department of athletics policies & procedures - UNC Wilmington ...

1. General Powers. The affairs of the corporation shall be entrusted to its Board of
Directors but subject always to the constitution, legislation, rules and regulations -
including interpretations, of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the Colonial
Athletic Association, or any successor organization to those athletic associations, which
UNCW chooses to join.
2. Institutional Control. Pursuant to the principle of institutional control and responsibility
as specified in NCAA legislation, any decision of the board of directors that affects the
intercollegiate athletic program at UNCW shall be subject to the prior approval of the
Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, or his/her designate.
Pursuant to the principle of institutional control and responsibility, the Chancellor shall
have sole, exclusive authority to determine whether a decision “affects” the
intercollegiate athletic program, within the meaning of these bylaws. The Board of
Directors relinquishes to the Chancellor complete authority and control of its decisions,
policies and programs, in conformity with the NCAA requirement for institutional control
of its own intercollegiate athletics program, including booster clubs. The UNCW Student
Aid Association will be in full compliance with all requirements within the University of
North Carolina system. (Addendum #1)
3. Number, Tenure, Qualifications, Nominations, Attendance and Election.
a. The number of directors of the corporation shall be determined by the Board of
Directors and the number shall not be less than nine (9) nor more than thirty (30). An
attempt will be made to have the number of directors always divisible by three. In
addition, the Board may appoint such ex-officio, non-voting members to the Board, as
the Board deems necessary. The ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board will
include: the Chancellor, the Director of Athletics, the Executive Director of the
Student Aid Association, the Director of Financial Reporting, the Executive Director
of the Alumni Association, and any other individual that the board deems necessary.
b. Each Director elected to office shall hold office for a term, which shall not exceed
three (3) years, commencing on July 1 of the year of election to a full term and ending
on June 30 of the third year. A Director may serve three (3) consecutive three (3) year
terms and would be eligible for re-election one (1) year after the expiration of his or
her third three (3) year term. Once a director is elected into an officer track, their
three-year term limit will be waived. The President and Executive Director can make
special appointments to the Board that are not subject to term limits.
c. Election to the Board of Directors shall take place at the April meeting of the Board
of Directors, or at a substitute meeting. The Board Nominating Committee shall
recommend to the Board a list of nominees. A maximum of eight candidates will be
elected as director each year. The candidates will be ranked based on the highest
majority vote from the Directors whose terms are not expiring. (Refer to Section III,
3,d to fill that class of directors’ vacancy)
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