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CU ATHLETICS 5 Year Gender Equity Plan

2017-2021

CU Athletics | 5 Year Gender Equity Plan | 2017-2021

CU Athletics 5 Year Gender Equity Plan

Table of Contents

Background, Process, and Committee Members 1

Progress Achieved Under Previous Plan 3

Accommodation of Interest and Abilities 4

Athletics Financial Aid 7

Equipment & Supplies 10

Scheduling of Games and Practice Times 15

Travel and Per Diem Allowances 19

Tutoring 28

Coaching 42

Locker Rooms, Practice and Competitive Facilities 46

Medical and Training Facilities and Services 53

Housing and Dining Facilities and Services 57

Publicity 58

Support Services 67

Recruitment of Student-Athletes 73

Compiled List of Recommendations 81

Conclusion 84

CU Athletics pg. 1 5 Year Gender Equity Plan

Five Year Gender Equity Plan

2017-2021

In June of 2016, at the request of Chancellor Phil DiStefano, The University of Colorado Athletic Department initiated a review and update to its Five Year Gender Equity Plan (2011-2016). The goal at the outset of this review was to evaluate the progress made on its current plan, generate a new written plan, and identify gaps that could potentially put the university at risk for noncompliance with Title IX.

Background

The University of Colorado-Boulder, competes at the NCAA Division I level, offering 17 sport programs, 10 women’s (basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, golf, ski, cross-country, indoor track, outdoor track) and 7 men’s (football, basketball, golf, ski, cross-country, indoor track, outdoor track). All sports compete in the Pac-12 Conference with the exception of men’s and women’s ski (Rocky Mountain

Intercollegiate Ski Association), men’s and women’s indoor track (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation)

and women’s lacrosse (MPSF). Lacrosse will compete in the Pac-12 the first year the Conference offers a championship in this sport in 2018.

Process

The Task Force for the Gender Equity Plan was comprised of CU faculty, staff, Athletic Department staff members including coaches, a member of the CU Board of Regents and was advised by one staff member of the Office of the University Legal Counsel. The members were as follows:

CU Athletics Department Gender Equity Task Force

Rick George, Athletics Director

Ceal Barry, Senior Associate Athletics Director, SWA, Chair

Cory Hilliard, Associate Athletics Director – Business Operations, Athletics Financial Officer

Kris Livingston, Associate Athletics Director – Student Services

Jill Keegan, Assistant Athletics Director – NCAA Compliance

Tad Boyle, Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Anne Kelly, Head Women’s Golf Coach

Steve Bosley, Board of Regents, Board of Regents- Intercollegiate Athletics Subcommittee

Valerie Simons, Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance, Title IX Coordinator

Megan Clark, Associate Director of Investigations, Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance

David Pacheco, Principal Investigator, Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance

Joe Jupille, Associate Professor, Political Science, FAR, Former Chair, BFA-IAC


Roseanna Neupauer, Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Chair, BFA- IAC

Helen Norton, Associate Professor, School of Law

Michelle Krech, Advisor to the Task Force, Senior Assistant University Legal Counsel

Alec Roussos, Assistant to the Athletic Director’s Office, Special Projects

Committee members were granted access to budgets and actual expenses from 2014-15, 2015-16, and budgeted expenses and revenue for 2016-17, as well as EADA reports for those same years. Head and assistant coaches from multiple sport teams were interviewed by committee members. A lengthy survey assessing support services and benefits to athletes was sent to 355 student-athletes. (Appendix A) The response rate on this survey was 62% of the CU student-athletes. An analysis of the results is located in Appendix B. Chancellor of the CU Boulder campus, Philip DiStefano met with committee members during the initial meeting, June 29, 2016. Chancellor DiStefano emphasized CU-Boulder’s

proud history in women’s athletics at CU. The Chancellor communicated his expectation that the department comply with Title IX and charged the committee with writing an ambitious Five Year Gender Equity Plan that is consistent with the department’s overall Strategic Plan emphasizing competing for and winning championships, providing a world-class and holistic experience for our student-athletes, and fiscal responsibility in how we conduct our business. The committee met twice a month from June through November. Committee members were assigned to the subcommittees listed below to examine best practices and budgets in the designated area and to report back to the larger committee. Subcommittees and assignments were as follows: Participation Numbers-Ceal Barry & Valerie Simons Financial Aid -Ceal Barry & Valerie Simons Equipment and Supplies-Cory Hilliard & Steve Bosley Travel and Per Diem Allowances-Cory Hilliard & Steve Bosley Scheduling of Games and Practice Times-Ceal Barry & Helen Norton Tutoring -Kris Livingston & Roseanna Neupauer Coaching-Rick George & Joe Jupille Medical & Training Facilities and Services-Jill Keegan, Helen Norton, David Pacheco Locker Rooms, Practice and Competition Facilities-Rick George & Joe Jupille Housing & Dining Facilities and Services-Jill Keegan, Helen Norton, David Pacheco Support Services-Ceal Barry & Megan Clark Publicity -Kris Livingston & Roseanna Neupauer Recruitment of Student-Athletes -Tad Boyle, Anne Kelly, Megan Clark Meetings and Times June 29, 12 – 1:30 pm September 8, 2 – 3:30 pm July 12, 9 – 10:30 am September 29, 2 – 3:30 pm August 4, 2 – 3:30 pm October 13, 2 – 3:30 pm August 18, 2 – 3:30 pm October 27, 1:30 – 3 pm September 1, 2 – 3:30 pm November 15, 11 – 12:30 pm


Progress Achieved Under 2011-2016 Gender Equity Plan The following list itemizes improvements for athletes on women sport teams from 2011-2016. Locker Room renovation, women’s basketball Locker Rooms constructed in Dal Ward for soccer, ski, golf, tennis, track, cross-country Locker Room in Coors, lacrosse Locker Room at South Campus, tennis Locker Room and Team Room at Prentup, soccer Added women’s lacrosse as a sport program, increasing participation numbers for women Volleyball Operations moved from Carlson Gym to Coors Tennis Facility Upgrades at South Campus Added Coordinator of Performance Analysis & Camp Operations, soccer Added Director of Volleyball Operations, volleyball Added certified athletic trainer to oversee lacrosse and volleyball Added Director of Operations, tennis, lacrosse, soccer, golf Added all women athletes to fueling station Granted all women athletes cost-of-attendance scholarships Added all women athletes to laundry services Added strength coach to travel party for soccer Increased physician FTE at Coors Increased recruiting budget-women’s golf to men’s golf Increased recruiting budget-women’s basketball to men’s basketball Doubled tennis recruiting budget Included soccer and volleyball on printed schedule card for football (200,000 copies) Printed poster for women’s tennis Multi-year Contract for volleyball coach Increased salaries for soccer, tennis, ski, track, and volleyball assistant coaches Office upgrades for all coaches of women’s tennis, golf, lacrosse, soccer, track, cross-country Increased game guarantees for soccer, volleyball Increased travel budgets for soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf Added 1 chartered flight for volleyball Added dedicated Olympic Sport Equipment Manager Added two weight rooms to accommodate women sport program needs Women’s basketball to Italy Women’s soccer to Spain Women’s lacrosse to Australia Replaced women’s volleyball coach Replaced women’s basketball coach, paid buyout per contract Hired women’s basketball coach, paid buyout at former institution to complete the hire The next section reviews subcommittee work on the 13 areas of Title IX that CU is responsible for demonstrating gender equitable treatment and support of its women athletes.


ACCOMODATION of INTERESTS AND ABILITIES CU-Boulder meets this compliance goal by complying with Test One of the Three-Part Test for participation opportunities. Table 1 and Table 2 give a five-year snapshot of participation numbers.

1. Test One (Proportionality): Provide women and men with participation opportunities at rates that are proportionate to their respective rates of enrollment as fulltime undergraduate students.

PARTICIPATION: Application of Test One (Proportionality) “Substantially proportionate” If the number of opportunities required to achieve proportionality is not equal to or greater than average squad size for that gender. Duplicated Count: For the interests and abilities prong, participants are counted for each sport on which they participate. An athlete who participates on cross country, indoor track and outdoor track is counted three times for this analysis. Unduplicated count is used for financial aid. Can only count each athlete one time, regardless of how many rosters he/she is on. INCLUDES: On the squad list and on the team as of first day of competition, receives coaching, practice, and are eligible INCLUDES: Join the team after the first date of competition INCLUDES: Redshirts INCLUDES: Injured (but still receiving scholarship) counted

EADA Title IX

Does not count those who joined after first day of competition

Counts those who are on squad and joined after first day of practice, redshirts and those injured but still on scholarship

Counts male practice players who are listed on women’s squads

Does not count practice players

Counts “first day of competition” as scheduled

scrimmage if score counts First competition that would count towards the maximum number of contests by the governing athletic association. For example, in BB, the first game that would count towards the maximum of 27


Table 1: Participation Numbers – Duplicated Count - FEMALE

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Women’s Basketball 13 15 13 13 12 Women’s Golf 11

8 10 8 10

Lacrosse n/a 1 21 32 32 Women’s Skiing 15 12 14 13 13 Soccer 22 31 27 28 28 Women’s Tennis 10 10 9 8 7 Women’s CC 22 19 23 16 21 Women’s Indoor

Track 48 43 40 39 42

Women’s Outdoor

Track 55 43 40 41 43

Volleyball 18 18 22 17 17 Women’s

Participation Totals 42.97% 42.70% 46.60% 46.33% 45.91%

214 199 219 215 225

Women’s average

team size 23.77 22.11 21.9 21.5 22.5

Percentage of Women Enrollment Undergrad

46.80% 45.80% 45.20% 45.20% 45.50%

Percentage Difference between Enrollment and Participation

-3.83% -3.1% +1.40% +1.13% +0.41%

Total Duplicated Student Athletes (Male and Female)

498 466 470 464 490

Total Student Athletes times Percentage of Women Undergrad Enrollment to get new total of athletes needed

498 (0.468) = 233 233 – 214 = 19

466 (0.458) = 213 213 – 199 = 14

COMPLIANCE: Number of underrepresented participants to meet requirement

214233 Underrepresentation of 19 females is less than average team size of 23

199213 Underrepresentation of 14 females athletes is less than average team size of 22


Table 2: Participation Numbers – Duplicated Count - MEN

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Football 131 126 125 125 119 Men’s Basketball 15 18 17 17 16 Men’s Golf 11 10 11 7 10 Men’s Skiing 13 16 16 13 14 Men’s Tennis 0 0 0 0 0 Men’s CC 24 20 18 18 18 Men’s Indoor Track 44 36 32 32 44 Men’s Outdoor Track 46 41 32 37 44 Men’s Participation

Totals: 57.03% 57.3% 53.40% 53.67% 54.09%

284 267 251 249 265

Men’s average team

size: 40.57 38.14 35.86 35.57 37.86

Percentage of males enrolled as undergrads:

53.20% 54.20% 54.80% 54.80% 54.50%

Percentage Difference between Enrollment and Participation

3.83% 3.1% -1.4% -1.13% -0.41%

Total Duplicated Student Athletes (Male and Female)

498 466 470 464 490

Total Student Athletes times Percentage of Male Undergrad Enrollment to get new total of athletes needed

470 (0.548) = 258 258 – 251 = 7

464 (0.548) = 254 254 – 249 = 5

490 (0.545) = 267 267 – 265 = 2

COMPLIANCE: Number of underrepresented participants to meet requirement

251258 Under-representation of 7 male athletes is less than average team size of 36

249254 Under-representation of 5 male athletes is less than average team size of 35

265 267 Underrepresentation of 2 male athletes is less than average team size of 37


ATHLETIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Compliance Goals

1) For the regular academic year, provide male and female athletes with athletic scholarship dollars, proportionate to their respective rates of participation. Include summer school and 5th year aid.

Compliance Goal is to be within 1% of the unduplicated participant rate. All participants regardless of when they join the roster, should be counted.

Table 1: Participation Number and Financial Aid 2015-16

Men Women Total

Unduplicated Numbers 193 162

Number of SA’s Joined

after 1st game 8 0

Total Unduplicated Count

201 162 201 + 162 = 363

Percentage of Total Unduplicated Participation

201/363

= 55.37%

162/363

= 44.63%

2015-2016 Scholarship $ INCLUDING Summer School

$6,199,996 $4,353,501 $10,553,497

Percentage of Scholarship $

6,199,996/10,553,497 = 58.75%

4,353,501/10,553,497 = 41.25%

Percentage Difference 55.37 – 58.75

= +3.38%

44.63 – 41.25

= -3.38%

2015-16 Scholarship $ Amount Fall/Spring NOT INCLUDING Summer School

$5,406,275.65 $4,041,477.11 $9,447,752.76


5,406,275.65/9,447,752.76 = 57.22%

4,041,477.11/9,447,752.76 = 42.78%

Percentage Difference 55.37 – 57.22

= +1.85%

41.25 – 42.78

= -1.85%


Table 2: Scholarships used in 2015-16 - WOMEN

Table 3: Scholarships used in 2015-16 - MEN

Number of unallocated scholarships in 2015-16 to women participants 92 – 86.09 = 5.91

Unused scholarship $’s x Avg. Scholarship 5.91 x $47,198 = $278,940.18

Resident Arts/Sciences COA-$29,415.34

Non-Resident Arts/Sciences COA-$53,685.34

International Business COA-$58,493

Sport Number of scholarships used for 15-16

Number of scholarships allowable by NCAA

Women’s Basketball 12 15 Women’s Golf 6 6 Lacrosse 10.2 12 Women’s Skiing 7 7 Soccer 14 14 Tennis 8 8 Women’s Track/Cross Country 16.89 18 Volleyball 12 12 Women’s Total 86.09 92

Sport Number of scholarships used for 15-16

Number of scholarships allowable by NCAA

Football 85 85 Men’s Basketball 13 13 Men’s Golf 4.46 4.5 Men’s Skiing 6.3 6.3 Men’s Track/Cross Country 11.74 12.6 Men’s Total 120.5 121.4


Table 4: Financial Aid with Unrepresented Women’s Scholarships

Recommendations:

Coaches of women’s sport teams must use 100% of their allotted scholarships annually. The 5.91 unused scholarships at an average cost of attendance of $47,198, brings CU into compliance, not accounting for summer school financial aid.

In 2016, CU spent $793,720.35 on summer school for male student-athletes and $312,023.89 on summer school for female student-athletes. Female student-athletes requesting summer school should be approved within the guidelines of the Athletics Department Summer School policy to balance out awarded aid for summer school.

Men Women Total 2015-16 full year scholarship $ PLUS unused women’s scholarship $s

$6,199,996 $4,353,501 + $278,940.18 = $4,632,441.18

$10,832,437.18


57.24% 42.76%

Percentage Difference from Participation Number

+1.87% -1.87%

2015-16 scholarship $ NOT INCLUDING summer school PLUS unused women’s scholarships

$5,406,275.65 $4,041,477.11 + $278.940.18 = $4,320,417.29

$9,726,692.94


55.58% 44.42%

Percentage Difference from Participation Number

+0.21% -0.21%


EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

Compliance Goals

1) Provide equivalent quality equipment and supplies to equivalent percentages of female and male athletes.

2) Provide equivalent amounts of equipment and supplies, as appropriate to the nature of the sports, to equivalent percentages of female and male athletes.

3) Provide student or team managers to women’s and men’s teams in the same sports, and

otherwise as appropriate for the nature of the sport; otherwise, provide offsetting benefits. 4) Based on the nature of the sports, provide adequate and convenient equipment storage to the

number of women’s and men’s teams that reflect roughly equivalent percentages of female and male athletes.

Quality & Amounts of Equipment and Supplies

Equipment and supplies are jointly managed by coaching staff and equipment room staff. The University has a multi-year apparel agreement with Nike that provides the majority of apparel (including uniforms) and footwear used by sports.

Nike allotments to sport teams can be found on “Nike Allotments (2012-2016)”. This spreadsheet

details a four-year history of the budget allocation out of the Nike contract in wholesale dollars that is used to order uniforms and apparel. Equivalent sports are highlighted in yellow and show an identical allocation between men and women. All other sports are highlighted in orange and vary based on head coaches’ requests.

The Nike contract was renewed in 2016 with increases made to the product allotments beginning in Fall of 2018. Future allocations will be evaluated with gender equity concerns in mind. Z

The “FY16 Equipment/Uniforms/Nike Allocation” document details by sport the budget vs actual spent in FY16 of all equipment related items. This includes additional EQ such as helmets, golf clubs, protective gear, training implements, etc. that are not available through Nike. Coaches have discretion in their operating budgets to allocate necessary resources to these budget line items. The cost per student-athlete is calculated on the spreadsheet using the budget divided by the number of student-athletes. The average cost per student-athlete between genders is almost identical at $2,300 when football is removed. No other sport has the equipment demands of football.

Equitable sports such as Men’s and Women’s Basketball have similar budget allocations whereas Men’s

and Women’s Golf differ by nearly $9,300. This discrepancy is attributed to differences in coaches’

discretion on golf equipment allocations to individual student athletes. For example, men’s golf does

not provide all team members complete golf club sets if they are not qualifying for tournaments or part of the team scoring while the women’s team is outfitted with clubs regardless of team standing. Additionally, other golf equipment suppliers such as Titleist provide the men’s team with complimentary

balls and clubs based on individual and/or team rankings. This practice is also made available to women’s teams but at a reduced level and only to the highest ranked teams. This results in higher EQ costs to the women’s team.


Comments from the Gender Equity Survey from November, 2016 indicate that track athletes do not receive enough footwear to cover the various surfaces that they compete on, both indoor and outdoor. This impacts both male and female competitors. This raises a question regarding equity for female track athletes and can be resolved by better management of the NIKE allotment within the track and cross-country program.

Maintenance and replacement of equipment is managed by the coach and/or EQ manager. Most items are considered “consumable” for inventory purposes and often replaced on an annual basis. Other large

EQ items such as helmets, nets, baskets, goals, etc. are routinely serviced or replaced after normal life expectancy. Athletic Department resources cover major expenses related to this or on occasion fundraising efforts are initiated to cover costs. This is under the control and at the discretion of the Athletic Director and the Head Coach.

Equipment Room Facilities, Team Managers, and Laundry Services

The Athletic Department has three distinct equipment rooms within its facilities footprint – Dal Ward, Coors, and the Champions Center that service all 17 sport programs. These areas provide storage, laundry machines, and office space for four full time staff members (1-Dal Ward, 1-Coors, 2-Champions Center) and approximately 20 team managers.

