Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 7-18-2005 UA19 Focus on Reform: Academic Standards in Athletic Programs WKU Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the Higher Education Administration Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Public Relations and Advertising Commons, Social History Commons, Sociology Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation WKU Athletics, "UA19 Focus on Reform: Academic Standards in Athletic Programs" (2005) WKU Archives Records Paper 6051 https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/6051 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR® It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR® For more information, please contact topscholar@wku.edu " WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Focus ON REFORM: ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS JULY 18,2005 WKU MISSION STATEMENT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS OF A GLOBAL SOCIETY AND PROVIDES SERVICE AND UFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS CONSTITUENTS DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT THE MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS IS TO PROVIDE A BROAD BASED ATHLETICS PROGRAM WHICH EMPHASIZES THE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTATHLETE , WHILE UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND ETHICAL CONDUCT AS DEFINED BY THE NCAA, BY CONFERENCE AFFIUATI ONS AND BY THE UNIVERSITY FAIR AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE A PRIORITY AND WILL BE PROVIDED FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES AND STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AT THE DIVISION I LEVEL REGARDLESS OF GENDER OR ETHNICITY THE SPORTS PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS WILL BE COMPETITIVE REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY WHILE SERVING THE UNIVERSITY' S CONSTITUENTS THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE r " HILLTOPPER SPORT FACTS • INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS (20) MEN (1 0) : FOOTBALL [GATEWAY CONFERENCE! , SOCCER [MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE!, CROSS COUNTRY, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING, INDOOR/OUTDOOR TRACK , GOLF, TENNIS AND BASEBALL [SUN BELT CONFERENCE! WOMEN (10) : VOLLEYBALL, SOCCER , CROSS COUNTRY, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING , INDOOR/OUTDOOR TRACK, GOLF, TENNIS AND SOFTBALL [SUN BELT CONFERENCE] • STUDENT-ATHL.ETES WITH GPA BETWEEN 3.0 AND 3.9 FALL 2004 68 (40%) SPRING 200S 65 (42%) • STUDENT-ATHL.ETES WITH FALL 2004 31 (7%) • SPORTS TEAMS WITH 3.0 GPA OR BETTER FALL2004 SPRING 2005 • WOMEN'S TEAMS WITH BEST GPA SPRING 2005 GOLF 3.78 FALL 2004 VOLLEYBALL 34 • MEN'S TEAMS WITH BEST GPA SPRING 2005 TENNIS 3.10 FALL2004 TENNIS 3.08 • 2004 4.0 GPA SPRING 2005 27 (7%) NCAA GRADUATION RATE DATA FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATE 1997-98 GRADUATION RATE FOU~LASS AVERAGE ALL STUDENTS 43% 40% STUDENT-ATHLETES 55% 55% r NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate Compilation Repor t ' Date of Repon : 5/9/05 Institution: Western Kentucky University The following cha n represent s a breakdown of the overall and by-sport APR averages for administrators to compare rates with various subgroups by sport noted subgroups It is provi ded to permit institutiona l INo/e: It i.~ imporf(llll to IIo (e 'hat all informolioll colI/ailled ill lhi.~ report i.f fo/' 11(' QCademic yeoI' OtI~II Tlli.' may lead 10 I'ery fmall wlllple fize., wi/hill cerw jll VXJrt groups Becallse of "WI, 'he NCAA WillI/Of be /l,fillg ,he.u! data U/OII'" for rile lmrpose of rewarding or penolizing ill,f tilurio" alld 'he reader sholiid lI.ve l11e dow wilh culi lioll, £\'e"/IIa/~v the NCAA ullficipale., relXJrtillg dol(l 011(1' Oil the ba.l'i., ofa/ollr-yeur rolling rOle fo r all VKJrt.f,j ,\IIDM_ On' rall APR 950 I Publk In5lltuilolloS rrh·.lf hutlludo., 941 966 DI~'hIH I-A 946 Dh-"," I-AA DI"IJIoa ' AAA 1.,tll.lI_ Sptdflt K&U 948 955 967 Per~llIeR&.k r fl'ftflllle R k ,,1Ib1n Sport ,,11111& All Sportl By Sport Men's Baseball (284) 925 91l 949 915 934 929 95] 60th-70th 301h-401h Basketball (326) 925 913 948 90 936 936 870 10th-20th 1st- 10th Cross Country (285) 957 944 980 953 952 968 1000 70th-80th 80th-90th Football (235) 925 916 951 923 927 957 70th-80th 301h-40lh Fencing (20) 971 949 983 950 992 NA 990 NA NA NA Golf (285) 962 955 974 962 964 958 969 4Oth·50th 40th-50th Gymnastics (17) 9" 970 1000 970 1000 950 NA NA Icc "Iockey (57) 968 956 981 963 9" 952 NA NA NA NA Lacrosse (54) 966 962 969 967 972 952 NA NA NA Rifle (4) 950 1000 800 NA NA 800 NA NA NA Skiing ( 13) 967 959 985 955 971 980 NA NA "A Soccer ( 198) 951 939 963 938 9" 953 983 70th-80th 60th-70th Swimming (140) 970 964 980 971 970 969 972 4Oth·50th 50th-60th Tcnnis (265) 957 949 970 9" 954 961 1000 70th·80th 80th-90th Trdck Indoor (2 17) 948 936 976 942 955 946 976 6Oth·70th 501h-60th • Denote s data representins th ree or fewer student_athletes _ In accorda ~ ·ith F£ RI'A's interpretation of fcdcMlI prj,,,cy regulations instiTUtion s sho uld not di sclO!ic slluistical data contai ned in thi s rcpo,., regarding students in eeUs including thrre or fcwcr studcnts without student consen\ NIA - NoA PR N - Numocr oftums reporting Pereentilc Rank - to 100: - low t OO - high • Teams with this symbol ha.-e an estimated APR upp