Campus Athletics Governance, the Faculty Role:  Principles, Proposed Rules, and Guidelines

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1.B  Recommendations for Uniform Rules

Although there is great variety among institutions, there are certain features that experience indicates are so characteristic of successful FAR function that this document recommends them as uniform rules (with provisions for certain exceptional cases), which the NCAA should adopt as bylaws.

n      The appointment of the Faculty Athletics Representative shall be made by the President; the process of appointment shall involve meaningful consultation with the elected body that exercises campus-level faculty governance; the appointment shall be made for a specified term; a review of the performance of the Faculty Athletics Representative that includes meaningful participation by the elected faculty governance body shall take place prior to any reappointment.  If no elected faculty governance body exists on a campus, the campus athletics board shall be the consulting body.