The “Equipment Room Facilities” document details which sports are served by each area and the

specific breakdown of team managers and laundry services provided at each location.

The number of student athletes served at each location (167 at Dal Ward, 79 at Coors, and 111 at Champions Center) does expose some potential shortfalls in equitable support. Team managers are hired and managed by full time EQ room staff and work closely with coaches to assist with day to day team needs as well as running practice and doing laundry. Laundry schedules are referenced in the supporting document and demonstrate appropriate levels of upkeep. No sport or student athlete launders their own practice or competition uniform.

Recommendations:

Soccer, lacrosse and volleyball Nike allotments appear to be lowest per s/a and staff members. Adjust to assure team and staff receive equitable allotments.

Equipment room facilities are equitable, as well as laundry service schedules. However, a review of staffing levels and/or assignment of sports to respective EQ rooms and student managers is recommended to provide more equitable ratio of staff support to student athletes in total.

Increase quantity of footwear for female track athletes.


SPORT/DEPT. ALLOTMENT ALLOTMENT ALLOTMENT ALLOTMENT 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

Academics $1,200 $1,200 $1,500 $1,500 Alumni $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 Athletic Administration $17,000 $18,500 $12,000 $10,900 Basketball - Men's $44,000 $59,000 $54,000 $54,000 Basketball - Women's $44,000 $49,000 $54,000 $54,000 Buff Club $0 $0 $2,000 $2,000 Buff Vision $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 Business Office $1,400 $1,400 $1,400 $1,400 Camp $12,500 $0 $0 $0 Cheer $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 Compliance $700 $1,000 $1,000 $800 Equipment $2,600 $2,800 $2,900 $2,700 Facilities $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $4,600 Football $332,000 $332,000 $332,000 $330,000 Golf - Men's $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 Golf - Women's $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 Lacrosse $20,000 $22,000 $25,000 $32,000 Licensing $0 $0 $0 $300 Marketing $1,700 $1,700 $2,000 $1,700 Ski $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 Soccer $32,000 $33,000 $33,000 $33,000 Special Events $0 $0 $0 $1,000 Sports Information $2,100 $2,300 $2,500 $2,400 Sports Medicine $5,200 $5,400 $5,500 $5,500 Sports Performance $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 Tennis $23,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 Ticket Office $1,000 $1,500 $0 $1,000 Track $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $120,000 Video $900 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 Volleyball $28,000 $30,000 $32,000 $32,000 $795,000 $812,500 $812,500 $812,500 CONTRACT AMOUNT $795,000 $812,500 $812,500 $812,500

(+/-) $0 $0 $0 $0

Notes:

1) Dollars are in wholesale amounts Nike agreement renewed in FY16 - allotment terms increase by $250K wholesale in FY18 and $50K every other year thru end of contract in FY25

Men's Total Women's Total

$481,000 $273,000 Less FB ($330,000)

$151,000


FY16 Equipment/Uniforms/Nike Allocation

Budget Actual # SA's Cost per SA

Football* $ 550,000 $ 772,794 119 $ 6,494.07

Men's Basketball $ 58,000 $ 62,224 17 $ 3,660.24

Women's Basketball** $ 57,500 $ 62,877 12 $ 5,239.75

Men's Golf $ 30,700 $ 30,662 10 $ 3,066.20

Women's Golf $ 41,000 $ 40,860 10 $ 4,086.00

Lacrosse $ 59,200 $ 56,071 34 $ 1,649.15

Ski $ 65,000 $ 61,429 26 $ 2,362.65

Soccer $ 40,000 $ 39,909 29 $ 1,376.17

Volleyball $ 39,300 $ 46,536 16 $ 2,908.50

Track $ 142,500 $ 122,737 84 $ 1,461.15

Tennis $ 35,600 $ 39,138 8 $ 4,892.25

Total 365 $ 3,381.47 Including FB Men 201 $ 4,764.99 Women 164 $ 2,301.67 Less FB Men 82 $ 2,255.72 *Football 3 new sets of uniforms in FY16


Equipment Room Facilities

Dal Ward Coors Champions Center

1 FTE 1 FTE 2 FTE SA's SA's SA's Soccer 29 Men's Basketball 17 Football 111 Track & Field/CC 84 Women's Basketball 12 Men's Golf 10 Volleyball 16 Women's Golf 10 Lacrosse 34 Tennis 8 79 Ski 26 167 Team Managers (student employees) Soccer 2 Men's Basketball 2 Football 10 Track & Field/CC *1 Women's Basketball 2 Men's Golf *1 Volleyball 1 Women's Golf *1 Lacrosse 1 Tennis *1 -all share 1 PT student Ski *1 who primarily assists *share 1 PT student with laundry Laundry Services Monday-Friday Monday-Friday Monday-Friday - 2x per day - 1x per day - 1x per day - use loop system

Upon return from Upon return from Upon return from

away games away games away games Soccer - done after practice every day


SCHEDULING OF GAMES AND PRACTICE TIMES

Compliance Goals

1) Schedule the same number of competitive events for men’s and women’s teams in the same

sports. 2) Schedule competitions at times desired by teams. 3) Schedule practices at times desired by teams. 4) Permit all teams that qualify for post-season to compete in post-season. 5) Provide equivalent benefits for length of season, and season of sport.

Scheduling Practices

Men’s Football – 7:00 am-11:00 am both semesters. No conflicts. Head football coach receives first choice of practice times both Fall and Spring semesters @ Folsom Field, Franklin Field, and the Indoor Practice Facility. Football has first choice of weight room hours. Sole use of FB weight room in Champions Center.

Men’s and Women’s Skiing – 6:30 am-10:30 am both semesters. Both genders on same team, same coaching staff for both men and women skiers, same facility – no conflict. Access to DW weight room after practices. No issues.

Men’s and Women’s Track/Field/Cross Country – 2:00-6:30 pm both Fall and Spring semesters at Potts Field Track, and Indoor Practice Facility; also use of Balch FH; both genders share coaches and facility – no conflict. Access to DW weight room after practices. No issues.

Men’s and Women’s Golf – Two separate head coaches. They both practice 1:00-6:00 pm Fall and Spring. Women’s golf has access to 7 area courses, with Colorado National being their home course. Women’s head coach negotiated trade barter agreements with Lake Valley GC which comes out of her budget. Women’s and men’s coach split 50/50 trade barter with Flatirons GC, from their budgets to play at Flatirons. Women’s coach has no concerns scheduling afternoon practices times at area courses. Men’s coach only uses 3 courses, due to need for length for his men. Men use Boulder Country Club, Colorado National, and Flatirons. Head coaches discuss their practice sites and never conflict on the golf course. During the winter, both teams use the 5 hitting bays at Colorado National. Three are designated for public use, while the remaining 2 are designated 1 each for M/W golf. Head coaches each said they have no problem with sharing the bays during the winter. During the winter of ‘15-16, women had a hard time getting into the bubble due to football throwing. This will be alleviated with addition of IPF. When Gate 10 is completed, (indoor putting facility, enhanced video technology for athletes) head coaches do not anticipate a problem. Both teams practice 1:00-6:00 pm. Both golf teams were required to lift in Coors during the Fall of 2016. Concern is no shower or locker room for golf in this facility. Also forces golf to do their own laundry. Needs adjustment.

Women’s Tennis – 8:00 am-10:30 am Fall Semester; 1:00-4:00 pm Spring Semester. Never any conflict at South Campus (outdoor); improved communication with Rocky Mountain Tennis Center (Millennium Harvest House) has resulted in better practice times for women’s tennis at the Harvest

House. Greater flexibility with hours at HH for individual hitting on free time. Use of weight room at DW, no issues.


Women’s Soccer – 7:00-10:30 am Fall and Spring semester (MWF-Spring 10:00-1:00) no conflicts for practice at outdoor facility at Prentup Field. Soccer does face challenges in scheduling practice at IPF both Fall and Spring in inclement weather. They are currently last in priority for the IPF time/space behind football and M/W Indoor Track. Soccer uses the bubble during the winter. No restrooms for the women at the bubble. Port-a-Potty at the bubble not cleaned, homeless down at creek, unlocked, unfit for use by women’s team. Use of weight rooms at DW after practice.

Women’s Lacrosse – 7:00 am-10:30 am Fall semester. 1:00-5:00 pm Spring semester. Has to negotiate field time with student Rec Center, which leaves them disadvantaged, particularly on weekends where they are always given the (8:00-10:00 am practice time) and for scheduling visiting team practice times the day prior to a competition. CU head coach usually gives visiting team part of her practice time the day prior to a game. No men’s team is similarly disadvantaged. Women’s lacrosse

must be off the field at 3:45 during the Spring semester which is problematic. Coach would prefer to practice from 2:00-6:00 pm. No restroom at facility. Port-a-Potty is locked at Kittredge Field, so generally cleaner than Port-a-Potty at the bubble. No issues with weight room at Coors.

Uses the bubble indoors during inclement weather. Port-a-Potty issue is bad. Player concerns about the wind and the bubble blowing over. Bubble collapse this spring during snowstorm. Would prefer to practice in IPF during inclement weather. Lighting is much better.

Women’s Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball – MBB, WBB, VB share Coors Center. Three practice blocks are available: 7-10am, 12-3 pm, 3-6 pm. Volleyball used 12-3 pm during Fall of 2015, using 3:00-6:00 during Fall of 2016 due to academic conflicts from women’s basketball student-athletes.

Recommendations:

The Sport Supervisor for M/W Golf be aware of Fall weightlifting conflict for strength coach. The Sport Supervisor for M/W Golf regarding new Gate 10 facility, block 2 times, 1:00-3:30, and

3:30-6:00 if coaches cannot work it out equitably. Alternations on first choice per semester, should there be a complaint or concern by any administrator, coach, or student-athlete.

Soccer should have opportunity to some IPF time/space. Advocate for an equitable way to share and schedule IPF space among CU sports: football, track, soccer.

Begin a long-term plan for building a new lacrosse complex. Scheduling practices and competitions on a Rec Field proves problematic.

Volleyball should get first choice of practice segment over both basketball teams in the Fall due to Championship segment of their season. Both basketball teams get priority over volleyball in the spring – except that visiting BB teams cannot displace CU VB for practice. Priority between MBB and WBB for both fall and spring will alternate each semester.

6) Scheduling summer camps Men’s football – no conflicts Men’s and women’s golf-only men’s golf runs a camp: no conflicts


Women’s soccer – no conflicts at Prentup Women’s tennis – no conflicts at South Campus

Women’s lacrosse – has to negotiate field time with student Rec Center and pay the hourly rate out of their camp budget. Consequently, women’s lax does not pay for the Rec Lacrosse field, instead

uses old football practice field north of Boulder Creek for camp. Campers never play or practice on CU Lac field. No men’s team is similarly disadvantaged.

Women’s Volleyball, MBB, WBB share Coors Center. Both basketball teams get priority over

volleyball in June. Volleyball gets priority over both basketball teams in July.

Recommendations:

Work with Campus Recreation Services to resolve summer camp conflicts with lacrosse and soccer

Long term recommendation: Build lacrosse complex.

7) Scheduling Competition

Competition schedules for all sports for 2015-16 have been collected and analyzed for the # of competitions per sport. In addition, the ability of each head coach to schedule annual non-conference competition for student-athletes that takes into consideration RPI, budget, home vs. away, regional vs. national travel, appeal to ticket-holders, and missed class time has been scrutinized.

Men’s Football – no conflicts or concerns

Men’s and Women’s Skiing – both genders on same team, same coach, same facility – no conflict

Men’s and Women’s Track/Field/Cross Country – both genders share coaches and facility; Per Gender Equity Survey and Fall of 2016 complaint by female track athlete, must exam # of outdoor competitive opportunities for outdoor track.

Men’s and Women’s Golf – Men’s golf hosts an in-state tournament the 3rd weekend in September; women’s golf chooses to host their “home events” out-of-state.

Women’s Tennis – No conflicts. Trade South Campus courts with RMTC for access to Millennium HH bubble

Women’s Soccer – Pac-12 Conference women’s soccer has moved to a Thursday-Sunday schedule. Thursday evenings are primetime Pac-12 Network opportunities for women’s soccer. Prentup

Field, without lights, is not TV ready; disadvantages women’s soccer athletes.


Women’s Lacrosse – has to negotiate field time with student Rec Center for home games. This is problematic for visiting team. No men’s team is similarly disadvantaged. Will become more

problematic in future with Pac-12 adding women’s lacrosse in 2017-18.

Women’s Volleyball, MBB, WBB – share Coors Center. Volleyball has priority over both basketball teams in the Fall for non-conference and conference portion of their schedule. Also volleyball has priority to reserve the first weekend in December Th/F/Sat for possible First/Second round play in NCAA VB tournament.

MBB and WBB to date schedule nonconference games on first-come, first-served basis. Unaware of any conflicts to date. Can we anticipate any? If so, possibilities include point bidding system to resolve conflicts.

Both BB teams have priority over VB practice in the Spring (except the visiting BB teams cannot displace CU VB for practice). Pac-12 does all BB scheduling for spring conference games.

Recommendations:

Assure that women’s track has equitable competitive opportunities, particularly outdoor track. Too many meets cancelled due to weather. Schedule more outdoor meets in the Spring, outside of the Rocky Mountain Region.

Add lights to Prentup Field See prior recommendation on long-term plan for new complex for lacrosse

8) Game Guarantees

Men’s FB – 250K-900K

MBB – 80-95K

WBB – 18-20K

Women’s soccer – 10K annually

Women’s Volleyball – 10K annually

Women’s lacrosse – nothing yet; it’s on the horizon

Men’s and Women’s skiing – no guarantees

Men’s and Women’s Track/Field/Cross Country – no guarantees

Women’s tennis – no guarantees

Recommendation: Ensure that game guarantees are provided on an equitable basis for revenue sports. In part, this requires identifying the principles that explain WHY we offer game guarantees. If the additional game provides additional revenues, then we need a consistent revenue-based formula. If it serves some other purpose (e.g., filling schedules, buying wins, building program) then we need to distribute those opportunities equitably.


TRAVEL AND PER DIEM ALLOWANCES

Compliance Goals

1) Use the same mode of transportation for the same percentage of trips by men’s and women’s

teams. 2) Assign equivalent percentages of male and female travel squad athletes to equivalent quality

hotels and room assignments. 3) Provide equivalent percentages of male and female travel squad athletes with the same per

diem amounts or comparable dining arrangements. 4) Schedule equivalent lengths of stay for equivalent percentages of male and females travel squad

athletes.

Mode of Transportation

Transportation for away game travel is largely dependent on location, size of travel party, and logistical demands. Most sports travel as a “team” with the exception of Track & Field whose travel party is split

up by event area, (multi’s, throwers, jumpers, sprinters, and distance).

The “Mode of Transportation FY16” chart shows the specific sports away game travel by charter aircraft, commercial aircraft, bus, van, and car. The majority of sports travel by commercial air as most competitions are out of state. Bus, van, and on the rare occasion, cars, are used for in-state or regional competitions.

When traveling via commercial air, all sports fly out of DIA. Charter flights are used exclusively by football for their 5-6 away games each year due the logistical challenges of booking 150+ passengers. The nature of the TV schedules and tight windows of announcing game times also create limited options for anything other than charter travel. Men’s and Women’s Basketball fly the majority of their

conference schedule away games by charter. Each program average 4-5 charter flights per year. Missed class time dictates which trips each team considers for charter travel.

When on the road, teams mostly utilize 56 passenger coach busses for ground transportation during their travels. Football will use 3 or 4 busses while Volleyball, Soccer, MBB, WBB, and WLAX require only one bus. Tennis, golf, and track vary between 12 passenger vans, 1-2 minivans, or other like size transportation to transfer their teams.

Transportation from campus to the airport is thru coach busses. Teams with smaller squad sizes defer to shuttle services or team vans. The only exception to this is Women’s Golf. Coaches typically drive the

team in their personal vehicles to the airport as a cost saving measure.

Recommendations:

Maintain equal number of charters annually for men’s and women’s basketball. There is inequity identified with Women’s Golf in using personal vehicles when transporting

student-athletes to the airport. Recommendation is to use shuttle services similar to tennis and men’s golf.

For away track meets, strategize on transportation for participants for all event areas. Student-athletes should not be driving themselves to away competitions.


Hotels and Room Assignments

Hotels for away game travel are selected based on proximity to competition and/or airport site. The Athletics Department utilizes a third party - Collegiate Sports Travel (CST) to negotiate rates, amenities, and specific add-ins such as late check out, wireless access, bus parking, etc.

All teams assign no more than 2 student-athletes per room.

Details from each trip can be found on the “Team Lodging FY16” spreadsheet. Specific items listed are

sport, opponent, hotel name (including brand), city, room cost, number of nights, travel squad, and number of athletes per room. Data demonstrates an equitable quality and selection of hotels is offered with comparable average room costs.

Exception to away game lodging resides in the Ski program. The majority of their travel is in resort style settings and the team has elected to rent out houses via VRBO or similar services. This has been a best practice by many ski teams across the country. Both male and female skiers have identical travel experiences in our ski program.

Per Diem and Comparable Dining Arrangements

Per diem is provided to student-athletes when traditional options of eating a meal as a team are not feasible given a wide range of competition time schedule (ex. track) or in cases where in lieu of a post-game meal the coach elects to provide meal money as an alternative.

The “Home Game Post Game Meals FY16” report demonstrates that teams utilize per diem or a post-game meal relatively consistently. Teams like MBB and Volleyball choose to exclusively provide per diem at $15 per person. WBB provided a combination of per diem (at the same $15 rate as MBB) or post-game meal. Football and Tennis provide post-game meals. Soccer, Lacrosse, Track/CC, Ski, and both golfs do not provide either per diem or post game meals. This is at the coaches’ discretion.

Away game meals vary by sport due to schedules, team squad size, and other logistical items. Football for example eats all meals at the team hotel in a banquet or buffet style setting due to the large travel party. This results in a higher than average cost per meal per person as shown on the “Away Game Meal Summary FY16”. Men’s and Women’s Basketball typically eat as a team either at a restaurant or

in the hotel as a pre-game meal. All other sports with the exception of Ski and Track/CC use a combination of per diem or team meals. Teams largely follow the $10 breakfast, $15 dollar lunch, and $25 dinner per diem allocation.

