Board to monitor athletes
By Mike Sims
Of the Emerald
The seven Oregon State System of Higher
Education institutions that field intercollegiate
athletic teams will soon begin preparing reports
on academic performance and progress by
student-athletes.
Chancellor Bud Davis reminded the State
Board of Higher Education Friday that it adopted
a set of rules and regulations governing athletics
at system schools in March 1983.
One of these rules requires that institution
presidents submit annual athlete academic pro
gress reports to the board. Davis told the board
that it would begin receiving this year’s reports in
October or November.
But Dick Perry, associate vice chancellor for
administration, said Wednesday that because of
the amount of time necessary to prepare ques
tionnaires and compile results, the reports would
probably be presented to the board Nov. 16 when
it meets at the University.
Perry said that the reports, which according
to board policy are designed to show athlete suc
cess in pursuing academic goals, would contain
average grade point averages and rates of gradua
tion among student-athletes. He also said that
comparisons of athletes’ average GPAs against
those of general student populations could be in
cluded in the reports if such data becomes
available.
Board policy requires that college and
university presidents establish policies and pro
cedures committing student-athletes and athletic
officials to the goals of maintaining “normal pro
gress’’ toward completing a baccalaureate degree.
Degrees should (“usually”) be attained in no
more than five years after an athlete enrolls in a
school for the first time.
Athletes are required to carry a minimum
12-hour course-load during their respective sport
seasons. These courses must lead to a bac
calaureate degree of the student-athlete’s choice
and comply with regular institution academic
progress rules and graduation requirements.
"I think these are reasonable expectations,”
Perry said of board academic standards for
student-athletes. “But we also realize that many
people leave school for a variety of reasons — ill
ness, work, and the like. Many non-athletes don’t
finish in five years.”
The board also directed institutions to
develop and use academic monitoring systems
and, where necessary, corrective measures for
marginal academic performance by athletes.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
has similar academic eligibility requirements for
its member schools, and also requires that
student-athletes declare an academic major by the
junior year. The University. Oregon State and
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Portland State universities are NCAA members.
The remaining system schools that offer in
tercollegiate athletics are members of the Na
tional Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and
the Evergreen Conference.
According to Perry, NAIA academic re
quirements differ from NCAA rules in that
student-athletes must attain degrees in 15 terms,
not necessarily in succession. Perry again
acknowledged that many students must leave
school periodically to work toward funding their
education. And according to WOSC Athletic
Director Jack Rye, the Evergreen Conference pro
hibits scholarship awards based solely on athletic
ability.
Rye also says that the NAIA allows in
dividual conferences to adopt more specific
academic standards. In addition to national
regulations, the Evergreen Conference requires
student-athletes to earn a minimum 2.0 GPA.
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Skylight offering
new atmosphere
The EMU Skylight has taken on a new
look this year with a different cuisine and
tablecloths in “an attempt to generate in
terest,” in the Skylight, according to James
Covington, director of food service at the
EMU.
From 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., tablecloths
cover the tables to change a typical campus
study place into a restaurant atmosphere.
Students can enjoy calzone, lasagne and
other Italian food, as well as the Greek sand
wich and the salad bar.
“The Skylight used to be primarily
known as a vegetarian area, but the demand
for that has dropped off to a point where our
income has been dropping off also for the
past couple years,” Covington says.
"Because of its size, it’s an expensive
area to maintain, but we won’t know until
the end of fall term if it’s going to work or
not. If not, we’ll have to try something
else,” he says. »>■
By changing the atmosphere for a few
hours a day, Covington hopes to satisfy
both the needs of those studying and those
who are looking for a nice place to have
lunch.
"Students have been cooperating really
well so far. I think they understand what
we’re trying to do,” Covington says.
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