Sept. 28, 2005
Department Begins NCAA Division I Certification
Process
Youngstown -- David C. Sweet, president of Youngstown
State University, announced today
that YSU will begin an 18-month,
campus-wide review of its athletics
program as part of the NCAA Division
I athletics certification program.
“The purpose of this program is to help ensure integrity in
our athletics operations,” Sweet
said. “This study will focus on
academic integrity, governance,
rules compliance and the
university’s commitment to equity
and student-athlete welfare.
“We are confident that this review will show that YSU meets
or exceeds all of the standards set
by the NCAA."
All Division I universities and colleges are required to
undergo NCAA certification every 10
years. YSU successfully completed
its first certification self-study
in 1998.
Sweet and Cynthia Anderson, YSU vice president for student
affairs, will chair a steering
committee responsible for conducting
the study. Other members will
include various members of the
university faculty, staff, students
and athletics department personnel.
Once the university has concluded its self study in May 2006,
an external team of reviewers from
peer colleges, universities or
conference offices will conduct a
two-day minimum evaluation visit on
campus in fall 2006. That team will
report to the NCAA Division I
Committee on Athletics
Certification, which will determine
YSU’s certification status and
announce the decision publicly in
February 2007. For
institutions that fail to conduct a
comprehensive self-study or to
correct problems, sanctions can be
imposed.
The three options of certification status are: (a)
certified, (b) certified with
conditions, and (c) not certified.
While universities have an
opportunity to correct deficient
areas, those that do not take
corrective actions may be ruled
ineligible for NCAA championships,
said Ron Strollo, YSU executive
director of intercollegiate
athletics.
Updates regarding
the progress of the self study will
be available on the YSU sports web
page at
www.ysusports.com. |
