-year cohort FGR=73% (66% for all MSU Black students) u MSU Black male SA 4-yr cohort FGR=76% (59% for all MSU Black male students) u 7 sports with 100% GSR - MBB, MTEN, ROW, FH, WG, WSOC, VB u 76% (16/21) sports w/ GSR > 85%; 73% (8/11) of women’s sports w. GSR >90%
Rank Conference School SA GSR 1 Big Ten Northwestern
98
ACC University of Notre Dame
98
3 ACC Duke University
97
SEC Vanderbilt University
97
5 PAC 12 Stanford University
96
6 ACC Wake Forest University
95
7 ACC Boston College
94
Big Ten Minnesota
94
SEC University of South Carolina
94
PAC 12 University of Utah
94
ACC University of Virginia
94
12 Big Ten Michigan
93
Big Ten Nebraska
93
ACC Syracuse University
93
15 Big Ten Illinois
92
PAC 12 University of California (LA)
92
ACC University of Miami (Florida)
92
18 Big 12 Baylor University
91
ACC Clemson University
91
Big Ten Indiana
91
Big 12 Iowa State University
91
Big Ten Michigan State
91
Big Ten Penn State
91
SEC University of Alabama
91
PAC 12 University of Colorado
91
SEC University of Kentucky
91
ACC University of Louisville
91
PAC 12 University of Washington
91
ACC Virginia Tech
91
30 Big Ten Iowa
90
PAC 12 University of S. California
90
Big Ten Wisconsin
90
2019 Overall GSR Ranking 2009-2012 Cohort
u Athletic Council members (15) (not incl. AD, FAR, Undergraduates) u Season Tickets Issued
u Football – 13 season tickets issued; 4.3 games used on average u Men’s Basketball – 13 season tickets issued; 11.1 games used on average u Hockey – 11 season tickets issued; 8 games used on average
u Go Green Cards
u Entry to Olympic Sport competitions u Distributed to 14 of 15 AC members
u More detailed report submitted.