Report, Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
Barbara Hayler, Committee Chair
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Committee History
 Established July, 2009 by Campus Senate
 Separate from & independent of the IAC
 5 Members:
– Tenured faculty and independent staff
– Neutral on athletics
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Committee Charge
 Resolution 38-27 focused on specific
incidents and related governance issues
 Revised charge (approved by Senate)
1. Assess the extent to which current UIS policies
address the recommendations of the 2004
Task Force and the 2008 IAC Report
2. Examine the nature of existing policies
3. Investigate the extent to which existing
policies have been implemented
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Report of the Intercollegiate Athletics
Committee (IAC), 2008
Four organizing principles:
1. Academic Integrity and Quality
2. Student-Athlete Welfare and Well-being
3. Campus Governance of Intercollegiate
Athletics
4. Fiscal responsibility
 IAC report reflected core principles endorsed
by the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics
(COIA) and the NCAA President’s Task Force
on the Future of Division I (2006)
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
How the Committee Did Its Work
 Interviewed administrators & staff members
responsible for Athletics and policies
affecting student-athletes at UIS in
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The Athletics Department
The Chancellor’s Office
The Division of Academic Affairs
The Division of Student Affairs
 Interviewed individual faculty and staff
members, including IAC Chair and FAR
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
How the Committee Did Its Work
 Invited staff, faculty and students (including
SGA and student-athletes) to discuss their
experiences with athletics at UIS
 Reviewed available documentation about
athletics at UIS
 Requested information not routinely
available, including budget reports and
student-athlete academic profile
information
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
How the Committee Did Its Work
 At administration’s request, Committee
agreed to follow audit-style procedure
and allow administration to review and
respond to the report prior to release
 Administration’s response and
Committee comments on that response
are included in the report as Appendix 10
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
What the Committee Did Not Do
 Focus primarily on Spring 2009 events
 Conduct a formal legal inquiry
 Take sworn statements
 Hold public hearings
 Require people to meet with it
 Formally request UIS e-mail files
 File formal requests under the state
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
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Committee restricted its
investigation to recommendations
made in the 2004 and 2008 reports
and related policies.
Committee did not investigate all
aspects of the UIS athletics
program.
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Overview of the Report
 Full report is available at
http://www.uis.edu/campussenate/docs
/documents/IACTFCommitteeReportFinal
Version.pdf
 Includes Executive Summary with all
Committee recommendations, review of
implementation of all 2004 and 2008
recommendations (Section VI)
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
General Conclusions
 UIS lacks written policies in many areas
relating to intercollegiate athletics which
would:
– Document current practices
– Create institutional commitments & priorities
– Provide guidance when people involved change
or new challenges arise
 UIS lacks standard procedures and written
guidelines for handling critical situations.
– Promotes “damage control” reaction mode
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
General Conclusions
 UIS lacks clear identification of parties
that should be consulted when campus
incidents occur
 UIS lacks clear lines of institutional
responsibility for handling critical
incidents
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
General Conclusions
 Athletics currently lacks effective external
supervision or oversight
 Educational policy and athletics are
integrally connected at UIS
– Athletics Objective # 2: the educational goals
and mission of UIS determine the standards
for athletics
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
General Conclusions
 Pattern over past several years has not
been one of shared governance or active
collaboration
– Administration agreed to bylaws language
making IAC advisory to the Chancellor and the
Athletics Director on “budget and finance,
personnel, and operational aspects of the
intercollegiate athletics program”
– Advisory role requires active participation in
considering options, not just receiving
information about actions taken
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
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Fiscal Responsibility Issues (Section V)
Intercollegiate athletics is one of the
things that UIS should examine to see if
the existing program is consistent with
campus priorities and with where UIS
wants to go.
-- Interim University of Illinois
President Stanley Ikenberry, March 5,
2010 meeting with UIS faculty
(paraphrased)
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
What is the Cost of Intercollegiate
Athletics at UIS?
FY09 Final Expenditures: $1,550,000
 Team Operating Expenses: $267,000
 General Office/Administrative: $70,000
 Salaries: $560,000
 Scholarships & Waivers: $525,000
 Tuition Waivers: $125,000
 Does not include debt service or some
operating costs for TRAC
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
How is Intercollegiate Athletics
Funded at UIS?
