Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Bylaws

University of North Florida Intercollegiate Athletics Committee By-Laws

Article 1	Name
	The name of this organization shall be the University of North Florida Intercollegiate Athletics Committee.

Article 2	Objectives
	Section 1. The objective of the Committee shall be to serve as an advisory body to the President of the University of North Florida on issues related to intercollegiate athletics. Section 2. Specifically, the Committee shall have the following goals:

	1.	Monitor intercollegiate athletics’ compliance with the University, the conference, and the NCAA policies as they relate to admission requirements, progress toward graduation standards, and the integrity of the course of study for students engaged in intercollegiate athletics.
	2.	Provide counsel to the President on decisions related to the allocation of institutional resources to intercollegiate athletics in the context of general institutional needs and goals, and help in assessing the budgetary implications of decisions concerning the overall size and scope of the athletics program (e.g., proposed facilities, conference affiliation, and division reclassification).
	3.	Review the budget proposed by the Athletics Department before it is submitted to the Budget Oversight Committee and then to the President.
	4.	Provide appropriate review of cases in which it appears that faculty members or administrators have abused academic integrity in order to promote athletic programs.
	5.	Present at least two oral and written reports to the Faculty Association on intercollegiate athletics during each academic year. These reports shall include information on the academic and fiscal integrity of the intercollegiate athletics program.

Article 3	Membership
	Section 1. Subject to appointment by the University President, the following shall be members of the Committee:

	•	Six faculty members with staggered three-year terms, appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Association President.
	•	One Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR), appointed by the President in consultation with the Faculty Association President. (This appointment shall serve as the seventh faculty member and also in an Ex Officio capacity on the Committee.)
	•	Two students, one of whom shall be the President of Student Government or her/his designee and the other the President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
	•	The Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services
	Section 2. The following three members shall serve the Committee as ex officio nonvoting members.

	•	The Vice President for Student and International Affairs
	•	The University’s Athletic Director
	•	The University’s Associate Athletic Director
	•	The University’s Compliance Officer

	Section 3. Although the Title IX Committee is a separate entity from the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, in order to facilitate communication and consistency across the two groups, one member of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee shall serve as Chair of the University’s Title IX Review Committee. This member shall be any member of the Committee and shall be appointed by the President. Other members of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee may also sit on the Title IX Committee.

Article 4	Officers
	The officers of the Committee shall be a Chair and a Vice-Chair, elected yearly and independently. The Chair shall be a faculty member elected by the committee members, but may not be the institution’s FAR. The Vice-Chair may be any member elected by the committee members without regard to faculty or non-faculty status. The role of the Chair shall include but not be limited to the following:
	•	The Chair shall preside over meetings.
	•	The Chair shall serve as liaison between the Committee and the Faculty Association.

	The Vice-Chair shall preside over meetings in the absence of the Chair.

Article 5	Officer Term Limits
	The officers of the Committee, the Chair and Vice-Chair, shall each serve a one-year term. They are eligible for re-election, without term limits.

Article 6	Meetings
	Section 1. The Committee shall meet a minimum of once a semester, although it is likely to meet more frequently. Section 2. The Athletic Director and Chair of the Committee shall collaborate on setting the agenda, with the Athletic Director coordinating the place and timing of the meetings. Section 3. A simple majority of Committee members shall constitute a quorum. Section 4. There shall be no proxy voting. Section 5. If a Committee member is unable to attend Committee meetings for an extended period of time (e.g., a semester), the University President may appoint an alternate member who will have voting privileges.

Article 7	Staff Support
	Staff support will be provided by the Division of Student Affairs. Staff support will take the minutes of the Committee meetings and maintain Committee archives. The Director of Athletics’ office will provide the agenda, meeting notification to members, and make copies needed for the meetings.

Article 8	Parliamentary Authority
	If need arises for reference to a parliamentary authority, the rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Committee in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Committee may adopt. The Committee’s intent is that informality, good manners, and good sense shall determine procedures at Committee meetings.

Article 9	Amendment of Bylaws
	These bylaws can be amended at any regular meeting of the Committee by a two-thirds vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing at the previous regular meeting. All amendments must be submitted to the University President for approval. Recommended unanimously by the University of North Florida Intercollegiate Athletics Committee on May 10, 2004.

	Approved by President John A. Delaney on _______________________.