The Faculty Athletics Committee's primary function is to provide faculty input to the Athletic Administration in areas that relate to and have an impact on the academic pursuits of the university. The Committee's primary goal is to promote and ensure the best environment for the student athlete. Toward that end, the committee shall be kept informed on, and may initiate and/or recommend to the Athletic Administration, policy relative to intercollegiate athletics in the following areas: (1) compliance with governmental, NCAA, and academic accrediting agency regulations, (2) scheduling, status and level of competition in each sport (including pre-season and post-season contests) and conference affiliations, (3) financial aid, academic eligibility, and athletic awards for student-athletes, (4) the addition or deletion of any varsity sport, (5) long range planning, and (6) personnel changes. Policies and proposed changes in them should be brought to the Faculty Athletics Committee for discussion and advice. Reports of the actions taken by the Faculty Athletics Committee shall be submitted to the Faculty Senate.
Chair: Jessie Lofton
Reporting Secretary: Alison Jones
Business:
Omer Bayar 2026
Engineering & Computer Science:
Jessie Lofton 2026
Fine Arts
Melissa Heffner 2025
Graduate Health Sciences:
Jenelle Evernham 2025
Humanities:
Dan Byrne 2025
Nat Sci/Mathematics:
Omid Khormali 2027
Social Sciences & Library:
Vinn Campese 2026
Undergraduate Nursing, Education & Health Sciences:
Amy McBride 2026
Faculty Athletic Representative:
Mark Davis
Director of Athletics ex officio:
Kenneth Siegfried
Senior Associate Athletic Director ex officio:
Sarah Solinksy
SAAC Student ex officio:
SGA Students ex officio: