Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Worcester State University – September 27, 2012 – 9:30 a.m.
Members Present: Angela Baumann (MASCAC Commissioner), Sue Lauder, Merry MacDonald (Fitchburg);
Mary Beth Lamb, Mike Storey (Bridgewater); Tom Kelley, Carey Eggen (Framingham); Tim Shea (Salem);
Dick Lenfest, Diana Schwartz (Westfield); Sue Chapman, John Meany, Karen Tessmer, Kelly Downs
(Worcester); Bob Corradi (Massachusetts Maritime); Scott Nichols, Dot Houston, Tim Jay, Kaylyn Smith
(MCLA)
Motion to accept the May minutes. (Shea, Corradi) 8-0
FAR Update: FAR’s will hold a yearly meeting. They will be asking the Conference President’s to create a
more uniformed job description; possible options would also include release time or a stipend. The
ultimate goal is to become more involved on the campus level.
President’s Report: Institutions reported out on secondary violations. Sue gave a Championship Committee
update: 70% of your schedule must be in region; a reminder once ranked always ranked will be going
away; 15% of all teams within a region will be ranked; the last RAC ranking will not be published. In
addition the National Office can change RAC voting. The NEWMAC has requested a waiver for MLAX which
was denied. There will be several combined championships this year as well as ongoing discussions of
adding additional sports.
Commissioner’s Report: Medical Waivers – Worcester State MSOC approved. Angela presented the 20112012 MASCAC Financial Report; this will serve as an audit. Angela compiled all the motions that occurred
the past year which was included in the packet of information for this meeting. All tournaments moving
forward will be 6 teams highest seed hosts, there may be some nuances to this rule. Each institution
received one copy of the Annual Report, By-Laws and Constitution, and Administrative Manual. These are
also available online. Jim sent out the internal directory changes; please contact him with any changes. The
cross country championship will be on October 27th, cost will be $95 per team or $190 per institution.
NCAA protocol will be followed. Angela provided an update about MASCAC Men’s Golf. We have four
current schools. We would need three additional schools to sponsor the sport and receive an AQ. There are
three Little East schools that currently sponsor men’s golf: Rhode Island College, Southern Maine and
UMass Dartmouth. A discussion took place regarding the various scenarios. Angela will schedule a followup conference call regarding men’s golf. Angela provided an update regarding the strategic initiative grant
funding rotation. The MASCAC Integration Activity will take place on Friday, January 18th during the NCAA
Convention. We will partner with the Little East Conference.
Committee Reports – Finance Committee: Angela led a discussion regarding the staffing of the conference
with a focus on additional staffing of various levels. The committee recommended model C. Motion: Move
forward with model C and create a full time position with benefits pending approval of the COP. The
title would be the Director of Media Relations and would have a start date of July 2013.
(Chapman/Lamb) Approved 7-1.
ECAC Presentation: Mary Bradbury presented information from the basketball rule book, including all new
changes. She went over the over both the men’s and women’s contract between the MASCAC and ECAC for
basketball officiating. She also presented a significant amount of information regarding the evaluation
process that will be in effect for all ECAC assigned sports.
Media Relations Director Update: Angela provided an update on behalf of Jim. The new website is up and
running, the bugs will be fixed shortly. EZ Stream is up and running. The program shell will be redone this
year. They will be available to the semis and finals of each tournament. The quarterfinals will be done via
pdf. The voting will be moved to online for the fall voting.
Commissioner’s Old Business: Specifically for track and field there is a technical sheet that will be used in
the operation of the meets. This will help alleviate the current issues. Angela and Jonathan worked together
along with the head coaches.
New Business: The conference self-study is due to the NCAA in April. Angela has sent several sections to us
via email. Please provide updates on sections A and B as soon as possible. She will forward the next several
sections to you for review in December. The LEC affiliate dues increased this year. Motion to raise affiliate
dues to $600.00 with the exception of ice hockey $700.00 and football $1500.00, effective 7/1/13.
(Shea, Chapman) Approved 5-3. The LEC has changed their awards protocol. This was effective for this
year. There is a job board available on the MASCAC website. Angela provided and update on the
Partnership Program. In terms of SMA the last quarter checks went out the fall. Effective immediately our
licensing percentage will go up to 10% from 8%. You will notice a slight increase in your SMA checks.
Angela is working with Nally Associates on a Memento program. There will be no cost to the conference; it
would be a direct cost to the student-athlete. As part of EZ Stream games are archived. There is a hide
feature available for sports with a tape exchange policy. Angela led a discussion regarding sport
sponsorship and opening up our affiliate program to private schools. There was a discussion regarding our
at risk schools, those with 7 teams. Angela will work with the sport liaisons in regards to affiliate members.
Angela provided an update on NCAA committee work. Angela handed out the MASCAC Championship
schedule, MASCAC Important Dates, MASCAC Coaches Call Schedule and MASCAC Meeting Schedule.
Respectfully submitted,
Carey Eggen
Framingham State University