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| April 4 | Division II Finance and Budget Committee | Clearwater Beach, Florida |
| April 5-8 | Postgraduate Scholarship Committee | Indianapolis |
| April 6-7 | Division I Committee on Financial Aid | Indianapolis |
| April 6-8 | Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee | Indianapolis |
| April 7-8 | Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee | Indianapolis |
| April 9-10 | NCAA Fellows | Indianapolis |
REGIONAL SEMINARS
Registration underway for rules-compliance seminars
Registration is continuing for the 2001 NCAA Regional Rules-Compliance Seminars. The seminar dates and sites are April 18-20 in New Orleans; May 2-4 in Washington, D.C.; and May 23-25 in La Jolla, California. Interested persons should note that hotel space is limited in New Orleans.
Registration information can be found on the NCAA Web site (www.ncaa.org) on the administration and governance page in the membership section.
Staff contact: Mira J. Colman -- mcolman@ncaa.org.
GENDER EQUITY
GAO study analyzes trends in men's and women's participation
A report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) shows that college athletics programs have made significant progress in expanding female participation while maintaining growth in men's programs.
The GAO study, released March 8, shows that the number of women participating in intercollegiate athletics at four-year colleges and universities increased from 90,100 to 162,783 between 1981 and 1998. At the same time, men's participation increased from 220,178 to 231,866. The figures include NCAA and NAIA institutions.
DIVISION II
New study examines grad rates for Division II transfers
A new study shows that transfer student-athletes in Division II are graduating at a higher rate than their counterparts who enrolled as freshmen at Division II institutions. However, certain subsets of two-year college transfers are graduating at much lower rates than the freshman cohort.
The Division II Transfer Graduation-Rates Study, developed at the request of the Division II Academic Requirements Committee, shows that two-year college transfers graduated at a slightly lower rate than the freshman cohort, 49 vs. 50 percent, but that four-year transfers graduated at a significantly higher rate, 59 vs. 50 percent. Overall, 53 percent of Division II transfer student-athletes graduated within six years of initial enrollment, compared to 50 percent for the freshman cohort.
Staff contact: Amie Steiner -- asteiner@ncaa.org.
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