The NCAA Division III staff has created this bi-weekly communication for the Division III membership to provide up-to-date communications on recent Division III governance meeting discussions and outcomes. Please share this communication with your campus and conference colleagues.
Recent Governance Meetings - Key Discussions and Outcomes.
Presidents Advisory Group, Aug. 28 Orientation. The Presidents Council chair and vice-chair, as well as governance staff, provided an orientation for the new and current Presidents Advisory Group members to assist in preparation for the group’s in-person meeting in late October. Click here for the PAG roster.
Administrative Committee, Aug. 29 2024 proposed legislation. The committee approved, in final format, the Presidents Council proposal to revise the Division III Philosophy Statement.
Upcoming Meetings and Anticipated Discussions.
DIIICA and NADIIIAA executive leadership, Sept. 6-7 Meeting agenda. During the day and half meeting in Indianapolis, the executive leadership of the DIIICA and NADIIIAA will discuss key topics and issues and collaborate on ways to inform and seek feedback from the membership. Key topics include the following: Athletic Training Working Group, Financial and Risk Management Working Group, championships enhancements, hardship waiver for mental health, playing rules, officiating and sportsmanship, Congressional engagement, health and safety, and the NCAA State of Business Review.
Presidents Council Nominations Subcommittee, Sept. 11 Nominations. The subcommittee will discuss and identify five new council members to join the Presidents Council, effective with the close of the NCAA Convention. The Presidents Council will review and act during its late Oct. meeting.
Championships Committee, Sept. 11-12 NCAA staff update. Laura Peterson, primary liaison to the Championships Committee, has been reclassified to a director.
Budget planning. The committee will continue to discuss the identified budget priorities (i.e., championships access, increased per diem, increased travel party and permissible flights) and possible championships enhancements for the next budget cycle (FY25-FY26).
Championships selection criteria database. The committee will receive an update on the timeline and educational efforts, to date, on the championships selection criteria database. The committee will review sport committee feedback at a future meeting as it continues to evaluate the metric.
Sport committee reports. The committee will review governing sport committee reports and discuss sport specific recommendations.
Division III Financial and Risk Management Working Group, Sept. 12 Third-party review. The working group will provide feedback on a proposed third-party review of the division’s finances, and in particular, how to strengthen the division’s overall financial performance, improve revenue growth, identify financial priorities and threats, and provide recommendations.
Membership Committee, Sept. 15 Sports sponsorship waiver requests. The committee will consider waiver requests from three institutions.
Resources
Sportsmanship module. The NCAA and Officially Human have partnered to develop Elevate Respect, a learning module to improve student-athlete, coach and fan behavior directed at officials. The course is available on the NCAA Learning Portal. To access the course, log in the Learning Portal on MyApps through NCAA.org. In the search feature, enter “Elevate Respect,” enroll in the course and begin learning. This course is a wonderful opportunity to engage with student-athletes prior to the start of the season to emphasize positive sportsmanship and engagement with officials during competition. For more information about the Elevate Respect module please contact Ben Brownlee at bbrownlee@ncaa.org.
50th anniversary. On Aug. 6, Division III kicked off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary. Throughout the year, the division will celebrate its milestones. Each campus and conference office also received a 50th anniversary kit in August.
With every communication, we also anticipate additional questions. Please send all questions to DIIIGovernance@ncaa.org. Thank you for your continued collaboration and leadership.
This email was sent to NCAA Division III commissioners, directors of athletics and the NADIIIAA executive board based on contact information in the NCAA Directory.
