November 10, 2020 Working Group call

Summary

  • Brief introduction to women’s team alumnae who will be more involved moving forward
  • Working Vision only needs a few finishing touches
  • Will gather feedback on Working Vision from Athletics contacts, Canter, Rec Sports Development Team, etc.

Further meeting detail

Present

  • Jake Bodner
  • Jamie Frech
  • Jeff Hagan
  • Meg Loomis
  • John Moore
  • Vanessa Rojano
  • Greg Rose
  • Karl Seibert
  • Ben Shapiro
  • Matt Trenary
  • Aaron Turk
  • James Wilber

Detailed notes

  • Women’s team alumnae who will be involved
    • Meg Loomis
      • 2017 graduate
      • Actuary
      • Playing for Chicago Lions
    • Sam Taylordean
      • Local, lives in Detroit
      • Helps with coaching of team
      • Getting PhD in Naval Engineering
    • Rebecca Belian
      • Long relationship with Jamie and the team
  • Admissions
    • Numbers added to slide don’t include internationals looking for scholarships
    • Women aren’t currently tracking contacts (but do get contacted by internationals looking for scholarships)
    • Some success with Wolverine Pathways players
    • Goff supplies lists but generally not for U-M prospects
    • Are there things we can do to create a pathway?
      • What has worked in the past?
      • Currently direct prospects to existing Undergraduate Admissions programs / contacts
      • Some exploration probably required on our own admissions work before we have Admissions help
  • Can highlight more successes on admissions slide
    • Team has a higher GPA than general student body
    • Vanessa was last year’s Club Sports player of the year
    • Maybe some graduates we could highlight?
  • Coaching slide: worth noting full-time
  • Decreased financial burden for players
    • $300 per semester dues (for men)
    • Plus extras like additional gear, tickets to OBW, banquet, etc.
    • Frech: we generally cut corners just to keep costs down
    • Loomis: DEI. We shouldn’t let money prevent participation.
  • Improved player support slide: can build out on non-financial items like weight room access and priority scheduling
  • Overall cost laid out in vision
    • $30m: $20m endowment would cover 4 teams, plus up to $10m for facility
  • Gather feedback on Working Vision from outside of this group
    • Athletics contacts, Canter, Rec Sports development team, etc.