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APPROVAL OF POLICY REVISION: APPROVAL OF STANDING POLICY ON ADMINISTRATION OF ATHLETICS AND THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ATHLETICS

The following resolution was adopted:

• WHEREAS, current administrative practices in the Department of Athletics are not consistent with those outlined in the resolution, "Revision and Reenactment of Standing Policy on Administration of Athletics and the Advisory Council on Athletics," adopted by the Board of Visitors on December 4, 1970;
• RESOLVED that the resolution of December 4, 1970, is hereby rescinded and that the following policy governing the control of the Department of Athletics be adopted
  
  1. The responsibility for administration of the Department of Athletics shall be placed on a Director of University Athletics Programs, who shall be appointed by the President of the University, subject to the approval of the Board of Visitors, and who shall be responsible to the President of the University through the Executive Vice President.
  
  2. The faculty shall, as heretofore, have the responsibility of setting the standards required for the maintenance of acceptable academic standing for students in general. That students who maintain such standards shall be eligible to represent the University in athletic competition, subject to such regulations as may be established by the administrative authorities of the University, including the Board of Visitors, regarding eligibility in respects other than that of acceptable academic standing. The policy of the University concerning scholarships which may be awarded to students who participate in intercollegiate athletics is reserved for decision by the Board of Visitors, which may act with the benefit of recommendations from the administration and the Advisory Council hereinafter mentioned.
  
  3. An Advisory Council on Athletics be established, consisting of representatives selected by the President of the University from the Faculty, the Alumni Association, and the student body. One of the student members shall be the President of the Captains Council. The Chair of the Advisory Council on Athletics shall be designated by the President of the University.