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RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Board of Visitors received the report of the Task Force on Athletics in April 2001 (the Report); and

WHEREAS, the Student Affairs and Athletics and Finance Committees of the Board (the Joint Committees) express their appreciation for the outstanding and innovative work of the Task Force; and

WHEREAS, the report has focused the attention of the University community on the important challenges facing intercollegiate athletics programs across the nation; and

WHEREAS, the Joint Committees have developed a Joint Work Plan and have conducted a preliminary review of the findings and recommendations included in the Report; and

WHEREAS, the Joint Committees conclude that they wish to preserve the Board's longstanding commitment to both academic excellence and excellence in all intercollegiate sports at the University;

RESOLVED that the Joint Work Plan presented to the Joint Committees is hereby approved; and

RESOLVED FURTHER that the Joint Committees ask the President to develop options to the recommendations in the Report including the establishment of endowments and other fundraising for non-revenue sports, that will ensure the long-term financial stability of the intercollegiate athletics programs at the University without tiering or eliminating any sports; and

RESOLVED FURTHER that the Joint Committees ask that the President provide on a regular basis reports to the Joint Committees on the Administration's progress in developing such options.

Approved by the Board of Visitors'
Finance and Student Affairs and
Athletics Committees