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NCAA Certification Process Begins
Posted 9/28/2005
On Oct. 7, the University of Hartford will begin a year-long, campus-wide effort to study its athletics program as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics certification process, President Walter Harrison announced.
Specific areas the self-study will cover include academic integrity, governance and commitment to rules compliance, as well as a commitment to equity and student-athlete welfare.
The purpose of the NCAA certification program is to help ensure integrity in each institution's athletics operations. The certification process opens up athletics to the rest of the university community and to the public. Institutions benefit by increasing campus-wide awareness and knowledge of the athletics program, confirming its strengths, and developing plans to improve areas of concern.
The Steering Committee responsible for the self-study will be chaired by John Carson, vice president for university relations. Committee membership will include faculty and staff, athletics department personnel, an alumnus and two members of the Board of Regents.
Carson chaired the first certification effort in 1997–98, as well as the interim certification done in 2002. A member of the NCAA membership services staff will conduct a one-day orientation videoconference with the Steering Committee and its three work groups on Friday, Oct. 7.
Within each area to be studied by the Steering Committee, the certification program has standards, called operating principles, which were adopted by the NCAA to place a “measuring stick” by which all Division I members are evaluated.
Once the university has concluded its study, an external team of reviewers will conduct an evaluation visit on campus over a minimum of two days. The team will report to the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification. The committee will then determine the institution's certification status and announce the decision publicly.
The three levels of certification status are: (a) certified; (b) certified with conditions; and (c) not certified. While universities have an opportunity to correct deficient areas, those universities that do not take corrective actions may be ruled ineligible for NCAA championships.
If you have questions, or if you would like additional information, contact John Carson at 768.4273 or jcarson@hartford.edu.
Specific areas the self-study will cover include academic integrity, governance and commitment to rules compliance, as well as a commitment to equity and student-athlete welfare.
The purpose of the NCAA certification program is to help ensure integrity in each institution's athletics operations. The certification process opens up athletics to the rest of the university community and to the public. Institutions benefit by increasing campus-wide awareness and knowledge of the athletics program, confirming its strengths, and developing plans to improve areas of concern.
The Steering Committee responsible for the self-study will be chaired by John Carson, vice president for university relations. Committee membership will include faculty and staff, athletics department personnel, an alumnus and two members of the Board of Regents.
Carson chaired the first certification effort in 1997–98, as well as the interim certification done in 2002. A member of the NCAA membership services staff will conduct a one-day orientation videoconference with the Steering Committee and its three work groups on Friday, Oct. 7.
Within each area to be studied by the Steering Committee, the certification program has standards, called operating principles, which were adopted by the NCAA to place a “measuring stick” by which all Division I members are evaluated.
Once the university has concluded its study, an external team of reviewers will conduct an evaluation visit on campus over a minimum of two days. The team will report to the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification. The committee will then determine the institution's certification status and announce the decision publicly.
The three levels of certification status are: (a) certified; (b) certified with conditions; and (c) not certified. While universities have an opportunity to correct deficient areas, those universities that do not take corrective actions may be ruled ineligible for NCAA championships.
If you have questions, or if you would like additional information, contact John Carson at 768.4273 or jcarson@hartford.edu.
