Student Affairs and Student Life Committee S-1 September 20-21, 2018 Page 1 of 1

INFORMATION ITEM #1 Department of Athletics Update

(Pat Chun) Athletic Director Pat Chun will provide a verbal Athletics update on the following:

A. 2017-18 Academics and Life Skills Programming Recap B. Suicide Prevention Awareness and Mental Health Awareness C. 2018 Fall Sports Update D. Organizational Restructuring

ATTACHMENTS: Academic Highlights Passports to Careers Week of Engagement Poster Fall 2018 Programming and Events Staffing Chart WSU Athletics Organizational Chart

TEAM GPA COMPARISON 17-18

ACADEMICHIGHLIGHTS

Sport Avg. Cum GPA

Baseball 2.95

Men’s Basketball 2.82

Women’s Basketball 3.07

Football 2.70

Men’s Golf 3.16

Women’s Golf 3.44

Varsity Rowing 3.31

Novice Rowing 3.14

Soccer 3.23

Swimming 3.28

Women’s Tennis 3.35

Men’s Track & Field 3.08

Women’s Track & Field 3.45

Volleyball 3.22

• All student-athletes combined to average a 3.01 (Fall 2017) and 3.02 (Spring 2018) semester GPA and maintain a 3.10 cumulative GPA at the end of the academic year. The overall cumulative GPA for all student-athletes is the highest in WSU history.

• 53% of all student-athletes maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA

• A record 233 student-athletes were named to the WSU President’s Honor Roll last year

• A record 44 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.00 semester GPA last year

• 120 student-athletes were named to their respective Pac-12 All-Academic Team

• 28 student-athletes are studying in the Honors College

• WSU’s NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) is 80%

• 51% of the 2017-18 senior class maintained over a 3.00 cumulative GPA with 79 of the 80 seniors graduating or currently enrolled for fall classes. The seniors represented 29 different WSU majors.

• 16 student-athletes named Arthur Ashe Jr Sports Scholars

• Women’s swimming earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Team Scholar All-America

• Women’s soccer earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award

• Both men’s and women’s cross country teams earned the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Scholar Team distinction

• Women’s tennis earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award

• Both men’s and women’s track and field teams earned the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)mDivision I Scholar Team award

Paige Danielson ROWING

NCAA Elite 90 AwardGoogle Cloud (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans for 2017-18

Elyse Bennett SOCCER Graduated from H.S. earlyPursuing BS in Biology (Pre-Med) also in our Honors College

Kyler Little MTF/XC

Google Cloud (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans for 2017-18 (2nd Team)

Casey Schoenlein VOLLEYBALL Pac-12 Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year

WSU ATHLETICS, FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE GPA HISTORY13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18

F S F S F S F S F S

Female S-A 3.23 3.22 3.24 3.22 3.27 3.29 3.27 3.30 3.29 3.30

Male S-A 2.83 2.82 2.74 2.75 2.78 2.80 2.79 2.87 2.83 2.89

All S-A 3.02 3.03 2.99 3.00 3.02 3.04 3.02 3.09 3.04 3.10

2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8

1/23 - RESUME & COVER LETTER CREATION @ 7PM 1/29 - HANDSHAKE WORKSHOP @ 7PM 2/1 - CAREER IN SPORTS FORUM @ 7PM 2/6 - PATHWAY TO PROS WITH JED COLLINS @ 6PM 2/10 - SPECIAL OLYMPICS B-BALL TOURNAMENT 2/13 - CAREER NAVIGATION @ 7PM** 2/20 - WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PANEL @ 7PM 2/28 - LINKEDIN NIGHT WITH FANNY CHEN @ 7PM 3/1 - NETWORKING NIGHT AT MBB @ 4:30PM 3/7 - PROFESSIONAL PANEL & RESUME REVIEW @ 7PM 3/21 - UNDERSTANDING THE JOB OFFER @ 7PM LOCATION : WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN THE FOOTBALL TEAM MEETING ROOM (LEVEL 4, CFC) **2/13 WILL BE HELD IN THE BOHLER CAMP ROOM

Questions:

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Full-Time Staff NumberCurrent Employees 137New Employees 39Vacant Positions 16Total 192

72%

20%

8%

Staff Snapshot February 1, 2018 - Present

Current Employees New Employees Vacant Positions

Pat ChunDirector of Athletics

Anne McCoyDeputy Director of

Athletics

Title IX Coordinator

Sports Medicine

Academics/Compliance

Events/Facilities

Mitch StraubSr. Assoc. Director of

Athletics CAF

Cougar Athletic Fund

Liaison with University Foundation/Alumni

Associate

Bryan BlairSr. Assoc. Director of

Athletics Sport Administration

Strength & Conditioning

Diversity & Inclusion

Nike Contract

Equipment Operations

Student-Athlete Wellbeing

Nutrition

Strategic Plan

Chris ParkSr. Assoc. Director of

Athletics External Relations

IMG/Trademark & Licensing

Ticket Sales/Ticket Operations

Pac-12 Network

Marketing/Promotions

Spirit Teams

Communications/Public Relations

Graphic Design/Social Media

John JohnsonSr. Assoc. Director of

Athletics

Capital Projects and Planning

Government Relations

Matt KleffnerSr. Assoc. Director of

Athletics/CFO

Financial Planning

Contracts

Business Operations

IT

Gray W/Concessions

Domenica JonesChief of Staff

Human Resources

Payroll

Nancy SwangerFaculty Athletic Representative