MINUTES

 

                                                SUBCOMMITTEE ON ATHLETICS

 

                                                                     4-25-03

 

 

Members present:  E. Blumenthal, K. Hartley, B. Lohmuller, K. McDonald, M. Newman, D. Oberstar, M. Pope, J. Robinson, D. Young

 

Visitor:  T. Heffron

 

 

·       A motion to add 2 faculty members to the subcommittee to bring it into compliance with SD 02-11 (recently adopted by the Senate) passed unanimously.

 

·       The committee reviewed the athletic schedules for 2003-04 as constituted at this point.  Some are still tentative and men's volleyball is yet to be done, pending the gathering of MIVA coaches in early May.  The schedules were approved by a unanimous vote.

 

·       A.D. Mark Pope gave a brief explanation of the rationale for dropping men's indoor and outdoor track and field, which rationale turned on the question of gender equity.  He also indicated that there are discussions in progress exploring the initiation of men's and women's golf as varsity sports. 

 

·       A motion to endorse the continued exploration of the possibility of establishing men's and women's golf as varsity sports was unanimously approved.