125.0 V-2.10-UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SYSTEM POLICY ON REPORTS
ON INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
(Approved by the Board of Regents, April 25, 1991; amended
June 19, 1991)
A well managed and successful intercollegiate athletic
program enhances the educational goals of a college or university
regardless of the particular mix of teaching, research and
service activities inherent in its approved mission. Athletic
competition under the fundamental principles of fair play and
amateurism can be of value to individual students, to members of
the immediate collegiate community and to the larger
institutional constituency.
The institutions of the UMS subscribe to a philosophy of
athletics which reflects a clear understanding of the role the
athletics program is expected to play in furthering the broader
institutional mission. Fundamental to the effective management
of the intercollegiate athletic program is the commitment of the
president of the institution to maintain regular oversight of the
enterprise. Each institution must have in place procedures,
internal and external, that provide careful and thorough scrutiny
of the sports program and deliver needed information to the
president and, as appropriate, to the Chancellor and the Board of
Regents. All institutions within the System, whether they have
intercollegiate athletic programs or not, are affected by public
perceptions of the athletic programs or teams at particular
System campuses and the attendant publicity the programs receive.
In order to ensure that the Board of Regents is informed and
knowledgeable about intercollegiate athletics and the role it
plays at each of the institutions of the UMS, each president
whose institution fields competitive intercollegiate sports teams
shall furnish to the Board, on an annual basis and as part of the
institution's accountability plan, a report which includes the
information called for in Appendix I of this policy.
While each president is responsible for the operations of
the intercollegiate athletic program on his/her campus, the
President should inform the Chancellor and the Board of Regents
in a timely manner regarding particular events or situations
which might spark unusual public interest in the athletic
program, particular team(s) or individual student athlete(s) at
that institution and should provide sufficient detail concerning
these events or situations to permit the Chancellor and the
Regents to respond appropriately to inquiries. APPEND
IX I.
PROPOSED FORMAT FOR ANNUAL REPORT TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS
ON INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
I. Introduction.
A. Brief description of institution's philosophy on
intercollegiate athletics. Organization chart
indicating reporting relationships for department of
athletics.
B. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
division to which institution belongs. Conference to
which institution belongs. Date of most recent NCAA
Institutional Self-Study (copy of self-study and annual
update of report if applicable to be provided to the
Board on request). Copies of NCAA Certification of
Compliance for Institutions. Copies of institutional
audit reports shall be available to the Board upon
request.
C. List of intercollegiate sports the institution spon-
sors.
D. Description of compliance programs, such as drug
testing initiatives and NCAA rules compliance education
programs for student athletes and athletic department
staff.
E. Summaries of athletic department policies and
procedures, including personnel policies and standards
of conduct for athletic department staff.
II. Admission of Student Athletes.
Admission guidelines for student athletes, both regular
admits and "special admits." Number of special admits by
sport and by gender. High school GPA and SAT scores of
admitted student athletes by sport and by gender;
comparison to generally admitted student pool.
III. Academic Performance of Student Athletes.
In providing information relative to student academic
performance, care should be taken to protect the identity
of any individual students. Therefore, a series of 2x2
tables or 2x3 tables with major breakdowns of revenue/non-
revenue, race, gender, and key indicators of academic
progression including:
A. Enrollment of student athletes.
B. Data on progression of each student class with
comparable information for student athletes.
1. number of athletes;
2. average credits attempted;
3. average credits earned;
4. average cumulative GPA (overall and in major);
5. number and percentage in good standing;
6. number and percentage on academic warning;
7. number and percentage in unsatisfactory category;
8. number and percentage dismissed;
9. graduation rates, after four, five and six years.
C. Academic honors received by student athletes.
D. Report on activities of institution's academic support
units.
IV. Fiscal Information.
A. Prior year fiscal information
1. revenue source (by sport, if applicable)
2. expenditures by expense categories (by sport and
gender)
3. athletic fee (full-time and part-time
undergraduate students)
4. fund balances (beginning and end-of-year)
B. Prior year individual coaches salaries (identify source
of salary funds not included in the intercollegiate
athletics budget)
C. Prior year scholarship information (number and dollar
amount of scholarships provided and funding source by
sport and gender)
D. Current year fiscal information
1. operating budget
a. revenue source (by sport, if applicable)
b. expenditures by expense categories (by sport
and gender)
2. athletic fee (full-time and part-time
undergraduate students)
3. projected end-of-year balance
E. Current year individual coaches salaries (identify
source of salary funds not included in the
intercollegiate athletics budget)
F. Current year scholarship information (number and dollar
amount of scholarships provided and funded source by
sport and gender)
V. Special Concerns, Issues, or Problems.
Special actions taken (e.g. additions or deletions of
particular sports, change in conference or division, NCAA
investigations, penalties, etc.).