Faculty Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics

Membership: The Faculty Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics shall consist of eight full-time faculty members elected by the faculty, including at least two elected members from each College of the University.  The member(s) elected from the same college as the Faculty Athletic Representative shall represent a different program area from the FAR.  The Faculty Athletic Representative shall be an ex-officio voting member (tie-breaking vote only) and chair the Committee.  The Vice President of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance (or designee), and the Senior Women’s Administrator shall be ex-officio, non-voting members.

Terms of Office: Elected faculty members shall serve staggered three-year terms.  Student members shall serve one-year terms.

Duties: The Faculty Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics is charged with the following duties:

1. The committee meets regularly to discuss the general state of affairs in the athletic program and any specific issues and concerns raised by the University's faculty, student-athletes, and/or the Department of Athletics. In addition to its regular meetings, the Committee may meet at the request of any member or the committee chair. By majority vote of the Committee, it may choose to meet in executive session, with only its members holding faculty status present.
2. To review and approve the schedules of all athletic teams,
3. To be particularly concerned with those issues related to the welfare of student-athletes, to the academic integrity of the University as it is affected by athletics, and to the monitoring of the Athletic Program’s compliance with the standards of the University, of the NCAA and other governing conferences,
4. To be an advisory body and make reports and recommendations when necessary to the Coordinating Committee, the Vice President of Athletics, the President of the University, the Provost, and the faculty-at-large.
5. To participate in the formulation and review of policies related to intercollegiate athletics.
6. To hear appeals from student-athletes that involve expulsion from a team and/or revocation of athletic grants-in-aid and to make recommendations to the Vice President of Athletics and the President concerning those appeals.
7. To regularly spot-check athletic eligibility and financial aid limits to ensure compliance with NCAA guidelines.