Faculty Athletics Committee discusses student-athlete GPAs and housing
Here's what you missed at Thursday's Faculty Athletics Committee meeting.
FACULTY ATHLETICS COMMITTEE
Low Black athlete graduation rate amongst issues at Faculty Athletic Committee
Listen up, Carolina sports devotees. The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday afternoon to address the underperformance of Black male athletes and the sports department's plans for more funding. Here is what you need to know.
Slavery-dependent Kenan family wealth makes Faculty Athletics Committee reconsider stadium plaque
The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday afternoon to discuss predicted GPAs for special talent students and slavery-dependent Kenan family wealth, and here is what happened.
Academic scandal leads to more oversight by faculty committee
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.
Faculty Athletics Committee talks absences for basketball season
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.
The Faculty Athletics Committee reviews NCAA and ACC meetings
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.
Faculty Athletics Committee reviews student-athlete surveys, academic advising
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
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
What happened? The second Faculty Council of the academic year met to hear about inclusivity and athletics.
Faculty Athletics Committee reviews recent ACC decision
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 University Editor In the faculty athletics committee meeting on Tuesday, members reviewed a study on patterns within classes taken by student-athletes.
Faculty Athletics Committee discusses new athletic facilities
At the Faculty Athletics Committee meeting Tuesday, committee members were quick to point out flaws in possible plans for new athletic facilities.
Faculty Athletics Committee discusses student-athlete time management
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
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.
Faculty discuss resolutions and solutions to support student athletes
Time was of the essence at a Faculty Athletic Committee meeting on Tuesday, as members discussed a resolution that will be voted on at the NCAA Annual Convention on Friday.
Faculty Athletics Committee talks Mizzou at listening session
Only two faculty members attended the Faculty Athletics Committee’s listening session Wednesday, but the committee still led a discussion about the potential impact of student-athletes refusing to play as a form of protest.
Student-athletes’ time commitments in question
In a meeting on Tuesday, the Faculty Athletics Committee expressed concern about finding ways for student-athletes to manage their time.
Faculty Athletics Committee talks student-athlete admissions
The Faculty Athletics Committee discussed student-athlete admissions in a joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Admissions Tuesday afternoon.
Faculty Athletics Committee opposes new athletic task force
The Faculty Athletics Committee has voiced dissent against a resolution proposed by the Faculty Council to create an ad hoc committee that would investigate how the changing climate of college athletics around the nation affects UNC.
Faculty Executive Committee consider new athletics task force
The Faculty Executive Committee said there needs to be a task force assigned to protect the University’s academic integrity and the academic interests of athletes at a meeting on Monday.
