Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
The university
recreational sports committee shall consist of nineteen voting members, with
service beginning summer term, chosen as follows:
(1)
Eleven
students.
(a)
Two graduate students selected by the council of graduate
students. Term of service shall be alternating two year terms.
(b)
Two professional
students selected by the inter-professional council. Term of service shall be
alternating two year terms.
(c)
Four
undergraduate students selected by the undergraduate student government. One
student must participate in a department recognized club sport at the time of
appointment. Term of service shall be alternating two year
terms.
(d)
One undergraduate student employee of the department of
recreational sports appointed by the undergraduate student government in
consultation with the director of recreational sports. Term of service shall be
one year.
(e)
One graduate assistant from the department of
recreational sports, appointed by the council of graduate students in
consultation with the director of recreational sports. Term of service shall be
one year.
(f)
One undergraduate student selected by the director of
the sport and wellness scholars program. Term of service shall be one
year.
(2)
(a)
Two faculty
members, as defined in rule 335-5-19 of the Administrative Code, selected by the
chair of the faculty council in consultation with the chair of the council on
student affairs. Term of service shall be alternating two year
terms.
(3)
One staff member.
(a)
One staff member
shall be appointed by the university staff advisory committee. Term of service
shall be two years. staff member.
(4)
One alumni
member.
(a)
One
alumni member shall be appointed by the Ohio state alumni association in
consultation with the committee. Term of service shall be one
year.
(5)
Four at-large.
(a)
Four at-large
members shall be selected under procedures established and documented by the
committee. Term of service shall be one year.
(6)
Ex-officio
non-voting members
(a)
The director of recreational sports shall be an
ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(b)
A representative
of the business and finance office for recreational sports shall be an
ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.
(c)
One non-voting
student life staff member to act as the secretary for the committee appointed
by the director of recreational sports. Term of service is one
year.
(d)
The associate vice president for the department of
facilities operations and development, or designee, shall be an ex-officio,
non-voting member of the committee.
(e)
The director of
the department of athletics, or designee, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting
member of the committee.
(f)
The director of the school of physical activity and
educational services, or designee, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of
the committee.
(g)
The director of the student wellness center, or
designee, shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the
committee.
(h)
The chair of the council on student affairs, ex-officio
non-voting, or designee.
(7)
Reappointment.
All voting members with one year terms
are eligible for reappointment three times. All voting members with two year
terms are eligible for reappointment once. No individuals holding a voting
position shall serve for more than four consecutive years.
(8)
Alternates.
Members of the university recreational
sports committee may have an alternate. The chair has responsibility for
recording correct voting status. If the member has voting status, the alternate
may vote in the event of the member's absence. University recreational sports
committee shall establish rules governing the selection of
alternates.
(B)
Duties and
responsibilities.
(1)
Initiate recommendations and review proposals with
regard to policies that may affect the recreational sports facilities and
programs.
(2)
Make recommendations to the director of recreational
sports regarding the usage priority for recreational sports facilities,
co-operative recreational sports ventures, and renovation of existing or
construction of new recreational sports facilities.
(3)
Collect feedback
on recreational sports issues in order to evaluate the quality of recreational
sports facilities maintenance, daily operations, and programs, recommending
changes as appropriate.
(4)
Annually review and make recommendations regarding the
long-term maintenance plan for recreational sports facilities.
(5)
Review all
budgets and expenditures of the department of recreational sports and the
appropriate portions of budgets and expenditures of all general funds, student
life funds, college of education and human ecology funds, and department of
athletics funds that contribute to recreational facilities operations and
programs.
(6)
Deciding the future of the RPAC construction debt
service portion of the student recreation fee once the debt service has been
retired. Review and make recommendations regarding the annual budget of the
department of recreational sports, approve other ancillary student recreational
fees, and make recommendations to the vice president of student life annually
regarding the student recreational sports fee.
(7)
Make
recommendations for non-recreational sports use of space, including but not
limited to space rental fees.
(8)
Serve as a
channel of communication for information regarding recreational sports among
the office of business and finance, the department of physical facilities, the
college of education and human ecology, the school of physical activity and
educational services, the department of athletics, the council on student
affairs, the athletic council, the undergraduate student government, the
council of graduate students, the inter-professional council, faculty council,
and the university staff advisory committee.
(9)
Report monthly to
the council on student affairs.
(10)
Establish,
amend, and maintain operating procedures to conduct, in an orderly fashion, the
functions of the committee.
(C)
Organization.
The chair shall be elected from among
the incoming and continuing student members of the committee during the last
regularly scheduled meeting of spring term. For purposes of this election, all
incoming and continuing members shall be eligible to vote; incoming and
continuing members may choose alternates if necessary.
(D)
Oversight.
Decisions made by the university
recreational sports committee are subject to review and approval of the council
on student affairs.
Replaces: 3335-11-10