 FY09 Actual Revenues
 Generated Revenue = $197,100 (14%)
 Allocated Revenue = $1,193,050 (86%)
– State-appropriated
funds:
$218,260 (16%)
– Tuition waivers: $125,000 ( 9%)
– Student fees: $849,800 (61%)
(Athletics Fee and Online Student
Services Fee)
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
 FY10 Budgeted Revenues
 Generated Revenue = $ 130,000 ( 8%)
 Allocated Revenue = $1,584,000 (92%)
– State-appropriated
funds:
$434,000 (25%)
– Tuition waivers: $175,000 (10%)
– Student fees: $975,000 (57%)
 Estimated deficit of $68,640
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
FY09 Actual Revenue and
FY10 Budgeted Revenue
1000000
900000
800000
700000
600000
500000
FY09
FY10
400000
300000
200000
100000
0
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Student
Fees
Tuition
Waivers
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
State
Funds
Funds
Raised
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Fiscal Responsibility Findings:
Increases in Student Athletics Fee
Student
Athletics Fee
Full-time
Student
Fee
Amount
Fall 2006
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Increase FY10
over FY 07
March 12, 2010
$
96
102
115
132
Part-time
Students
Percent
Increase
no increase
6%
13 %
15 %
38 %
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
Fee
Amount
$ 80
85
97
112
Percent
Increase
no increase
6%
14 %
15 %
40 %
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Fiscal Responsibility Findings
Transparency Issues
 The entire Athletics budget is not
presented in a single budget document
– FY09 base budget (in U of I Budget Summary
for Operations document) = $75,000
– Total state-appropriated funds (GRF + tuition
funds) spent on athletics in FY09 = $218,260
– FY10 base budget = $75,000
– Total state appropriated funds in FY10 budget
= $434,000
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Fiscal Responsibility Findings
Transparency Issues
 Athletics salaries paid by state funds are
included in the “gray book” report to the
Board of Trustees
 Salaries paid by student fees or other
non-state funds are only reported in
internal UIS budget documents
 All salaries are currently posted on
http://data.illinimedia.com/salaries/inde
x/2009/spr/
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Fiscal Responsibility Findings
Transparency Issues
 The budget has generally been
presented to IAC in November or
December, half-way through the fiscal
year
 Proposed capital projects and facilitiesrelated expenses are not included in the
Athletics budget
March 12, 2010
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Expenses Associated with
NCAA Division II and GLVC Affiliation
Expenses have been higher than
anticipated, and are expected to
continue to rise
 Full-time coaches in most sports
 Possible move to full-time assistant coaches
 Men’s baseball required in GLVC
 Additional women’s sport in 2013 or 2014
 Increases in “athletically-related financial aid”
 Facilities costs
March 12, 2010
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
12 Recommendations (Nos. 20 – 31)
 Complete budget information, readily
available
 Consult on proposed budget before start of
fiscal year
 Realistic 5-year projection on costs of
Division II program
 Plan to reduce or eliminate ongoing deficit
 Reduced reliance on student fees
 NCAA financial review requirement
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Five Recommendations Accepted
by Administration
20 – Complete budget document
23 – Explain cumulative deficit
25 – Prepare realistic multi-year plan
26 – Consult with Student Affairs on
allocation of tuition waivers
28 – Prepare report on impact of current
levels of student fees
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
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Seven Recommendations on which
Administration wants further discussion
21 – Electronically post budget information
22 – Present athletics budget to IAC before
start of fiscal year for consultation & advice
24 – Identify source of reallocated state funds
27 – Discuss proposed student fee increases
for athletics with IAC
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29 – Any reallocation of student fees should
serve original purpose of fee
30 – Share external fundraising plans for
athletics with IAC; annual report to IAC, to
include pledges and realized income
31 – Provide financial review and audit
documents to IAC; determine whether
U of I audit process meets NCAA financial
review requirement
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
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The Next Steps
 Specific administration implementation
plan for accepted recommendations
 Written administrative response
identifying disagreements with other
recommendations; counterproposal
when administration agrees with the
“spirit” of a recommendation
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
The Next Steps
 Who will be responsible for making and
implementing decisions regarding
athletics at UIS, given the Chancellor’s
resignation date?
 How will the campus communities be
involved in these decisions?
 Decisions made in the next 3 months will
bind UIS for several years, and may
create Title IX problems that will need to
be addressed.
March 12, 2010
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Is Athletics an Effective Recruiting Tool?
 Anecdotal evidence – The Flutie Effect
 Empirical evidence
– Effect limited to Division I schools with
national football or basketball success
– Pope & Pope (2009) measured applications
to NCAA’s top 20 football schools & top 16
basketball schools, found increases ranging
from 2 - 8%
– Effect is a limited surge for one or two years
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Is Athletics an Effective Recruiting Tool?
 Intercollegiate athletics recruits student-
athletes
 In FY09 UIS had 123 student-athletes,
reported $580,000 in athletically-related
student aid (average = $4,730/student)
 NCAA Division II survey of athletes found
academic offerings were more important
in recruiting student-athletes than athletic
programs
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Does Athletics Increase Donations?
