IAC MEETING:TITLE IX & GENDER EQUITY

Presented by:

Maria Bruggeman

May 1, 2009

The Gender Equity Report to IAC

Committee Members: Tom Destefano (Chair) Maria Bruggeman Anne Hart Art Farmer Laurie Kelly

Item One: Senior Exit Survey

NCAA recertification called for an easier and more productive way to evaluate info collected from senior exit interviews

Sr. exit interview process (pre-fall 2008) Sr. S-A met with sport supervisor Asked a series of open ended questions Notes were kept and filed If issues came up and were consistent among the S-A’s,

they were addressed by upper administration Head coaches were evaluated based on info from

interviews

Item One: Senior Exit Survey

Current method: Online Survey was developed and initiated fall of 2008

Contains 42 questions Takes about 10-15 minutes to complete All senior student-athletes are emailed the link and details of the

survey Topics include: Time Demands, Coaches, Academics, General and

Administration (including sports medicine, S&C, Compliance, etc..) Fall there was not tracking of who took the survey, this semester it

is tracked and the Compliance Office can place a hold on their account until they complete the survey

Sr. exit interview process was updated Sr. S-A met with sport supervisor Asked a series of open ended questions Notes were kept and filed If issues came up and were consistent among the S-A’s, they were

addressed by upper administration Head coaches were evaluated based on info from interviews

Item One: Senior Exit Survey

Highlights of the Online Survey 15 senior student athletes have completed the

online survey since it has been initiated. Positives Responses:

80% agree that faculty have a positive attitude towards student athletes

53% Agree and 47% Strongly Agree that Head Coaches place sufficient emphasis on academics

100% stated that usually or always students of diverse backgrounds are treated with respect within the athletic department

Level of satisfaction in the following areas: 12% Poor and 43% Fair for locker rooms, meeting

space, etc. 20% Poor and 33% Fair on assistance with Career

Development 47% stated that they would not attend NAU again

if being recruited today The results can be sorted by a number of

variables such as gender, sport, ethnicity, scholarship, etc..

Item 2: Gender Equity and Student-Athlete Well Being

Committee Update

Committee Members: Cindy Anderson (chair), Kelly Kasprzyk, Jo Cahill, Amy Laxton, Kristian Wiles, Linn Montgomery, Anne Hart, Trish Rensink, Maria Bruggeman, Andy Johns, Laurie Kelly, Emily Osiadacz, Lauren Hoisington

NCAA recertification states we must conduct a thorough and written review of each of the 17 program areas for gender issues and an additional 7 program areas for student-athlete well-being. See handout

Item 3: Student-Athlete Medical Care

Broader range of physician choices Dr. Hershey, Team Physician Dr. Monica Radloff, worked with Volleyball team

fall 2007 and 2008 Working with Summit Center to contract with Dr.

Radloff permanently

Gender Equity Accomplishments Women’s programs have made competitive strides:

Women’s Soccer – 2008 Big Sky Champions and first time in history to go to the NCAA Tournament

Women’s Golf – 2009 Big Sky Champions (first time since 2001) Other programs accomplishments:

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country 2008 Big Sky Champions Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track 2009 Big Sky Champions Potential 1st ever double triple crown in NAU and Big Sky Conference

history Gold Axe recipients:

Ali Carter, Golf Maria Hechanova, Swim & Dive Elizabeth Brook, Swim & Dive (Top senior for FCB)

Golden Eagle 164 Student-Athletes received the Golden Eagle Award (3.0 GPA or better)

Other Facility Upgrades: Scores Tables for Volleyball, Golf hitting & putting

facility, Changing/Meeting room for Soccer at Lumberjack, New turf – great for training for all sports

New employees: Kim Bruno named Director of Tennis and head coach of both Men’s and Women’s Tennis programs, hired 2 new female assistants with one being minority.