This Official Notice contains a composite schedule of all the meetings and sessions that are a part of the 2003 Convention. It contains legislation for consideration at the Divisions II and III business sessions of the 2003 Convention, including amendments-to-amendments. It also contains the necessary information concerning the accreditation of delegates, voting procedures and other Convention policies. We encourage each member to review the information related to the activities in which you will be involved before attending the Convention.

This publication presents all proposed amendments to NCAA legislation that were properly submitted by the Division II and III membership in accordance with the July 15 deadline in the NCAA legislative calendar. The 15 proposals herein are printed in the order in which they would appear, if adopted, in the appropriate NCAA Divisional Manual. No attempt has been made to place them in topical groupings or in the order in which they eventually might appear in the Convention agenda.

The NCAA Membership Report is a snapshot of where the Association is at this moment in time. This book contains a review of revenues and expenses for the 2002-03 fiscal year, along with other relevant information from that year. It also includes a component that describes NCAA plans, along with revenue and expense projections for the next several years.

This publication presents all proposed amendments to NCAA Divisions II and III legislation that were properly submitted in accordance with the July 15 and September 1 deadlines in the NCAA legislative calendar

This is the 27th edition of the NCAA Directory, intended as a service to the personnel of member institutions and other interested parties. Produced early in the fall, the Directory is intended to be useful and up-to-date for the entire academic year. Corrections in the listing will be printed throughout the year in The NCAA News whenever they are made available to the NCAA national office. Information for the Directory is taken from the NCAA database.

The purpose of the program is to identify minorities and women who aspire to hold positions such as athletics directors and conference commissioners and to involve them in various senior management level administrative experiences in intercollegiate athletics.

This report provides summary information concerning revenues and expenses of NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletics programs for the period 1993 through 2002. It is offered, in response to public interest, as a supplement to the periodic monographs entitled “Revenues and Expenses of Divisions I and II Intercollegiate Athletics Programs – Financial Trends and Relationships,” which have been issued on a biennial basis since 1994. The significance of this issue is that the financial data have been aggregated by Division I-Athletics conferences.

Revenues and Expenses of Divisions I and II Intercollegiate Athletics Programs

A study of athletics financing by Daniel L. Fulks, Ph.D., CPA.

This review is the first comprehensive evaluation of the federated governance structure since it was implemented five years ago. Information was gathered through interviews (in-person and telephonic) and written surveys. The survey instruments used in this review also provided data that allowed the committee to evaluate other key issues such as the move of the national office to Indianapolis, NCAA core principles, the role of the national-office staff and communication between the Association and its membership.

After three years of work by the NCAA Division I Subcommittee on Amateurism and Agents, and numerous opportunities to discuss the amateurism proposals with the membership, it is necessary to provide a definitive philosophical framework in which to evaluate the proposals.

The purpose of this guide is to provide assistance to coaches regarding the recent changes in pre-collegiate enrollment amateurism rules, effective for those student-athletes whose initial, fulltime enrollment occurs in any collegiate institution on or after August 1, 2001.

This book contains a review of revenues and expenses for the 2001-02 fiscal year and also includes a forward-looking component that describes NCAA plans for the next several years.

These essays framed the issues as clearly and succinctly as possible; proposed one or more approaches to resolution; and, while recognizing the need for pragmatic solutions, recommended that the values we have adopted in our bylaws guide all final decisions. These commentaries were delivered to institutional chief executive officers every two weeks during the first half of 2002. We are providing this collection of all 13 essays for those who want to use the material for reference purposes.

A student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student- athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

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This book contains a review of revenues and expenses for the 2000-01 fiscal year and also includes a forward-looking component that describes NCAA plans for the next several years.

The accompanying statement of financial position and the related statements of changes in net assets and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The NCAA Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”) at August 31, 2001, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is the organization through which the nation’s colleges and universities speak and act on athletics matters at the national level. It is a voluntary association of 1,261 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals devoted to the sound administration of intercollegiate athletics.

This study is the fourth in a series conducted for or by the NCAA to measure the substance-use patterns of NCAA college student-athletes. The initial National Study of the Substance Use and Abuse Habits of College Student- Athletes was presented in 1985. Subsequent studies have been conducted at four-year intervals.