Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee

The Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee (IAAC) advises the president of the University of Oregon on policies and practices of the Athletic Department and academic units as they affect academics on campus. 


Charge and Responsibilities

The committee is charged with advising the president on all policies and practices related to the academic performance and welfare of student-athletes. The Committee may, at the president’s direction, engage broader issues regarding the relation of the athletics program to the overall mission of the university and NCAA or athletic conference policies. Additionally, the IAAC is charged with bringing issues related to the academics of student-athletes to the Senate with recommendations for action as needed.

Membership


 

committee member

department

SCHOOL/COLLEGE/ADMIN UNIT

position

term

committee position

Christopher Minson

Human Physiology

College of Arts and Sciences

Professor

'23-'24

Teaching Faculty, Appointed, Chair

Deborah Bauer

Finance

Lundquist College of Business

Senior Instructor II

'23-'25

Teaching Faculty, Appointed

Bryan Dearinger

Law

School of Law

Professor

'23-'25

Teaching Faculty, Appointed

Peter Warnek

Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor

'22-'23, '23-'24

Teaching Faculty, Elected

Maile Hutterer

History of Art and Architecture

College of Design

Associate Professor

'23-'25

Teaching Faculty, Elected

Paula Ellister

Romance Languages

College of Arts and Sciences

Senior Instructor II

'23-'25

Teaching Faculty, Elected

Joshua Gordon

 

Office of the President;
Lundquist College of Business

Professor of Practice

Ongoing

Faculty Athletics Representative

Mohamed Mounir

 

College of Arts and Sciences

Accounting Technician

'23-'25

Classified Staff, Elected

Beau Cress Allen

   

'24-'25

Student, Appointed by President

To be named

   

'24-'25

Student, Appointed by ASUO

Nicole Jackson

   

'24-'25

Student, Appointed by SAAC

Jim Brooks

 

Student Services and Enrollment Management

Interim Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management

NA

Ex-Officio, Vice President for Enrollment Management

Grant Schoonover

 

Undergraduate Education and Student Success

Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success

NA

Ex-Officio, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success

Jennie Leander

 

Services for Student-Athletes

Director

NA

Ex-Officio, Director of Services for Student-Athletes

Da'Mon Merkerson

 

Athletics

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

NA

Ex-Officio, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Rob Mullens

 

Athletics

Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

NA

Ex-Officio, Intercollegiate Athletic Director

Valerie Johnson

 

Athletics

Deputy Athletics Director – Senior Woman Administrator

NA

Ex-Officio, Deputy Athletics Director – Senior Woman Administrator

Kevin Reed

 

General Counsel

Vice President and General Counsel

NA

Ex-Officio, Vice President and General Counsel

 

Membership Requirements

There are eleven official members – seven teaching faculty, broadly drawn from various academic units of the university, three students, and one classified staff member.

Faculty: Three of the faculty members shall be appointed by the president, three shall be elected, and one shall be the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR).

Students: One of the student members shall be appointed by the president, one shall be appointed by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO), and one shall be a varsity student-athlete selected by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Classified Staff: The classified staff member shall be elected. 

Ex-Officio Members: There are five ex-officio members - Vice President for Enrollment Management, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success, Director of Services for Student Athletes, Intercollegiate Athletic Director, and Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator.

Leadership Structure

a) Chair: Appointed by the university president from among the faculty members of the IAAC 

b) Convener: chair

c) Staff: none

Length of Term

a) Non-Students (faculty and staff): Two years, staggered 

b) Students: One year

c) Ex-Officio: Indefinite, based on role

Term Limits

a) For the Chair: None 

b) For Committee Members: May be reappointed

c) Ex-Officio: None 

Frequency of Meetings

At least once each academic term (fall, winters. spring). Additional meetings to discuss specific items may be scheduled at the request of the president, the University Senate, the chair, or a majority of the committee.

Reporting Deadline(s)

The president's office, on behalf of the chair, is responsible for submitting an annual written report to the Senate President and the Senate Executive Coordinator no later than July 1. At a minimum, this report should contain a summary of the committee's activities over the past academic year. The chair is responsible for notifying the University Senate in a timely manner of any committee actions requiring University Senate action. 

Contact

Office of the President, pres@uoregon.edu