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a) Expect that institutional
presidents and chancellors have the ultimate responsibility and
final authority for the conduct of the intercollegiate athletics
program at the institutional, conference and national governance
levels;
b) Place special importance on the
impact of athletics on the participants rather than on the
spectators and place greater emphasis on the internal constituency
(e.g., students, alumni, institutional personnel) than on the
general public and its entertainment needs;
c) Shall not award financial aid to
any student on the basis of athletics leadership, ability,
participation or performance;
d) Primarily focus on
intercollegiate athletics as a four-year, undergraduate
experience;
e) Encourage the development of
sportsmanship and positive societal attitudes in all constituents,
including student-athletes, coaches, administrative personnel and
spectators;
f) Encourage participation by
maximizing the number and variety of sport offerings for their
students through based-based athletics programs;
g) Assure that the actions of
coaches and administrators exhibit fairness, openness and honesty
in their relationships with student-athletes;
h) Assure that athletics
participants are not treated differently from other members of the
student body;
i) Assure that
student-athletes are supported in their efforts to meaningfully
participate in nonathletic pursuits to enhance their overall
educational experience;
j) Assure that athletics
programs support the institution’s educational mission by
financing, staffing and controlling the programs through the same
general procedures as other departments of the institution.
Further, the administration of an institution’s athletics
program (e.g., hiring, compensation, professional development,
certification of coaches) should be integrated into the campus
culture and educational mission;
k) Assure that athletics
recruitment compiles with established institutional policies and
procedures applicable to the admission process;
l) Exercise institutional
and/or conference autonomy in the establishment of initial and
continuing eligibility standards for student-athletes;
m) Assure that academic performance
of student-athletes is, at a minimum, consistent with that of the
general student body;
n) Assure that admission policies
for student-athletes comply with policies and procedures applicable
to the general student body.
o) Provide equitable athletics
opportunities for males and females and give equal emphasis to
men’s and women’s sports;
p) Support ethnic and gender
diversity for all constituents;
q) Give primary emphasis to
regional in-season competition and conference championships;
and
r) Support student-athletes
in their efforts to reach high levels of athletics performance,
which may include opportunities for participation in national
championships, by providing all teams with adequate facilities,
competent coaching and appropriate competitive opportunities.
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