Bylaws - Board of Truetees Manual

2-3-110 Board of Athletic Control

  • The Board of Athletic Control (BOAC) is a representative board that monitors University compliance with intercollegiate athletics regulations and recommends policies to the University President or his/her designee, in accordance with philosophies and values established by the University and in accordance with the regulations of the athletics governing organizations under whose jurisdiction the University operates.
  • Members and Officers of the BOAC
    1. The BOAC shall consist of one faculty representative from each college (a total of seven, including graduate and library) to be elected by the appropriate constituent bodies through the Faculty Senate Elections Committee, one faculty representative selected by the Faculty Senate, the Faculty Trustee, two male and two female undergraduate students selected by the Student Representative Council (SRC), one male and one female student-athlete to be selected by the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), and the Student Trustee.
    2. Advisory (non-voting) members of the BOAC shall be the Dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences or his/her designee; the Athletic Director(s); the Director of Financial Aid; the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) appointed by the president; any other person(s) appointed by the chair of the Faculty Senate; and the Chair of the Student Athlete Advisory Council.
    3. The terms of office for faculty representatives shall be three calendar years, beginning July 1 of the year elected or selected, with one-third turn over each year. The student representatives shall serve one-year terms.
    4. The chair of the BOAC shall be the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR).
    5. The vice-chair of the BOAC shall be elected for a one-year term at the first meeting in March of each year, from the members of the BOAC who have continuing terms, and shall assume office on July 1 of the year elected.
  • Powers and Duties of the BOAC. The BOAC shall have the following powers and duties;
    1. To study and monitor compliance with federal, State, and association regulations governing intercollegiate athletics and to make appropriate recommendations to the President.
    2. To recommend, evaluate, and monitor policies governing the financing of intercollegiate athletics, to evaluate their effectiveness, and to recommend the annual budget.
    3.  To recommend, evaluate, and monitor policies governing athletic conference affiliation, post-season competition, intercollegiate athletic schedules, sponsored sports, and eligibility requirements.
    4. To recommend, evaluate, and monitor policies governing financial assistance to athletes.
    5. To perform any other relevant duty assigned by the University President or his/her designee.
    6. To adopt rules of operation known as the Board of Athletic Control Bylaws.
  • The chair of the BOAC shall report directly to the University President or his/her designee, every academic semester, informing him/her about the status of intercollegiate athletics and the policies surrounding it.
  • The chair of the BOAC shall provide an academic report regarding intercollegiate athletics to the Faculty Senate annually.
  • Staff and Support Services. The Director of Athletics through the athletic administration budget shall provide staff and support services for the BOAC.