Bubba Cunningham, UNC's athletic director, listens as Allan Blattner, director of Carolina Housing, speaks during a Faculty Athletics Committee meeting in South Building on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. “I think in my mind our relationship with athletics is very strong,” Blattner said.

How the Faculty Athletics Committee connects academics and athletics

By Kaitlyn Dang | Oct. 14

The Faculty Athletics Committee exists to support athletes at UNC in their academic endeavors and wellbeing.

The UNC Faculty Athletics Committee meets over Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.

Faculty Athletics Committee discusses plans for spring semester

By Lauren McCarthy | Oct. 1

The Faculty Athletics Committee met on Thursday, Sept. 3rd over Zoom. They discussed the ways in which COVID-19 was affecting athletics and athletes themselves.

Faculty Athletics Committee discusses COVID-19 precautions, revenue loss

By Malak Dridi | Sep. 7

Faculty Athletics Committee discusses student-athlete GPAs and housing

By Anna Neil | Jan. 9, 2020

Jeffrey Spang, Lissa Broome, and William Sturke discuss the minutes during the Faculty Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

Faculty Athletic Committee faces underperformance of Black athletes, balancing budget

By Lorcan Farrell | Mar. 20, 2018

The Faculty Athletics Committee met on Tuesday.

Faculty Athletics Meeting talks special talent and disturbing origin of Kenan family wealth

By Lorcan Farrell | Feb. 20, 2018

Bubba Cunningham (left), UNC Athletic Director, contributes to discussion at a 2016 meeting of the Faculty Athletics Committee (FAC) while Ezra Baeli-Wang, a student athlete advisory council representative, listens intently.

Academic scandal leads to more oversight by faculty committee

By Mark Burnett | Oct. 24, 2017

In light of the NCAA investigations, UNC has been under both academic and athletic investigations. Within the Faculty Council there is a special committee to deal with these issues and how they should interact. Working with professors and students, the faculty athletics committee recently announced new changes to the athletics department.

Chancellor Carol Folt sat in on the Faculty Athletics Committee on Tuesday as they discussed many topics including tutoring for athletes.

Faculty Athletics Committee talks absences for basketball season

By Jacob Hancock | Apr. 11, 2017

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday to discuss students missing classes for the men’s basketball national championship game in Arizona, as well as tutoring resources for student-athletes.

Lissa Broome reads a report on the NCAA Autonomy Legislative Session and the ACC Governance meetings.

The Faculty Athletics Committee reviews NCAA and ACC meetings

By Jacob Hancock | Feb. 14, 2017

Faculty Athletics Representative Lissa Broome gave an update on the NCAA Annual Convention, and Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham discussed coaches contracts at the Faculty Athletics Committee (FAC) on Tuesday.

The Faculty Athletic Committee spoke about exit surveys and interviews that student athletes partake in a meeting on Tuesday.

Faculty Athletics Committee reviews student-athlete surveys, academic advising

By Celia McRae | Nov. 9, 2016

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday to discuss student-athlete exit interviews and surveys, pending NCAA legislation and student-athlete academic advising.

Faculty Athletics Committee compares UNC athletes to NCAA study

By Ivy Ingle | Oct. 12, 2016

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday to review student-athlete summer programs, surveys and a study by the NCAA.

Faculty Council discusses sports and classroom inclusivity

By Acy Jackson | Oct. 7, 2016

What happened? The second Faculty Council of the academic year met to hear about inclusivity and athletics.

Faculty Athletics Committee reviews recent ACC decision

By Leah Moore | Sep. 16, 2016

At the Faculty Athletics Committee meeting on Thursday, members discussed the Atlantic Coast Conference’s recent decision to move championships out of North Carolina due to House Bill 2. Games on college campuses will still be held.

Faculty athletics committee studies patterns of student-athletes

By Jamie Gwaltney | Jun. 1, 2016

By Jamie Gwaltney University Editor In the faculty athletics committee meeting on Tuesday, members reviewed a study on patterns within classes taken by student-athletes.

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday afternoon in a Wilson Library meeting room.

Faculty Athletics Committee discusses new athletic facilities

By Jamie Gwaltney | Apr. 26, 2016

At the Faculty Athletics Committee meeting Tuesday, committee members were quick to point out flaws in possible plans for new athletic facilities.

Ezra Baeli-Wang, Beverly Foster, Lexi Cappalli, and Josefa Lindquist discussed the importance of time management for student-athletes at a listening session in Dey Hall Wednesday.

Faculty Athletics Committee discusses student-athlete time management

By Cailyn Derickson | Mar. 2, 2016

The Faculty Athletics Committee talked about how to help student-athletes with time management at its listening session on Wednesday

Folt explains new snow day policy at Faculty Council

By Colleen Moir | Jan. 29, 2016

At Friday afternoon’s Faculty Council meeting, three resolutions passed their first read and presenters and members discussed a range of campus issues, including ethics and snow. Resolutions Three resolutions unanimously passed their first read at Friday’s meeting, which means they will remain on the calendar for their second read at the next Faculty Council meeting.

On Tuesday, members of different academic and athletic departments met for a Faculty Athletics Committee Meeting to discuss issues surrounding athletic policies and procedures.

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