{"id":70390,"date":"2004-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-to-hold-two-public-forums-as-part-of-ncaa-certification-process\/"},"modified":"2004-09-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2004-09-17T00:00:00","slug":"uri-to-hold-two-public-forums-as-part-of-ncaa-certification-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2004\/09\/uri-to-hold-two-public-forums-as-part-of-ncaa-certification-process\/","title":{"rendered":"äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ to hold two public forums as part of NCAA certification process"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — September 17, 2004 — As part of the process to gain re-certification for its athletic programs from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the University will hold public forums Thursday, Sept. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The forums will be held in Atrium II of the Memorial Union. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe process, which began last year, is designed to involve all segments of the University community.<\/p>\n


\nThe forums will provide the community with basic information about the NCAA certification process as well as an opportunity to provide input and information about the athletics programs under review in this self-study. Both forums are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\n\tSince the University earned its first certification six years ago, the 7,700-seat Ryan Center replaced Keaney Gymnasium as the main basketball and event venue on campus and the Boss Arena opened its doors to club ice hockey and figure skating, both in 2002. The University also added women\u2019s crew as a varsity sport.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe look forward to hearing from students, faculty, staff and alumni on this process,\u201d said Abu Bakr, executive assistant to the president and director of Planning Services and Professional Development, who chairs the NCAA Certification Steering Committee. \u201cTheir comments about äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ athletics and certification will help guide us as we continue to evaluate intercollegiate athletics. This effort will only be enhanced by active community participation.\u201d\t

\n\tThe primary purpose of certification is to ensure the NCAA\u2019s commitment to integrity in intercollegiate athletics. The process requires member institutions to conduct an intensive self-study, followed by a visit from an NCAA evaluation team.<\/p>\n


\n\tBakr said the self-study is designed to help the University examine what it is doing well and to let the community know about those accomplishments, as well as to find and remedy those areas where the University is not performing well.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe certification process:\t<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Opens the affairs of athletics to the university community and the public;<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Sets standards (called operating principles) for the operation of Division I athletics programs; and<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Puts in place tough sanctions for institutions that fail to conduct a comprehensive self-study or to correct problems.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe subcommittees and their chairs are:<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Governance and Commitment to Rules Compliance, Harry Amaral, director of Enrollment Services. This group is addressing institutional control, presidential authority and shared responsibilities and rules compliance;<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Academic Integrity, Judith M. Swift, vice provost for Academic Affairs. This group is examining academic standards, academic support and scheduling; and<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Equity and Student-Athlete Welfare, Lynne Derbyshire, associate professor of Communication Studies. This subcommittee is addressing gender issues, minority issues and student-athlete welfare.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe process began in November 2003 with appointments to the steering committee and the subcommittees.<\/p>\n


\n\t Following the open forums, the self-study report will be submitted to the NCAA in January 2005, prior to a visit from an NCAA peer review team. The peer review team will be on campus in May 2005 to evaluate the report and to discuss the athletics programs with various University constituencies. Following feedback from the peer review team, the Steering Committee will submit its final report. The NCAA Certification Committee will make a final determination on the certification status of the university in July 2005.<\/p>\n


\n\tFor those unable to attend the forum or who wish to provide information confidentially, may contact Abu Bakr at abubakrmail@uri.edu or by calling, 874-4860.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. — September 17, 2004 — As part of the process to gain re-certification for its athletic programs from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the University will hold public forums Thursday, Sept. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Monday, Oct. 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The forums will be held in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}