#84 - Intercollegiate Athletic Board
Approved: February 14, 2018
Monitor: President
Purpose
The Intercollegiate Athletic Board (IAB) shall serve as an advisory board for participation by Eastern Illinois University in intercollegiate sports in accordance with and federal law.
- All substantive actions shown in minutes shall be considered as recommendations to the President.
- The President may:
a. Approve, disapprove, or modify the recommendations.
b. Refer recommendations back to the IAB as promptly as possible for further study.
Organization
The voting membership shall consist of a minimum of six faculty or administrators and four Âé¶¹´«Ã½. (The , Article 6, requires that the majority of the Intercollegiate Athletic Board be faculty or administrators.)
- Faculty members shall be appointed as follows: In the spring of each year, the Faculty Athletics Representative will make a faculty-wide call for nominations to fill vacant board appointments. The Faculty Athletics Representative, after appropriate consultation with a member of the Faculty Senate nominating committee, and then with the President, shall recommend faculty members for three-year appointments. Recommendations shall be voted upon for final approval by the IAB.
- The University President shall appoint one minority faculty/staff member to the IAB to serve a three-year term as a voting member.
- Student members shall be appointed as follows:
a. Two student voting members shall be from the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, preferably one male and one female; and
b. Two student voting members shall be appointed by the Student Senate and shall serve in accordance with the Student-Faculty provisions.
- The NCAA Faculty Representative shall serve as chair of the IAB, and shall vote only in case of a tie. A Vice Chair will be elected during the first meeting of the IAB, and will serve a one-year term. The Vice Chair will serve in the absence of the Chair.
- The President, Director of Athletics, Associate Directors of Athletics, Senior Woman Administrator, Director of Compliance, and Director of Academic Support Service for Student Athletes shall serve as ex-officio members.
- All other ex-officio members shall be as designated in the Student-Faculty Board provisions.
- The secretary of the IAB will be designated by the Chair.
- The minimum quorum shall be three faculty members and one student member.
Responsibilities
- The IAB shall review the budget for the intercollegiate athletics program that is submitted by the Director of Athletics at least once a semester.
- The submitted budget should be detailed and include anticipated income from all sources and project expenditures.
- The IAB shall review the end of the year budget at its first meeting of the academic year or by September 30th.
- The IAB shall be informed of intercollegiate schedules and missed class time.
- The IAB shall review/approve all achievement awards (i.e., letters, jackets, etc.) and their costs.
- The Chair shall keep the Faculty and Student Senates informed of the IAB's activities by sending minutes of meetings.
- The Chair shall request that the Faculty Senate replace any IAB faculty member who misses three consecutive meetings with an alternative. The Chair will issue a written warning to any IAB faculty member who misses two consecutive meetings.
- The Chair shall request that the Student Senate and/or the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee replace and IAB student member who misses three consecutive meetings with an alternate. The Chair will issue a written written warning to any IAB student member who misses two consecutive meetings.
Committees
- Institutional Control Committee
Responsibilities include governance and commitment to rules compliance, commitment to equity, and fiscal integrity.
- Student-Athlete Experience Committee
Responsibilities include academic integrity and commitment to equity.
Operational Procedures
The IAB and its committees shall operate as outlined in their approved Bylaws.