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In the News (Wed 30 May 12)

  
  :: The 14th Annual BLG Awards ::
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of university sport in Canada.
With the rapid development of interuniversity sport in the late 1950's, it became quite apparent that any future successful development needed to be coordinated and administered in a centralized location.
Thus, the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) was reconstituted in 1961 and was represented by the various universities from coast to coast.
www.blgcanada.com /BLGAwards/CIS.asp   (203 words)

  
 AUCC - Canadian universities
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada.
Athletic awards are offered at Canadian universities, but the value and quantity of awards and bursaries differs by province, region, institution, and sport.
In 2003-04, approximately one in four Canadian Interuniversity Sport student athletes received an athletic award, with the average award per student ranging from a high of $1160 for men’s hockey to a low of $67 for women’s rugby.
www.aucc.ca /can_uni/student_info/can_student/sport_e.html   (858 words)

  
 The BC Soccer Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
"Canadian university sport continues to reward athletic excellence with financial awards to give Canadians a viable option to stay at home and pursue their goals and dreams in athletics and education," adds CIS President Dick White.
Although athletic awards are provided in every CIS sport, the largest average value of an athletic award to men was provided in hockey, basketball, football, and cross-country running.
The data collected enables Canadian Interuniversity Sport to monitor adherence to its athletic awards policy in a transparent way and to confirm that Canadian universities provide athletic awards to student-athletes within the guidelines and policies established by Canadian Interuniversity Sport and the awarding university.
www.bcsoccerweb.com /articles-sep/bcsw-sep-06.htm   (591 words)

  
 UNBC - CIS Report
The Northern Sports Centre, located on the campus of UNBC, is to be a centre of excellence, where athletes can train and develop towards their pursuit of national and international standards of performance.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national sports governing body for interuniversity athletics.
Through membership in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), UNBC would be eligible to participate in many other sporting opportunities such as world-class international major games competitions and programs, internship programs, etc. Although CIS offers a variety of sports within a competitive environment, there are other individual and team sports that are not included.
www.unbc.ca /athletics/cis_report.html   (2586 words)

  
 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Canadian women's university hockey teams compete under the umbrella of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).
The CIS was formerly called the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU).
Now that women's hockey is a CIS sport (as of the 1997-98 season), women's hockey players will have to follow the standard five-year eligibility rule.
www.whockey.com /univ/ciau   (273 words)

  
 CIS Student Athlete Information
Canadian Interuniversity Sport rules are sometimes complex as they apply to certain students.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport, which is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, is composed of the majority of degree granting universities in the country.
As the national member of la Fédération Internationale du Sports Universitaire (FISU), the CIS is mandated to facilitate high performance competitive opportunities for student-athletes who are Canadian, between the ages of 17 and 28, and enrolled full-time in a post secondary institution.
ace.acadiau.ca /sports/cis/cis_guide.htm   (1805 words)

  
 CTV.ca | CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
OTTAWA - Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Friday the selection of 15 national championship hosts for the 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09 competitive seasons.
"Canadian Interuniversity Sport is delighted with the amount of interest in hosting championships," said CIS chief executive officer, Marg McGregor.
Atlantic University Sport, who already owned the rights to organize the Final 10 for the 2004-05 season, has hosted the event in Halifax with unprecedented success since 1984, with the tournament being played at the Metro Centre since 1988.
www.tsn.ca /ctvnews/sportsstory.asp?story_id=106791   (295 words)

  
 Athletic Gender Equity Policy in Canadian Universities
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is a national body that governs intercollegiate athletics, and under its auspices 11 000 student-athletes across Canada compete yearly in 11 sport disciplines with a schedule of close to 3 000 events.
That Canadian Interuniversity Sport ensure there is gender and geographical balance in the ratio of support personnel to match the athlete participation ratio for Canadian Interuniversity Sport sanctioned international events.
That Canadian Interuniversity Sport ensure that the bilingualism policy is adhered to at all events, functions, and meetings and in all publications.
www.umanitoba.ca /publications/cjeap/articles/beaubier.html   (5396 words)

  
 McKenna off to Italy with CIS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), as the Canadian franchise holder of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU), is responsible for the coordination and entry of the Canadian team in the Universiade.
She has a Master of Arts degree in Sport and Recreation Administration from the University of New Brunswick and was a member of the Canadian Olympic Congress Organizing Committee (hosted in Fredericton, NB) in 1999.
There are optional sports of long track speed skating, carving (alpine skiing) and freestyle skiing (alpine skiing) and also disabled giant slalom as a demonstration sport.
www.stfx.ca /athletics/032306.html   (549 words)

