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January 12, 2012

PROP ponders future technological rules proposals

By Greg Johnson The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel at its annual in-person meeting Wednesday discussed the ramifications of technology for playing rules. The discussion delved deeper than instituting replay rules, such as basketball, football and ice hockey already have. The group’s talk...

January 11, 2012

Managing missed class time is part of the game

By Greg Johnson NCAA.org When someone decides to become a collegiate student-athlete, it’s inevitable that he or she will need to manage missed class time to maintain academic success. Learning to cope with this aspect of student-athlete life was a focus during one of the educational sessions...

January 11, 2012

DII Council discusses championships selection criteria

By David Pickle The Division II Championships Committee is throwing a number of questions on the table in an effort to assess the membership’s attitude toward in-region, nonconference competition. “As we see conferences growing, we see fewer nonconference, in-region games being scheduled,” said Bob...

January 11, 2012

Educational session highlights efforts to increase inclusion

By Marta Lawrence NCAA.org Wednesday’s NCAA Convention educational session “NCAA Inclusion Summit…What’s Next?” prompted thoughts on strategic initiatives resulting from the inaugural summit held in September. Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of membership and student-athlete affairs...

January 11, 2012

An NCAA title and diploma in three years, therapy career ahead

By Michelle Hiskey For NCAA.org Shortly after helping the Aggies win the NCAA Women’s Final Four, Adaora Elonu graduated with a 3.56 grade point average in allied health. Now, in her fourth year on the team, she’s working towards a master’s degree in health education with an eye towards a second...

January 11, 2012

Duncan praises NCAA’s academic progress

By Brian Hendrickson After delivering sharp criticism of the NCAA in recent years, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Wednesday instead encouraged college leaders to continue down their current path during his NCAA Convention keynote speech . Citing recent academic policy changes and...

January 11, 2012

Council tables most proposals, acts on agent issue

The Division I Legislative Council tabled several proposals in anticipation of the work of the Transforming Intercollegiate Athletics: Rules Working Group’s recommendations later this year, though it did cast votes Wednesday on several key pieces of legislation. Council chair Carolyn Campbell-...

January 11, 2012

Michigan St. QB reflects on student-athlete experience

By Greg Johnson NCAA.org When Kirk Cousins sat in the locker room Jan. 2 after Michigan State’s 33-30 triple-overtime victory over Georgia in the Outback Bowl, it hit him. After five years, his stellar career with the Spartans, whom he quarterbacked for three seasons, was over. “The further I...

January 11, 2012

DIII legislative agenda may be reduced

By Gary Brown Division III’s legislative agenda at this Saturday’s business session could be shrinking. After reviewing a 10-proposal package at previous meetings, the Division III Management Council at its Wednesday session was informed that sponsors plan to withdraw at least two of the proposals...

January 10, 2012

A conversation with Kevin Johnson

Former California and NBA standout Kevin Johnson was elected as first African-American mayor of Sacramento in 2008. Before serving as mayor, Johnson founded and was the CEO of St. HOPE, a nonprofit community development organization. He was honored by President George H.W. Bush with the 411th Point...

January 10, 2012

DI Board looks to continue reform efforts

By Michelle Brutlag Hosick Following a busy summer and fall, the Division I Board of Directors will continue its efforts to reform collegiate athletics at its January 14 meeting at the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis. In addition to hearing reports from working groups still formulating...

January 10, 2012

DI delegates to be debriefed at Convention forum

By Michelle Brutlag Hosick INDIANAPOLIS – Division I members will gather at the NCAA Convention this week to discuss the ongoing reform agenda at a forum on Friday. NCAA President Mark Emmert, who has championed the goal of improving the athletics experience for student-athletes, will open the...

January 10, 2012

Convention will be different experience for DI Legislative Council

By Michelle Brutlag Hosick INDIANAPOLIS – The 2012 Convention will be different for the Division I Legislative Council, which meets this week to review the 78 proposals in the current legislative cycle. With a separate working group devising ways to dramatically deregulate the division and a...

January 10, 2012

NCAA Colloquium broadens reform perspective

By Gary Brown With academics in all three divisions forming the backbone of the 2012 NCAA Convention, visitors to the fifth annual Scholarly Colloquium on College Sports are getting a primer on how policy has affected student-athletes in the classroom over time. Tuesday’s opening session featured...

January 9, 2012

DIII to settle text messaging debate at Convention

A legislative package that includes a proposal to deregulate text messaging in recruiting highlights Division III’s activities at the 2012 NCAA Convention this week in Indianapolis. At Saturday’s Division III Business Session at the JW Marriott, delegates will vote on as many as 10 proposals,...

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