Intercollegiate Athletics AC to meet at 9AM Tuesday on “Academic Integrity”

Last updated on 11/28/2017

11/28/2017 sort of live blog:

Membership, from https://senate.uoregon.edu/entry/?Committees=Intercollegiate%20Athletics%20Advisory%20Committee

• Johnny Earl, Custodial Coordinator, Campus Planning and Facilities Services
• Dennis Galvan, Vice Provost for Intl Affairs, International Affairs
• Tim Gleason, Professor / Faculty Athletics Representative, Journalism and Communication / President’s Office
• Andrew Karduna, Professor / Director Graduate Studies, Human Physiology

• Laura Leete, Assoc. Professor, PPPM
• Kelli Matthews, Sr. Instructor I, Journalism & Communication
• Rob Mullens, Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
• Lisa Peterson, Intercollegiate Athletics, Deputy Athletic Director / SWA
• Elizabeth Skowron, Professor, Counseling Psychology (Chair)
• Steve Stolp, Director of Services for Student Athletes, Athletics
• Roger Thompson, Vice President, Student Services and Enrollment Management

• Glen Waddell, Professor, Economics ,
• Anita Weiss, Professor, International Studies
• Lauren Young, PPPM, Student

Less than half the committee has bothered to show up. Rob Mullens, Lisa Peterson, Roger Thompson, and Dennis Galvan all seem to have better things to do.

Tim Gleason starts off with a rehash of the NCAA eligibility rules. This committee meets 6 times a year, and so far has spent most of each meeting reviewing the rules, instead of looking at data from UO student athletes, etc.

Right off the bat, Pres Schill, who seems to have his homework. catches Gleason – Mike Gottfredson’s pick for “Faculty Athletics Representative” – in a basic mistake about determination of academic misconduct with regard to the UNC case. Gleason starts backtracking.

Stolp, Gleason go on at length about what a great job they and the NCAA are doing. 36 minutes into the meeting and still nothing of substance.

1o minutes to go, they’re still talking about what a great job they do. Sorry, I’ve heard enough.

11/27/2017: In the Johnson Hall conference room. It’s a public meeting.

Lots of potentially troublesome matters to discuss, but if the past is any evidence this will be the usual set of softball questions followed by evasive answers from the administration’s “Faculty Athletics Representative” Tim Gleason, who doesn’t even have the contact information for the NCAA person in charge of taking faculty complaints – and who really, really hopes you’ll talk to him instead of the NCAA, so that he can investigate before deciding whether or not to tell the NCAA. Sure Tim.

On Sep 14, 2017, at 7:46 PM, UO Senate VP <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Tim –

I’m writing to you in your role as UO’s NCAA FAR, to ask for your help in reporting a potential violation of the NCAA rules prohibiting differential academic treatment of student-athletes.

Specifically, I am looking for the name, address and phone number of the appropriate NCAA contact with whom to file such a report.

Thanks,

Bill Harbaugh
Economics Prof & Senate VP
University of Oregon
http://senate.uoregon.edu

On ThursdaySep 14, 2017, at 9:57 PM, Tim Gleason <[email protected]> wrote:

BIll,

It is the UO’s obligation to “to identify and report to the [NCAA] instances in which compliance has not been achieved” (2.8.1. Responsibility of the Institution).

I encourage you to share the information you have with me and with Jody Sykes, the UO Chief Compliance Officer so that the UO can fully investigate the circumstances and self-report any violation. It is our obligation to investigate; however absent more information we are unable to proceed. If there is a violation we will want to act immediately to correct the situation, so the sooner you can provide information the sooner we can move forward to correct any problem.

Of course, you are free to contact the NCAA enforcement staff directly.

All the best,

Tim

Tim Gleason
Professor of Journalism
Faculty Athletics Representative
Director, Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism

On Sep 14, 2017, at 10:00 PM, UO Senate VP <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks Tim, how would I go about contacting the NCAA enforcement staff directly?

Please send me their contact information.

Bill Harbaugh

On ThursdaySep 14, 2017, at 10:16 PM, Tim Gleason <[email protected]> wrote:

Bill,

The NCAA contact information on the website:
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
700 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222
Phone: 317-917-6222
Fax: 317-917-6888

Tim
Tim Gleason

On Sep 14, 2017, at 10:19 PM, UO Senate VP <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks Tim and Jody, but as I said I’m asking you for the name and the phone number of the appropriate NCAA person to report a potential UO violation to. Please send me that.

Bill Harbaugh

From: Tim Gleason <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: reporting a potential NCAA rules violation
Date: September 15, 2017 at 12:15:19 PM PDT
To: Senate Vice President <[email protected]>
Cc: Jody Sykes <[email protected]>

Bill,

Anyone from the enforcement staff will be able to assist you. UO does not have a specific contact within the NCAA. As noted in earlier email, the most efficient and best way to address any potential violation would be for you to provide us with any relevant information so that we can investigate and self-report as appropriate.

Tim
Tim Gleason
Professor of Journalism
Faculty Athletics Representative
Director, Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism

Meanwhile Gleason – a journalism professor –  is refusing to share his public records about various athletic matters with reporters unless they pay him first.