CCIW Orientation 101 Topics CCIW Overview Facts and

CCIW Orientation 101

Topics • • • CCIW Overview Facts and Figures Conference Bylaws of Note Business Partners/Ball Contracts Additional Information Resources

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) • Conference office on North Central College campus in Naperville, IL • Conference office staff § Maureen Harty, Executive Director § Mike Krizman, Assistant Executive Director

College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) • Coordinators of Officials § § § § § Steve Honacki, men’s basketball TBD, women’s basketball John O’Neill, football Steve Siomos, men’s & women’s soccer Justin Basovsky, volleyball Art Hill, softball Matt Moore, baseball Lee Spitzer, men’s lacrosse Carol. Lynn Ellison, women’s lacrosse

CCIW Governance • Council of Presidents – – – Ultimate conference authority Meet in person twice a year Act on all conference matters Review all conference meeting minutes and approve budget North Central President Troy Hammond, current committee chair • Faculty Representatives Committee – Report directly to CEOs – Responsible for all academically related issues – Meet twice a year

CCIW Governance • Athletic Director Reports – Group of individuals to whom ADs report – Meet in person or via conference call routinely – Involved in athletic and non-athletic issues to support CEOs & ADs • Athletic Administrators Committee – Responsible for all day-to-day activities – Meet in person four times a year • Other groups – sport specific coaching groups; SWAs; Sports Information Directors; Student-Athlete Advisory Council

CCIW • Nine full conference members – – – – – Augustana College Carroll University Carthage College Elmhurst College Illinois Wesleyan University Millikin University North Central College North Park University Wheaton College • Associate members – – – – University of Dubuque -- men’s lacrosse (since 2014) Concordia-Wisconsin – wrestling (since 2016) Lakeland College – wrestling (since 2016) Milwaukee School of Engineering – wrestling (since 2016) Washington-St. Louis – football (since 2018) University of Chicago – women’s lacrosse (since 2018) Loras College – men’s volleyball (since 2019)

CCIW Facts and Figures • Founded on April 26, 1946 • 25 conference sponsored sports – Fall – football, m/w soccer, w tennis, w golf, volleyball, m/w cross country – Winter – m/w basketball, m/w swimming, wrestling, m/w indoor track, m volleyball – Spring – baseball, softball, m/w outdoor track, m golf, m tennis, m/w lacrosse • 55 national championship teams in 11 different sports • Guided by CCIW mission statement and sportsmanship statement

CCIW Mission Statement • Student-focused approach – highest priority on the overall educational experience of the student-athlete • Broad based programs – offering meaningful competition and championships in numerous sports • Fairness and equity – Similar approach to funding, staffing and overall support of male and female athletes and sports teams • National stature – Develop and strengthen itself to be a premier conference in Division III.

CCIW Sporting Behavior Statement “Individuals associated with the Conference are expected to deport themselves with honesty, integrity and fair play. Their behavior at all times shall reflect the high standards of honor and dignity that characterize participation in competitive sports in the collegiate environment. Displays of positive sporting behavior and mutual respect of competitors and officials shall be considered an integral part of all athletics competition. ”

CCIW Bylaws of Note • Sportsmanship policy – Honesty, integrity and fair play expected at all times – Public derogatory comments of conference office personnel, games officials or other persons related to CCIW not permitted at any time – Penalties include suspensions, letters of reprimand • Intra-conference transfers – One calendar year must elapse between student-athlete’s last participation in athletics at previous institution

CCIW Bylaws of Note • Minimum GPA eligibility requirements – 1. 50 GPA after first term of enrollment – 1. 75 GPA after one year of enrollment – 2. 00 GPA after two years of enrollment and beyond • Minimum credit hour requirements – To compete in a second season – 24 semester hours or equivalent towards graduation – To compete in a third season – 48 semester hours or equivalent towards graduation – To compete in a fourth season – 72 semester hours or equivalent towards graduation

CCIW Bylaws of Note • Eligibility Committee – The committee has the authority to waive the application of CCIW bylaws in situations in which the rule(s) presents an unintended hardship to the student-athlete – Consists of three faculty representatives

CCIW Partners • Travel Partner – National Car Rental – www. nationalcar. com • Guaranteed maximum rates on all cars and free Emerald Club members when using Contract ID# 5002623 • CCIW Apparel available for purchase – visit www. cciw. org for information and prices

CCIW Ball Partners – Must be used in all CCIW competition Wilson Football expires 12/19; M/W Basketball expires 6/19; M/W Soccer expires 12/19; M/W Tennis expires 6/20 • Kelly Smith kelly. smith@wilson. com 630/462 -1468 (football, soccer, basketball) • Cy Dofitas Cy. Dofitas@Wilson. com 773/714 -6737 (tennis) Diamond Baseball expires 6/20 • Andrea Gordon agordon@diamond-sports. com 562/598 -9717, ext. 223 Rawlings Softball expires 5/21 • Colin Sahli CSahli@rawlings. com 312/643 -0410 Molten Volleyball expires 6/20 • Tae Kim tae@moltenusa. com 800/477 -1994, ext. 122

www. CCIW. org • CCIW web site features: – – – Calendar of events for current year & future schedules Stats, standings, tiebreaker procedures and honors Historical information and records Sport specific sports guides and media guides Championship and tournament programs Key administrative forms, including hardship waiver and transfer permission forms – Contact information for coaches and other athletic administrators

Additional Information • Sports Specific Sports Guides – Contain all sport specific rules, regulations and championship information – Can be found on the CCIW website’s administrative section

CCIW Honors • All-conference teams are selected in nearly all CCIW sports. • Academic all-conference teams are also selected. • Additional honors are given for CCIW Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Merle Chapman Leadership Award, Jack Swartz Academic awards, Chris Martin Perseverance Award. See www. cciw. org for more information.

CCIW Player of the Week • Sports in which POW are nominated by institution's SIDs with input from coaches but chosen by CCIW SID: Baseball Softball M/W Basketball M/W Soccer M/W Lacrosse M Golf Football M/W Volleyball • Sports in which POW is nominated & chosen by head coaches in particular sport: – M/W Tennis – M/W Swimming -Track and Field/Cross Country -Wrestling -W Golf

NCAA and CCIW Resources • NCAA -- www. ncaa. org • CCIW -- www. cciw. org Maureen Harty, Executive Director mharty@cciw. org or 630/637 -5693 Mike Krizman, Assistant Executive Director mkrizman@cciw. org or 630/637 -5719 • institution's web sites www. augustana. edu www. carthage. edu www. millikin. edu www. northpark. edu www. carrollu. edu www. elmhurst. edu www. noctrl. edu www. wheaton. edu www. iwu. edu

Orientation 101