Resources

See below for additional resources and additional information about faculty athletics representatives.

Faculty Athletics Representatives Handbook This handbook, published in collaboration with the NCAA, offers more information about the role of the FAR and the relationship between the FAR and the NCAA.

Faculty Athletics Representatives Student-Athlete Handout This pamphlet explains the relationship of the FAR to the student-athlete.

Sample FAR Position Descriptions FARA members have provided sample position descriptions for FARs at individual institutions. These descriptions provide an indication of the wide range of roles and responsibilities fulfilled by FARs in different NCAA divisions and institutions.

Links to other sites of interest

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

The NCAA News

“The Second-Century Imperatives — Presidential Leadership and Institutional Accountability,” NCAA presidential task force on the future of Division I intercollegiate athletics

1A FAR (An association of faculty athletics representatives at NCAA Division I institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as IA)

National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A)

National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)

The Chronicle of Higher Education (requires subscription)