Athletic Affairs

The Athletic Affairs Committee (AAC) is an oversight body charged with ensuring an outstanding college experience for student athletes supporting both their classroom and athletic pursuits. The committee includes faculty, staff, student, alumni, and community representatives.

It is expected that Purdue Athletics will be a financially self-supporting enterprise that provides the resources for coaches and staff to develop championship programs.

The committee shall:

1. Promote high standards in intercollegiate athletics
2. Approve competition schedules.
3. Act as an advisory and consultative body to the University Senate, the President, the director of Intercollegiate Athletics and to the faculty representative to the Big10 (B1G) on matters of policy affecting intercollegiate athletics.

On those matters of intercollegiate athletics appropriate for faculty decision (e.g. White Resolutions), the Athletic Affairs Committee shall act for the faculty, provided that at least six of the voting faculty members concur with its action; otherwise University Senate action shall be required. Within one week of its action for the faculty a report will be forwarded to the Student Affairs Committee for review and appropriate action.

History of the AAC at Purdue