Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Earns NCAA Certification
Texas Tech Earns NCAA Certification
Feb. 17, 2000 LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech University has earned certification from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Donald R. Haragan, Ph.D., president of Texas Tech University, announced today. NCAA now requires all Division I universities to be certified. Texas Tech was notified of the certification by the NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification. The university was certified with no conditions. To be certified colleges and universities complete a year-long certification process. The certification purpose is to ensure integrity in the athletics operations and to assist athletics departments in improving their programs. The certification process is spearheaded by the president of each university and includes members of the faculty and staff. It requires an evaluation of the entire university to determine if that university has the institutional controls necessary to operate an athletic program. Texas Tech received certification with no conditions. Four university areas were evaluated: fiscal controls, governance and rules compliance, diversity, and academic integrity. "We are very excited about earning full NCAA certification. The NCAA evaluated all aspects of this campus. This certification demonstrates our commitment not only to the success of our athletes on the playing fields, but more importantly in the classroom," Haragan said. "The entire university community is to be commended on this certification and should share in the accomplishment. Texas Tech will always put the best interest of its students first,'' he said. To be certified Texas Tech was required to appoint a committee of faculty and staff to perform a self-study. This provided an opportunity for the entire campus community to learn about and to evaluate the athletic program. Robert Ewalt, Ph.D., who retired as vice president for student affairs earlier this year, was chairman of that committee.
Once the self-report is prepared, the NCAA appoints a four-person committee made up of university officials from peer universities to evaluate the report and the university. That committee makes the final recommendations to the NCAA. |
