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UM
seeks comment on athletics
The
University has reviewed all aspects of its athletics program
and now wants the public to comment on its findings.
UM
has completed a self-review as part of the requirements
to retain NCAA Division I athletics certification. Committees
appointed by UM President George Dennison and comprising
University faculty and administrators, student-athletes
and community members have scrutinized the athletics program
for much of the year.
"Opening
up athletics programs to public scrutiny represents the
core of the NCAA process," Dennison said. "At
stake is whether the University retains its NCAA certification."
Anyone
interested in commenting on the study can find draft reports
in the President's Office, Intercollegiate Athletics administrative
offices in the Hoyt Athletic Complex and the Mansfield Library
Reserve Room or online under "NCAA Certification"
on the University's Web page at www.umt.edu. Comments may
be sent to the President's Office, Main Hall 109, The University
of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, or faxed to (406) 243-2797.
Comments also may be submitted via e-mail to wilsonj@mso.umt.edu.
The
NCAA-required study focuses on four topics: governance and
rules compliance; academic integrity; financial integrity;
and equity, student welfare and sportsmanship.
After
receiving comments, UM's NCAA Certification Steering Committee
will make final revisions in the self-study report. The
report then will be sent to the NCAA. In late April 2003,
an NCAA peer-review team will visit the Missoula campus
to conduct interviews and review documents. The NCAA's final
decision on certification will come later next year.
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