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 men's and women's 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 24 sports including baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball and field hockey. The NEC enjoyed automatic qualification or play-in access to 16 different NCAA Division I Championships including baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball and field hockey. More than 50,000 students attended NEC institutions last year, of which approximately 4,000 participated in intercollegiate athletics. NEC again performed well in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released by the NCAA. According to NCAA data, NEC student athletes graduated at a 92% rate over the four year time period, a new record at the conference. Over 3,700 student-athletes were named to the NEC's academic honor roll, while a record 1,169 were named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll after posting GPAs of 3.75 or higher. NEC student-athletes averaged a league-record 3.377 GPA last year, matching the second-best showing in Conference history. The NEC Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) came together at a two day virtual summit in January. Amdst the sharing of best practices, the group discussed leadership, DEI/unity initiatives, online learning, mental health and wellness, and national SAAC issues. Although the NEC Building Communities award was put on pause for one year, NEC institutions still found ways to impact their local communities despite the pandemic. Most notably, schools continued to donate to those in need as part of the NEC's canned food drive prior to the holiday season. The NEC honored 24 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.”