Ski and Track/CC are unique in their away game meal needs due to competition schedules and housing. Ski utilizes a combination of per diem and food purchased from a grocery store that is prepared at the lodge or house to eat as a team. Track/CC does similar allocations based on meet schedule.

Recommendation: Per diem is $50.00/day. Assure that all sport programs, specifically ski and cross-country/track athletes are receiving the full $50/day per diem.


Length of Stay

The length of stay during away competitions is dictated by game schedules that are sometimes impacted by TV selection. The majority of trips have teams departing the day before competition and return either immediately after completion of the game or the next day. This is done with an emphasis on managing missed class time for the student-athlete. Teams that use charter air always return the day of competition immediately after the game.

Recommendation: Tighter control on length of stay for Men’s Basketball. They tend to go in earlier, stay later, and demand high end hotels more often than any other team, regardless of gender.


Modes of Transportation FY16

Summary:

FB always charters when competing out of state. Team takes 3-4 coach busses to DIA from campus. Spirit now travels with team as of FY16.

MBB & WBB charter most PAC 12 trips with the exception of those during academic breaks and to Utah. In both situations they travel commercial air. Both teams travel by bus when playing other schools along the front range (ie Wyoming, CSU, Air Force, DU). MBB had one more charter trip in FY16 as a result of the NCAA Tournament. Both teams take a coach passenger bus to the airport.

WTEN, MGOLF & WGOLF travel via commercial air for out of state trips. For in-state trips they use vans or cars depending on distance and # of players competing. Men's Golf and Tennis use service company for airport transports. Women's Golf relies on head and asst. coach vehicles to drive team to airport.

Men's Sports Plane

(Charter) Plane

(Commercial) Bus Van Car TOTAL NO. OF TRIPS

Football No. of Trips 6 0 0 0 0 6 % of Trips 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%

MBK No. of Trips 5 5 1 0 0 11 % of Trips 45% 45% 9% 0% 0%

MGO No. of Trips 0 10 0 1 1 12 % of Trips 0% 83% 0% 8% 8%

Women's Sports Plane

(Charter) Plane


WBK No. of Trips 4 4 2 0 0 10 % of Trips 40% 40% 20% 0% 0%

VB No. of Trips 0 8 0 0 0 8 % of Trips 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%

SOC No. of Trips 0 5 2 0 0 7 % of Trips 0% 71% 29% 0% 0%

LAX No. of Trips 1 4 1 0 0 6 % of Trips 17% 67% 17% 0% 0%

WGO No. of Trips 0 12 0 0 1 13 % of Trips 0% 92% 0% 0% 8%

WTEN No. of Trips 0 12 0 1 0 13 % of Trips 0% 92% 0% 8% 0%

Combined Sports Plane

(Charter) Plane


Ski No. of Trips 0 0 0 8 0 8 % of Trips 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% Track/

CC No. of Trips 0 20 15 35 % of Trips 0% 57% 43%


VB, SOC & LAX almost always travel commercial for out of state games and by bus when playing other schools along the Front Range (ie Wyoming, CSU, Air Force, DU). VB has charted their UW / WSU trips to avoid missed class time and in FY16 LAX charted to Northwestern due to a snow storm canceling their commercial flight. All teams take a coach passenger bus to the airport.

SKI - Prefers to travel by van when possible due to the amount of equipment and need to ensure it is not lost. The team flies when competing in Alaska, on the East Coast, and sometimes to Montana. The travel plans do not differ with respect to males and females as they travel together. The teams use their vans to drive to the airport.

TRACK/CC - Track travels with a large variation in travel party size depending on the event. When traveling in-state, they most often use vans, but may also use a bus or car depending on the travel party size. The team flies commercial air to out of state events. The travel plans do not differ with respect to males and females as they travel together. Team uses a variety of transportation options to drive to airport depending on meet.

Recommendation: Increase track travel budget to accommodate flying out of the region for March/April outdoor track meets. Should include both genders.


TEAM LODGING FY16

Sport Opponent Hotel Name Hotel City Room Cost

# Nights

# of Travel Squad Athletes

# of Athletes/Room

FB Hawaii Marriott - Waikiki Beach Honolulu, HI $149.00 2 75 2

FB Arizona State Phoenix Airport Marriott Phoenix, AZ $99.00 1 70 2

FB Oregon State Valley River Inn Eugene, OR $113.00 1 70 2

FB UCLA Hilton LA North Glendale Glendale, CA $117.00 1 70 2

FB Washington State Best Western Plus University Inn Moscow, ID $204.11 1 70 2

FB Utah Hilton Salt Lake City Center Salt Lake City, UT $103.59 1 70 2

$130.95

MBB Iowa State Sheraton Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD $126.83 2 15 2

MBB Auburn The Hotel at Auburn University Auburn, AL $109.00 1 15 2

MBB CSU Fort Collins Marriott Fort Collins, CO $119.00 1 15 2

MBB Las Vegas Classic - Penn State/SMU The Delano Las Vegas, NV $131.25 4 15 2

MBB Cal Doubletree Berkeley Marina Berkeley, CA $157.35 3 15 2

MBB Stanford Sheraton Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA $139.00 2 15 2

MBB Washington Renaissance Hotel Seattle, WA $149.00 3 15 2

MBB Washington St. Residence Inn - Marriott Pullman, WA $119.00 1 15 2

MBB Oregon Valley River Inn Eugene, OR $114.00 2 15 2

MBB Oregon St. Hilton Garden Inn Corvallis, OR $149.00 1 15 2

MBB USC / UCLA Hotel Palomar Los Angeles, CA $220.00 4 15 2

MBB Utah University Park Marriott Salt Lake City, UT $95.00 2 15 2

$135.70

WBB Kentucky Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa Lexington, KY $104.00 1 10 2

WBB CSU Hilton Fort Collins Ft. Collins, CO $109.00 1 10 2

WBB Long Beach St. Long Beach Marriott Long Beach, CA $139.00 1 10 2

WBB Wyoming Holiday Inn Laramie Laramie, WY $75.00 1 10 2

WBB Cal Doubletree Berkeley Marina Berkeley, CA $175.46 1 10 2

WBB Stanford Sheraton Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA $139.00 2 10 2

WBB ASU Phoenix Airport Marriott Phoenix, AZ $138.40 1 10 2

WBB Arizona Tucson University Marriott Tucson, AZ $152.00 2 10 2


WBB Utah Salt Lake Marriott City Center SLC, UT $93.00 2 10 2

WBB OSU Hilton Garden Inn Corvallis, OR $134.00 1 10 2

WBB Oregon Valley River Inn Eugene, OR $129.00 2 10 2

WBB WSU Residence Inn Pullman Pullman, WA $195.99 1 10 2

WBB Washington Springhill Suites by Marriott Seattle, WA $109.00 2 10 2

$130.22

MGO Air Force (GENE MIRANDA FALCON INVITATIONAL) Residence Inn CO Springs North / AFA Colorado Springs, CO $104.25 3 6 2

MGO Air Force (GENE MIRANDA FALCON INVITATIONAL) The Academy Hotel Colorado Springs, CO $89.00 3 6 2

MGO CSU Ram Masters Invitational Courtyard Fort Collins Ft. Collins, CO $98.00 2 6 2

MGO New Mexico (WILLIAM H. TUCKER INVITATIONAL) Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Albuquerque, NM $119.00 3 6 2

MGO Cal (ALISTER MACKENZIE INVITATIONAL) Best Western Novato Oaks Novato, CA $154.00 3 6 2

MGO Hawaii (AMER ARI INTERCOLLEGIATE) Escape to Extraordinary Big Island, HI $195.00 8 6 2

MGO Wyoming (WYOMING DESERT INTERCOLLEGIATE) Residence Inn Beverly Hills Los Angeles, CA $275.00 1 6 2

MGO Wyoming (WYOMING DESERT INTERCOLLEGIATE) Hampton Inn & Suites Palm Desert, CA $149.00 7 6 2

MGO Stanford (THE GOODWIN) San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport San Mateo, CA $83.00 1 6 2

MGO Stanford (THE GOODWIN) Crowne Plaza Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA $225.00 3 6 2

MGO Wyoming (WYOMING COWBOY CLASSIC) Courtyard Phoenix Chandler/Fashion Center Chandler, AZ $119.00 3 6 2

MGO Wyoming (WYOMING COWBOY CLASSIC) Hilton Hotel Phoenix/Chandler Chandler, AZ $120.00 3 6 2

MGO Oklahoma St. (THE PERRY MAXWELL INTERCOLLEGIATE) Hampton Inn & Suites Ardmore, OK $94.00 3 6 2

$140.33 WGO Minnesota Invitational Doubletree by Hilton Minneapolis, MN $109.00 3 5 2

WGO East & West Match Play Challenge Hampton Inn & Suites Madison, WI $109.00 4 5 2

WGO Pac-12 Preview Fairway Villas Waikoloa Kailua Kona, HI $159.00 5 5 2

WGO Pac-12 Preview Fairway Villas Waikoloa Kailua Kona, HI $259.00 5 WGO Peg Barnard Invitational Sheraton Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA $149.00 3 5 2

WGO Bay Area Intercollegiate Embassy Suites San Rafael San Rafael, CA $145.00 3 5 2

WGO Arizona Wildcat Invitational Casino Del Sol Resort Tucson, AZ $139.00 4 5 2

WGO San Diego State Farms Invitational Hampton Inn San Diego - Del Mar San Diego, CA $134.00 4 5 2

WGO ASU Invitational Hyatt Place Tempe / Phoenix Airport Tempe, AZ $128.00 5 5 2

$147.89


VB Big 10/Pac 12 Challenge The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center State College, PA $99.00 3 14 2

VB Rice Invitational Residence Inn by Marriott Houston, TX $105.00 3 14 2

VB Utah Salt Lake Marriott City Center SLC, UT $156.00 2 14 2

VB Washington Hilton Hotel Bellevue Bellevue, WA $139.00 2 14 2

VB Oregon Valley River Inn Eugene, OR $109.00 2 14 2

VB Oregon State Hilton Garden Inn Corvallis, OR $129.00 1 14 2

VB Arizona Marriott Tucson University Tucson, AZ $149.00 1 14 2

VB ASU Marriott Tempe at the Buttes Tempe, AZ $159.00 2 14 2

VB UCLA/USC Courtyard LA Westside Culver City, CA $159.00 4 14 2

VB Stanford Crowne Plaza Cabana Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA $269.00 2 14 2

VB Cal Doubletree Berkeley Marina Berkeley, CA $168.67 2 14 2

$149.24

SOC BYU Courtyard by Marriott Provo, UT $99.00 2 22 2

SOC Oregon Courtyard by Marriott Springfield, OR $119.00 2 22 2

SOC Oregon State Hilton Garden Inn Corvallis, OR $122.00 1 22 2

SOC Stanford Courtyard by Marriott Palo Alto, CA $139.00 2 22 2

SOC UCLA/USC Courtyard LA Westside Culver City, CA $129.00 3 22 2

SOC Utah University Park Marriott SLC, UT $124.00 1 22 2

$122.00

LAX Fresno State Hampton Inn & Suites Fresno, CA $99.00 1 28 2

LAX Notre Dame Hilton Garden Inn South Bend, IN $120.00 2 28 2

LAX Marquette Hilton Milwaukee City Center Milwaukee, WI $109.00 1 28 2

LAX Northwestern Doubletree Chicago North Shore Skokie, IL $128.00 1 28 2

LAX Michigan Holiday Inn & Suites Ann Arbor, MI $109.99 2 28 2

LAX UC Davis Holiday Inn Express & Suites Davis, CA $119.00 1 28 2

LAX Stanford Sheraton Sunnyvale Hotel Sunnyvale, CA $138.00 2 28 2

LAX Oregon Valley River Inn Eugene, OR $114.00 1 28 2

$117.12


T/F Air Force Invitational Hilton Garden Inn Colorado Springs, CO $119.00 1 2

T/F Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Holiday Inn - Lincoln Lincoln, NE $89.00 2 2

T/F Don Kirby Collegiate Open Albuquerque Marriott Albuquerque, NM $99.00 3 2

T/F Husky Classic Silver Cloud Inn University Seattle, WA $159.00 3 2

T/F MPSF Indoor Championships Silver Cloud Inn University Seattle, WA $159.00 2 2

T/F Texas Relays Hyatt Place Austin - North Central Austin, TX $139.00 5 2

T/F Stanford Invitational Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel Palo Alto, CA $169.00 2 2

T/F Mt. SAC Relays/Beach Invitational/Bryan Clay Invitational Anaheim Marriott Suites Anaheim, CA $159.00 2 2

T/F Stanford Twilight Courtyard Palo Alto Los Altos Los Altos, CA $149.00 2 2

T/F Payton Jordan Invitational Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel Palo Alto, CA $169.00 3 2

$141.00

TEN USTA ITA Mountain Regional Hyatt Place Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV $99.00 5 9 2

TEN USTA/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championships New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott NYC, NY $189.00 3 9 2

TEN San Diego St. Invitational Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley San Diego, CA $146.30 1 9 2

TEN New Mexico Courtyard Albuquerque Airport Albuquerque, NM $89.00 1 9 2

TEN Kansas St. Fairfield Inn by Marriott Manhattan, KS $99.00 1 9 2

TEN Kansas Springhill Suites by Marriott Lawrence, KS $159.00 1 9 2

TEN Tulane/Ole Miss Courtyard Metairie New Orleans, LA $114.00 3 9 2

TEN Washington Springhill Suites by Marriott - Seattle Downtown Seattle, WA $151.00 2 9 2

TEN WSU Residence Inn Marriott Pullman, WA $109.00 2 9 2

TEN Stanford Doubletree by Hilton Newark-Fremont Newark, CA $169.00 4 9 2

TEN Cal Courtyard Oakland Emeryville Emeryville, CA $167.00 2 9 2

TEN Oregon Hilton Garden Inn Springfield, OR $129.00 1 9 2

TEN Portland Residence Inn Marriott Portland, OR $129.00 2 9 2

$134.56


TUTORING

Compliance Goals

1) Provide tutors who are equivalently qualified and equally available to all female and male student-athletes who want tutoring services; or

2) If tutoring services must be limited, provide tutors who are equivalently qualified and equally available to the same extent for female and male student-athletes who want tutoring services.

Tutors

Current Status

Tutors are provided free of charge to any and all student-athletes (SAs), with first assignments going to the SAs who are deemed to be the highest at-risk academically, regardless of gender. It appears that tutor requests from the female SAs always were fulfilled equally or at a higher rate than requests from males.

Tutor Availability/Assignment

Tutors are available to all SAs, regardless of any factor, including but not limited to team, gender, race, scholarship status, major, or GPA. Tutors are assigned first to SAs who are (1) categorized as high-risk, which is based on high school and/or previous college academic work, predicted grade point average assigned by CU (PGPA), test scores, and GPA and (2) Tier I, which is the category given to SAs who need the most academic support. Tiers are assigned to each SA by the Academic Coordinator working with that SA. Tier II and III SAs have tutors assigned after the high-risk and Tier I SAs.

In addition, tutors are assigned based on the ability to match an open time slot of each SA. Tutors for Tier I SAs are requested by the Academic Coordinator. Tier II and III SAs make their own requests for tutors.

Tutor Qualifications

Most tutors are graduate students with the exception of a few undergraduate and non-CU student tutors. Assignment of tutors is based on subject matter and availability, not qualifications.

Tutor Compensation

Undergraduate students = $10 Graduate students or in master’s program = $13 PhDs or in PhD program = $15

Tutoring Location

All tutoring sessions are held in the Academic space on the second floor of the Dal Ward Athletic Center.


Tutoring Hours

Tutoring is held during the school year as follows: 12p-8p Monday through Thursday 12p-4p Friday 1p-8p Sunday (1p-3p is football only)

Data

Table 1 shows the number of tutoring meeting requests, number of requests fulfilled, total number of meetings, and meeting request fulfilled as a percent of the meeting requests. The data are provided for Fall 2013 through Spring 2016, and are separated into At-Risk and Non At-Risk male and female SAs.

Analysis

Table 1 shows that more tutor meetings were requested for male SAs than for female SAs, with only two exceptions - Non At-Risk SAs in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016. As a result, the total number of tutor meetings for male At-Risk SAs exceeded the total number of tutor meetings for female At-Risk SAs for all semesters, and for Non At-Risk SAs for two of the six semesters evaluated. For Tier I SAs, the academic coordinators request the tutor meetings, while Tier II and Tier III SAs request the meetings themselves. Thus, the higher rate of tutor meeting requests for male SAs can be either due to more Tier II and Tier III male SAs than female SAs requesting meetings, and/or academic coordinators requesting more tutor meetings for Tier I male SAs than for Tier I female SAs. The former does not represent gender bias because the SAs themselves request the tutor meetings. Although the latter may appear to represent gender bias, data show that there are more male Tier I SAs.

Table 2 shows the GPA and Tier for those who have been diagnosed with an educational-impacting disability or who have not been diagnosed but are working with a Learning Specialist. The GPA and Tier data were not readily available for all SAs. Table 2 includes a subset of 23 females and 24 males. Seven of the females are Tier 1, although three of the seven have GPAs of 3.0 or higher and therefore have demonstrated academic success and lower need for tutoring. Sixteen of the male students are Tier 1 and all 16 have GPAs below 3.0, indicating a greater need for the service of tutors.


Table 1. Data on tutor meetings between Fall 2013 and Spring 2016. For the rows specifying the percent of meeting requests that were fulfilled, green shading indicates the higher of the two rates of fulfilling meeting requests; yellow shading indicates the lower of the two; and blue shading indicates that the rates were equal.

