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The Committee on Minority, Gender and Life-Skills Programs of the KSU Athletics Board

Name Position (term ends) E-mail

Voting Members
Tom Keene Chair
Patrick Devine Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA
Jennifer Beck Faculty Representative from the Athletics Board  
Michael Alexander At-large Faculty Representative  
Jennifer Wade-Berg Chief Diversity Officer  
Kyle Clayton Representative of Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)
     

Ex-officio Non-Voting
Dave Waples Director of Athletics
Nicole Phillips Director of Minority Student Retention Services  
Kim West Registrar  
Nancy King Athletics Senior Woman Administrator  
Steve Benton Director, Student-Athletes Success Services  
Darryl Pope Associate Athletic Director for Compliance  
Jorge Pérez Faculty Executive Assistant to the President
Judi Walper Staff Support
Tyler Pede CHAMPS Life Skills Coordinator  
Rashaad Rasberry Asst. Director Student-Athletes Success Services  

Purpose
The purpose of the Committee on Minority, Gender and Life-Skills Programs (MGLS) is to review and assess the accessibility and effectiveness of the minority, gender, and student well-being programs provided for intercollegiate student-athletes at Kennesaw State University. The Committee is also charged with recommending policies relating to these areas full Athletics Board, and with advocating for appropriate investment in these areas.

General Activity
The MGLS maintains oversight of the Athletics Department’s programs and policies relating to minority, gender equity, and life-skills issues. It regularly reports its findings to the Executive Committee of the Athletics Board, and, when appropriate, it makes recommendations for changes in policies or programs to the full Athletics Board. Together with the Athletics Department’s Director of Compliance and the university’s Chief Diversity Officer, the MGLS assists the Athletics Director with developing and implementing the NCAA-mandated five-year plan for improvement in the areas of minority and gender equity. Once the five-year plan is implemented, the MGLS maintains oversight of its execution on behalf of the Athletics Board and the President, and recommends changes as necessary.

Frequency of Meeting
The MGLS will meet at least once per semester.

Representation
VOTING MEMBERS

1 Chair of the Athletics Board - will chair the committee. (In case of absence, may name a substitute from among the teaching faculty members of the Athletics Board. The substitute will hold a proxy vote but will not chair the meeting.)

1 Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) to the NCAA - will chair the committee in the absence of the Chair of the Athletics Board. (In case of absence, may name a substitute from among the teaching faculty members of the Athletics Board. The substitute will hold a proxy vote but will not chair the meeting.)

1 Teaching Faculty, representative from the KSU Athletics Board, elected by the faculty members of that board. Will chair the committee in the absence of the Chair of the Athletics Board and FAR.

1 Teaching Faculty, selected at large by the KSU Athletics Board from among the full-time, tenured teaching faculty of the university.

1 Director EEO and Diversity Programs

1 Representative of the Student Athlete’s Advisory Council (SAAC)
 		   EX-OFFICIO NON-VOTING MEMBERS

1 The Faculty Executive Assistant to the President

1 Assistant Director of Minority Student Retention Services

1 Senior Women’s Administrator

1 NCAA Compliance Officer

1 Athletics Administrator in charge of Life-skills program.

1 Director of Athletics