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>Date:         Mon, 16 Feb 1998 21:56:45 -0500
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>UMAINE OFFICIALS REACT TO NCAA CERTIFICATION
>
>ORONO -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) today
>added 13 colleges and universities, including the University of Maine,
>to the list of those institutions now certified under the Association's
>new program, mandated by legislation passed in 1993.  Today's additions
>bring to 177 the number of institutions to be certified since the
>process began.  All 308 NCAA member institutions will be reviewed for
>program certification by the time the program is five years old.
>
>This designation means that UMaine "has shown that it operates its
>athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles
>adopted by the Division I membership," according to a news release from
>the NCAA.  The certification process examines an athletic department's
>academic and financial integrity, governance and commitment to rules
>compliance, and commitment to equity.
>
>"We are very pleased with the clean bill of health that we have
>received from the NCAA," says UMaine President Peter S. Hoff. "The
>certification process involves a close examination of our
>athletics-related programs and their fit within our overall mission and
>it is indeed gratifying to receive such a positive report. On behalf of
>the University, I offer thanks to the faculty, students, and staff who
>worked on the certification process."
>
>The process began with a self-study which involved numerous members of
>the
>UMaine community.  A peer-review team visited campus in June of 1997
>and the decision to grant certification was made by the NCAA Committee
>on Athletics Certification in January of this year.
>
>"We are extremely pleased that, after a very thorough review,  the NCAA
>has concluded that our athletic program is being operated within the
>scope and operating principles defined by the NCAA," says UMaine
>Director  of Athletics and Recreation Suzanne J. Tyler. "The
>certification process included the entire university community and, as
>a result, helped to sensitize people of the challenges facing
>intercollegiate athletics on this campus.  Furthermore, we have been
>evaluated by colleagues from  other member institutions and they have
>endorsed the way we conduct our athletic program.  This is quite
>gratifying and certainly something of which everybody associated with
>the University of Maine should be proud."
>
>The University of Maine offers the only Division I collegiate athletics
>program in Maine, providing opportunities for more than 400 students
>competing in 19 sports.  The certification is good for ten years, with
>an interim report in five years.
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