At-Risk Non At-Risk Males Females Males Females Fall 2013 Meeting Requests 178 86 341 322 Number of Requests Fulfilled 142 77 272 264 Total # of Meetings 1620 622 2766 2261 Requests fulfilled (%) 80 90 80 82 Spring 2014 Meeting Requests 229 67 324 262 Number of Requests Fulfilled 202 64 305 247 Total # of Meetings 1100 456 1855 1535 Requests fulfilled (%) 88 96 94 94 Fall 2014 Meeting Requests 197 50 217 211 Number of Requests Fulfilled 151 43 170 182 Total # of Meetings 1635 579 2166 2685 Requests fulfilled (%) 77 86 78 86 Spring 2015 Meeting Requests 251 62 261 154 Number of Requests Fulfilled 239 59 186 144 Total # of Meetings 2264 524 2083 2234 Requests fulfilled (%) 95 95 71 94 Fall 2015 Meeting Requests 404 238 280 376 Number of Requests Fulfilled 377 228 258 347 Total # of Meetings 1940 1260 1911 2380 Requests fulfilled (%) 93 96 92 92 Spring 2016 Meeting Requests 315 169 148 208 Number of Requests Fulfilled 243 134 128 190 Total # of Meetings 1855 1000 1285 1683 Requests fulfilled (%) 77 79 86 91


Table 2. Data on SAs with diagnosed educational impacting disabilities or those otherwise working with a Learning Specialist. Purple shading indicates that the SA is working with a Learning Specialist.

Student Sport Diagnosis Tier Fall 15 Cumulative GPA Female WT&F Anxiety 1 2.265 Female WBB Learning Disability (LD) 1 2.309

Female WBB Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) 1 2.895

Female VB ADHD, LD 1 3.000 Female SOC ADHD 1 3.479 Female SOC ADHD 1 3.500 Female LAX ADHD 2 2.292 Female WT&F LD 2 2.302 Female LAX ADHD 2 2.433 Female WBB ADHD, LD 2 2.494 Female VB LD 2 2.557 Female SOC ADHD 2 2.626 Female TEN ADHD 2 2.662 Female LAX ADHD 2 2.835 Female LAX ADHD 2 2.903 Female WBB ADHD, LD 2 3.404 Female VB ADHD 3 2.971 Female LAX ADHD 3 3.165 Female LAX ADHD 3 3.172 Female LAX ADHD 3 3.238 Female LAX ADHD/Anxiety/Depression 3 3.581 Female WSKI LD 3 3.878 Male FB ADHD, LD 1 1.986 Male FB LD 1 2.000 Male FB ADHD, LD 1 2.064 Male FB ADHD 1 2.313 Male FB LD 1 2.333 Male MBB LD 1 2.341 Male FB LD 1 2.342 Male MBB ADHD, LD 1 2.363 Male MBB ADHD 1 2.418 Male FB LD 1 2.725 Male FB LD 1 2.838 Male MBB Dyslexia 2 2.273 Male FB ADHD 2 2.302 Male FB Anxiety Disorder 2 2.418 Male FB LD 2 2.587 Male MSKI LD, Depressive Disorder 3 3.006 Male MBB ADHD 3 3.480 Male MSKI ADHD 3 3.637 Male FB no formal diagnosis 1 2.000 Male FB no formal diagnosis 1 2.110 Male FB no formal diagnosis 1 2.069 Male FB no formal diagnosis 2 2.552 Male FB no formal diagnosis 1 2.313 Male MBB no formal diagnosis 1 2.875

Female WBB no formal diagnosis 1 2.345


Academic Mentors

Current Status

Academic Mentors (Mentors) are provided free of charge to student-athletes (SAs) with requests coming from Academic Coordinators, regardless of gender. Mentors are requested for male SAs, by Academic Coordinators, at a much higher rate than female SAs.

Mentor Availability/Assignment

Mentors help to transition SAs from high school to college by providing executive skill building. These skills can include time management, note taking, test taking, and self-advocacy. Mentors are requested for an SA by the Academic Coordinator and provided based on the needs of each SA.

Mentors are assigned based on personalities, the ability to match an open time slot, and previous relationship (the Mentor worked with a particular SA the previous term).

Mentors typically work with Tier I SAs who do not have an educational impacting disability.

Mentor Qualifications

Current Mentors all possess at a minimum a bachelor’s degree and have experience teaching, tutoring,

or mentoring college age students.

Mentoring Hours/Location

All mentoring sessions are held in the office of each Academic Mentor on the second floor of the Dal Ward Athletic Center.

Mentoring is held during the school year as follows: 9a-6p Monday through Thursday 9a-5p Friday

Data

Table 3 shows the number of SAs working with mentors, the total number of meetings per week, and the average number of meetings per semester per SA. The data for average number of meetings per semester per SA are plotted in Figure 5.

Analysis

Table 3 and Figure 5 show that male SAs have more mentor meetings that female SAs. The semester GPAs of male and female SAs (also shown in Table 3) show that the average GPA of the male SAs is approximately 0.5 below the average GPA of the female SAs, indicating a greater need of the services of mentors for male SAs.

Recommendation: Currently the Herbst staff determines who receives a mentor. Offer a mentor to any student who requests, in addition to assigning equitably to both genders.


Table 3. Data on mentor meetings between Fall 2013 and Spring 2016. For the rows specifying the percent of total number of meetings per SA per semester, green shading indicates the higher of the two rates of fulfilling meeting requests; yellow shading indicates the lower of the two.

Males Females Fall 2013 Semester GPA 2.74 3.14 # of SAs 21 6 # of Meetings per week 37 10 Ave # Meetings/SA/semester 26.4 25.0 Spring 2014 Semester GPA 2.69 3.18 # of SAs-Spring 2014 13 6 # of Meetings-S14 per week 24 9 Ave # Meetings/SA in S14 27.7 22.5 Fall 2014 Semester GPA 2.78 3.21 # of SAs-Fall 2014 25 19 # of Meetings-F14 per week 40 30 Ave # Meetings/SA in F14 24.0 23.7 Spring 2015 Semester GPA 2.70 3.23 # of SAs-Spring 2015 30 14 # of Meetings-S15 per week 53 18 Ave # Meetings/SA in S15 26.5 19.3 Fall 2015 Semester GPA 2.76 3.24 # of SAs-Fall 2015 34 27 # of Meetings-F15 per week 57 40 Ave # Meetings/SA in F15 25.1 22.2 Spring 2016 Semester GPA 2.70 3.19 # of SAs-Spring 2016 24 18 # of Meetings-S16 per week 38 28 Ave # Meetings/SA in S16 23.8 23.3


Figure 5. Average number of mentor meeting per SA per semester, by semester (horizontal axis), and gender (blue = males, yellow = females).

Learning Specialists

Current Status

Learning Specialists (LSs) are provided free of charge to student-athletes (SAs). Academic Coordinators and Learning Specialists collaborate to determine which students will work with a LS, regardless of gender.

While more females nationally are diagnosed with an educational impacting disability than males, more males are assigned to work with a LS. It appears that the data supports rationale for males to work with LSs at a higher rate than females (GPA of male vs. female teams).

SAs currently working with a LS without an official diagnosis include six males and one female. This correlates with the number of SAs who were deemed academically ineligible in the terms of Fall 2014 through Spring 2016. In those terms 12 males and two females were academically ineligible.

Learning Specialist Availability/Assignment

Learning Specialists work with SAs who are diagnosed with an educational impacting disability, including ADHD, as well as SAs who enter CU underprepared for the rigors of college academics. In addition, they help to transition SAs from high school to college by providing executive skill building. These skills can include time management, note taking, test taking, and self-advocacy. Academic Coordinators and Learning Specialists collaborate to determine which students will work with a LS.

LSs are assigned by the Senior Learning Specialist based on personalities, the ability to match an open time slot, and previous relationship (the LS worked with a particular SA the previous term).


Learning Specialist Qualifications

Current LSs all possess at a minimum a bachelor’s degree and have experience teaching, tutoring, or mentoring college age students with educational impacting disabilities, including ADHD.

Learning Specialist Hours/Location

All Learning Specialist sessions are held in the office of each Learning Specialist on the second floor of the Dal Ward Athletic Center.

Sessions are held during the school year as follows: 7:30a-5p Monday through Friday

Data

Table 4 shows the number of SAs diagnosed with an educational impacting disability, the number of those that are working with a LS (in number and percent), total number of LS meetings per semester, and average number of LS meetings per SA. Data are also plotted in Figures 6 and 7.

Analysis

The data show a smaller percentage of diagnosed female SAs using LS, with the exception of Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 (Table 4 and Figure 6). Notably, the percentage of diagnosed female SAs using LS has declined significantly in the last three semesters, with the percentage of diagnosed males using LS three times larger than for the diagnosed females. Following the same pattern, the average number of LS meetings per male SA is higher than per female SA.

Grade point average (GPA) is used as rationale for the need to work with a LS. For example, an SA who is diagnosed with an educational impacting disability but who has a high GPA has already developed the skills to succeed academically. A statistical summary of the GPAs after the Fall 2015 semester for the diagnosed SAs is shown in Table 5 (based on data from Table 2). These data show that the average GPA of the diagnosed male SAs is almost one full standard deviation below the average GPA of the diagnosed female SAs.

Table 5 also shows the same data for the non-diagnosed SAs who work with a LS. Here the average GPAs are similar between the males and females; however, the number of male SAs (6) substantially exceeds the number of female SAs (1). The final piece of supporting evidence of the higher need of male SAs is the rate of SAs becoming academically ineligible to compete. In the last three years, 12 male SAs were declared academically ineligible as compared to two female SAs.

Given that the male SAs as a group tend to have higher need for working with a Learning Specialist than the female SAs as a group, the gender discrepancies in the percent of diagnosed SAs working with a LS and in the number of LS meetings per SA are not an indication of gender inequity.

Recommendation: Monitor by gender, which SAs are assigned to the LS. If GPA is a primary factor in assigning Learning Specialists, regardless of educating impacting disability, state that in policy.


Table 4. Data on SAs working with Learning Specialists. For the rows specifying the percent of diagnosed SAs working with LSs and the average number of meetings per semester, green shading indicates the higher of the two rates, and yellow shading indicates the lower.

Males Females Fall 2013 # of SAs diagnosed with educational impacting disability (including ADHD) 22 12 # of SAs diagnosed working regularly with Learning Specialist 9 8 Total # of LS meetings 360 270 Diagnosed SAs working with an LS (%) 41.0 67.0 Average # of meetings per SA working with an LS 40.0 33.8 Spring 2014 # of SAs diagnosed with educational impacting disability (including ADHD) 18 19 # of SAs diagnosed working regularly with Learning Specialist 11 13 Total # of LS meetings 450 390 Diagnosed SAs working with an LS (%) 61.0 68.0 Average # of meetings per SA working with an LS 40.9 30.0 Fall 2014 # of SAs diagnosed with educational impacting disability (including ADHD) 17 22 # of SAs diagnosed working regularly with Learning Specialist 10 10 Total # of LS meetings 375 330 Diagnosed SAs working with an LS (%) 59.0 45.0 Average # of meetings per SA working with an LS 37.5 33.0 Spring 2015 # of SAs diagnosed with educational impacting disability (including ADHD) 18 16 # of SAs diagnosed working regularly with Learning Specialist 7 3 Total # of LS meetings 300 105 Diagnosed SAs working with an LS (%) 39.0 19.0 Average # of meetings per SA working with an LS 42.9 35.0 Fall 2015 # of SAs diagnosed with educational impacting disability (including ADHD) 17 25 # of SAs diagnosed working regularly with Learning Specialist 10 5 Total # of LS meetings 570 225 Diagnosed SAs working with an LS (%) 59.0 20.0 Average # of meetings per SA working with an LS 57.0 45.0 Spring 2016 # of SAs diagnosed with educational impacting disability (including ADHD) 19 25 # of SAs diagnosed working regularly with Learning Specialist 13 6 Total # of LS meetings 525 195 Diagnosed SAs working with an LS (%) 68.0 24.0 Average # of meetings per SA working with an LS 40.4 32.5


Table 5. Statistical summary of Grade Point Average (GPA) after Fall 2015 for diagnosed SAs.

Diagnosed SAs Non-diagnosed SAs working with LS

Male Female Male Female Mean GPA 2.524 2.907 2.320 2.345 Standard Deviation of GPA 0.461 0.476 0.338 NA

Number 18 22 6 1

Figure 6. SAs diagnosed with a learning disability who are working with an LS (%), by semester (horizontal axis) and gender (blue = males, yellow = females)

Figure 7. Average number of LS meetings per SA, by semester (horizontal axis) and gender (blue = males, yellow = females)


Academic Coordinators

Current Status

There are six Academic Coordinators (ACs) in the Herbst Academic Center. They are assigned to work with student-athletes (SAs) of particular teams or portions of a team. All but one AC works with SAs of both genders, and that is an intentional plan. The role of the AC is to create an individualized academic plan (IAP) for each SA on their caseload and then coordinate all of the academic resources and referrals for each SA.

Academic Coordinators Availability/Assignment

Academic Coordinators are assigned to teams based on the opening at the time of hire, size of each squad, and the caseload size of each AC. Due to the size of the football squad (typically 110-115 SAs), ACs are assigned by academic tier and football position of the SAs.

ACs schedule regular meetings with their SAs. The number or regularity of the meetings is based on academic tier and academic needs, not gender.

Academic Coordinators Qualifications

Current ACs all possess at a minimum a bachelor’s degree and have a minimum of three years of

experience teaching, tutoring, or mentoring college age student-athletes.

Data

Tables 6 – 10 show the number of SAs working with each AC (one table per AC), total number of meetings, and average number of meetings per semester per SA. The data are separated by tier and gender. Note that data are available for only five of the six ACs. The travel data for the teams and the ACs are shown in Table 11.

Analysis

For a given AC and tier, if the average number of meetings per semester differed by three or more between gender, the table cells are highlighted in yellow. For Chris (Table 6), one discrepancy favors male SAs and one favors female SAs. For Corey (Table 7), four of the six discrepancies favor male SAs and two favor female SAs. For Medford (Table 9), one of the three discrepancies favors male SAs and two favor female SAs. For Mindy (Table 10), five of the six discrepancies favor male SAs and one favors female SAs. Katie (Table 8) only works with SAs from football. Overall, the data show that neither gender is receiving a disproportionate number of AC meetings.

The travel data show that ACs traveled 14 days with the football team, 25 days with the men’s

basketball team, 5 days with the women’s lacrosse team in the past academic year, 2 days with men’s

and women’s indoor track and field, and 4 days with men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. While

this indicates a bias toward providing academic support for male SAs traveling to athletic events, the decision to have an AC travel is based on need and not gender. The football, and men’s basketball teams

have the two lowest GPAs of all of the teams (2.506 and 2.397, respectively, for Spring 2016, see Table


11), which demonstrates the need for academic support during travel.

Concern: Continue to monitor the team travel of each AC. One AC travels on every football road trip, conducting study hall for the Tier I SAs and proctoring exams as needed. The AC for men’s basketball

travels on most of the road trips. In the spring 2015 semester the AC for women’s lacrosse travelled on

two road trips, and the AC for men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field traveled a total of

6 days. These trips were needed due to the amount of exams that needed proctoring. AC travel has been based on need, not gender of the team members.

Recommendation: Establish an objective method of assigning AC to road travel. Recommend using GPA of team and proctoring of final exams. Establish policy where Sport Supervisor and Director of Herbst approve all AC travel.

Table 6. AC and SA meeting data for Chris.

Chris Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females# of SAs# of MeetingsAve. # of Meetings/SA# of SAs# of MeetingsAve. # of Meetings/SA# of SAs 17 26 1 7 5 3 11 16# of Meetings 142 240 15 135 105 45 22 60Ave. # of Meetings/SA 15 19.3 21 15 2 3.8

# of SAs 20 25 1 4 6 5 13 16# of Meetings 120 171 15 60 90 75 15 36Ave. # of Meetings/SA 15 15 15 15 1.2 2.3

# of SAs 14 40 3 13 1 4 10 23# of Meetings 94 402 45 210 15 60 34 132Ave. # of Meetings/SA 15 16.2 15 15 3.4 5.7

# of SAs 13 39 0 7 1 6 12 26# of Meetings 63 303 0 105 15 85 48 113Ave. # of Meetings/SA 15 15 14.2 4 4.3

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

Total Number Tier I Tier II Tier III


Table 7. AC and SA meeting data for Corey.

Table 8. AC and SA meeting data for Katie.

Corey Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females# of SAs 33 39 10 13 10 4 13 22

# of Meetings 232 80 162 63 63 2 7 15

Ave. # of Meetings/SA 16.2 4.8 6.3 0.5 0.5 0.7

# of SAs 32 36 1 3 17 8 13 25

# of Meetings 136 166 45 102 80 38 11 26

Ave. # of Meetings/SA 45 34 4.7 4.8 0.8 1

# of SAs 38 39 13 14 13 7 12 18# of Meetings 182 199 64 167 106 10 12 22Ave. # of Meetings/SA 4.9 11.9 8.2 1.4 1 1.2

# of SAs 37 38 7 6 15 8 15 24# of Meetings 202 144 68 44 111 64 23 36Ave. # of Meetings/SA 9.7 7.3 7.4 8 1.5 1.5

# of SAs 42 39 15 14 14 6 13 19# of Meetings 285 269 210 223 59 17 16 29Ave. # of Meetings/SA 14 15.9 4.2 2.8 1.2 1.5

# of SAs 43 40 3 5 20 15 17 19# of Meetings 203 231 79 154 94 45 30 32Ave. # of Meetings/SA 26.3 30.8 4.7 3 1.8 1.7

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016


Katie Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females# of SAs# of MeetingsAve. # of Meetings/SA# of SAs# of MeetingsAve. # of Meetings/SA# of SAs 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0# of Meetings 608 0 608 0 0 0 0 0Ave. # of Meetings/SA 16

# of SAs 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 0# of Meetings 592 0 592 0 0 0 0 0Ave. # of Meetings/SA 16



Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016



Table 9. AC and SA meeting data for Medford.

Table 10. AC and SA meeting data for Mindy.

