FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference concluded its annual winter meetings today following individual and joint sessions involving the league’s Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs), Athletic Directors (ADs) and Senior Woman Administrators (SWAs).
“The dialogue among our 15 member institutions during this year’s ACC Winter Meetings was significant and insightful,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “We continue to have thoughtful discussions surrounding the opportunity to shape the future of college athletics for our incredible student-athletes and programs.”
Joint sessions, attended by the FARs, ADs and SWAs, featured multiple sessions that included updates and presentations surrounding ACC Network, Future of College Sports and NCAA Transfer Portal trends.
Beyond the individual and joint meetings among the membership, the Orange Bowl also participated as part of the annual event. The Orange Bowl has been the official home of the ACC since 2006, and the nearly 50 appearances by ACC teams in the Orange Bowl are the most of any conference.
Topics discussed at the meeting included, but were not limited to:
• ACC Equity Review
• ACC Football
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 Alliance
• NCAA Transformation Committee
• Future of College Sports
• ACC Network
• Review and Assessment of conference office and location
• ACC Women’s and Men’s Basketball
• ACC Olympic Sports Policies and Championships
• ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Awards