  
 School of Kinesiology and Health Science (York University)
TRY University Sport is an initiative that was embarked upon in 2000 by the three GTA universities (University of Toronto, Ryerson University and York University) as a means of enhancing the profile of university sport.
Sport administrators from each of the universities meet regularly during the year to discuss what can be done to ensure that people are finding out what fabulous events are hosted on campus and the level of talent that our student-athletes possess.
On any given weekend, there are a number of different sporting events to choose from, whether you are interested in soccer, volleyball, hockey or any of the other 31 sports that TRY universities compete in.
www.sport.yorku.ca /interuniversity_sport/affiliations.htm   (385 words)

  
 :: The 14th Annual BLG Awards ::
The BLG Awards are held in conjunction with the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) organization.
Winners are selected by the Canadian Athletic Foundation, a not-for-profit board established to administer the Awards and protect the integrity of the selection process.
The Canadian Athletic Foundation is a non-profit organization established for the express purpose of administering the Awards and protecting the integrity of the selection process.
www.blgcanada.com /BLGAwards/awards.asp   (798 words)

  
 Sports Features Communications™ - Press Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
(Ottawa, Ontario — December 17, 2004) — The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Natalie Carragher, a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) student-athlete in the sport of soccer at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), committed an anti-doping rule violation.
Under the rules of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program, when an athlete can establish that an anti-doping rule violation involving a "specified substance" was not intended to enhance his / her sport performance, the sanction may range from a reprimand and warning to a one-year period of ineligibility.
Our mission, to promote ethical conduct in all aspects of sport in Canada, is carried out through research, promotion, education, detection and deterrence, as well as through programs and partnerships with other organizations.
www.sportsfeatures.com /PressPoint/show.php?id=18461   (375 words)

  
 e.Peak (27/9/2004) sports: Canadian Interuniversity Sport: CIS could fill NHL's shoes
Canadian Interuniversity Sport features quick, energetic, and entertaining games - yet on a good night it draws as many fans as an A-League soccer game, and even less media coverage.
Most Canadians either have a university in their area or have attended one, offering natural allegiances to potential fans.
So this fall, while the millionaires picket, it will be the perfect time for some Canadian sports networks to take that chance on CIS, and thus provide excellent, entertaining content that will catch the attention of viewers.
www.peak.sfu.ca /the-peak/2004-3/issue4/sp-cis.html   (586 words)

  
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Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) announced today that field hockey player April Forsythe (1st year, Caledon, SK) of York University has been suspended as a result of a doping infraction, and has been granted eligibility for Category I Reinstatement.
Forsythe participated in an unannounced doping control session on October 13, 2001, which was conducted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) at a CIS competition.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is opposed to the use of banned substances and will continue to work with the CCES on a testing and education program."
www.unb.ca /bruns/0102/12/sports/yorkdope.htm   (533 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports:College and University:Governing Bodies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Governing bodies for individual sports should be submitted to the most appropriate subcategory in the category for the sport itself.
The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association is the sole coordinating body for college sports in Canada, providing leadership, programs and services that foster student-athlete development through intercollegiate sport.
With financial assistance from the Federal Government, universities committed themselves to excellence in their sports programs, increased their schedules, and assigned coaches to year round programs to assist the federal government in identifying talent, national training centers, provision of facilities, sport research, and testing, all with an eye on developing international competitors.
dmoz.org /Sports/College_and_University/Governing_Bodies/desc.html   (1048 words)

  
 Sport and Recreation Branch - Sport Acronyms and Glossary
SportSport is a physical activity involving large muscle groups, requiring strategic methods, physical training and mental preparation and whose outcome is determined, within a rules framework, by skill, not chance.
Sport and physical activity system – this includes all participants and partners involved in sport or physical activity – including athletes, people who participate in sport or physical activity strictly for health or social benefits, coaches, officials, volunteers, administrators, groups and organizations, levels of government, public sector agencies (e.g.
Sport suitability – a concept where an individual’s age, physical, genetic, emotional, physiological and/or mental attributes are compatible with predicted or established skill and ability requirements or demands of a sport.
www.tsa.gov.bc.ca /sport/Glossary.htm   (1591 words)

