Northeast Conference

“The number of members of the Conference shall be established by the Council. In order to be eligible for full membership of the Conference and remain eligible for full membership, each Member Institution shall (i) maintain the minimum Division I membership requirements as required by NCAA Bylaw 20.9, as it may be amended and/or renumbered; or (ii) both (a) meet the minimum requirements for reclassification criteria per NCAA Bylaw 20.5.1 (a)-(c); and (b) sponsor mens and womens basketball. Membership in the Conference is by institution and all rights and duties inherent in the membership may be exercised by or enforced against Member Institutions only.”

“The council of presidents shall serve as the board of trustees for the conference. The council shall be composed of either the president or chief executive officer of the full member institutions of the conference.”

“An executive committee which comprises the chair, vice chair and the immediate preceding chair shall conduct the business of the coference between meetings of the council. In addition, the executive committee shall be responsible for proviing to the council an annual recommendation regarding the compensation and benefit arrangement provided to the commission of the conference.”

“A copy of the 990 is distributed to the governing body for their review prior to its filing.”

“The commissioner is responsible for enforcing the nec's conflict of interest policy through staff oversight and frequent communication with the league's finance committee (i.e. Teleconferences, e-mails, calls, etc.).”

“The commissioner's salary is establised by the nec's council of presidents. The council of presidents has used compensation surveys of comparable organizations to help determine the starting salary figure for their commissioner. The staff salaries are establised by the commissioner; the commissioner uses compensation surveys of comparable organizations to help determine the salary of the staff.”

“The organization makes it's documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The conference is committed to providing quality athletics competition integral to and consistent with its member institutions' academic missions. The conference is dedicated to providing opportunities for student-athletes to achieve their fullest potential in the classroom, in athletic competition and in the community. The conference ensures that personal development of its student-athletes is given the highest priority and that, in doing so, it shall uphold the principles of ethical conduct, sportsmanship and equity. In pursuing this mission, the conference pledges to: a. Provide its member institutions the opportunity to conduct intercollegiate athletics as an integral component of their academic programs; b. Enhance educational opportunities for young men and women, and provide an environment in which integrity, leadership, academic achievement, athletics performance, personal growth, and sportsmanship can be developed; c. Strive for high academic and athletic achievement of student-athletes at each of the conference's member institutions; d. Encourage its student-athletes, coaches and athletics staff to engage in community service efforts, and recognize those efforts at the institutional and conference levels; e. Initiate, promote, organize and improve intercollegiate athletics competition among its member institutions; f. Conduct conference business in an atmosphere that fosters camaraderie and willingness by all to support inter-institutional goals and to solve problems in the best interests of all concerned; g. Expect our member institutions to be committed to gender equity and equal opportunity, and to comply with applicable federal and state laws, and with all ncaa and conference rules and regulations; h. Maintain responsible conference fiscal management; and i. Ensure that conference activities are conducted in a manner free of bias.”

“The NEC sponsored 23 sports including baseball, mens and womens basketball, womens bowling, mens and womens cross country, football, mens and womens golf, mens and womens lacrosse, mens and womens indoor track & field, mens and womens outdoor track & field, mens and womens soccer, softball, womens swimming, mens and womens tennis, womens volleyball and field hockey. The NEC enjoyed automatic qualification or play-in access to 16 different NCAA Division I Championships including baseball, mens and womens basketball, women's bowling, football, mens and womens golf, mens and womens lacrosse, mens and womens soccer, softball, mens and womens tennis, womens volleyball and field hockey. More than 50,000 students attended NEC institutions last year, of which approximately 4,000 participated in intercollegiate athletics. The NCAA honored 29 NEC teams with Public Recognition awards for exceptional academic performance. The 29 teams represented 16 sports from eight NEC institutions. These awards are presented each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with respect to their Academic Progress Rates (APR). The NEC ranked 10th nationwide of the 32 NCAA Division I conferences in the number of its teams earning APR public recognition awards. Over 3,400 student-athletes were named to the NECs academic honor roll, while a record 1,067 were named to the Commissioners Honor Roll after posting GPAs of 3.75 or higher. NEC student-athletes averaged a league-record 3.404 GPA last year, the best showing in Conference history. The NEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) came together at NEC Headquarters for their annual meeting last year. Amidst the sharing of best practices, the group of student-athletes welcomed the Childrens Cancer Recovery Foundation for a presentation and participated in a leadership workshop run by SyncItUp Sports. The SAAC members also discussed NCAA legislation, wellness, social media and other pertinent topics. Fairleigh Dickinson was the recipient of the NEC Building Communities award for the first time. The award recognizes the institution that demonstrates the highest dedication to making an impact in the community through the efforts of its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. FDU student-athletes logged over 3,000 hours of community service and conference members recorded over 31,000 hours of community service as a whole over the course of the 2019-20 academic year The NEC honored 23 teams - one for each sport the NEC sponsors - for their commitment to sportsmanship last season as part of its annual team sportsmanship awards program. This initiative recognizes those teams who best adhere to the principles of sportsmanship and are recognized for pursuing victory with honor in their respective sports. The NEC added Merrimack College as its 11th core member institution, when the Warriors officially joined the conference on July 1, 2019.”

“Cumulative effect of the adoption of asu 2014-09 in the amount of ($250,000).”