Intercollegiate Athletics

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Faculty Summit on Intercollegiate Athletics meeting October 15, 2007 in Washington, DC
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the agenda for the Faculty Summit on Intercollegiate Athletics on October 15, 2007 at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The purpose of the summit is to discuss what college faculty members really think about college sports, issues affecting academics and athletics, and what can be done to spur more faculty engagement and oversight of athletics departments. The agenda includes the release and discussion of a national study of faculty attitudes about college sports. Sign up now (at no charge) to attend the summit or watch the webcast.

Academic Integrity in Intercollegiate Athletics (PDF)

Report to the NCAA Presidential Task Force (PDF)

SEC Creates Consortium To Strengthen Academic Programs

COIA – Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics

• COIA White Paper - Framing the Future: Reforming Intercollegiate Athletics (PDF)



• Letter regarding the recent AAUP Governance Conference in Indianapolis devoted to intercollegiate athletics (October 30, 2003) (PDF)
  
  
• SEC faculty leaders urge reform of intercollegiate athletics (May 2, 2003)
  
  
• The Faculty Coalition's Role In Intercollegiate Athletics Reform (James Earl, Faculty Senate, University of Oregon and member of the COIA Steering Committee) (PDF)
  

NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association

• Faculty Integral to Instilling Integrity Within Academic Reform (February, 2005)
   
• A Crossroads in College Sports (by NCAA President Myles Brand. A Speech to the AAUP October 9, 2003) (PDF)
  
  
• Division I Academic Reform: Overview [The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has been pursuing an academic reform agenda for some time. The attached overview document outlines the work completed to date (October, 2003), as well as current and future initiatives being considered by the Board of Directors] (PDF)
  
  
• The Empirical Effects Of Collegiate Athletics: An Interim Report (The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the effects of college athletics, with a particular focus on the financial effects. The paper specifically examines ten hypotheses about college athletics, focusing primarily on Division I-A schools) (PDF)
   
• Academics First: Reforming Intercollegiate Athletics (Remarks to the National Press Club by Myles Brand. President. Indiana University. January 23, 2001)
  

The Drake Group

• The Drake Group Proposals (follow the "Proposals" link to view The Drake Group Proposals)

AAUP – American Association of University Professors

• The Faculty Role in the Reform of Intercollegiate Athletics - Principles and Recommended Practices (AAUP Report, 2002)

USC's involvement with the COIA (PDF)

This meeting will be broadcast live via satellite to all USC campuses by University Instructional Services on State Circuit 308. Please check with your local media coordinator for the specific channel on your campus.

Faculty Senate Meetings may also be viewed through Live Video Streaming at Meetings & Minutes.