COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The University of Colorado is restoring an athletics oversight committee that was abolished in 2006.
CU regents voted Friday in Colorado Springs to reinstate the board to monitor compliance with NCAA rules. The board also reviews academic performance of athletes and new construction plans for athletic buildings.
The new committee will last until 2012 unless regents extend it.
The regent who co-sponsored the measure to restore the board said that it won’t micromanage school athletic departments.
Regent Jim Geddes, R-Sedalia, told the Daily Camera newspaper that the new board will help athletic officials communicate with the regents.
The board will oversee athletic departments at campuses in Boulder and Colorado Springs. Officials from the Boulder campus opposed restoring the board, but the proposal passed after a sunset provision was added.
Regent Stephen Ludwig, D-Lone Tree, voted against reinstating the oversight board and called it a distraction.
Another opponent, Republican Regent Steve Bosley of Louisville, said the board already has the structure in place to achieve the goals outlined in the resolution. In September, when the vote was postponed, Bosley raised concern that future board members would try to set ticket prices for sporting events or make hiring and firing decisions regarding coaches.
The review committee will consist of three members from the board, at least one of whom is from the minority party. The committee will meet with campus athletic department directors, and the faculty athletic representatives, three times a year.
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Information from: Daily Camera,
