[Faculty Handbook Category #3]
The Faculty Athletic Representative
shall be elected by the faculty from among nominees who hold faculty status but
are not members of the physical education department or the athletic staff. The term of office shall be six years.
The
Faculty Athletic Representative assists the President as an adviser on athletic
matters, certifies the academic eligibility of athletes, and serves as an
ex-officio member of the Athletic Committee. The Faculty Athletic
Representative is automatically a member of the governing board of the
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). This Board, whose voting membership is
composed solely of the Faculty Athletic Representatives from the member
schools, has final responsibility for policies concerning the conduct of
intercollegiate athletics among the member schools. It holds regular meetings twice a year, plus
special meetings as required. It acts on
such matters as requests for membership in the MIAC and changes in the Manual for the Conduct of Sports (the
official manual of rules and regulations governing the conduct of sports within
the conference), oversees the general area of financial aid to athletes, and
has the power to impose sanctions.