2023 Sack Symposium Proceedings - The Drake Group Education Fund

2023 THE ALLEN SACK NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ADVANCING INTEGRITY IN COLLEGE SPORT
“Realizing the Promise of Graduation”
Panelist Biographies and Resource Materials

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 THE ALLEN SACK NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM – ADVANCING INTEGRITY IN COLLEGE SPORT

OFFICIAL PROGRAM: 2023 Sack Symposium

Watch video of National Awards Presentations

Watch video of Panel Session 1

Panel Session #1: Who is the College Athlete Not Graduating?
 PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES: William C. Rhoden, (Moderator), Brendan Cole, Maurice Clarett,
Jackson Matteo, Sherill Baker

Resources

 “A Continuing Disgrace: Intercollegiate Athletics Race Issues”
 “College Athlete Health and Protection from Physical and Psychological Harm”
 “Excessive Athletics Time Demands Undermine College Athletes’ Health and Education and
Require Immediate Reform”
 “Athletic Governance Organization and Institutional Responsibilities Related to Professional Coaching Conduct”
 “Rights of College Athletes”
 “College Athlete Codes of Conduct and Issues Related to Freedom of Speech and Expression”

Watch video of Panel Session 2

Panel Session #2: Aspects of the College Athlete Environment that Negatively and Positively
Contribute to Academic Outcomes, 11:00am-12:30pm ET
 PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES: Mark Hyman, Moderator, Bruce Smith, Richard Lapchick, Mary
Willingham, Dawn Staley

Resources

 “The Graduation Issue: 2023 Quick Facts, Statistics and Possible Solutions”
 “Why the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) and the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) should be Abandoned and Replaced with More Effective Academic Metrics”
 “Guidelines for Academic Integrity in Athletics”
 “College Presidents Choose to Enable Academic Fraud in Athletics”

The Drake Group Education Fund National Awards Presentations, 12:50-1:50pm ET
 HOST, PRESENTER, AND RECIPIENT BIOGRAPHIES: Michael Driscoll, Host, Allen L. Sack,
Presenter. Director Emeritus and Co-Founder

National Awards

 National Public Service Award, The Honorable Cory Booker, United States Senator for the State
of New Jersey
 National Public Service Award, The Honorable Richard Blumenthal, United States Senator for the
State of Connecticut
 The Drake Hero Award, Nicholas Askew, Director of Tennis, Swimming, and Diving, Howard
University
 Making A Difference Award. Dawn Staley, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, University of South
Carolina
 Student Journalism Prize for Investigative Reporting in Intercollegiate Athletics, "The Program is Doomed" by Evan Gerike of the Indiana Daily Student, University of Indiana
Winning report:
https://specials.idsnews.com/indiana-volleyball-steve-aird-culture-fear/index.html

Watch video of Panel Session 3

Panel Session #3: Are We Getting What We Paid For? Entertainment or Education? 2:00pm-
3:30pm ET
 PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES: Christine Brennan, Moderator, Andrew Zimbalist, Jennifer Abruzzo, Wayne A.I Frederick and Tom McMillen

Resources

MEMORANDUM GC 21-08 September 29, 2021 TO: All Regional Directors, Officers-in-Charge, and Resident Officers FROM: Jennifer A. Abruzzo, General Counsel, RE: Statutory Rights of Players at Academic Institutions (Student-Athletes)1 Under the National Labor Relations Act

 “The Economics of College Sport”
 “Student Fee and Institutions Subsidy Allocation to Fund Intercollegiate Athletics”
 “Critical Analysis of Proposed Models of College Athlete Compensation”
 “The NCAA Is Playing the Ball in the Wrong Court”