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Cal State-East Bay won't be on an island in Division II.
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Cal State-East Bay plans to apply to move up to NCAA Division II. This move will enable the Pioneers to compete against other CSU campuses such as San Francisco, Sonoma and Monterey Bay.
After reviewing the findings from a year of study, input from campus forums, receipt of signed student endorsements, and the recommendation of a task force of students, faculty and staff, CSU Chancellor Charles Reed authorized the university to increase the Instructional Related Activities fee for students so it can fund the increased costs associated with competing in NCAA Division II.
The formal effort was initiated last year when Cal State East Bay president Mo Qayoumi was asked to explore the concept of the University's athletic program moving up to NCAA Division II from its current status in NCAA Division III for some sports and the NAIA in others. That board voted to utilize the alternative consultation process, though the current ASI board members passed a resolution opposing that method.
The president invited former NCAA president Cedric Dempsey, a CSU consultant, to prepare a report on the feasibility of returning Cal State East Bay to Division II athletic competition, where it had participated until the national organization made athletic scholarships mandatory at that level. Dempsey visited the campus in February 2007 to meet with student groups, Academic Senate members, athletics program personnel, and faculty and staff in the physical education department.
Dempsey's final report recommended a move to Division II for Cal State-East Bay as part of the University's "changing vision" and to "increase greater campus pride and visibility."
After the Dempsey visit, a task force of students, staff, and administrators implemented a consultative process, including 49 open forums and presentations to the University community, with an emphasis on hearing from individual students and student organizations. These meetings produced 850 signed student endorsements in support of the fee increase to move the university into Division II, including those from 14 student organizations.
The next steps in the process call for the school to apply to the NCAA for acceptance into Division II, then to the 11-member California Collegiate Athletic Association, a conference largely made up of CSU campuses that includes Chico, San Francisco, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Dominguez Hills, and Monterey Bay. Under NCAA rules, Cal State East Bay could begin competition as a "scheduling partner" in the CCAA in 2009-2010, with "active status" anticipated in the 2010-2011 season.
After reviewing the findings from a year of study, input from campus forums, receipt of signed student endorsements, and the recommendation of a task force of students, faculty and staff, CSU Chancellor Charles Reed authorized the university to increase the Instructional Related Activities fee for students so it can fund the increased costs associated with competing in NCAA Division II.
The formal effort was initiated last year when Cal State East Bay president Mo Qayoumi was asked to explore the concept of the University's athletic program moving up to NCAA Division II from its current status in NCAA Division III for some sports and the NAIA in others. That board voted to utilize the alternative consultation process, though the current ASI board members passed a resolution opposing that method.
The president invited former NCAA president Cedric Dempsey, a CSU consultant, to prepare a report on the feasibility of returning Cal State East Bay to Division II athletic competition, where it had participated until the national organization made athletic scholarships mandatory at that level. Dempsey visited the campus in February 2007 to meet with student groups, Academic Senate members, athletics program personnel, and faculty and staff in the physical education department.
Dempsey's final report recommended a move to Division II for Cal State-East Bay as part of the University's "changing vision" and to "increase greater campus pride and visibility."
After the Dempsey visit, a task force of students, staff, and administrators implemented a consultative process, including 49 open forums and presentations to the University community, with an emphasis on hearing from individual students and student organizations. These meetings produced 850 signed student endorsements in support of the fee increase to move the university into Division II, including those from 14 student organizations.
The next steps in the process call for the school to apply to the NCAA for acceptance into Division II, then to the 11-member California Collegiate Athletic Association, a conference largely made up of CSU campuses that includes Chico, San Francisco, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Dominguez Hills, and Monterey Bay. Under NCAA rules, Cal State East Bay could begin competition as a "scheduling partner" in the CCAA in 2009-2010, with "active status" anticipated in the 2010-2011 season.
Permalink | May 15, 2008