Athletic Council
Overview
Last Updated: 9/22/2023
Contact Name
Jasmine Townsend, Chair, Athletic Council
jntowns@clemson.edu
Description
The Athletic Council advises the Clemson University administration on all major decisions affecting the administration of the athletic department. The Athletic Council shall recommend policy on intercollegiate athletics to the Director of Athletics and, when appropriate, to the President of the University. Specific duties of the Athletic Council include:
- monitoring the recruitment, scholastic eligibility, and academic progress of student athletes;
- reviewing athletic schedules and ticket prices;
- advising the University’s faculty representative to the NCAA and ACC on matters of pending legislation;
- evaluating athletic policies and programs to ensure their compatibility with the overall aims and mission of the University;
- participating in the screening and selection of applicants for the position of Director of Athletics.
This committee is authorized and described in the Clemson University Faculty Manual. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the current President of the Faculty Senate.
Membership Composition
At the biennial March meeting of the Athletic Council the voting members elect from the regular, full-time faculty members a chair and vice chair whose two-year terms commence at the first Athletic Council meeting after May 15 of that year.
| Seat Type | Quantity | Term Length | Date of Term Initiation | Seat Filling Mechanism | Voting or Non-Voting | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Faculty Member (One per college and the libraries; serves as alternate member) | 8 | 3 years | May 16 | Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | Voting | Maximum 3 consecutive terms |
| Regular Faculty Member (One per college and the libraries; serves as voting member) | 8 | 3 years | May 16 | Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | Voting | |
| Faculty Athletics Representative | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| President of the Faculty Senate or designee | 1 | By position | Voting | |||
| Faculty or staff member (One from Student Affairs) | 2 | 2 years | May 16 | Appointed by President of Clemson University | Voting | Maximum 2 consecutive terms |
| Director of Athletics | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Deputy Athletic Director | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Associate Athletic Director of Compliance Services | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Associate Athletic Director of Athletic Academic Services | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| President of the Undergraduate Student Senate or designee | 1 | By position | Voting | |||
| President of the Graduate Student Government or designee | 1 | By position | Voting | |||
| Student athlete from the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) (One from revenue sports, one from non-revenue sports) | 2 | 1 year | May 16 | Unknown | Voting | Maximum 2 consecutive terms |
Membership List (Last Updated: 9/22/2023)
Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Chair
| Name | Chair Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Townsend | Chair | jntowns | CBSHS | Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management | 7/1/2020 | 5/14/2022 |
Members
| Name | Seat Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Service Start | Service End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonis Katsiyannis | Faculty Athletics Representative | antonis | CoE | Education and Human Development | 5/15/2025 | |
| Rebecca Stoil | Regular Faculty Member | rstoil | CAAH | 5/15/2023 | ||
| Michelle Colquitt | Regular Faculty Member | mcolgui | University Libraries | 5/15/2025 | ||
| Brandon Boatwright | Regular Faculty Member (Alternate) | boatwr5 | BSHS | Communications | 5/15/2024 | |
| Matthew Hooley | Regular Faculty Member | mhooley | CAAH | English | 5/15/2024 | |
| Greg Batt | Regular Faculty Member | gbatt | CAFLS | 5/15/2022 | ||
| Pat Layton | Regular Faculty Member (Alternate) | playton | CAFLS | Forestry and Environmental Conservation | 5/15/2022 | |
| Jasmine Townsend | Regular Faculty Member | jntowns | CBSHS | Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management | 5/15/2025 | |
| Brian Booth | Regular Faculty Member | brbooth | CECAS | Bioengineering | 5/15/2023 | |
| Oliver Myers | Regular Faculty Member (Alternate) | omyers | CECAS | Mechanical Engineering | 5/15/2024 | |
| Brandon Lockhart | Regular Faculty Member (Alternate) | blockha | CoB | Finance | 5/15/2024 | |
| Stephen Kaeppler | Regular Faculty Member (Alternate) | skaeppl | CoS | Physics & Astronomy | 5/15/2024 | |
| Brenda Burk | Regular Faculty Member | bburk | University Libraries | 5/15/2022 | ||
| Mike Godfrey | President of the Faculty Senate or designee | mgodfre | CoE | 5/15/2022 | 5/15/2023 | |
| Tori Neimann | Faculty or staff member | niemann | Student Athlete Development Director | |||
| Jean Bertrand | Faculty or staff member | jbrtrnd | 5/15/2023 | |||
| Natalie Honnen | Faculty or staff member | nhonnen | Student Services and Performance | |||
| Matt Lombardi | Faculty or staff member | mlombar | Athletics | Student Athlete Enrichment Program | ||
| Chris Flocchi | Faculty or staff member | cfiocch | Campus Recreation | Student Affairs | ||
| David Scott | Faculty or staff member (Alternate) | dscott2 | College of Education | Education & Human Development | 5/15/2023 | |
| Modi Wetzler | Faculty or staff member | mwetzle | CoS | Chemistry | 5/15/2025 | |
| Kyle Cutler | Faculty or staff member | cutler | Undergraduate Studies | Registrar | ||
| Amanda Gray Richardson | Associate Athletic Director of Compliance Services | agray3 | Athletics | |||
| Stephanie Ellison-Johnson | Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women’s Administrator | saellis | Athletics | |||
| Graham Neff | Deputy Athletic Director | neffg | Athletics | |||
| Kevin White | Deputy Athletic Director | kdw4 | Athletics | |||
| Malik Balogun | President of the Undergraduate Student Senate or designee | mbalogu@g.clemson.edu | 5/15/2022 | 5/15/2023 | ||
| Robert M. Ohara | President of the Graduate Student Government or designee | rmohara | Graduate Student | 5/15/2022 | ||
| Gracyn Burgess | Student athlete from the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) | gracynb@g.clemson.edu | 5/15/2023 | |||
| Amari Robinson | Student athlete from the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) | amari | 5/15/2022 |
