UNF Faculty Association

Information Item # 2 – Submitted by the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee

Spring 2006 Intercollegiate Athletic Committee Report

Fall GPA for student-athletes at UNF was 3.12, the highest ever. This was also the highest GPA in the Atlantic Sun conference. The committee continued to participate in the “Mid-Year Reviews” for student-athletes whose academic performance places them in academic jeopardy. I wish to thank the faculty who assisted with this important process.

A visit by the Atlantic Sun conference in the fall to examine our NCAA compliance procedures was successful, the report noting that we have “an outstanding institutional compliance program.”

A new policy has been put in place regarding communications between athletic department personnel and faculty/staff, which is copied below. If problems arise, do not hesitate to contact Wes Maas.

Chip Klostermeyer
Chair, IAC

Athletic Department Communication with Faculty and/or
Academic Administration

A) If a coach is interested in a student athlete’s academic performance status:

The Coach should address the concerns to the Coordinator for Athletic Academic Support.
Coaches may not contact professors, teaching assistants or graduate assistants on behalf of their student athletes via email, personal contact or by phone.
All academic concerns will be followed up on immediately and any information gathered will be relayed to the proper coach.
If the circumstance was to arise where immediate assistance is needed and the Coordinator for Athletic Academic Support is not available, the coach should contact the Associate Athletic Director and/or the Compliance Director.

B) If an issue arises with a student athlete and a faculty member and/or academic administrator on campus (a student’s instructor, academic advisor, A.C.E. advisor, dean, etc)

The Student Athlete is encouraged to exhaust every opportunity available to meet with the faculty member or administrator to try and resolve the issue.
If the issue remains unresolved, the student athlete should then bring it to the attention of the Coordinator for Athletic Academic Support. Any concern will be followed up upon by the Coordinator until it is resolved.
Coaches should not make contact with the administration on campus on behalf of their student athletes under any circumstances.
If a faculty member or administrator contacts a coach directly, please refer him/her to the Coordinator for Athletic Academic Support.
All academic concerns that arise will be discussed with the coaching staff as well as any follow up information that develops. These concerns may be, but are not limited to:

Dropping a Course
Course Grades
Incomplete Grades
Travel Reminders
Academic Concerns due to Athletic Travel
Class Absences Due to: Illness, Surgery, Injury, Family Emergency, etc
Overall Academic Performance
Academic Dishonesty

C)   If a Faculty member has a concern that includes a student athlete, including grade             changes, those concerns should be addressed to:

Wesley Maas, Coordinator
Athletic Academic Support
Email:        Wes.Maas@unf.edu
Office:         904-620-2485
Cell:           904-710-