Specifications include, but are not limited to: UNH Athletics would like to engage external expertise to assess potential options for restructuring and reducing the costs of current programmatic (sport) offerings with respect to compliance with Title IX, OCR, and NCAA rules and regulations including a cost-benefit analysis and strategy development for the mitigation of legal and public relations risks. Successful respondent will work with Athletics and UNH leadership in developing options by considering, among other factors, the following: • Title IX, OCR laws • NCAA rules and regulations • Analysis of current squad lists and budgets to identify potential pitfalls • Cost/benefit analysis • Assessing nation-wide precedence for action • Impact upon the diversity of student body • Impact of Covid-19 on the UNH athletic department and the feasibility as a legal defense • Current and future financial viability of the Athletics department • Reputational harm to UNH particularly with respect to the President’s four strategic priorities • Impact on the UNH brand • Repercussions on alumni and donor relations • Student-athlete academic prowess, Athletics’ competitiveness, and recruiting • UNH enrollment goals
