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2012 NCAA® DivisioN ii
OUR DIVISION,
OUR STORY
2 2012 NCAA DIVISION II • OUR DIVISION, OUR STORY
table of contents
Introduction From Mark Emmert, NCAA President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Division II Strategic-Positioning Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Goal One: Academics and Life Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Goal Two: Athletics Operations and Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Goal Three: Game Day and Conference and National Championships . . . . . . . 18
Goal Four: Membership and Positioning Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Goal Five: Diversity and Inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . .
2012 NCAA® DivisioN ii OUR DIVISION, OUR STORY
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table of contents Introduction From Mark E
IntRoDUctIon During this academic year,
As always, we can point with pride to our Di
Division ii Timeline continued 2005 January: The
DivisioN ii stRat
GoAL oNe: acaDemIcs anD lIfe sKIlls provide Div
Academic Requirements Task Force Due to the
Academic Performance Census The Academic P
student-Athlete Advisory Committe
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners The NC
Degree-Completion Grant Winners continued Matthew
GoAL TWo: athletIcs opeRatIons anD complIance c
Conference Grant Program Division II reser
Financial Dashboard indicators The financial
social Media Presence Social media is an int
ease of Burden During the past year, Divisio
Division II Budget for 2011-12 NCAA operating rev
GoAL ThRee: game DaY anD confeRence anD natIonal
National Championships Festivals Since 2004,
Game-environment initiative Division II stri
2012 NCAA DIVISION II • OUR DIVISION, OUR STORY
GoAL FoUR: membeRshIp anD posItIonIng InItIatIVes
2011-12 Division II Conference Community-Engageme
Make-A-Wish Partnership Since 2003-04, th
2011 NCAA DIVISION II • OUR DIVISION, OUR STORY
GoAL Five: DIVeRsItY anD InclUsIon promote dive
Division ii Governance Academy The Minorit
DIVIsIon II confeRences California Collegiate
Central intercollegiate Athletic Association
DIVIsIon II confeRences east Coast Conference
Great Lakes intercollegiate Athletic Conference
DIVIsIon II confeRences Great Northwest Athlet
heartland Conference
DIVIsIon II confeRences Mid-America intercolle
Northern sun intercollegiate Conference Rece
DIVIsIon II confeRences Peach Belt Conference
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
DIVIsIon II confeRences southern intercollegia
West virginia intercollegiate Athletic Conference
DIVIsIon II aRtIcles In ncaa champIon magazIne
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