Section 11. Committee on Athletics
  1. The Committee on Athletics shall be composed of the Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, the Director of Athletics, at least seven members of the university faculty elected at large; three students; one staff senator; and the appointed University voting representatives to intercollegiate athletic governing bodies. The faculty and student members shall be elected by the University Senate and shall be voting members. The appointed University representatives to intercollegiate governing bodies shall be ex-officio, non-voting, members of the Committee on Athletics.
  2. The duties of the committee shall include the following:
    1. To recommend to the Senate for its approval any regulations pertaining to athletic organizations.
    2. To advise the Senate in matters concerning the relationship between athletic and academic interests of the University (specifically providing comments related to the impact of proposed GSU or NCAA academic requirements on student athletes to the Senate Committee on Admissions and Standards).
    3. To consider and recommend rules and regulations to the Director of Athletics relative to student eligibility and participation in all forms of intercollegiate athletics.
    4. To review the overall calendars of athletic teams and make recommendations where appropriate to the Director of Athletics.
    5. To consider the criteria and process of awarding of all athletic scholarships and make recommendations to the Director of Athletics.
    6. To make recommendations to the President regarding the prospective employment of the Director of Athletics.
    7. To conduct periodic evaluations of the total intercollegiate athletic program.
    8. To review with the Director of Athletics matters of long-range athletic program planning and make recommendations where appropriate.
    9. To insure all relevant issues dealing with the athletic program at Georgia State University falling within this committee's area of responsibility are considered.
  3. The committee shall elect a chair within ten (10) working days after the election of a new committee.


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