  
 The Official Site of Atlantic University Sport
“Canadian Interuniversity Sport is grateful to the support and efforts of Borden Ladner Gervais in recognizing the best in Canadian university athletics,” commented CIS President, Dick White.
Winners are selected by the Canadian Athletic Foundation, a not-for-profit Board established for the purpose of administering the BLG Awards and protecting the integrity of the selection process.
The CAF Board of Trustees consists of 24 members from six Canadian cities representing 18 major corporations from across the country who are committed to ensuring that Canadian University athletes receive the recognition they deserve.
www.atlanticuniversitysport.com /news/060410.php   (722 words)

  
 Canadian University and College Squash Championships - 2005
A student-athlete must be enrolled in a Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) or Canadian Interuniversity Sport.(CIS) affiliated school and have a minimum of nine (9) credit hours of recognized course credit at the institution they are representing (or full-time equivalent as defined by the institution’s registrar) in the term in which they are competing.
These requirements do not have to be adhered to in the hosting of a Canadian National Championship, however participants should be made aware of the regulations if the event is being used as a qualifier for a FISU event.
I.1 Be a Canadian citizen.* Citizenship must be authorized by a valid Canadian passport.
www.squash.ca /universitychampionships/2005/policies/eligibility.htm   (392 words)

  
 McGill Athletics
Last year, nearly 1900 student-athletes (19%) were named Academic All-Canadians for having achieved an academic average of 80% or higher while competing for their universities.
From the perspective of a gender comparison, in 2003-2004, 63% of athletic award dollars went to male student-athletes who represent 54% of all Canadian Interuniversity Sport student-athletes.
Although athletic awards are provided in every CIS sport, the largest average value of an athletic award to men was provided in hockey, basketball and football.
www.athletics.mcgill.ca /varsity_sports_article.ch2?article_id=864   (1130 words)

  
 Sport Facts- CAAWS
In an information gathering and sharing capacity, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Equity and Equality Committee asked that each member university describe equity issues and practices in their respective environments.
The responses to the questions asked also provide direction to CIS as it continues to strive to be an equity leader in Canadian sport.
While the importance of equity in university athletics is universally recognized, differences were reported in the statements and actions shared by the forty-three universities and one regional association that completed the questionnaire.
www.caaws.ca /e/stats/sport/CIS_equity_practices.cfm   (230 words)

  
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The age year eligibility restriction limitation rule first created by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and now proposed by the Canadian Interuniversity Sport is one created to stop certain student athletes in the minority who cannot conform to society's norms due to various situations sometimes out of their own control.
Sports, like education, should be open to all student athletes no matter what the age or the years of experience behind them.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport reached a compromise on one of the hot topics at its annual general meeting, which wrapped up yesterday in Alymer, Que.
www.cisfootballncaa.20fr.com   (2073 words)

  
 CIS Canadian Football Sports
Having the competition and what it takes to win in the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport), you learn that.
Interuniversity Sport doled out individual hardware Thursday during the All-Canadian Gala at...
He will also be poised for inclusion in the 2008 Canadian college draft pool.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Football/Canadian/CIS   (488 words)

  
 Canadian Interuniversity Sport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the spring of 2005, CIS members voted to add both men's and women's curling to its roster of sports.
The AUS's Canadian football conference is generally referred to as the Atlantic University Football Conference.
The CWUAA's Canadian football conference is generally referred to as the Canada West Football Conference.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Interuniversity_Sport   (405 words)

  
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Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) announced today that men's hockey player Kelly Paddon of the University of Western Ontario has been suspended as a result of a doping infraction, and has been granted eligibility for Category I Reinstatement.
Kelly Paddon participated in an unannounced doping control session on November 17, 2001, which was conducted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) at a CIS competition.
In accordance with the Canadian Doping Control Regulations, Category I Reinstatements are considered for a first-time doping infraction involving a banned substance in the stimulant class.
www.unb.ca /bruns/0102/14/sports/hockeydoping.htm   (442 words)

  
 News Archive | Canadian Sport News Online | CanadianSport.ca
Leading the way for the Canadian squad are CIS track athletes of the year David Gill of Laval and Adrienne Power of Dalhousie University.
He currently holds the CIS record in the weight throw with a distance of 21.46m and was the gold medallist in the hammer throw at the 2004 Canadian Senior Championships.
In Daegu in 2003 she had an 18th place finish in the javelin throw with a distance of 49.06 Bilodeau, who is a member of the Canadian National team, placed first at the 2005 National Championships in Winnipeg.
www.canadiansport.com /news/news_view_e.cfm?id=7143   (1102 words)

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