The Illinois Board of Higher Education did not decide on either resolution submitted to resolve the state funding issue for intercollegiate athletics.

SIUC president John C. Guyon, said the IBHE wavered back and forth and the meeting ended with no resolution being passed on Tuesday in Palatine.

Neither resolution was voted on, and they are going to look at them further, Guyon said.

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Ross Hodel, deputy director of the IBHE, said content for a new drafting of a resolution was decided on though.

Basically the board did not adopt either resolution but agreed on the content for another, Hodel said. All institutions will have to do reports by July 96 and the board would review them under the Priorities, Quality, and Productivity (PQP) initiative and will involve all constituents at the universities.

Institutions must provide ongoing structure to examine athletics and their role on the campus – it’s not just a one time status report but one under regular review.

In response to the IBHE decision, associate athletic director for SIUC Charlotte West, said she is happy the board is moving in that direction.

I think we’ve been very ac-countable and haven’t spent as much as other schools have, West said. None of us like to fill out any additional reports but the reports should be good ones.

West said SIUC has never spent more than one percent of the state appropriated money on athletics.

The state money has been used to hire coaches and support staff, West said.

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In March 1993 the Board received State Support for Illinois Public Universities Intercollegiate Athletics Programs and two years later, received Productivity Improve-ments in Intercollegiate Athletics.

Each institution, these reports concluded, should continue to seek productivity improvements in intercollegiate athletics that are consistent with the institution’s focus and priorities statements.

A report issued in May 1995 titled Program and Policy Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, indicated that in fiscal year 1994 , Illinois public universities expended $51.2 million for intercollegiate athletics, including $28.7 million for sport specific expenditures.

The report concluded that institutions could take steps at improving the quality and productivity of intercollegiate athletics, and carefully

see IBHE, page 5