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NCAA Self-Sudy
Members of the Savannah State
University NCAA Self-Study Steering Committee
completed and submitted to the NCAA its self-study
report of the SSU Athletic Program as a part of the
NCAA Division I athletics certification requirement
on 19 July 2004. Savannah State University received
its original certification notice last fall after
which President Carlton E. Brown appointed the
steering committee and the year-long study began in
the areas of Academic Integrity, Governance &
Commitment to Rules Compliance and Equity, Welfare &
Sportsmanship. Now that the University has completed
it self-study report, an external team of reviewers
(NCAA Peer Review Team, consisting of five athletic
administrators and/or faculty from other NCAA
Division I programs) will conduct a
four-day evaluation of the athletic program during
their campus visit beginning November 14, 2002. The
visiting committee will report to the NCAA Division
I Committee on Athletics Certification, another
independent group, which will determine the
institution’s certification status and announce the
decision publicly. The NCAA has three options on an
institution’s certification: certified, certified
with conditions and not certified. For institutions
that fail to conduct a rigorous self-study and
correct problems identified, tough sanctions can be
imposed and teams may be ruled ineligible for NCAA
championships.
The purpose of the NCAA certification process is to
ensure integrity in intercollegiate athletics by
opening the affairs of athletics to the university
community and the public, setting standards or
operating principles for athletics and imposing
sanctions for institutions that fail to conduct a
comprehensive study or correct problems. The NCAA
may choose to certify an institution, certify with
conditions, or not certify -- which may make an
institution ineligible for NCAA championships. The
NCAA believes that the self-study requirement
promotes an institution's self-awareness of the role
of athletics, affirms worthwhile aspects of an
athletics programs and identifies opportunities to
improve athletics.
More than 40 people helped prepare recommendations
for this report. Members of the NCAA Athletics
Certification Steering Committee are Dr. Irvin
Clark, Chair, Dr. Carlton Brown, Dr. George
Williams, Dr. Randy Gunter, Dr. Charles Elmore, Dr.
Joan Maynor, Dr. Beverly Watkins, Mr. Henry Ford,
Mr. Alfred Brown, Ms. Cynthia Buskey, Coach Edward
Daniels, Coach Richard Basil, Coach Cedric Baker,
Ms. Florence Cornish, Mr. Clyde Newton, Ms.
Nefertara Clark, Ms. Tomeka Ray, Mr. Ron White, Mrs.
Karen Bentley, Professor Barbara Haas, and Dr.
Josephine Foster.
Members of the Governance and Commitment to Rules
Compliance Subcommittee are Dr. Charles Elmore,
Chair, Mrs. Willie May Young, Mrs. Mary Ann
Goldwire, Dr. Zaphon Wilson, Mrs. Constance Morgan,
Mr. Loretta Heyward, Mrs. Dianne Williams, and Mr.
Jamal Daniels.
Members of the Academic Integrity Subcommittee are
Dr. Beverly Watkins, Chair, Mrs. Barbara Haas, Mrs.
Mary Jo Fayoyin, Ms. Rosalind Kent, Dr. Jonathan
Lambright, Ms. Florence Cornish, Mrs. Charlotte
Blue, Coach Edward Daniels, and Ms. Evadne Roberts.
Members of the Commitment to Equity Subcommittee are
Dr. Randy Gunter, Chair, Dr. Josephine Foster, Mrs.
Juanita Adams, Mr. Karla Harper, Dr. Dionne Hoskins,
Mrs. Martine Clark, Mr. Ron White, Coach Cedric
Baker, and Mrs. Gwendolyn Moore.
Institutional Liaison to the NCAA, Ms. Cynthia
Buskey.
Chief Report Writers are Mrs. Barbara Haas, Lead;
Dr. Josephine Foster and Ms. Nijah Edwards. |
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