During a presentation to Ohio University Student Senate, Director of Athletics Tom Boeh asked senators to support athletics.
There's been a lot of negative discussion this past month or so
he said. We've not won a lot of games and we understand that.
Boeh said fairness and equity in sports are the athletic department's most important goals. He said he also hopes to see OU athletics gain greater visibility in the region and promote the scholar-athlete ideal.
OU athletes are out-performing other NCAA schools with their graduation rate, and the overall GPA of OU student athletes last year was 2.91, while 191 athletes had a 3.0 or better, he said.
Additionally, $9.4 million of a $10 million goal has been raised in a bicentennial fund-raising campaign. The money will be used for projects such as the renovation of Peden Stadium, Boeh said. After $600,000 in budget cuts over the past five years and the addition of three sports, OU's budget is among the worst in its league, he said.
After the presentation, senators adopted a resolution on Advanced Placement course credits.
The resolution stated the AP Comparative Government and Politics exam is the only AP test not awarded credit at OU. Because of this, political science majors are required to take an Introduction to Politics class even if they performed well on the AP exam.
Academic Affairs commissioner Ryan Mick said the OU course is almost identical to the AP class offered in high schools.
Senators are asking the department to reevaluate the policy and give credit to students who performed well on the AP Comparative Government exam. Bryan O'Shea, senator for the College of Education, said it was a common sense resolution.
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