Beginning in January 2022 and running through the year, Colorado State University Athletics will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX with the #Impact50 campaign. Throughout the year, the department will feature written pieces and other content to celebrate milestones, pioneers and moments, while also being educational.
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 to the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Title IX NCAA Resources
- NCAA Kicks Off Title IX at 50 Celebration
- Gender Equity / Title IX Important Facts
Stories of #Impact
Roberts v. Colorado State University...
Soccer/Softball Complex a Major Step Forward...
Hammon's Trailblazing Rooted at Colorado State...
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#IMPACT50 EDUCATION | |
| January: What is Title IX? Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a Federal statute that was created to prohibit sex discrimination in education programs that receive Federal financial assistance. In 2022, we are celebrating 50 years of this landmark legislation. February: Do you know how Title IX has increased participation rates? On National Girls and Women in Sports Day – Feb. 2 – it’s important to recognize the impact of Title IX on participation in sports by girls and women nationally in high school and colleges. In 1972, it was estimated that just 300,000 girls and women competed in organized sport. BY 2012, on the 40th anniversary of Title IX, that number had grown to over 3 million. Before the passage of Title IX, just 1 in 27 girls and women competed in sport. By 2016, it was 1 in 5. March: Did You Know Title IX is NOT Specific to Athletics? The Title IX statute does not reference athletics programs. Athletics program requirements are specifically addressed at 34 C.F.R. Sect. 106.41 of the Title IX regulation and athletics scholarships are addressed at Sect. 106.37(c) of the Title IX regulation. April: What Are the Requirements of Title IX?
A common misconception about Title IX is that it only relates to scholarships and that those numbers for men and women must be equal. In fact, Title IX compliance goes much deeper.To the extent that a college or university provided athletic scholarships, it is required to provide reasonable opportunities for such awards to members of each sex in proportion to the participation rate of each sex in intercollegiate athletics. In other words, if 60 percent of an institution's intercollegiate athletes are male, the total amount of aid going to male athletes should be approximately 60 percent of the financial aid dollars the institution awards. May: Who is the Senior Woman Administrator?
The senior woman administrator is the highest-ranking female in each NCAA athletics department or conference office. The purpose of the SWA designation is to promote meaningful representation of women in the leadership and management of college sports. Created in 1981 – the same year the NCAA added women’s championships – the SWA is eligible for benefits such as serving on NCAA committees, participating in eligibility hearings and receiving select grants, among others.Colorado State’s current SWA is Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA Shalini Shanker. She was preceded in the position by Christine Susemihl who served CSU for 45 years prior to her retirement in 2018. June: Olympic Team Make Up Shifted by Title IX July: How is Title IX Compliance Assessed? Title IX compliance is assessed through a total program comparison. In other words, the entire men's program is compared to the entire women's program, not just one men's team to the women's team in the same sport. The broad comparative provision was intended to emphasize that Title IX does not require the creation of mirror image programs. Males and females can participate in different sports according to their respective interests and abilities. Thus, broad variations in the type and number of sports opportunities offered to each gender are permitted. August: Does Title IX Require Equal Dollars Be Spent on Men's and Women's Sports? No. The only provision that requires that the same dollars be spent proportional to participation is scholarships. Otherwise, male and female student-athletes must receive equitable "treatment" and "benefits." The Javits Amendment stated that legitimate and justifiable discrepancies for nongender related differences in sports could be taken into account (i.e., the differing costs of equipment or event management expenditures). A male football player needs protective equipment such as pads and a helmet, and a female soccer player needs shin guards. Title IX does allow for a discrepancy in the cost of the equipment as long as both the football and soccer player received the same quality of equipment. However, a female ice hockey player must receive the same protective equipment that a male ice hockey player would receive, inasmuch as the protective equipment is the same. September: CSU and the Mountain West have taken the Presidential Pledge Presidents and chancellors at NCAA member colleges and universities have been encouraged to sign a pledge that commits their schools to achieving ethnic and racial diversity and gender equity in college sports hiring practices. The pledge was developed out of a membership concern for the low representation of racial and ethnic minorities and women in coaching and athletics administration at all levels. It has received widespread support among the top governing bodies in each division as well as the NCAA Board of Governors, whose 16 presidents and chancellors are among the first signatories. The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) has also endorsed the pledge. |
