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To learn more about FARA, click here.
To learn more about FARs, click here.
An FAR is:
a member of the faculty;
a liaison between athletics and the institution;
and an official representative of the institution in NCAA affairs.
Welcome to the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association
“A faculty voice ensuring balance between academics and athletics for the benefit of the student-athlete.”
The Three Prongs of an effective FAR:
- Academic Integrity [within the athletics program]
- Student-Athlete Well-Being
- Institutional Control [of the athletics program]
FARA Positions on Legislation
The FINAL reports of the Division III Legislative Review Committees (LRC) for Division IIIis now available. This is also available for Division II. The positions contained in the report are the result of discussion at the FARA Annual Meeting and Symposium in San Diego. The Division I and II LRC reports will be posted once they are available.
Special Note: The DRAFT reports of the Division I, Division II and Division III Legislative Review Committees (LRC) are now available. The LRCs will review these DRAFTS on Friday, November 11, at the FARA Annual Meeting and Symposium in San Diego. Attendees of the Annual Meeting and Symposium should bring a copy of their DRAFT report to the meeting.
It is also recommended that attendees bring a copy of the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation, which is available through the NCAA.
FARA Executive Committee Actions:
FARA Executive Committee Response to DI Academic Cabinet Recommendations on Two-year Transfers
NCAA Division I Academic Cabinet -Review of Two-Year College Transfers Academic Requirements
Information from the DI Academic Cabinet Meeting - Feb. 7-8, 2011
Make plans to join your FAR colleagues at the 2012 FARA Annual Meeting and Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland, in November 2012. Check back to this site later this Spring for more information on the agenda and other planned activities. Registration information will be available here in June 2012
What’s new?
- Click here to read the October issue of The FARA Voice.
- Click here to read the September issue of The FARA Voice.
- Click here to read the Special issue of The FARA Voice on Concussions
Note for media:
The media spokesperson for FARA is the elected president, David Clough, the faculty athletics representative at University of Colorado-Boulder. To contact Professor Clough, click here to email david.clough@colorado.edu