2012-2013 MEMBERS

NAME EMAIL TERM
ASUN August 2013
ASUN August 2013
ASUN August 2013
Paul Shoemaker, School of Accountancy pshoemaker1@unl.edu August 2013
Julie Graybill, University Libraries jgraybill3@unl.edu August 2013
Robert Woody, School of Music rwoody2@unl.edu August 2013
Mike Epstein, Special Education & Communication Disorders mepstein1@unl.edu August 2014
Mohammad Dahab, Civil Engineering mdahab1@unl.edu August 2014
Scott Swenseth, Management sswenseth1@unl.edu August 2015
Frances Condon, English fcondon2@unl.edu August 2015
Pat Logsdon, Athletics plogsdon1@unl.edu cont.
Josephine Potuto, Institutional Representative to the Big Ten jpotuto1@unl.edu cont.
Shawn Eichorst, Director, Athletics seichorst@huskers.com cont.

STRUCTURE

The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee shall consist of 13 members:

(a) seven (7) faculty members appointed by the President of the Faculty Senate, with no more than two faculty members from the same college;

(b) three (3) students, at least one of whom must be a student member of an intercollegiate athletic team, selected as determined by ASUN;

(c) the Institutional Representative of the University to the Big Ten Conference;

(d) the Associate Athletic Director/ Senior Women's Administrator; and

(e) the Director of Athletics.

TERM OF OFFICE

Faculty members shall serve three year terms. The terms will begin with the academic year, and will be staggered with at least two members appointed annually.

RESPONSIBILITIES

(1) The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee shall review and make recommendations on all Athletic Department policies, programs, and practices to ensure that they are consistent with the educational mission of the University and that they are supportive of athlete-students in their academic as well as athletic endeavors.

(2) These recommendations may be made to the Athletic Department, to the Institutional Representative to the Big Ten Conference and to other intercollegiate athletics organizations, to the Chancellor, and to the Faculty Senate.

 (3) The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee shall make studies, reports, and recommendations on the following policies:

(a) the eligibility of varsity athletes to participate in intercollegiate competition and the overall record of those athletes in meeting UNL academic standards, including the requirements for admission, satisfactory grades and graduation;

(b) athletic scholarships and their implementation;

(c) academic support for athletes, including advising by advisors in their academic areas;

(d) schedules and changes in the schedules of athletic events to ensure conformity with academic standards and Senate policies on class attendance and examinations;

(e) institutional participation in various areas of intercollegiate athletic competition;

(f) evaluation of the athletic programs and the Athletic Department on its own initiative or as requested by the Athletic Department, the Chancellor, the NCAA, and other intercollegiate athletics organizations;

(g) issues on the agenda of the Big Ten, CFA, NCAA or other intercollegiate athletics organizations at which UNL will be officially represented.

(4) The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee shall adopt procedures designed to increase communication between the Athletic Department and the rest of UNL and the Committee shall report to the Faculty Senate annually.

PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT

The chair shall be a faculty member elected by the Committee.

OPERATING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY COMMITTEE

The committee shall file in the Faculty Senate Office (a) minutes of its meetings, and (b) a current statement of operating procedures and guidelines adopted by the committee itself. For more information on this committee and general Faculty Senate rules governing its operations see the Preface.