Committee on Athletics
Manoa Faculty Senate
October 1, 2014
Minutes
In attendance: Audrey Asahina, , Guylaine Poisson, Ian Oyama, Margit Watts, Jenny
Wells, Kelley Withy, Peter Nicholson, Duane Stevens
Absent - Excused: Halina Zaleski, Hannah Nguyen, David Ericson
Agenda Items
September minutes
Decision on Chair and Vice Chair
COIA Statement on The NCAA's
Reorganization plan
Athletic Director report to Manoa Senate
Board of Regents (BOR) Committee on
Athletics
Contacts AD to present directly to
Committee outside of BOR policy
NCAA investigation
Special Considerations for athletes in
admission
Kelley presented her priority issues for
Actions/Follow- up
Accepted with revisions
Kelley reports that Halina accepted Vice
Chair and she accepts Chair
-7 of 8 members of COA voted
unanimously to support COIA statement
-Kelley presented committee vote and
COIA statement to SEC
-SEC presented COIA statement to
Chancellor to sign in support – Chancellor
decided not to endorse it
-Questions to be written by COA and
presented to AD in advance (Kelley to
solicit questions via email)
-Duane (SEC) invited AD to Manoa Senate
– informal agreement for AD to come in
Spring quarter – probably February
Moved and seconded:
The Committee on Athletics recommends
that SEC make a recommendation to
Chancellor that the BOR be advised to
follow their policies in Chapter 7, Section B
on athletics referring questions on athletics
directly to the Chancellor who is
responsible for athletics at Manoa
-Vote was unanimously in favor
Kelley reports that It is anticipated that the
NCAA will visit to compete their
investigation later this year
Kelley to contact Jenny Matsuda, Director /
Academic Advisor to get information on
special considerations that are provided
for athletes during admission
COA
1. Student Athletes well-being
-on the road (internet access)
2. Fair admissions
-Kelley to invite Student Body president
and rep from Student Athletics Group to
provide perspective on this issue
-Kelley to invite Admissions Director to a
meeting to review policies with committee
3. Athletics’ Department finances
4. Use of Student Athletics fees
FAR to provide report in December 2014
5. Academic accomplishments of student
Athletes
-Margit volunteered to be on Gender
6. Gender equity
Equity Committee of Athletics Advisory
Board
Women’s locker room facilities
Kelley to arrange with Marilyn
Kaohanohano for a walk through of the
women’s locker room facilities for COA
members
Faculty privacy concerns regarding
Kelley to request information from Ron
reporting of student grades to “Grade First” Cambra on policy and privacy protections
website
of reporting through this website
Questions for invited guests to
Kelley to construct a matrix and circulate
COA/Manoa Faculty Senate related to
to committee members to elicit questions
Athletics
to be asked of each future guest (see
below).
Group/Individual
Athletic Director-Ben Jay
Student Athletes-crote@hawaii.edu
Student Association-Stephen Nishihara
sn35@hawaii.edu
FAR(s)
Director of Admissions: Ryan Yamaguchi
Academic Affairs-Ron Cambra? Jenny
Masuda?
Questions
Are all sports facilities adequate?
Is tutoring and academic support adequate?
Are there majors you cannot pursue?
How do we get more attendance at games?
How is communication with faculty (re travel)?
Do you have internet and access to class
materials on the road?
Do you spend excessive time in practice such
that you can’t complete your academic work?
What is the sentiment regarding student
athletics fee?
Academic Accomplishments (December)
Procedures and Deadlines?
Special consideration for athletes?
Minimum admission criteria?
Confidential method for faculty to provide
progress reports?
Committee
AAB
COIA
Student Welfare (concussion)
Gender Equity
Representation
Margit
Kelley
Kelley
Margit