NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Registrars Association Annual Business Meeting 2017 AACRAO, Minneapolis 2017
Agenda Welcome & Introductions Legislation Review & Straw Poll Vote Executive Board Elections InCred Update 2016-17 Year End Review • Conference Registrars • RA Landing Page on NAIA.org website • Eligibility Workshop/Training Recap • 2017-18 Goals of the Association • Roundtable Discussion • Adjournment • • • • •
Proposed Legislation & Straw Poll
2017 Proposed Legislation 2017 Proposed Legislation - Full Text
31 Legislative Proposals Grouped by Category • Membership Regulations • Unattached Competition • ACT/SAT Test Score Requirements • Drug Education & Testing • Remaining Proposals • Voting: Approve, Deny, Abstain – vote by placing an “x” in the corresponding box
2017 Legislative Proposals
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2017 Legislative Proposals ď ą Note: • 17-B-26 Drug Testing - Team Competition Results is contingent on failure of 17-B-25
2017 Legislative Proposals
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Executive Board Roles & Elections
Executive Board Roles & Elections • Vice Chair • Secretary • Committee Member Volunteers • Repeat Course Advisory Committee • Home School Committee
Elections Instructions • •
Officers shall be elected by a majority vote Candidates may be nominated at the floor at the time of election.
Immediate Past Chairperson – Paula Avery: Pavery@marymountcalifornia.edu • Serves as chair of Nominations and Elections Committee. • Serve as a consultant to the Chairperson. • Assist with special projects or initiatives as determined by the Executive Team or Advisory Council. • Other duties as determined and appropriate.
Chairperson – Dennis Hicks: dehicks@iue.edu • Establish overall long and short term goals and objectives for the association. • In consultation with the NAIA Liaison, schedule dates, times, locations, and agendas for Executive Committee meetings. • In consultation with the Vice-Chairperson and NAIA Liaison, schedule dates, times, locations and agendas for the Association Advisory Committee. • Officiate and conduct Team and Council meetings. • Provide leadership to the Executive Team and Association Advisory Council. • Other duties as determined and appropriate.
Vice Chair– Nominations • Assist the Chairperson in establishing overall long and short term goals and objectives for the Executive committee. • Officiate and conduct Advisory Council meetings. • Attend all Executive Committee meetings. • Fulfill Chairperson role in the absence of the Chairperson. • Other duties as determined and appropriate.
Secretary– Nominations • Ensure Executive Team and Advisory Council minutes are complete and accurate. • Maintains meeting minute records. • Maintains official communication records as determined by Executive Team and/or Advisory Council.
Repeat Course Advisory Committee - Volunteers • Offer expertise in evaluation of transfer credit • Provide guidance on how to treat repeat courses in question using course catalog information provided by EC staff • Email correspondence, fewer than 10 reviews per year
Home School Committee Volunteers • Review and act upon home school waiver requests from schools and/or student-athlete. • Approximately 20 cases per year • Reports to the Council of Faculty Athletics Representatives
InCred
InCred Overview • • • • •
Paves the way for international students to your campus Streamlines NAIA eligibility and admissions decisions Consistency- all departments working from the same document One-stop-shop for students. Send records to one place Easy submission of records
2016-17 InCred Update • www.InCredEvals.org has launched! We sent registration codes to campus administrators inviting them to create an account to view InCred evaluations online. • InCred has expanded its service and is now accepting applications for all international students. • The average number of business days to complete an evaluation is just under seven. • Nearly 90% of evaluations are completed within 10 business days. • ~90 NAIA schools are using and recommending InCred. • Will be launching expedited services in Fall 2017.
Action Steps • Visit www.InCredEvals.org for more information (FAQs, registration guide and benefits overview). • Engage your institution in conversations to add InCred as an allowable credential evaluation company for your incoming student-athletes. • If directing international PSAs to use InCred, include links to InCredEvals.org on your institution’s materials. • Contact us with questions at 816-595-8300 (ext. 3) or InCred@naia.org. • InCred staff are available to conduct one-on-one calls with your campus to answer questions.
Executive Board Updates & Discussion
2016-17 Year End Review • Town Hall Meetings (via teleconference) • Two-of-four executive committee positions vacated due to job moves • Conference Registrars identified for 16 of 21 conferences • Repeat Course Advisory Committee • Home School Advisory Committee • Registrars Association website development
Registrar Website Landing Page • Establish webpage to the role of the registrar on www.naia.org • At forefront of the new creative direction for NAIA National Brand • Discuss drafted webpage wireframe
NAIA Handbook
NAIA Legislative Resources
NAIA Eligibility Resources
Welcome to the Official Registrar Association Resources As key academic compliance officers, institutional registrars play a vital role to our institutions, as well as to the NAIA in maintaining the academic integrity and trust of our association.
Registrar Governance Structure RA Organizational Structure
Conference Registrar Job Description
RA Nominations & Elections Procedures
Executive Board Members
Contact Us
Legislative Services • Rules Education • Legislative Briefs • Legislative Forms
NAIA Handbook
NAIA Legislative Resources
NAIA Eligibility Resources
Welcome to the Official Registrar Association Resources As key academic compliance officers, institutional registrars play a vital role to our institutions, as well as to the NAIA in maintaining the academic integrity and trust of our association.
Registrar Governance Structure RA Organizational Structure
Conference Registrar Job Description
RA Nominations & Elections Procedures
Executive Board Members
Contact Us
Main Navigation: NAIA Eligibility Resources: •
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Membership Guide to the NAIA Eligibility Center: – This comprehensive guide to policies, procedures and best practices serves as a primary resource for all topics related to the NAIA Eligibility Center for NAIA member institutions. LINK NAIA International Academic Standards: – These country guides list the standards that the NAIA Eligibility Center uses in its determinations for international students. LINK
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NAIA Eligibility Center Situation Analysis: – Document explains when it is necessary for students to return to the Center for additional review. LINK
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Transcript Dropbox for NAIA Institutions: – A secure, online transcript dropbox is available for NAIA Registrars to forward official NAIA school transcripts from their own institution to the Eligibility Center. Contact the NAIA Eligibility Center for instructions at 816-595-8300. LINK
NAIA Eligibility Center Resources Subpage • Membership Resources • International Academic Standards • Situation Analysis • Transcript Drop Box Instructions
More Resources
• Town Hall Call Archive
NAIA Eligibility Pre-Conference Workshop • NAIA Registrars, FARs, or others interested in learning more about the eligibility process for the NAIA, this workshop is for you! Join the NAIA Registrar Association Executive Board and representatives from the NAIA Eligibility Center for an eligibility roundtable and update on requirements and legislation. ECP/Play NAIA software tools and tips will be presented. You’ll return to your institutions equipped for the upcoming eligibility season. • _________ attendees. • NAIA agreed to pay the full workshop registration fee for the first 15 registrants/attendees! • Should we conduct another workshop at next year’s AACRAO? If yes, how do we increase attendance?
2017-18 Goals of the Association • Market the NAIA Registrars Association to the 240 [member] registrars, to FARs, CoP. Of the 240, forty-six are attending AACRAO 2017, and of those 46, _____ are at today’s business meeting.
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Conference Registrars – still need five (5) Go live w/RA website! Update as needed. Conduct Town Hall Meetings Propose/sponsor legislative changes Fill-out committee vacancies
Adjournment Thank you!