Welcome to FARA
FARA is the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association, the professional association for faculty athletics representatives (FARs). FARA is the collective voice of faculty athletics representatives in all three NCAA divisions. It is FARA's role to advocate for faculty athletics representatives and to represent their concerns at the national level. Please enjoy our site. Use the navigation on the left to find additional information.
What's New
The 2012 FARA Annual Meeting and Symposium was held in Indianapolis on November 8 to 10. For a summary of the meeting, including selected handouts, list of attendees, and Legislative Review Committee Reports from Divisions II and III, please click here.
The Division II Model Faculty Athletics Representative Document was developed during the Inaugural NCAA Division II FAR Advanced Leadership Institute, and subsequently endorsed by the NCAA Division II Management Council and Presidents Council. Click here to download a copy of this document.
The Division I members of the FARA Executive Committee developed three position statements/responses to Division I legislative proposals during the Committee's Spring retreat in April. The entire Executive Committee subsequently endorsed each response.
Response to Revision of the Miscellaneous Expense Allowance Proposal and the Proposal to Delay the Implementation of New Eligibility Standards
Response to Bylaw 11 Revision Proposed by the Rules Working Group
Response to Proposals Emerging from the Committee on Academic Performance and Four Working Groups