He also noted that the failure of Tribe Athletics to recognize potential plagiarism at any stage of the drafting process was indicative of poor planning and coordination, a troubling prospect given the cuts’ severe impacts on campus life. Key to that process, President Katherine A. Rowe said, will be dialogue with members of the university community and supporters of athletics to define what intercollegiate athletic competitive excellence means and how athletics may be financially sustained moving forward. “We must achieve a shared understanding of what we mean by competitive excellence in intercollegiate athletics. William & Mary's dashboard provides available public data on regional, local and campus trends with regards to COVID-19 testing, results and cases. During Friday’s Board of Visitors meeting, William & Mary’s rector and president announced a path forward to rebuild trust and open dialogue with the community following the recent announcement to eliminate seven varsity sports programs. William & Mary athletes and alumni form ‘Save the Tribe 7’ after school announces upcoming cuts for some sports What came out of that challenge was … As Rowe, Huge and other College administrators seek to quell concerns among student athletes and community members, Mackey said that they should take into account why athletes chose to attend the College in the first place. The number of positive cases below are broken into two categories: 1) Results received prior to students arriving to campus and 2) The university began prevalence testing of members of campus August 25. “The board has confidence in this president and her team and have seen what they can accomplish. The Flat Hat. Latest about COVID-19 and the Path Forward for fall. “I join Rector Littel and President Rowe in our collective commitment to a path forward that leads to a restoration of trust in our leadership by our many stakeholders and a healing of the pain caused by the difficult decisions announced on Sept. 3,” said Huge. Controversy surrounding the allegations continued after Huge’s Sept. 18 statement. 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In reality, I someday wish to return to an athletic department where I, and all of my colleagues, can flourish in an environment notable for its integrity.”. When we collaboratively seek solutions, we can achieve great success together -- as we have done repeatedly during our history,” Littel said. The mythical animal reflects the school's history of heraldry and evokes symbols of both colonial and national America. “We need to dig more deeply into the assumptions made in that plan about competitiveness and what that means in a Division I context for the community now,” Rowe said. These similarities led Huge to issue a follow-up statement Sept. 18, where she acknowledged communication with other universities throughout the drafting process yet declined to confirm the plagiarism allegations directly. Rector John E. Littel P ’22 thanked all of those who have “called us out where you think we have not met the standards we cherish,” adding that board owns “what was a poor rollout of very difficult news.” On Wednesday, the Board of Visitors hosted a listening session, in which W&M athletes, parents and other supporters voiced their concerns about the decision and how it was communicated.