Athletic Advisory Committee

Minutes of Meeting, January 20, 1998

The committee convened at 1:45 in the President's Conference Room.

Present: Terri Winters, Kelly Feibel, Mike Souza, Pat Gormley, Heather Barber, Steve Metcalf, Steve Hardy, Les Fisher, Jim Farrell, Sam Shore, Carol Sanborn, Brian Jandreau

Absent: Kristin Keyes, Judy Ray

Minutes from the December meeting were accepted.

The committee introduced themselves to Candace Corvey, who briefed the committee on the Athletics budget and the plans to balance it. Some of the main points of information included:

1. The shift of Athletics to "auxiliary enterprise" status.

2. The cost of implementing Title IX and our equity plan.

3. The recurring problem of overly optimistic revenue predictions.

4. The cumulative deficit.

5. The debt burden of the Whittemore Center.

6. Plans to pay for the debt and deficit within five years, including adding a surcharge to the existing student athletics fee.

After the briefing the committee discussed several of the issues with VP Corvey.

The next item of business was the draft of a policy on game/practice scheduling. Jim Farrell, who wrote the draft, passed out copies and explained his methodology. Steve H. asked the members to review the draft carefully for the next meeting.

There was preliminary discussion about some of the sections.

Steve H. noted that he would attend the SAAC meeting on Feb 5th to discuss this draft with student athletes. He invited others to attend.

Carol Sanborn updated the committee on her fundraising for the academic achievements function in the spring. She reminded the committee that this event is self-sustaining. She has received one check and is negotiating with other prospective donors.

Steve H announced that the Gender Equity Committee has been renamed the Equity Committee, since it will also examine minority issues and student welfare. Heather Barber will chair this subcommittee

The meeting adjourned at 2pm.

Respectfully submitted. Steve Metcalf and Steve Hardy