 Anecdotal evidence – Fans and boosters
give to schools whose teams they support
 Empirical evidence
– Humphreys & Mondello (2007) study of NCAA
Division I found postseason success in football
and basketball led to increased gifts restricted
to athletics for some schools, but no increase in
unrestricted giving
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Does Athletics Increase Donations?
– Baade & Sundberg (1996) reported a slight but
positive effect on giving for schools that
participated in NCAA Div I championship
games; winning records alone had no
significant effect on donations
– Congressional Budget Office (2009) study
concluded that the effect of winning records or
postseason success on total giving to the
university “is likely to be small”
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Is Intercollegiate Athletics a Net
Revenue Source?
25 of 333 NCAA Division I athletics
programs were self-supporting
without institutional subsidies
(reported a net profit) in FY08
(Fulks, 2009; commissioned by
NCAA)
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Distribution of Net Revenue for Division I-A
Schools, Football & Basketball only
(Orszag & Israel, 2009; commissioned by NCAA)
2,000,000
0
-2,000,000
10th percentile
25th percentile
50th percentile
75th percentile
90th percentile
-4,000,000
-6,000,000
-8,000,000
-10,000,000
-12,000,000
-14,000,000
-16,000,000
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Is Intercollegiate Athletics a Net
Revenue Source? Division II Studies
 Fulks (2005): With institutional support
excluded, Division II institutions without
football reported average total revenues
of $600,000 in FY03 and average
expenses of $1.9 million – a net loss of
$1.3 million
 Division II institutions with football
reported average total revenues of $1.1
million in FY03 and average expenses of
$2.7 million – a net loss of $1.6 million
March 12, 2010
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Is Intercollegiate Athletics a Net
Revenue Source? Division II Studies
 NCAA Division II Athletics Study
(Hardwick-Day, 2007, commissioned by
NCAA) examined FY05 data and found
that Division II athletics programs resulted
in a net expenditure for most institutions
 Football and men’s basketball showed
net losses; the only sport to show a net
profit was ice hockey.
March 12, 2010
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
Student-Athlete Welfare Issues
 Advising and Academic Support
 Oversight of Student-Athlete Behavior
 Campus Health Services and Athletics
 Expectations for Coaches
 Events of Spring 2009
 Events of October, 2009
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Campus Health Services (CHS)
and Athletics
 Example of need for written policy
– Item in 2004 Task Force Report
– Recommendation 12 by Committee (2009)
 CHS responsibility for conducting physical
exams and determining fitness to play
– July 2008: Agreement on policy reached
– July 2009: Administration says written policy
being prepared
– February 2010: Administration says it will
implement a plan by Summer 2010
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at Springfield
Expectations for Coaches
 Current behavioral expectations based
on NCAA standards for recruiting,
practice time, sportsmanship, etc.
 2009-10 alcohol policy:
“The consumption of alcohol by a student-athlete
or an athletic coach is prohibited during any
official intercollegiate team function.”
 Code of Ethical Conduct for Coaches –
Committee Recommendation 13
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The Events of Spring, 2009
 Focus on actions taken by Athletics
Department and Chancellor, not on
details of what happened
 Focus on how other problems can be
prevented or handled better in the future
 Response to critical incidents indicates
how well prepared the administration
and the Athletics Dept. are to handle
more routine issues as they arise
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The Events of Spring, 2009
 Interviewed the Chancellor, the Athletic
Director, and other administrators who
were part of the ad hoc “response team”
 Interviewed the FAR and IAC Chair, who
were not consulted or kept informed as
events unfolded
 Interviewed student-athletes
 Did not interview the coaches involved
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Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
The Events of Spring, 2009
Findings
1. Athletics Dept. had no clear policy on
alcohol use by coaches or studentathletes of legal age
2. Initial investigation conducted within
Athletics Department; no outside parties
were involved
3. Coaches were allowed to resign with no
information or explanation placed on
the record
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4. No written resignation agreements were
negotiated to limit post-resignation
behavior
5. No systematic records were kept about
response team activity
6. According to the Chancellor and
Provost, no written memorandum of
record or incident report was prepared
and no meeting minutes were kept
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7. No written policy or guidelines exist for
dealing with major incidents involving
student-athletes away from campus;
Administration resists creating such a
policy because “every incident is
different”
8. The lack of any public statement by UIS
fueled rumors and made it impossible for
those without information to respond
appropriately
March 12, 2010
Committee to Investigate
Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
University of Illinois
at Springfield
The Events of Spring, 2009
Conclusions
 A year after the original events, UIS does
not appear to be better prepared to
prevent or to deal with another such
incident
 The Committee could not identify any
major changes (other than the inclusion
of coaches in the Department’s alcohol
policy) implemented as a result of
“lessons learned”
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Intercollegiate Athletics at UIS
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