Medford Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females# of SAs 28 9 3 3 22 3 3 3

# of Meetings 453 144 63 48 350 48 40 48

Ave. # of Meetings/SA 21 16 15.9 16 13.3 16

# of SAs 26 10 3 2 19 4 3 3

# of Meetings 442 158 63 48 334 60 45 50

Ave. # of Meetings/SA 21 24 17.6 15 15 16.7

# of SAs 19 9 0 2 17 5 2 2# of Meetings 275 135 0 40 260 75 15 20Ave. # of Meetings/SA 20 15.3 15 7.5 10

# of SAs 18 9 0 3 17 4 1 2# of Meetings 265 159 0 75 255 64 10 20Ave. # of Meetings/SA 25 15 16 10 10

# of SAs 21 8 2 2 18 4 1 2# of Meetings 334 140 32 48 288 64 14 28Ave. # of Meetings/SA 16 24 16 16 14 14

# of SAs 18 8 1 2 16 4 1 2# of Meetings 268 129 16 64 240 60 12 21Ave. # of Meetings/SA 16 32 15 15 12 10.5


Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

Mindy Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females# of SAs 16 51 8 34 6 5 2 12

# of Meetings 284 726 181 538 80 83 23 105

Ave. # of Meetings/SA 22.6 15.8 13.3 16.6 11.5 8.8

# of SAs 16 51 8 32 6 7 2 12

# of Meetings 284 744 181 505 80 105 23 134

Ave. # of Meetings/SA 22.6 15.8 13.3 15 11.5 11.2

# of SAs 17 42 8 17 6 13 3 12# of Meetings 260 528 136 261 95 188 29 79Ave. # of Meetings/SA 17 15.4 15.8 14.5 9.7 6.6

# of SAs 17 52 7 5 6 31 4 16# of Meetings 264 639 150 75 82 457 32 107Ave. # of Meetings/SA 21.4 15 13.7 14.7 8 6.7

# of SAs 17 44 9 10 5 12 3 22# of Meetings 268 501 150 150 78 180 40 171Ave. # of Meetings/SA 16.7 15 15.6 15 13.3 7.8

# of SAs 17 44 5 2 9 17 3 25# of Meetings 253 453 90 30 136 223 27 200Ave. # of Meetings/SA 18 15 15.1 13.1 9 8


Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016


Table 11. Travel days for teams and ACs. Due to personnel changes, data are not available for soccer and for men’s golf.

COACHING

The table laying out the Task Force work areas summarizes the spirit of the Title IX requirements in terms of coaching as follows: “Each sport team, regardless of gender, have qualified and experienced coaching at the head and assistant level that can provide a championship experience to each student athlete. Includes the strength coach.”

We have evaluated a wide range of data pertaining to these goals, including qualitative assessments provided by the coaches themselves in 1-on-1 meetings with the faculty member assigned to this topic. We were also supplied with three specific compliance goals in this area. The first deals with the number of coaches, the second with coaches’ qualifications, and the third with compensation. We find the CU is meeting compliance goals #1 and #2, but fails to meet compliance goal #3.

Coaching, Compliance Goal #1

Assign the same number of coaches for the same amount of time to men’s and women’s teams in the

same sport; assign the number of coaches and amount of time as equivalently appropriate for men’s and

women’s teams in dissimilar sports; otherwise, provide offsetting assignments program-wide.

# of days team was on the road

# of days AC travelled with

the team# of days team

was on the road

# of days AC travelled with

the teamMBB 7 3 24 22 2.397WBB 8 0 21 0 2.972Men's CC 9 0 0 0 3.159Women's CC 9 0 0 0 3.249Football 14 14 0 0 2.506Men's Golf 3.144Women's Golf 22 0 38 0 3.202Lacrosse 4 0 22 5 3.191Men's Apline Ski 17 0 25 0Men's Nordic Ski 11 0 25 0Women's Apline Ski 17 0 22 0Women's Nordic Ski 11 0 25 0Soccer 3.273Tennis 14 0 31 0 2.816Men's Indoor T&F 2 0 12 2Women's Indoor T&F 2 0 12 2Men's Outdoor T&F 0 0 13 4 2.776Women's Outdoor T&F 0 0 13 4 3.184Volleyball 29 0 5 0 3.044

3.589

3.451

Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Spring 2016

Semester GPA


A lot about the structure of coaching staffs is defined by NCAA Bylaw 11.7.6.

Men’s and women’s cross-country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field are coached by the same staff, as are the two ski teams, totaling eight squads where male and female share coaches per event area.

In two sports, basketball and golf, CU sponsors men’s and women’s squads, which are thus directly

comparable. Both have the same number of coaches for the same amount of time for the men’s and

women’s squads (4 for basketball and 2 for golf, consistent with limits set by NCAA Bylaw 11.7.6).

The remaining five squads (Men’s Football, and Women’s Soccer, Volleyball, Lacrosse and Tennis)

provide no direct local comparators, but all are staffed at the maxima set by NCAA Bylaw 11.7.6.

Overall, the ratio of student-athletes to coaches is more favorable for female student athletes, at 14.5 compared to just over 19 for the men.

Beyond squad-specific coaching staffs, each sport is assigned one Strength and Conditioning coach, with exception of Football, a large squad which is proportionally assigned three coaches. Every S&C coach is certified, and works with multiple teams, except for Football; while this results in proportional assignment of these coaches, we note that only Football SAs enjoy unlimited access to their strength and conditioning coaches.

Assessment: Coaching compliance goal #1 is being met.

Recommendation: Monitor whether equitable coaching from shared coaches is in practice (i.e. track, ski and cross country). Execute this recommendation through performance evaluations and exit interviews of student athletes.


Assign equivalently qualified coaches to men’s and women’s teams program-wide.

We capture the notion of “equivalently qualified coaches” with one qualitative evaluation and three

quantitative indicators. Qualitatively, we asked all of the coaches if they felt they were able to attract and retain high-quality and qualified assistant coaches, and received only affirmative answers across all squads. Quantitatively, we compiled data for each staff on average total coaching years, average head coaching years, and average years of professional competition experience. The last poses comparability problems, all are bedeviled by very small numbers, but the results displayed in Figure 1 give no cause for concern.


Figure 1. Experience among Men’s, Women’s and Combined Coaching Staffs at CU-Boulder

Although descriptive representation does not speak directly to coaches’ qualifications, it is worth noting that there is an imbalance in terms of male and female student athletes being coached by individuals of the same gender: the men’s squads’ coaching staffs are about 80% male, while the women’s squads’

staffs are just over 40% female. One women’s squad, soccer, has an all-male coaching staff.

One final observation suggests itself. We note that four head coaches –MFB, MBB, WBB and WVB—

work under guaranteed contracts. The head WVB coach currently has a three-year contract, while the other three are all working under five year agreements.

Assessment: Coaching compliance goal #2 is being met.


Compensate men’s and women’s coaches at a rate that is proportionate to men’s and women’s rate of

participation.

Females comprise 41% of scholarship (equivalent) student-athletes (SAs) and 46% of all SAs participating in intercollegiate athletics. We take this compliance goal to use the latter as its baseline. Coaching compensation in 2016-2017 will total $9,390,989. If we assign the $604,029 directed to coaches of “combined” men’s and women’s squads (cross country/track and field and ski) equally to each gender, $2,122,894 of the total is devoted to women’s coaches, i.e., 22.6%. If you redact football, like the

Rutgers report did, the women’s coaches are receiving 46.8% of the salary pool which is almost identical

to the 46% participation rate.

Coaching goal #3 involves a simple and precise measure which finds CU out of compliance. What’s more,

it seems obvious to state that market differences, in particular around Football and Basketball, drive the big disparity we observe (on which see more below). Thus, we provide a few additional contextual details here.

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First, there is axiomatically no inequity involving the eight squads we are referring to as “combined”

(i.e., the same staff coaching the nominally separate Men’s and Women’s teams). Second, considering

the directly comparable squads reveals a sizeable disparity in basketball, with the Women’s head coach

earning less than a quarter of the Men’s coach, and the same-sized Women’s staff earning one-third the total compensation of the Men’s staff. In Golf the women’s coaching staff is paid 88.9% of the men’s

coaching staff compensation, despite having more years of experience on the women’s side. Third, we calculated some peer rankings for all of our head coaches. In the comparable sports, men’s and

women’s coaches are comparably ranked relative to their conference peers. In Basketball, both are in the middle third of the conference (5th men, 7th women). In Golf, both are ranked 6th in the conference. Combined squads are in the top third (4th in cross-country/track & field, 1st in ski). In the men’s only

sport with no comparable, football, the coach is 9th highest paid in Pac 12. Both remaining women’s

sports for which we have data are in the top-third, i.e., 2nd for WLA and 4th for WTE.

Market forces and the foregoing provide some context for interpreting our bottom line, but do not obviate our assessment in this area, i.e., that coaching compliance goal #3 is not being met.

Recommendation: Men’s and women’s golf head coach salaries and bonuses should be equal. Women’s head coach qualifications exceed the men’s head coach; has more head coaching experience, played on a National Championship team, has been at her head position much longer, and played professionally in the LPGA.

Courtesy Cars

Courtesy Cars OR a car stipend provided for head and assistant coaches are outlined below. This is a form of compensation as well as a tool for recruiting. We are not sure of what the market conditions are for recruiting and retaining coaches, however, there is a large discrepancy between male and female coaches with courtesy cars or stipends.

Recommendation: Women’s golf, Lacrosse, and Tennis head coaches should receive a courtesy car or a $600 monthly stipend.


LOCKER ROOMS, PRACTICE AND COMPETITIVE FACILITIES

In terms of facilities, we have been directed to examine locker rooms as well as practice and competition surfaces and venues. Methodologically, we visited every on-campus facility, discussed facilities during the 1-on-1 meetings with coaches, and gathered additional data. We summarize the facilities, and how they are used, in Table 1 at the end of the document. The Title IX aim in this area is generally is summarized as follows: “All student athletes, regardless of gender, have [facilities] that the

opposite gender would consider equitable and fair”. Specific compliance goals are stated as follows: “1)

Provide equivalent percentages of female and male athletes with equivalent quality practice and competitive facilities. 2) Provide equivalent percentages of female and male athletes with equivalent quality locker rooms.”

Number of Coaches with Courtesy Cars

Football 9

Men's Basketball 4

Women's Basketball 4

Men's Golf 1

Women's Golf 0

Lacrosse 0

Skiing 1

Track/Cross Country 1

Soccer 1

Volleyball 1

Tennis 0

Total # of Cars for Men's Sports 14

Total # of Cars for Women's Sports

6

Total # of Cars for Mixed Sports 2

Table 2. Number of Courtesy Cars


Background

The completion of the Champions Center (CC) and the Indoor Practice Facility (IPF), plus renovations and upgrades at Coors Events Center and Dal Ward, have transformed the facilities landscape since the last Gender Equity Plan in 2011. Women’s squads have particularly benefited. In preparing this assessment, we visited every on-campus locker, practice and competition facility.

Locker Rooms

Historically, several squads lacked locker space, requiring student athletes to “freshen up” in a

bathroom stall between practicing or working out and going to class. All women’s teams now enjoy a

new or remodeled space to create individual locker rooms, individual shower stalls, and lounge for all women’s squads.

Figure 2. Locker Room Square Footage per SA per Squad

Note: 2 next to sport denotes 2nd locker room (e.g. WTE2 is Women’s tennis’ 2nd locker room)

In preparation of this report, we visited all of the locker facilities. Football has larger lockers than any other squad, necessitated by the sport’s bulky equipment; the Football locker room is also subjectively

the “nicest”. But all of the squads now have sufficiently large locker rooms with reasonable comfort and aesthetic appeal (but see some notes below).

Figure 2 displays locker room square footage per participating SA for all 17 squads. The three most constrained spaces have all been assigned to men’s squads, and the five largest all find use by women.

For these purposes, 6 sports permit direct comparisons between men’s and women’s facilities: cross-country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, golf, and basketball. In every case, female student-athletes enjoy more space per person than their male counterparts.

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Beyond sheer space, there are some aesthetic and functional differences. The MFB locker rooms are subjectively the nicest and most functional; the latter especially reflects the logistical needs of this exceptionally large squad which also requires a large amount of equipment.

Aesthetic equity probably argues in favor of an upgrade to the WVB locker rooms. More importantly, Women’s Lacrosse (WLA) lacks dedicated bathrooms and showers and uses the WVB facilities. What’s

more, these showers lack enclosed individual stalls. There seems to be a sense that this is not in keeping with the locker room “cultures” of women’s sports, and fairness construed as consistency with different men’s and women’s sports cultures militates in favor of an upgrade to these facilities.

Assessment: with respect to facilities goal #2, CU Boulder is in compliance.

Recommendation: Locker room showers currently used by WLax and WVB should be renovated to construct

individual stalls. Construct showers in Women’s Lacrosse locker rooms

Practice and Competition Facilities

Sports with both men’s and women’s squads afford the most direct comparisons. Men’s and Women’s

Basketball practice and play in the Coors Events Center, either on the main court or in one of the two practice gyms. (See also area 4, “Scheduling of Games & Practice Times”.) Men’s and Women’s Golf both

practice at Colorado National and other area golf courses, while the men host one competition a year at CNG. (Women’s Golf does not currently host any local competition at the determination of the head coach.) The Ski teams practice and compete together (for the most part), on the same mountains, and the Cross-Country and Track & Field squads also share identical facilities. Women’s Volleyball, though

lacking in a male comparator squad, practices and competes in Coors Events Center, as presumably would a hypothetical men’s squad. In none of these instances do any equity issues arise in connection

with practice and competition facilities.

Equity issues do arise with respect to the other sports characterized by gender asymmetry (i.e., with only a Men’s squad, as with Football, or only a Women’s squad, as with Tennis, Lacrosse and Soccer).

Men’s Football has the finest practice and competition facilities of all of the CU squads, largely based on

the recent expansion and upgrades. It can practice rain or shine, dark or light, on the new Franklin Field, in the Indoor Practice Facility or, potentially, in Folsom itself. These facilities –and indeed, those identified in the previous paragraph-- stand in sharp contrast to those used by the three just-identified Women’s squads.

Women’s Soccer practices and competes at Prentup Field on the east campus. The actual pitch is beautiful and well-maintained, and there seems to be adequate room for spectators. Besides the presumed inconvenience of being off central campus, the main shortcoming of this facility is that it lacks lighting. This puts our Women’s Soccer players at some disadvantage relative to any men’s squad, in

particular because it requires early start times. A 3 PM start time can result in more missed class time for these SAs, relative to evening starts. Injured SAs will attend class, but they thereby miss out on key aspects of the student-athlete experience, and miss pregame instruction. Injury and other delays can


result in games being called because of insufficient light. Given that Soccer’s championship season takes

place during the fall semester, when afternoon thunderstorms are common, these early starts probably also increase the number of cancellations and may suppress fan turnout. Fan turnout is also reduced because many people who would be able to come to a 6 or 7 PM game are still working at 3 PM. These SAs may also suffer from reduced television exposure as a result of awkward start times and low light. Finally, the absence of lights may represent a competitive disadvantage, as the squad must often compete under lights when on the road, without the benefit of having been able to practice under lights.

Weather permitting, Women’s Tennis practices and competes on outdoor courts at CU-Boulder South. As with Prentup, the surfaces themselves are excellent, and the location and courts have considerable aesthetic appeal. Yet CU-B is hamstrung by the refusal of the City of Boulder to provide running water and electrical connectivity, since it lies within the floodplain. This is a tremendous disadvantage for our Tennis players. When weather does not permit, Women’s Tennis practices and competes in a four-court indoor (bubble) facility owned and operated by the Millennium Harvest House. This arrangement is suboptimal in several respects. Scheduling can be complicated. To make space for spectators, competitions can only take place on three courts at a time, which considerably stretches the amount of time the competitions take, diminish the student-athlete and fan experience, and presents competitive disadvantages, especially in recruitment.

Women’s Lacrosse, CU’s newest intercollegiate sports squad, lacks adequate practice and competitive

facilities. WLA practices and competes at Kittredge Field, which is owned by the University (Student Affairs). The surface is generally good, though there are “rugby holes” which bring risk of injury. But

beyond the surface, Kitt suffers from numerous shortcomings.

The field is only available to WLA at limited times, since it is in frequent use by Student Affairs. WLA, with a spring semester championship season, regularly competes in snowy conditions. Yet

Kitt supplies no enclosed structures. The home team can now gather during halftime in a chain-link equipment shed at halftime (with no heat), while visiting squads are left to the tender mercies of the elements except insofar as CU can set up a tent.

Kitt often experiences considerable winds, but the university has not agreed to allow a windscreen to be set up.

There is currently only one water fountain at Kitt, to be shared by SAs and spectators alike. Most disturbing is the lack of adequate toilet facilities. Currently, Kitt supplies one graffiti-

covered Port-a-Potty. Further, it stands unlocked, raising significant security concerns. Anyone looking for a toilet with running water, or a sink, has to hoof it several hundred yards uphill to the Coors Events Center. All of this not only directly impacts our SAs, but also presents a less-than-pretty face to visiting squads and prospective spectators, lowering the program’s reputation and exposure

Exposure is also reduced by lighting that is too weak for Pac 12 Network broadcasts and by minimal room for spectators.

Finally, the scoreboard currently lacks a shot-clock, which it will require pursuant to recent NCAA rules changes.


Finally, though men’s and women’s squads are equally impacted, track and field and cross-country student-athletes share unappealing and unsecured bathrooms with the public during competitions at Potts Field.

Recommendations:

Install lights at Prentup Field Upgrade Potts Bathrooms Facilities Bring water and power to South Campus Begin long term plan to build Indoor Tennis Facility Add shot clock to Kittredge Field Add windscreen too Kittredge Field Construct enclosed space for halftime meetings at Kittredge Field Construct permanent bathroom facilities at Kittredge Field


Table 1. Facilities Summary

Facility Lockers Practice Competition notes Issues to address

Balch Fieldhouse (BF) MTR, WTR only practicing

throws needs total renovation

Champions Center (CC) MFB

Coors Events Center (CEC)

WBB, MBB, WVB, WLA

WBB, MBB, WVB WBB, MBB,

WVB WVB upgrading

locker rooms

WLA showers;

WVB/WLA private shower stalls;

WVB locker upgrade

CU-Boulder South (CUS) WTE(2) WTE WTE weather permitting;

one XC meet per year

water;

electricity;

Indoor courts

Dal Ward (DW)

WSO, WTE, MTR, WTR, MXC, WXC, MSKI, WSKI, MGO, WGO

WGO 1st time own

locker rooms

Folsom Stadium (FS)

MFB (ca. 1x annually);

WGO and MGO (Gate 10)

MFB

Gate 10 approved, indoor simulator and greens, avoids drives

to CNG

Football Practice Facility (FPF) (incl. Practice Bubble, PB)

all squads by

request owned by Rec

Center now; bubble up Octo to April


Franklin Field (FF) MFB

Indoor Practice Facility (IPF)

MFB, MTR, WTR, plus all others by

availability/request

Kittredge Field (KIT) WLax WLax

enclosed structure;

bathrooms;

more water;

wind screen;

scoreboard

Potts Field (east campus) (POT)

MSKI(2), WSKI(2)

MTR, WTR MTR, WTR adequate

Prentup Field (east campus) (PREN)

WSO(2) WSO WSO absence of lights

disadvantages these SAs

No lights

Millennium Harvest House tennis courts (MHH)

WTE WTE in weather; bubble

not always up CU-owned indoor facilities

Colorado National Golf Course (CNG) WGO, MGO MGO

WGO no home meets; includes

Boedecker (indoor) practice facility

local golf courses WGO, MGO WGO, MGO Usage agreements

Notes: Women’s Soccer, Women’s Tennis and the Ski teams have primary and secondary locker spaces, the latter of which are denoted by a ‘2’

after the squad acronym.


MEDICAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Compliance Goals:

1) Provide equivalently qualified and available medical personnel and assistance to men’s and

women’s teams in the same sport; assign medical staff as equivalently appropriate for men’s

and women’s teams in dissimilar sports; otherwise, provide offsetting assignments program-wide.

2) Provide equivalently qualified and available training personnel and assistance to men’s and

women’s teams in the same sport; assign training staff as equivalently appropriate for men’s

and women’s teams in dissimilar sports; otherwise, provide offsetting assignments program-wide.

3) Provide equivalent access for male and female athletes to equivalently adequate training rooms and weight rooms [NOTE: TRAINING ROOMS AND WEIGHT ROOMS WERE EVALUATED IN THE FACILITIES EVALUATION]

4) Ensure that institution-sponsored insurance plans do not conflict with Title IX.

Medical Personnel:

Ten physicians are assigned to work with CU Athletes. They are listed below, along with their specialty and assigned sports:

Doctor Years since medical school graduation

Type Sports

Poddar 19 Medical Director, Ortho Football, MBB, Ski

Chu 13 General Soccer, WBB, Tennis

Winstrom 1 Fellow overseen by Chu/Poddar Volleyball

Glowney 12 General Track

Saint-Phard 24 General Track (contract for meets)

Van Baak 4 General Lacrosse, Men’s and Women’s

Golf

Wolcott 20 Ortho WBB

Vidal 17 Ortho MBB

McCarty 23 Ortho Football, Soccer, Ski

Bravman 11 Ortho Football, Lacrosse


*For MGO, WGO, WTE, Track - should a student in these sports need Ortho, they get the best specialist for their case.

In terms of years of experience, the physician assigned to volleyball, lacrosse, and men’s and women’s

golf have less experience however these sports receive regular coverage from team doctors.

There is also a Nurse Practitioner who works in the Champions Center. Appointments are open to all athletes during scheduled hours.

Practice: A doctor attends practices for men’s football on a semi-regular basis; doctors do not attend practices for any other sport.

Home Competitions: A doctor attends home competitions for men’s football, men’s and women’s

basketball, track, volleyball, lacrosse, soccer, and sometimes ski; not for men’s and women’s golf, tennis.

Away Competitions: A doctor attends away competitions for men’s football, and occasionally track; not for men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, lacrosse, golf, tennis.

Concerns reported by coaches:

Women’s tennis reported difficulties in scheduling student-athletes’ appointments with doctors

in the past, but hoped that issue should be resolved this year with the additional coverage. Track “sometimes feel[s] that [available] physicians don’t completely understand the certain

unique aspects of our sport.” Women’s golf reports uncertainty as to whether their physician has adequate expertise and

knowledge to work with their athletes’ concerns. Women’s golf also expressed concern about

access to practitioner and diagnostic testing. Women’s golf reports difficulties with access to chiropractic and massage services.

Recommendation: Communicate concerns to Associate AD for Health and Wellness. Create a plan to impact coverage for all sport teams for access to medical and practitioner support that is equitable amongst sport programs and genders. The Gender Equity Survey results validate this concern.

Training Personnel:

Away competitions: A trainer travels to away competitions with men’s football, men’s and women’s

basketball, track, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, and sometimes ski; not for golf and tennis.


Experience and Workload:

Trainer by Sport

Years Experience

#Male #Female Ratio Notes

MBB 16 18 18:1 also has 28 cheer for total of 46: 1

WBB 4 13 13:1 also has 48 dance for total ratio of 61:1

WVB 7 18 18:1

WLX 2 (Intern) 38 38:1

WSC, WTE, MGO

12 12 33 45:1

TRACK 1 4 23 18 41:1

TRACK 2 3 23 18 41:1

MFB 1 15 30 30:1

MFB 2, SKI 7 41 13 54:1

MFB 3, WGO 6 30 7 37:1

MFB4 3 30 30:1 also has 30 Ralphie Handlers for total ratio 60:1

Men’s football has four trainers. One has 15 years of experience and is assigned to 30 football players; one has 7 years of experience and is assigned to 54 student-athletes (30 football players and 24 skiers); one has 6 years of experience and is assigned to 37 athletes (30 football players and 7 women’s golf

athletes); and one has 3 years of experience and is assigned to 60 student-athletes (30 football players and 30 Ralphie Handlers). Overall averages: 8 years of experience; 45 athletes.

Men’s basketball has one trainer with 16 years of experience, assigned to 46 athletes (18 basketball

players and 28 cheer).

Women’s basketball has one trainer with 4 years of experience, assigned to 61 athletes (13 basketball

players and 48 dance)

Women’s volleyball has one trainer with 7 years of experience, assigned to 18 volleyball players.

Women’s golf has one trainer with 6 years of experience, assigned to 37 athletes (30 football, 7 golf).


Men’s golf has one trainer with 12 years of experience, assigned to 45 athletes (12 golf, 8 tennis, 25

soccer).

Women’s soccer has one trainer with 12 years of experience, assigned to 45 athletes (12 golf, 8 tennis, 25 soccer).

Women’s tennis has one trainer with 12 years of experience, assigned to 45 athletes (12 golf, 8 tennis,

25 soccer).

Track has two trainers: one with four years of experience, assigned to 41 athletes, and one with three years of experience, assigned to 41 athletes.

Women’s lacrosse has one trainer, an intern, with two years of experience, assigned to 38 lacrosse players.


The lacrosse coach expressed concern about their trainer’s relative lack of expertise, and

repeated transition/discontinuity from year to year (they currently have a 9-month intern). Track and women’s golf also reported concern about turnover/discontinuity among the certified

trainers. Women’s tennis reported concern about adequate access to their trainer’s time given her

workload and other responsibilities.

Recommendations:

Assign a full time trainer to women’s lacrosse Assess physician and certified trainer coverage for track program, women’s golf, and women’s

tennis. The Gender Equity Survey results validate this concern.

Insurance

CU’s overall medical coverage is a self-funded plan for the department to support student-athletes’

sport-related injuries. Student-athletes are responsible for their own insurance, which is billed first, and CU does not provide an individual plan for student-athletes. However, international student-athletes (male and female) are able to request funds from the Student Assistance Fund to pay for their insurance. All international students have access to SAF for funding for health insurance, regardless of gender. CU Athletics uses Lloyds of London for death and dismemberment.

CU’s insurance for student athletes thus only covers sport-related injuries and any non-sports medical costs are thus covered by the student-athletes’ own insurance plans, which includes pregnancy.

According to Athletics' Policy on the Pregnant Student-Athlete, “Athletics does not provide health

insurance benefits for pregnancy, although Athletics personnel can assist the student-athlete in locating available resources through the Student Assistance Fund.” The CU insurance plan can cover gynecological care.


HOUSING AND DINING FACILITES AND SERVICES

Compliance Goals:

1) Provide female and male athletes with housing of equivalent quality and availability

2) Provide female and male athletes with dining arrangements of equivalent quality and availability.

Only men’s football and men’s and women’s basketball report that they utilize training table. Others

explain that they do not largely for “budgetary reasons.” Are female sports being denied a benefit that a large number of male athletes receive because their coaches do not budget for training table. Coaches reported that it was either not in their budget or they were told that male athletes in Olympic sports did not have access to the training table. Track reported that student-athletes are encouraged to overeat when the topic of training table and nutrition was approached.

The training table budget for those three sports are:

Football: $119,332.23

MBB: $7,559.24

WBB: $0

The costs are for the amount of meals beyond the campus meal plans. For female athletes, 13 of 158 (8.3%) total female athletes utilized the training table, while 135 of 207 (65.2%) of male athletes utilize the training table.

All teams have access to the “fueling stations” and the Gold Card for off-campus students.

Pre-game and post-game meals and per diems were discussed in the “Travel and Per Diem Allowances”

analysis.

With respect to housing provided for student-athletes, CU Boulder requires freshmen to stay in the residence halls during their first year and Housing sets aside blocks of rooms for athletics. Some sport programs choose different Residence Halls, based on proximity to their practice facilities, and most are paired with another athlete, often from the same team. Late-add student-athletes are often paired with a nonstudent-athlete.

Men’s football, men’s and women’s soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, and soccer reported that they required

student-athletes to remain on campus during a winter, spring, or summer break. All except for women’s

soccer reported that housing was provided. If a team is required to be on campus during a break, meals are provided. The exception is during summer school, when Athletics cannot provide meals per NCAA regs. Meals are covered through their stipend for summer school. Student-athletes do receive meals or per diem during the preseason or post-season.

Pre-season Housing: The following teams require their student-athletes to return to campus before the residence halls are open: football, volleyball, and soccer. Football and volleyball receive either actual housing or $25 per day for housing, regardless of class level. Freshmen soccer players are placed into a hotel, but the returning players are not placed into the hotel and do not receive $25 per day.



Multiple concerns raised by coaches that have nothing to do with Gender Equity and everything to do with preferential treatment by housing to help sell recruits. RAPS was a big concern.

Women’s tennis stated that its student-athletes are placed in rooms with community bathrooms instead of suite-style rooms, which they cannot request due to budgetary concerns.

Basketball mentioned the need for longer beds in Housing and that the Boulder market prices athletes out of Boulder for off-campus housing.

Recommendations:

Eliminate training table and provide more robust fueling stations that’s inclusive for all student-athletes.

Football is the only team that provides hotel stays and meals the night before home games. For NCAA or Pac-12 home tournament competitions, provide hotel stays for women’s teams.

Provide $25 a day housing allowance and $50 a day for per diem for soccer during their Fall camp

PUBLICITY

Compliance Goals

1) Assign equally qualified sports information personnel to the same extent at home and away games for the same or similar numbers of men’s and women’s teams.

2) Provide equivalent types and quality of publications to the same or similar numbers of men’s

and women’s teams.

3) Provide equivalent publicity and promotions to the same or similar numbers of men’s and

women’s teams.

Sports Information Personnel

Current Status

Each team has a sports information director (SID) who works with the team. Most SIDs work with multiple teams. The years of professional experience vary from five to 33.

Concerns

-The SID travels infrequently with women’s teams without a paired men’s team.

The SIDs with the least amount of experience work with the women’s teams.

Data

Information about the professional experience and travel frequency for each team is shown in Table 1.


Analysis

For sports with both men’s and women’s teams (boxed together with a double-line outline in Table 1), the same SID covers both men’s and women’s teams for cross county, ski, indoor track and field, and

outdoor track and field. In these cases, the SID travels at the same frequency with both teams.

Men’s and women’s basketball have different SIDs. Both travel to all games. The SID for men’s

basketball has more professional experience than the SID for women’s basketball.

Men’s and women’s golf also have different SIDs. Both travel sporadically to the competitions. The SID for men’s golf has more professional experience than the SID for women’s golf.

For sports that do not have paired men’s and women’s teams (shown with gray shading in Table 1), the

SID for the men’s sport (football) travels to all competitions, while the SIDs for women’s sports (lacrosse,

soccer, tennis, and volleyball) travels sporadically (lacrosse, volleyball), only in the post season (soccer), or not at all (tennis). Note that “sporadic” is defined as “when merited, e.g., a game for first place in the conference, but always when budget allows and there might be room for an SID rep on the charter”.

Table 1. Sports information directors, experience, and travel frequency by sport. Gray shading indicates sports without paired men’s and women’s teams. Double-lined outlines highlight paired men’s and

women’s teams.

Recommendations:

Have an SID travel with women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.

Sport SID

Experience (years)

Travel with team

Intern/ Student Asst. Grad Asst. Prof.

Men's Basketball Troy Andre 2 18 All

Women's Basketball Andy Schlichting

7.5 All

Men's Cross Country Linda Sprouse 0.5 2 13 NCAA's only

Women's Cross Country Linda Sprouse 0.5 2 13 NCAA's only

Football David Plati/Jason Clay Yes 33/7 All

Men's Golf David Plati Yes 33 sporadic

Women's Golf Troy Andre’

18 sporadic


Women's Lacrosse Andy Schlichting 2 7.5 sporadic

Men's Ski Jason Clay Yes 7 Most/NCAA's

Women's Ski Jason Clay Yes 7 Most/NCAA's

Women's Soccer Andy Schlichting 2 7.5 postseason

Women's Tennis Andy Schlichting 2 7.5 no

Men's Indoor Track & Field Linda Sprouse 0.5 2 13 no

Women's Indoor Track & Field Linda Sprouse 0.5 2 13 no

Men's Outdoor Track & Field Linda Sprouse 0.5 2 13 sporadic

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Linda Sprouse 0.5 2 13 sporadic

Women's Volleyball Linda Sprouse 0.5 2 13 sporadic


Publications

Current Status

The types of publications include media guides, schedule posters, and schedule cards. A media guide should be prepared for each sport each year. For 2015-16, media guides were not completed for men’s

golf and for men’s and women’s ski. One single media guide is prepared for men’s and women’s cross

country, and one single media guide is prepared for men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and

field.

Schedule posters are prepared for sports that charge admission to games – men’s basketball, women’s

basketball, football, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. Schedule cards are prepared for fall

sports (football, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball appear on one card), winter sports (men’s and

women’s basketball appear on one card), and women’s lacrosse. The distribution of schedule cards is typically in Boulder and surrounding communities; however, the distribution of lacrosse schedule cards is narrower – games, clinics, and specialty lacrosse stores and clubs.

Concerns

-Women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis are the only teams with multiple home contests without schedule posters.

-Women’s lacrosse had the lowest quantity and smallest distribution of schedule cards of all teams that

had this publication.

-Women’s tennis has no schedule cards.

Data

Information regarding publication type and quantity for each sport is shown in Table 2.

Analysis

For sports with both men’s and women’s teams (boxed together with a double-line outline in Table 2), the quantity and distribution of schedule posters and schedule cards were consistent between the two genders. For the media guides, cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track did not have separate media guides for each gender, and the combined media guides appeared to provide equal covered to both females and males. For men’s and women’s golf, the women’s media guide was completed for the

2015-16 academic year, but the men’s media guide was not. For men’s and women’s ski, no media

guide was prepared. For men’s and women’s basketball, the men’s media guide had 304 pages and the

women’s media guide had 224 pages. Although the length is different, the content appears similar.

For sports without a paired men’s and women’s team, football, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball

had similar quantity and distribution of schedule cards, although football had three times as many schedule posters. Women’s tennis had no schedule cards or posters, and women’s lacrosse had no

schedule posters and only 1000 schedule cards. Furthermore, the women’s lacrosse schedule cards

were only distributed to groups who already had an interest in lacrosse (at games and clinics, and at lacrosse specialty stores and clubs).

Recommendations: Create schedule cards and posters for women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis


Table 2. Publication type and quantity by sport. Gray shading indicates sports without paired men’s and

women’s teams. Double-lined outlines highlight paired men’s and women’s teams.

Sport

Media Guide 2015-16

Schedule Posters

Schedule Cards Distribution

Men's Basketball 304 pages 2000 100,000 Boulder and surrounding communities

Women's Basketball 224 pages 2000 100,000 Boulder and surrounding communities

Men's Cross Country 96 pages

0 0

Women's Cross Country 0 0

Football 548 pages 6000 200,000 Boulder and surrounding communities

Men's Golf Not completed

0 0

Women's Golf 65 pages 0 0

Women's Lacrosse 70 pages 0 1,000 Games, clinics, lacrosse specialty stores and clubs

Men's Ski Not completed

0 0

Women's Ski 0 0

Women's Soccer 100 pages 2000 200,000 Boulder and surrounding communities

Women's Tennis 84 pages 0 0

Men's Indoor Track & Field

98 pages

0 0

Women's Indoor Track & Field 0 0

Men's Outdoor Track & Field 0 0

Women's Outdoor Track & Field 0 0

Women's Volleyball 132 pages 2000 200,000 Boulder and surrounding communities


Publicity and Promotions

Current Status

The publicity and promotion items that are used by the various sports teams include in-game promotions, game sponsorships, and publicity in print media, web-based media, radio, and social media.

Concerns

-Of the sports with marketing budgets, women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis have substantially lower

marketing budgets.

-Spring sports and winter sports other than men’s and women’s basketball do not have a media day.

-Women’s tennis is the only sport with multiple home competitions that does not have post-game press conferences or a newspaper beat writer.

-Women’s basketball receives less media coverage than men’s basketball, with fewer road games covered by beat writers (not under university control) and less radio coverage per signal reach. The new radio contract with ESPN 1600 has conflicts with college football games preempting women’s basketball

games, limiting exposure for the women’s basketball team.

-Men’s teams have more game day sponsors (13) than women’s teams (4), bringing more fans and

awareness to the men’s contests.

-Publicity and promotional events should include both men’s and women’s sports equally. For example, the Buffalo Blitz offered posters and game day tickets for football only, not for women’s soccer and

women’s volleyball.

Data

Table 3 shows the marketing budget and promotions by sport, and Table 4 shows the media coverage by sport.

Analysis

Several teams, all with paired men’s and women’s teams, have no marketing budget nor promotions - cross country, golf, ski, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Marketing for these teams is conducted through free media, including during radio broadcasts of football and basketball games, emails, and featuring the teams and coaches at football and basketball games.

Men’s and women’s basketball have similar marketing budgets, similar number of in-game promotions, and similar amenities for game sponsorships. The main difference between the two is the number of game sponsorships – 9 for men, 3 for women.

A comparison of teams without paired men’s and women’s teams shows that women’s lacrosse and

women’s tennis have significantly lower marketing budgets than other teams; the marketing budgets for lacrosse and tennis for 2015-16 were $2,497 and $1,143, respectively, which is approximately ten times lower than the next lowest marketing budget ($21,692 for women’s soccer). Of the sports that have

game sponsorships, volleyball has the fewest (1).


