Meeting Set to Solicit Feedback for NCAA Certification

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A public meeting to solicit feedback from the campus community on the University at Buffalo's draft self-study report that is part of its participation in the NCAA certification process will be held at 1 p.m. on July 9 in the Jeannette Martin Room, 567 Capen Hall, on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.

The report is available for review on the Division of Athletics' Web site at www.ubathletics.buffalo.edu/certification.

Once input is received from the campus community, a final self-study report will be forwarded to the NCAA in late August, with a peer review team from the NCAA expected to come to campus in November. UB should receive a decision about its certification status in early 2003.

The purpose of the certification program, which began at UB last Oct. 1, is to help ensure the integrity of the institution's athletics operations.

Institutions must show every 10 years that they meet certain standards set by the NCAA. Specific areas covered in the institution's self-study are governance and commitment to rules compliance, academic integrity, fiscal integrity, and equity welfare and sportsmanship.