The Drake Group Proposals

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The Drake Group (TDG) urges Faculty Senates and other bodies concerned with academic the ever-widening gap between athletics and education. Our approach is in three phases. Please read this document for a full explanation and rationale for the proposals. TDG firmly believes that enacting the proposals listed below will dramatically improve the academic integrity of college campuses and return control of the classroom back to the faculty:

Phase I: Academic Transparency

Ensure that universities provide accountability of trustees, administrators and faculty by public transparency of such things as a student's academic major, academic advisor, courses listed by academic major, general education requirements, electives, course grade point average (GPA) and instructor-without revealing the names of individual students.

Phase II:  Academic Priority

Require students to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 each semester to continue participation in intercollegiate athletics.

Make the location and control of academic counseling and support services for athletes the same as for all students.

Establish university policies that will ensure that athletic contests and practices do not conflict with scheduled classes.

Phase III:  Academic-Based Participation

Replace one-year renewable scholarships with need-based financial aid (or) with multi-year athletic scholarships that extend to graduation (five year maximum).

Require one year in residency before an athlete can participate in intercollegiate sport. This rule would apply to transfer students as well as to first year students.

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