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#IMPACT50 MOMENTS | |
| January: Lillian Greene-Chamberlain Blazes a Trail Lillian Greene-Chamberlain came to Colorado State in the fall of 1960 – 11 years prior to the creation of Title IX – and was the first Black female athlete at the school when she helped establish the first women’s track team in school history. She was also the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship. In 1961, mentored by legendary coach Virginia Frank, Greene-Chamberlain was named an All-American as the world-record holder in the 440-meter indoor race. Following graduation in 1963, Greene-Chamberlain earned masters and doctoral degrees from Fordham University. From 1978 to 1988 she served as the first and only woman and American director of the Physical Education and Sports Program for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). February: Roberts v. Colorado State University As we begin softball season this month, it’s important to consider where the program is today due in large part to the efforts of Jennifer Roberts and her fellow softball teams in 1993. Following the 1992 season, CSU shuttered the program, and Roberts led a suit all the way to the U.S. District Court on the grounds of Title IX gender-equity laws. The suit was one of more than 20 from 1992 and 1993 at universities across the country. The program was restored for the 1994 season and won its first Mountain West conference championship in 2019. March: Becky Hammon Leads the Rams to the Madness During the 1998-99 season, three-time All-American Becky Hammon led the Rams to a 33-3 record and a berth in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Along the way, Hammon set program records for career points, points per game, field goals made, among others. After her CSU days, Hammon continued to set the path for those to follow by becoming a six-time WNBA All Star, a Top 50 All-WNBA player, and the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history. In 2020, she became the first female acting head coach in NBA history April: Four-Time National Champion Marcia Middel
Marcia Middel broke ground in women’s athletics prior to Title IX at Colorado State. From the moment she competed with coach Nancy O’Connor’s team, her swimming career took off and placed her among the very elite of collegiate swimmers in the country. Middel won the National Championship in the 50-yard butterfly in 1970, 1971 and 1972 and the 100-fly in 1971, becoming the first female national champion athlete at CSU. During the three years she competed at CSU, Middle never finished lower than third in any event. She also helped guide O’Connor’s teams to three consecutive third-place finishes in the national competition.May: Soccer and Softball Slated for a New Home
Last month, we ceremonially broke ground on a new facility that will house competition for women’s soccer and softball. The project is expected to host its first event next spring for the 2023 softball season.June: Janay Deloach Clinches a Medal
One of the most decorated female track athletes in Colorado State history, Janay DeLoach continued her success after an All-American career at CSU. During the 2021 Summer Olympic Games, DeLoach earned a bronze medal in the long jump competition in London – no surprise as she holds the top two marks for the long jump in program history.She was inducted into the CSU Athletics Hall of Fame as a part of the 2017 class. July: Amy Van Dyken is Golden During the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Colorado State’s Amy Van Dyken – just two years removed from becoming the program’s only national champion in the 50 free event – became the first American woman to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games. Van Dyken won golds in the 50 free, 100 fly, 4x100 free, and 4x100 medley relay events. She was named Swimming World’s American Swimmer of the Year in 1995 and 1996. August: Becky Hammon Named WNBA Coach of the Year Continuing her trailblazing ways, Colorado State legend Becky Hammon was named the WNBA's coach of the year for the 2022 season in her rookie campaign. In her first season as a WNBA head coach, Hammon guided Las Vegas to a 26-10 record (.722)—the second highest winning percentage ever for a rookie head coach—and the No. 1 seed in the 2022 WNBA Playoffs. Update: In September, Hammon's Aces won their first-ever WNBA Championship! September: A Historic Gift from the Bohemian Foundation On Sept. 6, Colorado State Athletics announced the largest singular gift devoted to women's athletics in Mountain West History - a $5 million donation from the Bohemian Foundation. The gift will be used to enhance the facility projects for soccer and softball and allow the department to immediately begin the second phase of the Moby Locker Room upgrade process, benefiting a number of women's sports programs throughout the department. In total, nearly $20 million will have been spent enhancing women's programs at CSU over the past 18 months. |
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