Southland Conference

“The conference is a membership organization whose members are educational institutions.”

“Each member institution is represented by a member on the board of directors.”

“The commissioner and cfo review the forms independently prior to submission to the irs.”

“The officers and directors are required to read and sign the conflict of interest policy annually.”

“Officer and key employee compensation is determined and approved by the board of directors, who maintain comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation.”

“The organization's form 1023 application for exemption and form 990 are available to the public upon request.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Universities with shared values unite through the southland conference to achieve the following common objectives through intercollegiate athletics at the ncaa division i level: * celebrating academic success participation in intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of a student-athlete's educational experience. The graduation of all student-athletes is the shared goal of southland conference institutions. Members are expected to establish and maintain policies and practices that encourage and support student-athletes' academic success. In addition, the conference shall sponsor a comprehensive awards program to recognize the academic successes of its universities' athletics departments and student-athletes. * achieving competitive excellence qualification for southland conference championships is a primary goal for member institutions' teams and student-athletes of participating members. Conference championships provide institutions with opportunities for participation in ncaa tournament competition. In addition to qualification for and success in postseason competition. Members gauge teams' competitiveness through the use of statistical calculations and comparison of winning percentages against teams from other conferences. * promoting positive values southland conference intercollegiate athletics programs play an important role in the character development of participants. Conference members shall maximize this development by promoting principles, such as sportsmanship, respect for all participants, accountability for actions, fairness of competition and continued enhancement of gender equity. * developing community relationships as public universities, southland conference members have educational, social and economic bonds to diverse constituencies. Intercollegiate athletics provides a mechanism for the development and enhancement of relationships with these constituents. The conference and its members shall strive to strengthen community relationships by means such as promoting attendance at athletics contests, conducting conference championships in campus communities, sponsoring children's instructional clinics, and involving athletics programs in community service activities. * efficiency southland conference members are committed to maximizing the collective educational and competitive impact of the available resources in order to support successful intercollegiate athletics programs. Through prudent management and fiscal practices, conference members shall realize the full benefit of personnel, facility and financial resources. * integrity compliance with ncaa, conference and governmental regulations is central to the existence of southland conference athletics programs. Each member is expected to conduct its athletics endeavors in an atmosphere of openness, honesty and fairness, and shall support the promotion of the positive values of higher education and intercollegiate athletics. * personal dignity the southland conference and its member shall promote an environment of respect and fairness for all individuals associated with its intercollegiate athletics programs. Member institutions shall continually strive for honesty, equity and diversity in each of their athletics programs.”

“The audit oversight process has not changed from the prior year.”