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ATHLETICS STRATEGIC PLAN (2006-2010)

GOAL SUBGOAL/OBJECTIVE

Alignment withCollege-wide,

Division orOther Planning

Goals

Action Required or Activities or

Strategies

Indicator of Successor

AssessmentMeasures and

Criteria

TargetCompletion

Date

ResourcesNeeded

PersonResponsiblefor Oversight

AssessmentOutcomes &

Recommendations

To improvestudent-athletes’academicachievement andsuccess

To provide themechanism to trackacademic progressof student-athletes

Academic AffairsStrategic PlanGoal #1

1. Create Bannerprograms to monitorthe academicachievement of student-athletes2. Create a position ofAssistant AD forStudent Services

Increase retention rate

Increase Team GPA’s

Increase graduationrates

Ongoing 1.Administrative Computingassistance

2. Moniesfrom AthleticsIFR

AthleticsDepartment

To provide foracademic support

1. Provide a studyskills orientationsession at the start ofeach academic year.2. Provide support forpeer mentoringprogram for student-athletes.

Increase retention rate


Increase graduationrates

Ongoing Monies fromAthletics IFR

AthleticsDepartment(Assist. AD forStudentServices)

To enhance thestudent-athletes’educationalexperience

Provide for a speakerseries each year tocover such topics associal networking websites, gambling,diversity, alcoholuse/abuse, supplementsand performanceenhancing drugs, etc.

Decrease in negativebehavior and judicialreferrals

Ongoing Monies fromCAL’s grants,NCAA speakergrants,Athletics IFR

AssistantAthleticsDirector forStudentServices

Improved retentionof student-athletes

1. Allow for pre-registration of allstudent-athletes2. Monitor student-athletes’ GPA

Reduce number ofmissed classes


SpringRegistration2008

1. College

2. AssistantAD forStudentServices

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Goals


Strategies



Criteria

TargetCompletion

Date

ResourcesNeeded



Recommendations

Improvedrecruitment ofprospectivestudent-athletes

1. In service trainingfrom Admissions andacademic departmentchairs on academicprograms andrecruitment strategies2. Continued closeworking relationshipwith Admissions.

Recruitment of “bluechip” student-athleteswho are a goodacademic fit withCortland

Ongoing Admission’sliaisonIn service

AthleticsDepartment

To provide for awell roundedstudent-athlete

To create aChamps/Lifeskills ,Student-AthleteServices Positionwithin Athletics

Increase in civicengagement activitiesIncrease TeamGPA’s Increase speakerseriesImproved monitoringof student-athletesacademic progressIncrease student-athlete retention rate

Fall, 2007 $40,000salary

Director ofAthletics

Assistant ADfor StudentServices

Continue to strivefor gender equity.

Meet one of the threeprongs of GenderEquity compliance.

Equitableopportunities foreach gender.

Ongoing ? AthleticsDepartment

To enhanceprofessionalstaff excellence

To support andencourageprofessionaldevelopment


Participate innational coachingconventions andclinics

Increased attendanceat conferences andclinics

Ongoing Monies fromgrants, C-Club andAthletics IFR

AthleticsDepartment

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Goals


Strategies



Criteria

TargetCompletion

Date

ResourcesNeeded



Recommendations

Provide access tothe latesttechnology

Create in servicetraining in Dartfishand ISS software fordigital analysis ofindividual and teamplay.Provide computersand video equipmentto athletic coaches.

Improved student-athlete performance

Fall, 2008

$20,000 incomputerupgrades

Gary Babjack

Attract the mostcompetent andexperiencedathletic coaches

Offer competitivesalaries and releasetime

Retention of staff

Improved student-athlete performance

Ongoing

Improvedrecruitment ofprospectivestudent-athletes

In service trainingfrom Admissions onacademic programsand recruitmentstrategies

Recruitment of “bluechip” student-athleteswho are a goodacademic fit withCortland

Ongoing Admission’sliaisonIn service

AthleticsDepartment

To supportexcellence infacilities

Provideappropriate officespace


Creating more officespace in Park Center

All athletic programshave individualoffices.

Fall, 2010 Provost

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Goals


Strategies



Criteria

TargetCompletion

Date

ResourcesNeeded



Recommendations

Plan for theimprovement offacilities

Provide for carpet turfon Holloway field.Provide for field turf onWallace and Dragonoutfields

Facilities are safe andof appropriate qualityfor a national levelathletic program

Fall, 2010 $1 3/4 million College

Improve facilityscheduling andmaintenance

Allow for facilitymanager to report toAthletics

Facility needs are metand facilities aremaintained properly

Fall, 2008 President

Integration ofAthletics into theacademic missionof the college

Facilitate aheightenedunderstanding in thecollege communityof the positive valueof athletics in theeducational missionof the college.

Academic AffairsStrategic PlanGoal #VI

Create a structureddialog among academicconstituents on campus

Complete the collegesports project andpresent to the collegecommunity.