Regarding media coverage, the number of press releases and the number of articles on the website were comparable for sports with paired men’s and women’s teams, with a slight inconsistency between

men’s and women’s basketball, with men’s basketball having 50% more articles on the website than

women’s basketball, but having fewer press releases. For teams without paired men’s and women’s

teams, the number of press releases and web articles were comparable, based on the number of competitions, with the exception of football having higher numbers of both.

One combined pre-season media day is held for the fall sports – football, cross country, soccer, and volleyball. Media days are also held for men’s and women’s basketball. No media days are held for spring sports or for men’s and women’s ski or indoor track and field.

Only football has weekly press conferences and a post-season press conference. Post-game press conferences are held for men’s and women’s basketball, football, women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer,

and women’s volleyball. They are not held for sports which have few or no home competitions – men’s

and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s ski, and men’s and women’s

indoor and outdoor track and field. These are all sports with paired men’s and women’s teams, thus

there is consistency across genders. No press conferences are held for women’s tennis, which does have

several home competitions and does not have a paired men’s team for comparison.

Radio coverage of the games is provided for football and men’s and women’s basketball. The difference

is that men’s basketball and football are covered on KOA and KDSP, but women’s basketball is only

covered on KDSP. Both stations broadcast throughout the Denver Metro area, however, KOA can be heard over a larger area at night (up to 30 states), while KDSP operates at a reduced power at night.

All teams have a social media presence on twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Women’s basketball also

has a presence on snapchat and periscope.

Recommendations:

Renegotiate radio contract for women’s basketball to provide 100% coverage of the competition

schedule, home and away, with capability to reach a broader audience. Increase women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis marketing budgets to accommodate schedule

cards and posters. Cross promote amongst all sports capitalizing on popularity of men’s sports.


Table 3. Marketing budget and promotions by sport. Gray shading indicates sports without paired men’s

and women’s teams. Double-lined outlines highlight paired men’s and women’s teams.

QuantityContract Amount Amenities

Men's Basketball $17,604 8 (all timeouts) 9 $10,000

40-70 tickets, pre-game hospitality event

Women's Basketball $17,733 8 (all timeouts) 3 $7,000


Men's Cross CountryWomen's Cross Country

Football $84,795 14 (all timeouts) 4 $17,500


Men's GolfWomen's Golf

Women's Lacrosse $2,497 1 (halftime)Men's SkiWomen's SkiWomen's Soccer $21,692 1 (halftime)Women's Tennis $1,143Men's Indoor Track & FieldWomen's Indoor Track & FieldMen's Outdoor Track & FieldWomen's Outdoor Track & Field

Women's Volleyball $23,117in between games and

halftime1 $3,000

approx. 200 tickets

Sport

Marketing Budget

(2015-16)

No. of In-game Promotions per

game

Game Sponsorships


Table 4. Media coverage by sport. Gray shading indicates sports without paired men’s and women’s teams. Double-lined outlines highlight paired men’s and women’s teams.

1 Letter inside parentheses indicates whether the writer traveled to road contests: Y = yes, O = occasionally, N = no

Has one?

livestream by Buff Vision?

with food? Weekly

Post- Season

Post-Game

Boulder Camera

Denver Post

Scout. Com KOA KDSP

Men's Basketball 87 301 X X X X X (Y) X (O) X (N) X XWomen's Basketball 101 200 X X X X X (O) XMen's Cross Country 27 77 X X X Women's Cross Country 26 77 X X X Football 73 525 X X X X X X X (Y) X (O) X (O) X XMen's Golf 52 56 Women's Golf 53 60 Women's Lacrosse 49 85 X X (N)Men's Ski 38 47 Women's Ski 36 47 Women's Soccer 55 96 X X X X X (N)Women's Tennis 61 93 Men's Indoor Track & Field 25 176 Women's Indoor Track & Field 27 176 Men's Outdoor Track & Field 51 176 Women's Outdoor Track & Field 46 176 Women's Volleyball 99 205 X X X X X (N)

Beat Writers1Press Conferences RadioNo. of articles

on websiteSport

No. of 2015-16

press releases

Preseason Media Day


SUPPORT SERVICES

Compliance Goals

In assessing compliance in this component, CU Boulder considered the following factors:

(1) Clerical and administrative support provided to men’s and women’s programs, including how

much time coaches are dedicating to administrative and clerical tasks;

(2) Office space and other amenities, including private office space, team office space, access to technology (cell phones, computers, IPads, televisions, printers, copiers, etc.), kitchenettes, etc.

During its review, CU Boulder inspected office space and related office equipment/amenities, reviewed data provided by the Department of Athletics for the fiscal year 2015-2016, and interviewed University administrators, coaches, and support staff.

Clerical and Administrative Support

In reviewing administrative support per sport program, it was determined that sport supervisors, academic advisors, strength coaches, sports information directors, marketing staff, development staff, nutritionists, and equipment staff were equitably distributed amongst sport programs. (See Handout)

With respect to Sports Medicine there was a concern that two women’s team sports, who practice and compete both semesters, share one fulltime certified trainer, supported by an intern/fellow. Fifty female student-athletes are impacted by this arrangement. Fall semester, volleyball is assigned the certified trainer, while the intern covers lacrosse. Spring semester, lacrosse is assigned the certified trainer, while the intern switches to volleyball. This sets up the potential for inconsistent communication and service from Sports Medicine. The intern has much less experience than a fulltime athletic trainer, is on an 11-month assignment and is hired annually. By contrast, football has 111 student-athletes with 3 certified athletic trainers assigned to that sport year round.

The greatest disparity in support staff measured between sport teams is in clerical and video support. While football has the largest clerical, technical, and administrative staff dedicated to its team, it is also the largest of the sport teams, with 111 athletes on the roster. By comparison, women’s golf, men’s golf, soccer, tennis, and lacrosse share one fulltime administrative assistant (.20 FTE per sport). As a result, coaches from men’s golf, women’s golf, tennis, lacrosse, and soccer often book their own flights,

reconcile their own expense reports, and spend time making team travel arrangements. These teams do not travel with a Director of Operations. Soccer takes one non-coaching staff operations member, Annie Bruner for away from Boulder competition to assist with game film and travel logistics.

Table 1

Team Number of Athletes

Coaches Clerical Staff Video Support

Basketball (Men’s) 17 Boyle

Prioleau

Kearney

Marcy

Cartun


Rohn

Grier

Golf (Men’s) 10 Edwards

Grady

Gabbie Pelloni (0.2 FTE)

0

Football (Men’s) 111 Macintyre

Chiaverini

Lindgren

Leavitt

Adams

Bernardi

Clark

Hagan

Jeffcoat

Tumpkin

Edsall

Hughes

Tuitupou

Uzo-Diribe

McGinnis

Toyama

Baer

Daprato

Taye

Thompson

Unrein

Voth

Onaga

Aunese

Hall

Bryson

Guy

Snelson

Basketball (Women’s) 12 Payne

Towns

Lee

Cammon

Mahoney

Hauber

Earl

Golf (Women’s) 10 Kelly

Franklin


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Lacrosse (Women’s) 34 Elliott

Kempney

Frank


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Soccer (Women’s) 29 Sanchez

Green

Morgan

Marshall (Volunteer)


Brunner

Lawson

Brunner

Tennis (Women’s) 8 Kenneally

Burke


0

Volleyball (Women’s) 16 Mahoney

Maes

Sanders

Gippe

Parkhurst (part time)

Glavor-part-time hourly

Track & Field

(Men’s/Women’s)

84 Wetmore

Bockman

Burroughs

Malone, C.

Malone, L.

Nelson

Simpson

Lechman 0

Cross Country

(Men’s/Women’s)

38 Wetmore

Burroughs

Nelson

Lechman 0

Skiing (Men’s/Women’s)

26 Cranmer

Rokos

Weinberger

Mossoni 0

Table 2

Team Number of Athletes Reported Hours of Administrative Hours per day by Coaching Staff

Basketball (Men’s) 17 0

Cross Country (Men’s) 19 0


Golf (Men’s) 10 1

Football (Men’s) 111 0

Skiing (Mens) 13 0

Track & Field (Men’s) 44 0

Basketball (Women’s) 12 0

Cross Country (Women’s) 19 0

Golf (Women’s) 10 1

Lacrosse (Women’s) 34 4

Skiing (Women’s) 13 0

Soccer (Women’s) 29 2

Tennis (Women’s) 8 4

Track & Field (Women’s) 40 0

Volleyball (Women’s) 16 0

Total Hours Spent/Week By

Coaching Staff

Men’s Teams:

Women’s Teams:

Recommendations:

Hire a Graduate Assistant position for women’s lacrosse for 2017-18, allowable under NCAA legislation for on-field coaching.

Add a fulltime video staff member for women’s volleyball.

Office Space and Equipment/Other Amenities

Private Office Space in the Champions Center

Based on a visual inspection of office space, CU Boulder determined that 7 head coaches (football, track/CC, lacrosse, m/w golf, tennis, and soccer) have new and private office space in the newly built Champion’s Center. Additionally, all assistant coaches for these 7 sport programs have their own private office space within the Champion’s Center. There is clearly a significant difference in size and location of

the football coaches’ offices as compared to any other sport program. The football coaches’ offices

include balconies overlooking their competition field, have the best views of the Flatirons, and are the largest in size of any sport team. Graduate student interns for football have a shared office space within the Champion’s Center. The other six sport programs have comparable square footage, views, office


furniture, and location on the 5th floor of the Champions Center. All of the furniture in this building for all coaches and administrative staff is brand new.

Private Office Space in the Coors Events Center

The Coors Events Center houses 3 sport programs, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and volleyball.

All 3 head coaches and assistant coaches have their own private office space. The men’s and women’s

basketball office suites have very close to the same square footage, including conference rooms. Women’s volleyball has less square footage for assistant coaches. Of particular concern is the square

footage for the administrative assistant for volleyball. This space is inadequate with little room for storage, and a copier.

Private Office Space in the Ski Building

The Ski Coaching staff has a building on East Campus that is home to four coaches and one administrative assistant. These offices are the smallest and most outdated. The Ski Coach was offered the opportunity to move his staff to the Champions Center, but opted to stay on East Campus where it was more convenient for him to park 3 Ski vans, have a room for waxing and storing skis, and is easiest for him to transport skiers to and from the mountain to practice. CU-Boulder recognizes the Ski space is outdated and smaller, however this was determined by the head coach and is not a cause for concern, as the sport was offered an opportunity to move to the Champions Center.

Coaching Staff Conference Rooms and Meeting Space

The football staff has the entire 4th floor of the newly built Champion’s Center dedicated to football staff

business and operations, including multiple conference rooms and work rooms that the football staff can utilize. In addition, multiple meeting rooms are dedicated for position coaches to meet with their athletes by position to review film and plan strategy. The other sports teams in the Champions Center (lacrosse, soccer, m/w golf, tennis, track/cc share three 5th floor conference rooms for video review and team meeting space. Men’s and women’s basketball each have their own conference room, with the

same square footage, in their office suite footprint in the Coors Events Center. The Ski building has a large meeting space available for staff meetings. The only sport program that does not have a conference room suitable to host the entire staff (3 coaches, DOVO, athletic trainer, strength coach, SID) or to review game film, is volleyball.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that a conference room for volleyball be made available for the volleyball coaching staff, preferably in the footprint of the volleyball office suite or nearby. Intermediate solution for conference room for volleyball is to share and schedule either men’s or women’s

basketball conference rooms.


Kitchenettes/Copy Rooms

The football staff has its own kitchenette and copy room in the football suite on the 4th floor of the Champion’s Center. All other coaches and support staff are located on the 5th floor of the Champion’s

Center, which also has a kitchenette and copier space, but it is shared among multiple teams and staff members. While on its face this appears to be a disparity in favor of the men’s football team, the

football coaching and support staff include over 40 staff members, unlike other sport programs who have two to seven staff members.

Cell Phones, Computers, and iPads

All head and assistant coaches and support staff are issued their own University cell phone and computers. However, the Administrative Support person for four women’s teams (soccer, tennis,

lacrosse, women’s golf) and one male team (men’s golf), only has a desktop computer, versus the

administrative support staff for football, which all has laptops. The female support person expressed a need for a laptop so that when she is traveling with the team and at events, she has access to team information/expenses onsite, can change reservations if needed, and can complete golf tour registration.

With respect to printers, each head coach has their own individual printer in their private office space. While not all the support staff (assistant coaches and clerical staff) have their own individual printers, it was noted during interviews that the majority of paperwork is done electronically, thus dramatically decreasing the need for a printer/copier. All coaches and support staff are connected to a printer/copier on the same floor in which their office is located.

Televisions/Film Rooms

The football team not only has the ability review video footage in their own private offices, but there are also multiple rooms within the football suite to review and edit video. On the 5th floor of the Champion’s

Center, the conference rooms have video capability for the coaches of those sport teams housed on the 5th floor. Once again, the volleyball staff is limited in their office space for video editing and technology, other than the head coaches’ office. This is very problematic for the head coach, as his assistants cannot

be in his office all the time editing video, as he has player meetings and other business to conduct in his office. The volleyball staff does have access to a team film room on the first floor of Coors, to watch and edit film as a coaching staff, as long as it is scheduled around men’s and women’s basketball and lacrosse team film sessions.

Video Equipment

The football team routinely receives new IPads so that they can immediately access and view video footage of practices and scouting reports. This year the football team has transitioned to KindleFire. Football spends about $4,000 annually to replace and upgrade tablets. IPads, video support, and technology associated with game preparation varies per program. Head coaches can make requests annually during the budget process for iPads for their athletes to watch film.


RECRUITMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES

Compliance Goals

In assessing compliance in this component, CU Boulder considered the following factors:

(1) Whether the coaches or other professional athletic personnel in the programs serving male and female athletes are provided with substantially equal opportunities to recruit;

(2) Whether the financial and other resources made available for recruitment in male and female athletic programs are equivalently adequate to meet the needs of each program; and

(3) Whether the differences in benefits, opportunities, and treatment afforded prospective student athletes of each sex have a disproportionately limiting effect upon the recruitment of students of either sex.

During its review, CU Boulder reviewed the data provided by the Department of Athletics for the past five years and interviewed University coaches.

Financial Resources1

For academic year 2015-2016, CU Boulder’s recruiting budget was $962,425. Of this amount,

approximately $622,325 was budgeted (approximately 65% of the total amount) for the men’s

programs, and the male participation rate for 2015-2016 was 54.09%. Approximately $340,100 was budgeted (approximately 35% of the total amount) for the women’s programs, whose participation rate

for 2015-2016 was 45.91%. As such, CU Boulder budgets more and spends more for the men’s programs

than the female’s programs. The actual expenditures for year 2015-2016 reflect similar numbers and the percentages bear out the same, with approximately 65% of the actual recruiting budget spent on male’s programs and approximately 35% on the women’s programs.

Guidance dictates that if women’s rate of expenditures is within five percentage points of women’s rate

of participation, the provision of financial resources may comply with Title IX. However, given the numbers above, the difference is greater than five percentage points, with a disparity of approximately 10.63%. It is noted in the guidance that generally, a difference of between ten to fifteen percentage points is considered a “moderate disparity,” which is considered more significant given the overall

recruiting budget (over $800,000).

Based on the information above, there is a moderate disparity favoring men’s teams with regards to

recruitment budgets. However, based on interviews with the coaches, CU Boulder finds that the financial and other resources for the recruitment of male and female athletes was adequate to meet the needs of each program.

Recommendation: CU Boulder should increase recruiting budgets for women’s teams to more

accurately reflect the scholarships allowable per NCAA Legislation (e.g. women’s/men’s basketball and

women’s/men’s golf) and overall participation numbers.

