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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 Experience

Background and Context 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

Some MSU FAR Activities Attend team practices * Provide oversight and sign-offs for u u NCAA compliance reports, etc. Attend games/matches/competitions * u Meet w/ Quality Medical Oversight Committee u Attend Student-Athlete Advisory Committee u (QMOC) chairpersons (SAAC) meetings Meet w/ MSU Registrar u Meet w/ Student Athlete Academic Service u (SAAS) personnel Meet w/ Athletics Director (AD), Associate AD, … u Attend monthly compliance Meet w/ & report to MSU President u u training sessions w/coaches * Participate in AD strategic planning process u Meet w/ Senior Women Administrator (SWA) u Monitor/Administer coaches’ exams u Meet w/ Director of Compliance u Co-Chair, Athletic Council (AC) meetings u Meet w/ coaches * u Represent MSU @ Big Ten meetings u Work w/ SA on fellowships and u FAR Group and Joint Group u scholarship applications u Work w/ Big Ten FAR group Participate in activities with SA Diversity Represent MSU @ NCAA meetings u u Leadership Council u Autonomous Group (Power Five) * Olympic sports as well as ‘revenue’ sports

Athletic Council (AC) u Composition [see attachment/next slide] u Eight faculty members u Three alumni u Three students u Chaired by FAR u Ex Officio u Director of Athletics u UCUE rep u Director Alumni Assoc. u Rep from VPFO

Athletic Council – 2019-2020 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 Activities u Regular meetings (~ monthly) u Conduct AC with substantive/participatory agenda u Incorporated substantive reports/items @ AC meeting • AD Budget • Quality Medical Oversight • Strategic Planning • SA Drug Policy • Building/Facility Plan • SA Mental Health u Submitted AC policies/bylaws to Academic Governance

2018-2019 B1G Standards Report 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 u E.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)

2018-2019 B1G Standards Report 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

Student-Athlete Academic Success Grade Report (FALL 2019) u HIGHEST ALL-TIME MSU ATHLETICS FALL CUMULATIVE GPA (3.1788) u Topped previous all-time high (3.1771 in Spring 2019) u 18 th 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 14 th 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 2 nd 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

Student-Athlete Academic Success 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)

MSU SA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) 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 * All-Time High Men Basketball 100* 54 67 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 2019 Overall GSR Ranking PAC 12 University of Utah 94 2009-2012 Cohort 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

AC Ticket Use Report – 2019-2020 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.

Go Green!