Spring, 2007 Director ofAthletics

Improvecommunityrelations

Promote anincreased awarenessof athletic events oncampus


Camps and clinics forlocal youthsPromotional activitiesat contestsRadio broadcasts andweb casts

Increased spectatorshipat contestsIncreased attendance atathletic sponsoredevents

Fall, 2007 Athletics IFRFacilitiesOfficeassistance

Department ofAthletics

Promote civicengagement instudent athletes

Organization ofcommunity serviceprojects

Each athletic teaminvolved in at least onecommunity serviceproject.

Ongoing Department ofAthletics

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Goals


Strategies



Criteria

TargetCompletion

Date

ResourcesNeeded



Recommendations

Institutionalcompliance withNCAA policies

Educate the coachesand campus officesof the NCAA rules


NCAA Rules Testrequired of all coachingstaffAlert offices on campuswhen NCAA rules arebeing compromised

No NCAA primary orsecondary violationsare filed

Ongoing Department ofAthleticsComplianceOfficer

Support Researchand Scholarship

Increase the numberof external awards

Academic AffairsStrategic PlanGoal #IV

Identify resources andfunding opportunitiesfrom external sources

Increase grant proposalsubmission rates


Greater knowledgeof generic coachingstrategies.

Identification andscheduling ofspeakers/consultants

Availability of in-service professionaldevelopmentopportunities.


Increase thenumber ofethnically andculturally diversestudents from9.1% to 15%

Establish acollaborativerecruitment efforttargeting ethnicallyand culturallydiverse students

Academic AffairsStrategic PlanGoal #II

Establish acollaborativerecruitment effort withthe Multicultural LifeCouncilEstablish a workingrelationship with EOP

Increase in ethnicallyand culturally diversestudents


Increase thenumber ofethnically,culturally andgender diversityof staff

Identify externalawards andrecruitmentstrategies

AcademicAffairs StrategicPlan Goal #II

Increase the number ofethnically, culturallyand women staff


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Goals


Strategies



Criteria

TargetCompletion

Date

ResourcesNeeded



Recommendations

Increase thenumber ofinternationalstudents oncampus

1. Re-examineCortland’scommitment toofferingscholarships/grants2. Promoteparticipation inathletics as part ofthe agreementswith othercountries.

AcademicAffairs StrategicPlan Goal #III

Recruitment of student-athletes who meet theacademic requirementsof the scholarship

International studentson athletic rosters

Fall, 2010 President

Vision

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to:

• providing the student-athletes with the highest quality academic, athletic, and socialexperience;

• hiring and developing the best coaching and support staff to produce successful programs;• developing the leadership potential of student-athletes and staff;• preserving tradition while pursuing positive results in an ever-changing environment;• providing a safe environment for the student-athletes;• conducting programs and business with integrity and the highest ethical standards.

Mission StatementThe State University of New York College at Cortland, as part of the educational mission of thecollege, aims to provide a broad program of athletics that will equitably meet the individual needs,interests, and abilities of the students who participate. Consistent with the overall mission of theUniversity, the main objective of the program is the development and welfare of the student ratherthan an emphasis on other values and considerations. Intercollegiate athletics is a critical elementin the educational and personal development of student-athletes and/or students involved in themultiple facets of the Department of Athletics.

The Athletic Program at SUNY Cortland, through coaching and participation experiences, providesthe opportunity for it’s participants to foster personal excellence. Participation on anintercollegiate team will provide student-athletes with the opportunity to learn and develop valueswhich foster self-discipline, teamwork, leadership skills and fair play in an equitable and diverseenvironment. The overall development of each student-athlete is of paramount importance.

In addition, the Athletic Program provides opportunities to develop, strengthen and maintainUniversity and local community relationships by serving as an excellent outreach vehicle for theUniversity and is a vital connection between the University and general public. The publicity andinformation about the University is provided through the long-standing strong tradition of successand national recognition of the individual programs.

All athletic activities must be conducted with a high level of educational principle in conformitywith the policies of the University and full compliance with the rules and regulations of allgoverning bodies such as conferences, organizations and associations, and with proper allegianceto the concepts of amateurism and fair play. In providing an equal opportunity to participate in allactivities, the University recognizes its responsibility to comply with existing laws and regulations. The University is an NCAA member institution and therefore is bound by the Association’sphilosophy regarding Division III Athletics.

Since Athletics is part of the educational mission of the University, the University endeavors to

provide, in coaching and the direction of all athletic activities, the level of professional instructionconsistent with the larger goals of SUNY Cortland. An important objective of the AthleticProgram is the recruitment and retention of quality student-athletes. The quality and scope of theAthletic Program plays an integral role in marketing the University to prospective students.

An additional goal of Athletics is to attain and maintain competitive excellence in all sportprograms, attain and maintain SUNYAC prominence and achieve national prominence includingparticipation in NCAA individual and team sport championships. The mission of the SUNYCortland Athletic Program is to develop the student-athlete who exemplifies the scholar-athlete,one who strives for success in the classroom and in the competitive arena, as well as in all aspectsof life. Through participation in sports, student-athletes learn to embrace a life philosophy thatincorporates the virtues inherent in athletics - excellence, integrity and the pursuit of positiveideals. This mission is the foundation upon which this Athletic Program is built, and is the key forsuccessful endeavors by the student-athlete, both on and off competitive playing venues.

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