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NCAA Athletic Certification
Self-Study
Members of the Savannah State University NCAA Self-Study
Steering Committee completed and submitted to the NCAA its
self-study report of the SSU Athletic Program as a part of
the NCAA Division I athletics certification requirement on
19 July 2004. Savannah State University received its
original certification notice last fall after which
President Carlton E. Brown appointed the steering committee
and the year-long study began in the areas of Academic
Integrity, Governance & Commitment to Rules Compliance and
Equity, Welfare & Sportsmanship. Now that the University has
completed it self-study report, an external team of
reviewers (NCAA Peer Review Team, consisting of five
athletic administrators and/or faculty from other NCAA
Division I programs) will conduct a four-day evaluation of
the athletic program during their campus visit beginning
November 14, 2002. The visiting committee will report to the
NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification,
another independent group, which will determine the
institution’s certification status and announce the decision
publicly. The NCAA has three options on an institution’s
certification: certified, certified with conditions and not
certified. For institutions that fail to conduct a rigorous
self-study and correct problems identified, tough sanctions
can be imposed and teams may be ruled ineligible for NCAA
championships.
The purpose of the NCAA certification process is to ensure
integrity in intercollegiate athletics by opening the
affairs of athletics to the university community and the
public, setting standards or operating principles for
athletics and imposing sanctions for institutions that fail
to conduct a comprehensive study or correct problems. The
NCAA may choose to certify an institution, certify with
conditions, or not certify -- which may make an institution
ineligible for NCAA championships. The NCAA believes that
the self-study requirement promotes an institution's
self-awareness of the role of athletics, affirms worthwhile
aspects of an athletics programs and identifies
opportunities to improve athletics.
More than 40 people helped prepare recommendations for this
report. Members of the NCAA Athletics Certification Steering
Committee are Dr. Irvin Clark, Chair, Dr. Carlton Brown, Dr.
George Williams, Dr. Randy Gunter, Dr. Charles Elmore, Dr.
Joan Maynor, Dr. Beverly Watkins, Mr. Henry Ford, Mr. Alfred
Brown, Ms. Cynthia Buskey, Coach Edward Daniels, Coach
Richard Basil, Coach Cedric Baker, Ms. Florence Cornish, Mr.
Clyde Newton, Ms. Nefertara Clark, Ms. Tomeka Ray, Mr. Ron
White, Mrs. Karen Bentley, Professor Barbara Haas, and Dr.
Josephine Foster.
Members of the Governance and Commitment to Rules Compliance
Subcommittee are Dr. Charles Elmore, Chair, Mrs. Willie May
Young, Mrs. Mary Ann Goldwire, Dr. Zaphon Wilson, Mrs.
Constance Morgan, Mr. Loretta Heyward, Mrs. Dianne Williams,
and Mr. Jamal Daniels.
Members of the Academic Integrity Subcommittee are Dr.
Beverly Watkins, Chair, Mrs. Barbara Haas, Mrs. Mary Jo
Fayoyin, Ms. Rosalind Kent, Dr. Jonathan Lambright, Ms.
Florence Cornish, Mrs. Charlotte Blue, Coach Edward Daniels,
and Ms. Evadne Roberts.
Members of the Commitment to Equity Subcommittee are Dr.
Randy Gunter, Chair, Dr. Josephine Foster, Mrs. Juanita
Adams, Mr. Karla Harper, Dr. Dionne Hoskins, Mrs. Martine
Clark, Mr. Ron White, Coach Cedric Baker, and Mrs. Gwendolyn
Moore.
Institutional Liaison to the NCAA, Ms. Cynthia Buskey.
Chief Report Writers are Mrs. Barbara Haas, Lead; Dr.
Josephine Foster and Ms. Nijah Edwards.
Self-Study Report
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