and IUPUI
GUIDE TO RULES COMPLIANCE
- 1.1 Mission Statement
- 1.2 Organizational Chart
- 1.3 Athletics Committee
- 1.4 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
1.1 Mission Statement
The mission of intercollegiate athletics at IUPUI is to provide athletics programs that contribute in an effective and meaningful manner to the achievement of the broader goals of the university. The athletics programs should aspire to enhance the complete educational experience of students, promote the matriculation and retention of students, advance the reputation of IUPUI, and cultivate pride, spirit, loyalty and support of students, alumni and the community-at-large.
The specific goals of intercollegiate athletics include:
- To assist the campus in student recruitment directly and indirectly
- To help in promoting the image and identity of the campus within the university and into the community
- To provide access to higher education through athletics scholarships for students who otherwise might not be able to afford a college education
- To facilitate the integration of the intercollegiate athletics department and student-athletes into the university community
- To play each sport at a competitive level
- To maintain well rounded, balanced programs that ensure gender and racial equity and that respond to student interests
- To comply fully with a governing athletics association
- To operate fiscally sound and prudent athletics programs
- To maintain programs that serve as models for leadership, on which the university community and the state of Indiana may look with pride
- To emphasize that academics are the priority of the student-athlete's college experience and ensure that all student-athletes progress each year toward graduation, culminating with the awarding of a bachelor's degree in the educational experience
- To provide excellence in learning experiences for student-athletes, including leadership, team building, and community service, and to provide laboratory experiences for student athletic trainers and managers
- To provide through partnerships, role models and mentors for other students and young people in the community who might not otherwise aspire to attend a college or university
- To help create understanding of the campus mission through inter-institutional competition with urban universities
- To serve as a rallying point for involving alumni and the community with the campus
1.2 Organizational Chart
1.3 Athletics Committee
University faculty and students have direct involvement in the control and review of the intercollegiate athletics program as members of the Athletics Committee.
A.Function: The Committee may initiate and recommend to the Athletics Administration policies relative to intercollegiate athletics in the following areas:
1. Compliance with governmental, NCAA and academic accrediting agency regulations.
2. Status and level of competition in each sport (including pre-season and post-season) and conference affiliations.
3. Financial aid, academic eligibility, and athletics awards.
4. The addition or deletion of any varsity sport.
5. Formal approval of all intercollegiate schedules.
No policy or course of action may be taken regarding the above without the advice of the Athletics Committee. It shall also give advice and counsel in the area of long range planning.
1.4 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
PURPOSE
1. To facilitate communication about concerns, problems or suggestions between the athlete and Athletic Administration.
2. To promote more interaction between IUPUI athletics, the IUPUI campus, and the surrounding communities.
3. To continually strive for improvement in all aspects pertaining to IUPUI athletics (from academics to facilities).
4. Encourage unity, common purposes, and camaraderie between teams and among all athletes in the program.
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