Hope this helps..e-mail to the CSC community regarding the situation...
To: Colby-Sawyer College Community
From: College Communications
Re: Status of Athletic Conference
Date: 4-16-2010
For the past 16 years, College Sawyer College has been a proud and successful member of The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC). Ten of our varsity teams have engaged in intercollegiate competition in this conference and have collectively won 18 conference championships since joining in 1994.
In March 2010, Colby-Sawyer was one of a group of TCCC institutions invited to participate in a conversation about potentially disbanding the conference and starting a new one. Because the proposed process would not include all TCCC members, President Tom Galligan—a member of TCCC Board of Directors—chose not to participate and expressed to all of our fellow TCCC members the college's perspective on the process and our desire to remain neutral in these deliberations.
"I felt strongly that if we were going to discuss the future of the conference and its members, we should do that with everyone in the room, face-to-face," said President Galligan. "As a director of TCCC, I owe a duty of loyalty to the entity and, just as importantly, I feel an obligation of mutual respect to my colleagues and fellow directors. Colby-Sawyer believes that if we are to deliberate or take action on changes in the composition of our membership or to disband the conference, all the representatives of our membership should be present and able to participate in the decision."
On April 5, 2010, an announcement about the formation of a new conference was released by nine TCCC institutions including Curry, Gordon, Endicott, Nichols, Roger Williams, Salve Regina, the University of New England, Wentworth and Western New England. Following the announcement, Colby-Sawyer officially submitted application for membership in this new alliance and was denied entry as a charter member.
All 14 schools will participate in TCCC competition in the 2010-2011 academic year. Colby-Sawyer and the other TCCC members that did not participate in creating the new conference will consider the best options for their individual institutions, as well as for the future of TCCC.
"We will continue to explore options with like institutions that value athletics and strive to provide high quality competitive experiences for their intercollegiate athletic teams," said President Galligan. "Colby-Sawyer has demonstrated a strong commitment to our intercollegiate athletic programs, and our goal is to ensure the continuation of a high level of competition for our student-athletes."
Athletic Director Deb McGrath said, "The fracturing of TCCC is regrettable, but at this juncture Colby-Sawyer will align with those institutions that will provide our student-athletes with the best quality competitive experience across the board."
To: Colby-Sawyer College Community
From: College Communications
Re: Status of Athletic Conference
Date: 4-16-2010
For the past 16 years, College Sawyer College has been a proud and successful member of The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC). Ten of our varsity teams have engaged in intercollegiate competition in this conference and have collectively won 18 conference championships since joining in 1994.
In March 2010, Colby-Sawyer was one of a group of TCCC institutions invited to participate in a conversation about potentially disbanding the conference and starting a new one. Because the proposed process would not include all TCCC members, President Tom Galligan—a member of TCCC Board of Directors—chose not to participate and expressed to all of our fellow TCCC members the college's perspective on the process and our desire to remain neutral in these deliberations.
"I felt strongly that if we were going to discuss the future of the conference and its members, we should do that with everyone in the room, face-to-face," said President Galligan. "As a director of TCCC, I owe a duty of loyalty to the entity and, just as importantly, I feel an obligation of mutual respect to my colleagues and fellow directors. Colby-Sawyer believes that if we are to deliberate or take action on changes in the composition of our membership or to disband the conference, all the representatives of our membership should be present and able to participate in the decision."
On April 5, 2010, an announcement about the formation of a new conference was released by nine TCCC institutions including Curry, Gordon, Endicott, Nichols, Roger Williams, Salve Regina, the University of New England, Wentworth and Western New England. Following the announcement, Colby-Sawyer officially submitted application for membership in this new alliance and was denied entry as a charter member.
All 14 schools will participate in TCCC competition in the 2010-2011 academic year. Colby-Sawyer and the other TCCC members that did not participate in creating the new conference will consider the best options for their individual institutions, as well as for the future of TCCC.
"We will continue to explore options with like institutions that value athletics and strive to provide high quality competitive experiences for their intercollegiate athletic teams," said President Galligan. "Colby-Sawyer has demonstrated a strong commitment to our intercollegiate athletic programs, and our goal is to ensure the continuation of a high level of competition for our student-athletes."
Athletic Director Deb McGrath said, "The fracturing of TCCC is regrettable, but at this juncture Colby-Sawyer will align with those institutions that will provide our student-athletes with the best quality competitive experience across the board."