1 See associated table for recruiting budget and expenditures.


Table 2. NCAA Scholarships allotted per Sport

Sport Number of Male Scholarships

Number of Female Scholarships

Football 85 0 Basketball 13 15 Golf 4.5 6 Track/Cross Country 12.6 18 Skiing 6.3 7 Volleyball 0 12 Tennis 0 8 Lacrosse 0 12.6 Soccer 0 14 Total 121.4 92.6


FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017

Recruiting Budget Actual $ Spent # of SA's on scholarship in class Recruiting Budget Actual $ Spent # of SA's on scholarship in class Recruiting Budget Actual $ Spent # of SA's on scholarship in class Recruiting Budget Actual $ Spent # of SA's on scholarship in class Recruiting Budget Actual $ Spent # of SA's on scholarship in class Recruiting Budget

Football $521,975 $501,474 26 $545,925 $399,193 21 $422,675 $476,570 20 $437,225 $434,468 20 $450,150 $426,278 16 $515,225

Men's Basketball $135,550 $127,515 6 $136,300 $90,342 4 $102,775 $100,360 3 $102,775 $128,217 3 $117,800 $134,735 5 $135,000

Women's Basketball $137,600 $123,194 3 $148,650 $116,853 4 $121,400 $125,324 3 $121,650 $116,073 5 $122,500 $135,679 1 $135,000

Men's Golf $23,535 $26,796 3 $21,850 $19,411 4 $16,625 $11,288 1 $19,400 $24,880 5 $20,325 $15,299 4 $18,250

Women's Golf $25,500 $22,505 4 $22,100 $18,728 2 $14,200 $12,761 1 $15,225 $11,700 1 $18,375 $12,981 2 $18,250

Lacrosse n/a n/a n/a $48,500 $43,355 21 $32,575 $24,169 10 $26,700 $16,338 5 $26,550 $19,583 7 $23,935

Skiing $11,550 $12,867

3 females, 4 males (Budget: Female $4950; Male $6600) (Expenditure: Female $5514;

Male $7353)$15,450 $11,998

4 females, 1 males (Budget: Female $12360; Male $3090)

(Expenditure: Female $9,598.40; Male $2,399.60)

$10,700 $4,996

2 female, 0 males (Budget: Female $10,700; Male $0)

(Expenditure: Female $4,996; Male $0)

$10,700 $7,353

3 females, 2 males (Budget: Female $6,420; Male $4,280)

(Expenditure: Female $4,411.8; Male $2,941.20)

$10,700 $7,2500 females, 1 male (Budget: Female $0; Male $10,700)

(Expenditure: Female $0; Male $7,250)

$9,700

Track/Cross Country $45,500 $19,773

2 females, 3 males (Budget: Female $18,200; Male $27,300) (Expenditures: Female

$7909.20; Male $11,863.80)$45,500 $42,882

10 females, 7 males (Budget: Female $26,764.71; Male

$18,735.29) (Expenditure: Female $25,224.71; Male $17,657.29)

$32,500 $39,927

10 females, 3 males (Budget: Female $25,000; Male $7,500)

(Expenditure: Female $30713.08; Male $9,213.92)

$38,750 $49,224

13 females, 8 males (Budget: Female $23,988.10; Male $14,761.90) (Expenditure:

Female $30,472; Male $18,752)

$46,700 $46,5966 females, 6 males (Budget:

Female $23,350; Male $23,350) (Expenditure: Female $23,298;

Male $23,298)

$41,500

Soccer $41,750 $41,058 7 $31,700 $44,515 9 $30,400 $33,964 6 $45,000 $38,057 7 $63,200 $55,305 9 $50,350

Volleyball $56,600 $55,396 4 $57,700 $57,331 3 $48,000 $45,262 3 $48,075 $48,956 3 $57,975 $50,227 3 $61,125

Tennis $25,950 $27,890 2 $26,200 $31,357 3 $20,225 $26,197 2 $27,000 $30,192 3 $28,150 $33,672 2 $40,900

Men's Total $681,060 $655,785 35 $704,075 $508,946 29 $542,075 $588,218 24 $559,400 $587,565 28 $588,275 $576,312 25 $668,475

Women's Total $287,400 $270,043 20 $334,850 $293,411 42 $266,800 $267,677 25 $283,650 $261,316 24 $316,750 $307,447 24 $329,560

Mixed Total $57,050 $32,640 5 females, 7 males $60,950 $54,880 14 females, 8 males $43,200 $44,923 12 females, 3 males $49,450 $56,577 16 females, 10 males $57,400 $53,846 6 females, 7 males $51,200

Overall Total $1,025,510 $958,468 $1,099,875 $857,237 $852,075 $900,818 $892,500 $905,458 $962,425 $937,605 $1,049,235

Participation Rates 2011-2012 Budget Expenditure





Men $714,960 $675,002 $725,900 $529,003 $549,575 $597,432 $578,442 $609,258 $622,325 $606,860 Women $310,550 $283,466 $373,975 $328,234 $302,500 $303,386 $314,058 $296,200 $340,100 $330,745

Totals $1,025,510 $958,468 $1,099,875 $857,237 $852,075 $900,818 $892,500 $905,458 $962,425 $937,605

Men's Percentage 57.03% 69.72% 70.43% 57.30% 66.00% 61.71% 53.40% 64.50% 66.32% 53.67% 64.81% 67.29% 54.09% 64.66% 64.72%

Women's Percentage 42.97% 30.28% 29.57% 42.70% 34.00% 38.29% 46.60% 35.50% 33.68% 46.33% 35.19% 32.71% 45.91% 35.34% 35.28%Compliance with Title IX (must be within 5%) 12.69% 13.4% 8.70% 4.41% 11.10% 12.92% 11.14% 13.62% 10.57% 10.63%


Official Visits

As we look at official visits as they relate to gender equity, it is important that we look at a rolling 3 to 5-year window. The nature of recruiting is very fluid. For example, recruiting classes and their size in numbers can, and will, vary from year to year. Factors that play into this are graduation, retention, discipline issues, and balanced class size among others. For this reason, a one-year snapshot does not tell the whole story. In addition, football as well as men’s and women’s basketball are the only sports

with a cap on their number of available official visits. All other sports are not limited on the number of official visits they may provide. All coaches interviewed mentioned that this is not an issue with their respective sport.

Recruiting culture of each respective sport can make these numbers look very misleading as well. For example, soccer and lacrosse are sports where offers are made and commitments take place in prospects 9th and 10th grade years of high school. As a result, these sports have fewer official visits relative to their squad size than many other sports. Skiing doesn’t even use official visits. When you

couple this with the number of official visits it takes to field a football team these numbers can get skewed very quickly.

Efficiency and targeting of recruits, in addition to where the program is competitively, also come into play. Where a particular coach decides to target in the market place, and where the program is in the food chain of recruiting can distort the official visit numbers greatly.

We believe that official visits used is not necessarily the best indicator of gender equity. Instead, coaches need the opportunity to use as many official visits as necessary to do their jobs effectively. These coaches and their respective sport supervisor need to also communicate effectively as to what is happening at the grass roots level of their sport.

Official Visit Hotel/Meal and Recruiting Trips

Hotels: Hotels used varies from sport to sport. The crown jewel in Boulder is the St. Julien. Other hotels used are the Marriott, Millennium, Renaissance and a few others. One men’s coach and one women’s

coach said they were discouraged from using the Julien. Another women’s coach mentioned it was certainly a budget tradeoff issue that she had to make on a case by case basis. This comes back to the recruiting culture of the respective sport. Based on who the competition is for a particular recruit and what type of hotel they are staying at on other official visits, the coach must make the best decision possible given all factors.

Meals: All coaches interviewed felt meals where not an issue on official visits. They eat wherever they want except for banned restaurants (Flagstaff House, Frasca, Brasserie Ten Ten).

Recruiting trips: Much like official visits, this varies from year to year based on the same factors. Recruiting culture of sport also comes back into play as well. Can a coach go on one trip to one site and view multiple prospects? Does a coach need to see the prospect compete in person? Once a prospect commits verbally do other schools stop recruiting them? Are additional trips needed until they sign an NLI? Again it comes down to the question does the sport coach have the opportunity to make the trips necessary to recruit effectively. All coaches interviewed felt that they had the resources available to travel to recruit.


Table 3. Official Visit Hotels

FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016

Number of SA's Where Avg. Room Rate Number of SA's Where Avg. Room Rate Number of SA's Where Avg. Room Rate Number of SA's Where Avg. Room Rate Number of SA's Where Avg. Room Rate

55 Omni 99.00$ 47 St Julien 197.00$ 33 St Julien 240.00$ 32 St Julien 213.00$ 35 St Julien 213.00$ Football 2 Millennium 99.00$ 2 Omni 104.00$ 7 Renaissance 236.00$

3 Marriott Boulder 197.00$ Men's Basketball 10 St Julien 225.00$ 5 St Julien 254.00$ 4 St Julien 279.00$ 4 St Julien 249.00$ 12 St Julien 262.00$

2 Marriott Boulder 184.00$ 2 Marriott Boulder 274.00$ Women's Basketball 6 Marriott Boulder 179.00$ 5 St Julien 267.00$ 3 Marriott Boulder 169.00$ 6 St Julien 241.00$ 6 St Julien 290.00$

2 St Julien 225.00$ 5 Marriott Boulder 182.00$ 2 St Julien 329.00$ Men's Golf 3 Omni 109.00$ 2 Courtyard Marriott 171.00$

2 Marriott Boulder 189.00$ 1 Renaissance 119.00$ Women's Golf 3 Omni 99.00$ 5 Marriott Boulder 149.00$ 1 St Julien 234.00$ 1 Millennium 179.00$ 2 St Julien 265.00$

1 Omni 99.00$ Tennis 2 St Julien 229.00$ 4 Millennium 119.00$ 3 Millennium 132.00$ 2 Marriott Boulder 200.00$

2 Millennium 99.00$ 1 Hotel Boulderado 189.00$ 7 Omni 99.00$ 3 St Julien 222.00$ 3 St Julien 329.00$ 5 Marriott Boulder 230.00$ 2 Millennium 208.00$

Volleyball 2 Omni 99.00$ 1 Omni 99.00$ 1 Marriott Boulder 169.00$ 1 Marriott Boulder 149.00$ 1 Westin 152.00$

Track/Cross Country 9 Millennium 164.00$ 27 Millennium 102.00$ 16 Millennium 142.00$ 44 Millennium 148.00$ 24 Millennium 140.00$ 3 St Julien 209.00$ 2 St Julien 209.00$ 2 Marriott Boulder 159.00$ 2 Hyatt Place 189.00$

Lacrosse 11 Millennium 149.00$ 1 St Julien 229.00$

Soccer 1 Millennium 99.00$ 2 St Julien 209.00$ 2 Millennium 119.00$ 1 St Julien 209.00$ 6 Millennium 144.00$ 2 Millennium 114.00$ 1 St Julien 230.00$


Track/Cross Country Men's Golf Women's Golf Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Tennis Volleyball Lacrosse SoccerTier 1 9 0 0 11 1 6 0 0 0 1

FY2012 Tier 2 37 5 8 12 18 45 3 8 0 5Tier 3 11 1 5 8 4 3 7 2 0 2Tier 1 7 0 2 7 2 10 2 1 1 0

FY2013 Tier 2 59 4 6 5 11 28 10 16 11 9Tier 3 10 0 3 6 7 2 7 9 3 3Tier 1 6 0 0 11 2 20 0 0 0 2

FY2014 Tier 2 43 0 9 7 18 25 18 13 2 1Tier 3 13 0 7 2 7 0 7 3 6 2Tier 1 8 0 0 9 7 9 0 0 0 1

FY2015 Tier 2 63 5 5 19 11 24 10 13 1 6Tier 3 21 1 0 5 6 1 5 7 1 3Tier 1 8 0 0 20 7 15 0 0 0 1

FY2016 Tier 2 52 5 5 27 15 26 5 9 2 7Tier 3 17 1 2 3 8 1 6 4 0 1

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MBB WBB FB SOCCER VB MGLF WGLF LAX TR/CC TENNIS SKIAlabama 2AlaskaArizona 1 5 18 6 3 4 1ArkansasCalifornia 9 7 62 16 5 5 1 1 2 4Colorado 12 4 17 17 8 2 4 3 1Connecticut 1 1DelawareFlorida 4 2 24 1 3 1 3 1Georgia 3 2 11 3Hawaii 6 1IdahoIllinois 2 1 3 1 1Indiana 3 5Iowa 1 3Kansas 1 4 1Kentucky 1 2Louisiana 11 2MaineMaryland 2Massachusetts 1 1Michigan 2Minnesota 1 3 1MississippiMissouri 5 1 2 3MontanaNebraska 4 2Nevada 6 4 5 3 4New Hampshire 1New Jersey 2 2 3New MexicoNew York 4 1 5 1North Carolina 2North DakotaOhioOklahoma 1 2 6 1 1Oregon 1 2Pennsylvania 2 1Rhode IslandSouth Carolina 2South Dakota 2Tennessee 3 1 1 1Texas 6 8 39 3 7 2Utah 2 5 2VermontVirginia 1 2 1 4Washington 2 2 3 1 1West VirginiaWisconsin 2 1Wyoming 7 2 2Washington, DC 4Spain 2Canada 3 2Germany 3 1 1England 3 2Switzerland 1Belgium 1Australia 1Czech Republic 1 2Norway 1Austria 1Total 77 67 221 62 57 14 14 26 2 16 5

Table 5. Recruiting Trips by Coaches


COMPILED LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS

Athletic Financial Aid

Coaches of women’s sport teams must use 100% of their allotted scholarships annually. The 5.91 unused scholarships at an average cost of attendance of $47,198, brings CU into compliance, not accounting for summer school financial aid.

In 2016, CU spent $793,720.35 on summer school for male student-athletes and $312,023.89 on summer school for female student-athletes. Female student-athletes requesting summer school should be approved within the guidelines of the Athletics Department Summer School policy to balance out awarded aid for summer school.

Equipment & Supplies

Soccer, lacrosse and volleyball Nike allotments appear to be lowest per s/a and staff members. Adjust to assure team and staff receive equitable allotments.

Equipment room facilities are equitable, as well as laundry service schedules. However, a review of staffing levels and/or assignment of sports to respective EQ rooms and student managers is recommended to provide more equitable ratio of staff support to student athletes in total.

Increase quantity of footwear for female track athletes.

Scheduling of Games and Practice Times

The Sport Supervisor for M/W Golf be aware of Fall weightlifting conflict for strength coach. The Sport Supervisor for M/W Golf regarding new Gate 10 facility, block 2 times, 1:00-3:30, and

3:30-6:00 if coaches cannot work it out equitably. Alternations on first choice per semester, should there be a complaint or concern by any administrator, coach, or student-athlete.

Soccer should have opportunity to some IPF time/space. Advocate for an equitable way to share and schedule IPF space among CU sports: football, track, soccer.

Begin a long-term plan for building a new lacrosse complex. Scheduling practices and competitions on a Rec Field proves problematic.

Volleyball should get first choice of practice segment over both basketball teams in the Fall due to Championship segment of their season. Both basketball teams get priority over volleyball in the spring – except that visiting BB teams cannot displace CU VB for practice. Priority between MBB and WBB for both fall and spring will alternate each semester.

Assure that women’s track has equitable competitive opportunities, particularly outdoor track. Too many meets cancelled due to weather. Schedule more outdoor meets in the Spring, outside of the Rocky Mountain Region.

Add lights to Prentup Field Work with Campus Recreation Services to resolve summer camp conflicts with lacrosse and

soccer Ensure that game guarantees are provided on an equitable basis for revenue sports. In part, this

requires identifying the principles that explain WHY we offer game guarantees. If the additional game provides additional revenues, then we need a consistent revenue-based formula. If it


serves some other purpose (e.g., filling schedules, buying wins, building program) then we need to distribute those opportunities equitably.

Travel and Per Diem Allowances

Maintain equal number of charters annually for men’s and women’s basketball. There is inequity identified with Women’s Golf in using personal vehicles when transporting

student-athletes to the airport. Recommendation is to use shuttle services similar to tennis and men’s golf.

For away track meets, strategize on transportation for participants for all event areas. Student-athletes should not be driving themselves to away competitions.

Per diem is $50.00/day. Assure that all sport programs, specifically ski and cross-country/track athletes are receiving the full $50/day per diem.

Tighter control on length of stay for Men’s Basketball. They tend to go in earlier, stay later, and

demand high end hotels more often than any other team, regardless of gender. Increase track travel budget to accommodate flying out of the region for March/April outdoor

track meets. Should include both genders.

Tutoring

Currently the Herbst staff determines who receives a mentor. Offer a mentor to any student who requests, in addition to assigning equitably to both genders.

Monitor by gender, which SAs are assigned to the LS. If GPA is a primary factor in assigning Learning Specialists, regardless of educating impacting disability, state that in policy.

Establish an objective method of assigning AC to road travel. Recommend using GPA of team and proctoring of final exams. Establish policy where Sport Supervisor and Director of Herbst approve all AC travel.

Coaching

Monitor whether equitable coaching from shared coaches is in practice (i.e. track, ski and cross country). Execute this recommendation through performance evaluations and exit interviews of student athletes.

Men’s and women’s golf head coach salaries and bonuses should be equal. Women’s head

coach qualifications exceed the men’s head coach; has more head coaching experience, played

on a National Championship team, has been at her head position much longer, and played professionally in the LPGA.

Women’s golf, Lacrosse, and Tennis head coaches should receive a courtesy car or a $600 monthly stipend.

Locker Rooms, Practice and Competitive Facilities

Locker room showers currently used by WLax and WVB should be renovated to construct individual stalls.

Construct showers in Women’s Lacrosse locker rooms Install lights at Prentup Field Upgrade Potts Bathrooms Facilities Bring water and power to South Campus


Begin long term plan to build Indoor Tennis Facility Add shot clock to Kittredge Field Add windscreen too Kittredge Field Construct enclosed space for halftime meetings Construct permanent bathroom facilities at Kittredge Field

Medical and Training Facilities and Services

Communicate concerns to Associate AD for Health and Wellness. Create a plan to impact coverage for all sport teams for access to medical and practitioner support that is equitable amongst sport programs and genders. The Gender Equity Survey results validate this concern.

Assign a full time trainer to women’s lacrosse Assess physician and certified trainer coverage for track program, women’s golf, and women’s

tennis. The Gender Equity Survey results validate this concern.

Housing and Dining Facilities and Services

Eliminate training table and provide more robust fueling stations that’s inclusive for all student-athletes.

Football is the only team that provides hotel stays and meals the night before home games. For NCAA or Pac-12 home tournament competitions, provide hotel stays for women’s teams.

Provide $25 a day housing allowance and $50 a day for per diem for soccer during their Fall camp

Publicity

Have an SID travel with women’s soccer and women’s volleyball Create schedule cards and posters for women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis Renegotiate radio contract for women’s basketball to provide 100% coverage of the competition

schedule, home and away, with capability to reach a broader audience. Increase women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis marketing budgets. Cross promote amongst all sports capitalizing on popularity of men’s sports.

Support Services

Hire a Graduate Assistant position for women’s lacrosse for 2017-18, allowable under NCAA legislation for on-field coaching.

Add a fulltime video staff member for women’s volleyball. It is recommended that a conference room for volleyball be made available for the volleyball

coaching staff, preferably in the footprint of the volleyball office suite or nearby. Intermediate solution for conference room for volleyball is to share and schedule either men’s or women’s basketball conference rooms.

Recruiting

CU Boulder should increase recruiting budgets for women’s teams to more accurately reflect the

scholarships allowable per NCAA Legislation (e.g. women’s/men’s basketball and

women’s/men’s golf) and overall participation numbers.


CONCLUSION

The University of Colorado Athletic Department has made tremendous strides in supporting its women athletes in the same first-class and professional manner as they do its male athletes. Still, there are habits and behaviors that have become repeated practice over the years. This exercise has been comprehensive in its scrutiny on how the Athletic Department conducts its business as it relates to treatment of student-athletes. “Because we’ve always done it that way” is not an excuse for endorsing

a behavior or tradition that is not equitable, regardless of whether the head coach advocates for that behavior or not. The three pages of recommendations at the end of the Gender Equity Plan are a blueprint for improvement over the next five years. Many of these improvements should impact CU male athletes as well as female athletes, which contributes to a healthier, more functional department.

The Task Force will continue to meet two times a year, to review progress on the plan. It is recognized and understood that not every recommendation can be implemented in one fiscal year. The Athletic Director will continue to be heavily involved in decision-making as well as prioritizing recommendations. These decisions on implementation will be reported back to the full committee during annual meetings.

It should be noted the extensive amount of time, non-Athletic Department staff and faculty members contributed to this study. For that time commitment and sincere effort in probing and researching all areas of student-athlete treatment, the leadership in the Athletic Department is grateful and recognizes their valuable input to being a model program nationally as it pertains to Gender Equity.

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